The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-08

eEtu as time goes on. ana increased
facilities such as the great bank soon
to he established in Latin America,
supply the means for building up the
colossal intcrcnntinental commerce of
the future,
My meeting with President Diaz and
the greeting exchanged on both Amerf-
can and Mexican soil served. hope.
to signaiize the close and cordial re-
Iati0ns which so well bind together this
republic and the great republic inn
mediately to the south, between which
there is So vast Il network IF material
interests. ] am happy TO say that all
but one If the cases which for so long
vexed our relations with Venezuela
have been settled within the past few
months. and that under the enlight
encd regime now directing the govern
meHt of Venezuela provision has been
made for arbitration of the remaining
case before The Hague tribunal
on July 80, 1909. the government OF
Panama agreed. after considerable ne
gotlatIon. to indemnify the relatives Of
American officers and sailors who were
DTutalIy treated. one of them having,
indeed. been killed by the Panama po-
Panama government to do away with
a situation where such an accident
could occur, Is manifest I'm the recent
repu est in compliance with which this
government has lent the services Of an
officer of the army to be employed nv
the government of Panama as instruc-
tor Of police.
The sanitary improvements and pub
lie works undertaken I'm Cuba prior
to the present administration of that
government. i'm the success of which
the United States is interested under
the treaty, are reported to be making
good progress, and since the congress
provided for the continuance Of the
reciprocal commercial arrangement be-
tween Cuba and the United States as
suranc. has been received that no ne
gotiations injuriously affecting the sit
uation vii! be- undertaken without con-
sultatinn. The collection of the GUS
toms Of the Dominican republic
through the general receiver of Gus
toms appointed by the president of
the United States in accordance with
the contention of February s. 1907. has
proceeded in an uneveutfuI and unsat-
have decreased owing To disturbed no
htcai and economic conditions. and
to very natural curtailment of i'm
ports In view Of the anticipated revis-
ion of the Dominican tariff schedule,
The payments to the fiscal agency of
the United States for the service OF
the bonded railways, as provided by
the convention, have been regularly
and promptly made and satisfactory
progress has been made in CARRYING
out the provisions of the convention
looking toward the completion of the
adjustment of the debt and the ac-
du'remeEt by the Dominican govern
m"nt of certain concessions and the
monopolios which have been a burden
70 the commerce of the Country. In
short. the recsivership has demon
stratcd its ability, even under unror-
tunate economic and Political condi-
tons, I" do the work for which 1t was
intended r.I
This government was obliged To in Z
t"rN"ne diplomat cuily tS bring about
arbitration or settlement sof the claim
of the Emery company against Near
aqua. which II had long before agreed
should be arbitrated. 4 settlement Of
this troublesome case was reached by
the signature Of Il protocol on Sep
TENDER Is. 1909.
Many years ago diplomatic intcrvan-
tion became necessary for the sprotec-
ton of the American claim of Alison
& company against the government of
Chile. The government Of Chile had
frequently admitted obligation in the
E1C l...l
ment 10 settle II. There had peen two
ahortiVe attempts To do 50 through
arbitration commissions. which failed
through lack of jurisdictions. Now.
happily. AS the result of the recent
diplomatic negotiations. the govern
ments of the United States and Chile
actuated by the sincere desire tn free
from any strain those cordial and
friendly relations upon which both SET
such store. have agreed tn a protocol
to submit the controversy to dcfintS,
settlement by his britannia majesty.
Edward VII. Since the Washington
conventions of 1907 were recommended
To the government of the United States
as consulting and advising party. this
government has been almost continu-
ohslN called upon by one or another
ana IN turn by all of the five Central
American republics to exert its in
ilu"nee for the maintenance a. the con-
Nentions. Nearly every complaint has
been against the ZeIaya government
OF Nicaragua. which has kept Central
America IN constant tension or tur-
moi. The responses made to the REPRE-
sensations of Central American repub-
Hes, rs due from the United States on
account of its relation To the WASH
lngton conventions have been at all
times conservative and have avoided.
So FAR as possible. any semblance of
interference, although it is very an
parent that the considerations of se,,.
graphic proximity To the canal zone
ana III the very substantial American
interests in Central America give to the
hlted states special position i'm the
zone OF these republics and the Car
bbean sea.
l need not rshearse here the patient
Efforts of this government to promote
peace and welfare among these renub-
les. efforts which are fully appreciated
by the majority of those who are loyal
10 the true interests. Ii would be no
less unnecessary to rehearse here the
san tale of unspeakablc harbarities