The Robesonian., 1910-03-07
President Taft's administration

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there will be no unnecessary dis
turbance of business, but it is al
so assumed that the Presidents
program does net include COM
placent acquiescence in the ag-
gressions Of monopolistic combi-
nations. The country wants bus
mess peace and stability, but it
also demands protection from
predatory monopolies.
In our foreign relations there
was no development Of import
ance in 1909 until the recent eli
max in Nicaragua. Events in
Nicaragua have opened up
question of the greatest import
ance to this country and to Cen
trail America. There are avoWed
advocates of the establishment
of a protectorate over the Central
American states, either by the
United States alone or in concert
with Mexico. But the prepon-
derance Of public opinion in this
country is against policy of ad-
venture and aggrandizement in
that quarter. There is little SEN
timent outside of interested quar-
ters in favor of the political
ploitation of the Central A
can republics by the !
States.
In the Old World the develop
meat Of the shipbuilding pro-
grams Of Germany and Great
Britain has continued without
abatement. Each of these ma
tons is taxing it's resources to
the utmost in adding to the
stregth of it's navy. In the last
few days reports have been pub
lished in Berlin of a probable
agreement between Great Britain
and Germany on certain colonial
questions. and it is intimated
that this agreement may lead in
an understanding on the naval
expansion of these countries in
the future. The new Chancellor
of the German Empire is repre-
sented to be an advocate of
friendly relations between Brit
ain and Germany, and if he
should succeed in effecting an un-
derstanding between them, he
t will render a service of inestima-
t BILE value to two great nations. In
! both countries the question of
taxation is an acute issue. The
{ British Parliament was dissolved
: a few weeks ago after the rejec-
t ton Of the Liberal budget by the
0 House of Lords, and a general
!. election will be held in Great
n Britain in January. The princi.
e pies of taxation advocated by the
/, Liberal party, if approved by the
Q electors, may have far-reaching
+ consequences, and feeling runs
! high in the British Isles.
y Among other events of inter
} est and significance in foreign
lands is the DEVELOPMENT of {
: constitutional form of govern
n ment in Turkey, with the pro
d gressive element known as thu
n Young Turk party in control
d Even in this Moslem Empire tn,
IS spirit Of liberty has manifested
r, itself nightly. The resentmen
le of alien domination in the coun
le tries of the Orient culminatet
is recently in Korea, in the assassi
Is nation Of Prince Ito, who wa
70 considered Japan's ablest states
Sc man. In India the spirit of re
r volt prevails to an alarming de
r. gree. The Riff tribesmen Of Mo
n rocco have made Spain pay dear
IS ly for war of territorial aggran
dizement. On the whole, 100
\as been stirring year, and no
least important event wa
irth of a little Dutch baby
Her of the Queen of Ho
Eor the coming of thi
nmean that the desigr
y Germany, of dom
Ind may not be rea
ny years, If ever.
Burroughs. presider
CarolinaMedical S,
lof Asheville's mo-
sicians, died at h
eville on the 29t
cute illness of te
Mathis Door.
seemed ready
yers, of Trans
life was wo
in dreadf
by skin w