The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-05

ry. The principle of international CO.
operation in matters of common inter
est upon which our policy had already
been based in all Of the above instances
has admittedly been a great factor in
that concert of the powers which has
been SO happily conspicuous during the
perilous period of transition through
which the great Chinese nation has
been passing.
Central America Needs Our Help In
Debt Adjustment.
In Central America the aim has been
to help such countries as Nicaragua
and Honduras to help themselves.
They are the immediate beneficiaries.
The national benefit to the United
States is twofold. First. 1t is obvious
that the Monroe doctrine is more vital
in the neighborhood of the Panama
canal and the zone Of the Caribbean
than anywhere else. There. too. the
maintenance OF that doctrine falls most
heavily upon the United States. 1t is
therefore essential that the countries
within that sphere shall be removed
from the jeopardy involved by heavy
foreign debt and chaotic national
finances and from the ever present
danger of international complications
due to disorder at home.
Hence the United States has been
glad to encourage and support Amcri
can bankers who were willing to lend
n IN hnn tn .i,,l
Mobilization of such countries because
this financial rehabilitation and the
protection of their custom houses from
being the prey of would be dictators
would remove at one stroke the men
ace of foreign creditors and the men
ace Of revolutionary disorder
The second advantage to the United
States is one affecting chiefly all the
southern and gulf ports and the bust
ness and industry of the south. The
republics of Central America and the
Caribbean possess great natural
wealth. They need only Il measure of
stability and the means OF financial
regeneration to enter upon an era OF
peace and prosperity. bringing profit
and happiness to themselves and at
the same time creating conditions sure
to lead to fourishing interchange of
trade with this country
wish to call your especial attention
to the recent occurrences in Nicaragua.
for | believe the terrible events re-
corded there during the revolution Of
tno ~
life the devastation Of property, the
bombardment of defenseless cities. the
killing and woundinS Of women and
children, the torturing of noncomlat-
ants to exact contributions. and the
suffering Of thousands of human he
ings- might have been averted had the
department of state. through approval
of the loan convention by the senate.
been permitted to carry out its now
well developed policy of encouraging
the extending of financial aid to weak
Central American states with the pri-
mary objects of avoiding just such
revolutions by assisting those repub-
lies to rehalilita;e their finances. to
esta blish their currency on stable
basis to remove the custom houses
from the dnn.er of revolutions by ar
ranging for their secure adm'nistra-
item. and 10 establish reliable banks.
During this last revolution in Mica
raglu lhp unveruiL ent of that republic
having ndI.it;ed its Inability to pro
tect American life and property
against acts of sheer lnWleSsneSs on
the part uf iii" malcont. lis and hay
Ing requested this government to AS
sumo that office, it became necessary
to land over 2.nOn marines and blue
iacl;rtS in Nira!ngua. Owing t" their
presence the constituted government
of Nicaragua was free to devote lis
attention wholly tu its Internal tron-
bIrs and wns thus enabled to stamp
out the relation in II short space of
time. When ihe Red Cross supplies.
sent To Granatln had been exhausted,
5000 persons havin" been given food
in one day upon the arrival of the
American forces. our men supplied
other unfortunate. needy NicaragIians
from their own haverSacks.
| wish to congratulate the officers
aud men If he United States navy
and marine corps who took part i'll
re-es:ablishing order in Nicaragua up
on their splendid conduct and to rec
ord with sorrow the death of seven
American marines and bneiackets.
Since the establishment of peace
and order elections have been held
amid conditions of quiet and tranquil
lily Nearly all the American marines
have now been withdrawn. The cOun-
try should soon he on the road to re-
covery The only apparent danger
now threatening Nicaragua arises
from the shortage of funds. Although
American bankers have already rem
dered assistance. they may naturally
he loaih to advance Il loan adequate to
set the country upon its feet without
the support of some such convention
as that of June. 1911, upon which the
senate has not yet acted.
Enforcer1 emit of Neutrality La NJ.
In the general effort to contribute to
the enjoyment of peace by those repuh-
lies which are near neighbors of the
United States the administration has
enforced the so called neutrality stat
utes with Il new vigor. and those stat
utes were greatly strengthened In re-
stricting the expectation of arms and
munitions by the joint resolution of
last March. 1t is still a regrettable
fact that certain American ports are
made the rendezvous of professional