Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
PRESIDENT TAFT
DELIVERS FIRST
ANNUAL MESSAGE
He Favors Ship Subsidy, Postal
Banks and Civil Service
Pension Plan.
HOT ToAsT1NG FOR zELAYA
Amendment Of Interstate Commerce
and Antitrust Laws, He An
nouness, Will Be Handled in
Special Message.

Washington MISUNDERSTANDING is a
summary of President Taft's first annual
message which was delivered to both
houses OF congress:
After reviewing at considerable
length the satisfactory relations be-
tween the United States and European
powers. President Taft takes up the
relations between this country and
Latin America. saying In part:
Protect American Capital.
Today, more than ever before, Ameri-
can capital Is seeking investment in for
eign countries, and American products
are more and more generally seeking for
eign markets. AS q consequence, In all
countries there are American citizens and
a Ameriean interests rests to aov be pr9,ecte abe ea
commodities bring peoples and govern
OF peace and mutua dependency, as they
must also naturally sometimes make
Situation inevitably imposes upon this
government vastly Increased responsible
flies. This administration. through the
department OF state and the foreign serv-
Innate ana bsfheiiciasi american enterprises
support being measured by the national
edvantAges 70 be expected. A citizen
himself can not by contract or otherwise
divest himself OF the right, nor can this
government escape the obligation. Of his
Rr0tection In his personal and property
ia = foreign country. no AVOID oeaseiess
yexations 1t IS proper that In consider
i be e wns,nsF am or snppo snedrp pn q p paData
ular country, the government should give
full weight not only to the national. as
cruc. but also to the fact whether or not
the Eovernment Of the country In .ques-
diplomacy faithful to the principles Of
W WSich a1one d saaa,yy ,n%s ana 3os.ise ere aRon
I'm AfUnlnUnnOV a q vnyn1l nc n n in q n
The Pan-American policy Of this gov
eminent has long been fixed In Its prin-
ssH.ss sp' e ismnans %oeaaa 81 the WI Uni tea
States and OF the republics to the south
stable government n pro-
rave rise to the Monroe doctrine may be
sssa g th aad doctrine asssls Z. G,ss sRE:s. nor amy
othsr dCctrine OF American policy should
Zion & Ssr% q ~rs g SssaSIss i eoy sha Rsans's ne
GU alteration Of dominating ambitions on
Beside the fundamental doctrines OF
our oqa-n Pa m 1s:n policy there. have =
ssrssss, commanity Of in Os iHotiioSs' and md
ideals. and = flourishinx commerce. Ali
sasf limb bonds nos. win Ill = sed r fests.. starefn sa,5,,nas
cpch e the great bank soon to be estab.
lahed u Latin America. supply the
onttnental commerce OF the future.
Msstins With Diax.
~ mectlnE With President Dias and
s s.ss.s ess sss ci :o.' 's snS .s1 J dh;sPe ie' & ti s,S,
which 10 well bind together this repubs
10 the south. betWeen Which thare + 10
vast = network Of material interests.
- an happy ,.t e say that an U "a
relations. With Venesuela have been set
lied within the past. few months. and
S Srcsi.'os che sss sss m.as e, q s=.S,,1s .,an;
s ss,sns fsmainins case before Tn Hague
ans .sssesa. al: Liter nc ee sHxsersaSe' n os oaa-
Hmeracsn ossicera M nde .a atsslns.vss OF ~r sne
6erutaily treated, one OF them having. In
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Panama to do away with a %situation
manifest n tho recent request in COM
pllancs with which this goyernment has
Srmy to 70 be sss cmnIoye 81 b an tS S1f, serer OF tne
Ths collection 81 the cS Us 9nsee Of ) the
recei!ver Of customs appointed 81 the
e cess.sc. eth Fl The he United 1onsdn States !. i, I., a.
ary |. ise7, haa proeaeded in an - un event
This sevsInmsss va %. obiised to inter
tration Or settlement Of the claim Of the
Emery company against Nicaragua.
snosia s 5. h ssb, s1as before & ,s sssn ssTes q
this troublesome case was cache BY
s Sc %:sEnssure q 2 protocol on September
!. Many years ago diplomatic Intervention
became necessaTy to the protection OF the
ca.ls; There ssd been sw sst ssors!1e at {.
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