The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05
strategy, and to legitimate commercial

the government OF the United
States shall extend all proper
support to every legitimate and
beneficial American enterprise abroad
How great have been the results OF
this diplomacy, coupled with the max
imum and minimum provision OF the
tariff law, will be seen by some con-
sideration of the wonderful increase
In the export trade OF the United
States. Because modern diplomacy Ia
commercial there has been dlsposi
ton In some quarters to attribute to
1t none but materialistic aims. How
Btrlkingly erroneous is such an i'm
preston may be seen from study OF
the results by which the diplomacy
OF the United States can be judged.
Successful Efforts In Promotion Of
Peace.
In the field OF work toward the
ideals OF peace this government ne.
gotiated. but to my regret was unable
to conBummate, two arbitration trea-
ties which set the highest mark Of
the aspiration OF nations toward the
substitution OF arbitration and reason
for war In the settlement of iuterna.
tional disputes. Through the efforts
of American diplomacy several wars
have been prevented or ended ! re-
fer to the successful tripartite medi.
alton OF the Argentine republic, Bra
I'll, and the United States between
Peru and Ecuador; the bringing Of the
boundary dispute between Panama
and Costa Rlca to peaceful arbitra.
ton: the staying OF warlike prepare
ttons when Hayti and the Dominican
republic were on the verge OF hostili-
ties. the stopping of war In Nicarag-
ua, the hating OF internecine strife
In Honduras The government Of the
United States was thanked for Its In
fucnce toward the restoration OF annie.
able relations between the Argentine
republic and Bolivia The diplomacy
Of the United States is active In seek
Ing to assuage the remaining illfeel.
ing between this country and the Re
public OF Colombia In the recent Civ
II war in China the United states sue.
cessfully Joined with the other inter.
ested powers in urging an early ces-
sation of hostilities An agreement
has been reached between the govern.
ments OF Chile and Peru whereby the
celebrated Tacna-Arica dispute, which
has so long embittered international
relations on tho west coast OF South
America, has at last been adjusted
simultaneously came the news that
the boundary dispute between Peru
and Ecuador had entered upon stage
OF amicablc settlement. The position
Of the United States in reference to
the Tacna-Arica dispute between
Chile Snd Peru has been one OF non.
intervention, but one OF friendly in.
lucnce and pacific counsel throughout
the period during which the dispute
in question has been the subject OF
| Interchange Of views between this
government and the two governments
Immediately concerned In the gen
, ural easing OF international tension on
! the west coast OF South America the
| tripartite mediation, to which | have
referred has been II most potent and
bcncfcent factor.
China.
In China the policy Of encouraging
financial Investment to enable that
country to help itself has had the re
suit of giving new life and practical
/ application to the Opcn-door policy
| The consistent purpose OF the present
| administration has been to encourage
the use OF American capital in the
development OF China by the promo.
ton OF those essential reforms TO
| which China is pledged by treaties
! with the United States aud other pow.
crs The hypotheCutiOn to foreign
/ bankers in connection with certain tn.
duBtrial enterprises, such as the Huku.
ung railways, OF the national reyen'
| ucs upon which these reforms depend
| ed. led the department OF state early
in the administration to demand for
| American citizens participation IN
such enterprises, in order that the
| United States might have equal rights
and an equal voice in all questions
pertaining to the disposition OF the
public revenues concerned, The same
policy OF promoting international ac
cord among the powers having similar
treaty rights as ourselves In the mat
tcrs of reform, which could not be
put into practical effect without the
common consent OF all, was likewise
adopted In the case of the loan de
sired by China for the reform of Its
currency The principle of interna
tional cooperation In matters OF com
mon interest upon which our policy
had already been based in all of thu
above instances has admittedly beer
great factor in that concert of the
powers which has been SO happily
conspicuous during the perllous period
OF transition through which the grea'
Chinese nation has been passing.
Central America Needs Our Help II
Debt Adjustment.
In Central America the aim hai
been to help such countries as Mica
ragua and Honduras TO help them
selves. They are the immediate bene
ficiaries. The national benefit to thu
United States is two-fold. First, II II
obvious that the Monroe doctrine II
more vital in the neighborhood of thu