The sun., 1910-05-03

lawful enCrOachments Of domestic comhl'
nations Of capital
For the first time IN The history Of our
country Congress adopted The plan of y
maximum aad minimum farH, The maxi
mum being p per cent greater than The
minimum Heretofore We had had hat
single raid tarii aud in dealing With 'oun-
tries that had two tariffs or three ws had
no advantage TO oneT them In securing from
them the bensa, of he lower rates
The tarii hill was signed August Z,
1907 and according TO Is tcrmS IL vas
required OF the EXeCuiive and that means
the state Department with such assist
anCe from tarih experts a. The President
might directly appOln; TO investigate tho
tariffs and trade regulations Of every nation
In the Norld with whom the uited states
had anv commerce whatever. TO Determine
whether in anv Of these respects there was
undue discrimination against the trade Of
the nited states In favor Of the trade Of
some other nation aud by negotiation to
seek 10 end IL. aud II unsuccessful 10 allow
the ma yimum tarin 10 90 into operation
Al this had 10 he done. aud the nrTotin-
lions 10 secure the removal Of such dis
crimination. ~ we're found had 10 be- rom-
plei-d and pros lamations issued annOunC-
ing the result before The lIst Of the follow
ing March
Tn. work has been done bv Mr. Knox
and the stats Department and has been
we'll done We have succeeded In securing
from al countries substantially their mint
mum tarin. or II not their minimum tariG
In terms such concessions A. tO he eQuiva-
lent 10 thoss benefits under the minim INN
tarin denied TO ~.
nder present conditions there Is no
undue dlsrrim mat ION against the trade
Of the UniteG states by any country With
which the United states has commercial
relations
The example set by the last AdminsiTa-
ton. with Mr Root At the head Of the State
Department. IN cuiiivating RoOd relations
with all the south American and Central
American republics has been followed
ciJuely by Mr. Knox and the Department
under him ! sev this deliberately for the
purpose Of meeting sugge~t ions and crtu-
cism that there has been a departure from
such policy. and ! venture 10 atirm that
never before IN the history of the country
have our relations with south American and
central American republics been more
friendly than they are to-day
Nv tact and diplomatic guidance q war
hetgesn Peru and Bolivia was avoided. and
not a httle of the credit for reaching an
honorable and pacific settlement was due
N the sensible and STRAIGHTFORWARD sugges-
ton n our Secretary Of state.
The boundary dispute bet ween Costa
Rica and Panama was lately settled BY the
friendly ohfces of Secretary Knox and q
convention signed providing for arbitra-
ton by the chief Justice Of the United
states Relations between Peru and
Ecuador are AZ present strained, due also
10 4 boundary dispute. IN which acrimonious
feeling has been developed on both sides
ana IN regard 10 which our peace making
Secretary of state - bending his energies
70 bring about a solution honorable TO both
paTties
The fact that ~ respect to the claim pend
ing against one Of the South American rs-
public- oar state Department took q FIRM
stand and insist 81 on q settlement IL not
10 be- regarded IN the slightest degree a. an
evidence u our lack Of friendship for that
Government or our earnest desire 10 main
tam he fTisndlissi relations With all SOuth
America But a. Secretary % State Of the
nted states he would be recreant "a ali
The proper rules governing bis duty if he
neglected tho iust rights % AmsrIcan
citizens IN dealing With anv country how
ever important her friendship.
The course of our state Department with
respect 10 certain small Central American
states has been subj ect ~ 10 criticism. which
10 me seems wholly uuwarranted. Turbu.
l-uDr and unstable CONDITIONS 10 Central
America have been a perennial occupation
~ the department Of state
The great dis'urh~r u Central America
N resent wears has been L~'ava. the tyr
nuuiril and unpriHciplrd Pr~-idenr Or the
ErpGh.' of NicaFagua Win respect 10
every plan Tor The promotion of pacifiCation
and fr.r1dly relations between the Ave
f-plbu'-. he played the part u MaFplOt
Nh~n his brutal and cruel -NactionS drove
part of the people of Nicaragua into re-
bsilipH 8nd an extended civil var. he vio-
lated fhe lass Of war and the rights Of
American citizens Who had regularly en-
listed IA the ranks oi the revOlutiO iOnisl-
BY 'aking their lives
IIe rhus gave a right ~ the Government
u rhs nited States 10 demand reparatiOn
aud 70 decline by reason Of the character
of his Government eNempliied by this
cruelty toward American citizens to With
draw all diplomatic relations by letter of
Secretary Knox which gave full reasons
therefor and which notified the cOntending
forces IN Nicaragua that The Jniied states
sonld hold each onc 10 strict accounta-
bility Nere the rights of American citizens
further outraged
lt I- undoubtedly true that the attitude
~ tho niied states toward Zelaya 20 in
iured his prestige and brought him 10
clearly IN he bar ~ the public opinion Of
the world as an International criminal that
he vas obliged 10 Abdicats and leave his
Government 10 better man
u - hoped thai 'hs var between the
factions s nov drawing 10 a close aud that
q far bstter Government NAV hs estab-
liahed which shall have regard 20 the inter.
e-rs of ~ own citizens a. veil a. those Of
friendly nations
The leaders Of both fac; ons. MaGriz anG
Estrada. have admitted the unjust char |
acter of The killing of Gfoce and cannon |
j his Government must consider 81 the |
proper time calling upon tho Government
of Nicaragua. when one can be recognized. |
10 maze such reparation a. shall seem 10 /
he inst Tor this violation Of American rights /
and 10 give adequate guarantees for the |,
future Observance and Strengthening on the |
part Of Nicaragua Of ths Washington con- |
yenrions
Meanwhile. pending rho working out Of /
he NicaTaEuan sltuat ION 70 have accom- I
y shed the elimination Of Zelaya and Of /
Ie'ayaism think anv one Who will /
tnslyEe the NicaraEuan policy viii see
hat h has brought about Nv exact and Ju.t
snd beheAcent Obiects
The elimination of castro. uho vas of
ne class of Lslsya. from tho control Of
Senezuela has Enabled us 70 settle peacs- I
fully The claims NJ ouT fellOW cViEeng IN I
that important south American State
The theory that the hsld of diplomacy |
does nOt include m any degree commsrcs |
lnd the increase II trade relations IL one |
N which MT Kno1 and this Adm inistration |
d not subscribe We belisvs h 20 hs az
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