New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-11

these two or three nave resigned by public
| request In this respect at least Liberia u
| far ahead of several South American re-
publics which have revolution every year
or so just for the fun of the thing
Recently Liberia has been having nttle
tiff with Great Britain, mainly concerning
debts and concessions. So President bar
clay called his Cabinet together and after
considera BILE cogita ton framed up a few
suggestions and sent them to- Wash
ington. Among these suggestions are:
That the United States be requested as
far as possible TO guarantee the inde-
pendence and integrity of Liberia, either In
conjunction with other European govern
mcnts or alone: that the United states
liauidate the foreign and local Indebtedness
of Liberia. taking over control OF the
finances of the latter for such number
Of years as will enable it TO repay itseif
on the partial payment system: that the
United States advise Liberia on fnterDa-
tionaI affairs; that the. United States use
its good offices to interest its capitalists
In the development of Lberian resources
and the establishment of a bank in Lii
IBERIA: that the United States use it's good
offices to secure the equitable execution of
the boundary arrangements entered into
hetWeen the government OF Liberia and
the governments of Great Britain and
France.
Further suggestions may be summed up
as request to the United States to be
kind Of fairy godfather to the Liberians,
protect their interests and help them work
out their salvation Withdrawing only after
the aforesaid salvation has been effectively
worked out and the republic can stand
without assistance
The investigating commission. after re-
calling the fact that this government was
responsible for the nativity and being of
the weakling, concludes that these 'siIg
gestions' should not be considered unrea-
sonable, and makes the following recon-
mendations:
1. That the United States extend its aid
to Liberia in the prompt settlement of
pending boundary disputes.
2 That the United States enable Liberia
to refund it's debt by assuming a guar
antee for the payment of obligations under
such arrangement the control and collection
of the Liberian customs
g. That the United States lend its assist
ance to the Liberian government in the
reform of its internal finances.
f. That the United States should lend its
aid to Liberia in organizing and drilling
S. That the United States should estab-
lish and maintain research station in
Liberia
s. That the United States reopen the ques
ton of establishing naval coaling station
in Liberia.
The general tenor OF the report of the
commission is optimistic. although it con-
cedes that alone the Liberian government
would be unable to cope with the prob
lens confronting It.
1t is significant that if the United States
decides to carry out the commissions rec
concentrations the effect will be to diSplace
Great Britain the friendly counsellor
and adviser of Liberia and in her place sub
stitute the United States. but on this point
the commission says: THAT power has so
frequently expressed its desire that Lii
IBERIA may grow strong and prosperous, has
often offered it's friendly aid to that
end. that she must be assumed to be more
interested In the end to be attained than
IN the means of accomplishing it. and that
she could hardly intsrpose objection if
others propose to do what in the present
juncture of affairs she cannot do herself"
While the American Congress is digesting
this report and considering its action there
there are in the mean time a number
Of perfectly good cornmissionership jobs