The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-07
Latin
America.

America.
During the past year several OF our
southern sister republics celebrated the
one hundredth anniversary OF their
independenee. IN nonor OF ta ae,'
from this country 60 Argentina. chile
and Mexico, where the gracious recep-
ton and splendid hospitality
manifested the cordial relations and
friendship existing between those
countries and the United states. rela-
lions. I am happy to say. have never
been ON so high "a plane and so solid
a basis as at present.
The congressional commission ap-
. pointed under "a concurrent resolution
20 attend the festivities celebrating the
establishment Of American indepen-
dcnce were received with the highest
houors and with the greatest cordial
ity, and returned with the report OF
the bounteous hospitality and warm re-
ceptiou Of President Diaz and the Mex
T lean people. which left no doubt Of the
desire OF the neighboring republic 10
continue the relations which J feel sure
! the two governments viii ever cher
! President Taft refers TO the work OF
, the fourth Pan American conference
| which met at Buenos Ayres during Ju-
/ ly and August last. and says
J The special cordially between repre-
/ sentative men from an parts Of Amer
I lea which was shown at this confer
ence cannot fail 20 react upon and draw
stili closer tho relations between the
countries which took part In H..
The International Bureau OF Amert-
can Republics is doing broad and
useful work for Pan-American COM
mercc and comfy.
am glad to say that the action
Of the United states IN its desire 10
remove imminent danger OF war be
. tween Peru and Ecuador growing out
~ a boundary dispute, with the CO.
I operation of Brazil and Argentine re-
. public as joint mediators with this gov
. eminent, has already resulted success
fully I'm preventing war. The ineStl-
mahle value OF cordial cooperation pc
tween the sister republics OF America
FOR the maintenance OF peace in this
hemisphere has never been more clear
ly shown than in this mediation, by
which three American governments
have given TO this hemisphere the hon
or OF first invoking the most tar-reacn-
ing provisions OF The Hague conNen-
tiCn FOR the pacific settlement OF IN
teruational disputes.
There has been signed by the rep
rcsentativcs OF the United states ana
Mexico q protocol submitted 20 the
United States-MeNican boundary com
mission. whose membership for the
purpose Of this case Is 60 be increased
by the addition Of citizen OF Can
ada on the question Of sovereignty
over the Chamizal tract which lies
within the present physical boundaries
in the city OF FL Paso. Tex The de-
termination Of this question wiz re-
move a source OF no little annoyance
20 the two governments.
The President says that negotiations
REGARDING the rcfundinE Of the bonded
debt Of Honduras have been under way
for more than n year and II is now
confidently believed. he says. that
short time will suffice To include an
arrangement which Will be satisfactory
. TO foreign creditors and cminently ad-
vanta geous to Honduras
/ Further he SAYS. There Is much
/ 60 De desired. since it D. recognized by
. the Washington convention stronA
Honduras would tend Immensely 10 tne
nrosncrf-v II Central America
During the past year the repubi,
Of Nicaragua has been the center on
} futernecfuc struggle. General Lclal a
Tor seventeen wears the absolute ruler
Of Nicaragua was throughout DIS Ct-
reer the disturber. Of Central America
, and opposed every plan for the promo
ton of peace and friendly relations
I between the five republics The Fres-
. 7 fdent then reviews the rebelhon ano
, the "uuwarranted eNecutlvn on ~,
. American citizens. who bad regularly
I enlisted i'm the ranks Of the revolu-
! tfoni~ts.~ which involved the breakinl
. off Of an diplomatic relations Win th'
Zclaya government.
The moderation and conciliatorl
, spirit shown by the various factions
! give ground for the confident hope tina
. Nicaragua will soon take its righttu
d place among the law-abidtng and pro
I II rressfvc countries OF the world
II gratifies me exceedingly 20 an
rsunce that the Argentine Renubll
I some months ago placed with Ameri
4 can manufacturers contract Tor tn
construction Of two battleships an.
. certain additional naval equipment
The extent Of the work and It's 'mpor
, lance TO the Argentine Republic max
2 I the placing OF the bid an earnest o
= friendly feeling toward the Unite
States.