The San Francisco call., 1910-05-03
TAFT PRAISES
KNOX BEFORE
AMERICAN CLUB
Chief Executive PrideS Self on
Wise Choice of His Cabinet
Leader
President Spends Two Strenu-
Gus Days in Pittsburg and
Leaves for Cincinnati =

the five republics he played the part of
marplot.
When his brutal and cruel exactions
drove q part of the people of Mica
rsgus into rebellion and an extended
civil war, he violated the laws of war
end the rights of American citizens
who had regularly enlisted in the ranks
Of the revolutionists by taking their
lives. He thus gave a right to the gov
ernmcnt OF the United States to demand
reparation and to withdraw
81 diplomatic relation,
Tt is undoubtedly true that the at
titude Of the United States toward Ze-
laya so injured his prestige and
brought him SO clearly to the bar of
the public opinion of the world as an
International criminal that he was
obliged to sabdicate and leave the gov
ernment to a better man.
WILL ASK PREPARATION
The leaders Of both factions, Madriz
and Estrada. have admitted the unjust
character of the killing of Groce and
Cannon. This government must con-
slider at the proper time calling upon
the government of Nicara qua. when
one can be recognized, to make such
repsration as shall seem to be just for
this violation Of American rights and
to give adequate guarantees for the
future observance and Strengthening
on the part of Nicaragua of the Wash
ingtOn conventions.
LAS q confirmation of the friendly
relations between this country and all
South America, Argentina has placed
in the United States the contract for
TWO battleships and certain additional
naval armament, amounting in money
value to about $4,000 goo, and there is
reason TO believe that we shall have
further contracts OF similar sort
placed in the United States by other
South American governments. The op-
portunity TO get this business was
brought about directly by the untiring
efforts Of the department of state"
After prsising the reOrga anization of
the state departments, which made the
contracts possible, President Taft con
tinued:
There is nothing inconsistent in the
promotion OF peaceful relations and the
promotion of trade relations.
DOLLAR DIPLOMACY PHRASE
To call such diplomacy dollar
diplomacy and thus apply to it what
;s deemed by the authors of the phrase
an expression Of contempt. is to ignore
entirely a most useful office to be per
formed by 4 government in its dealing
with foreign governments.
Our trade has grown quite beyond
the limits OF this country. With an an
nual foreign trade exceeding $4,000
900. 600 our state department could not
vindicate its existence or justify pol
Icy which in any way withheld a fos-
tering. protecting and stimulating hand
.in the development and extension of
that trade
In our agreements with China we
have provisions whereby the Chinese
government promises to reform its cur
rency and to abolish lilxen, mode of
internal taxation which weighs against
our trade, and 10 give a share Of rail-
way loans to American capital
PRAISES sOPEN DOOR. POLICY
The policy Of the open door was in
augUrsted by this government while
John Hay was secretary of state. and
had its inception IN a note circulated
among the powers by finn. It has been
the intention and purpose of this ad-
nlinistration 10 conserve and maintain
that policy as far as possible, and we
can not look with satisfaction or quiet
ly acquiesce in a silent defeat OF that
policy in the actual measures adopted
by any of the governments interested" !"
The president concluded:
To the record of a years accomplish
ments under Secretary Knox in our for
eign affairs, ] think ] may properly
point with pride, and yet with becoming
modesty, for il is his work and not
mine All I can claim is the merit of