The Red Cloud chief., 1912-12-05

ace Of foreign creditors and the men
ance of revolutionary disorder.
The second advantage to tho Unit.
ed States is one affecting chiefly all
the southern and gulf ports and the
business and industry of the south.
The republics Of Central America and
the Caribbean possess great natural
wealth They need only 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
terchange Of trade with this country.
wish to call your especial attention
to the recent occurrences In Mica.
ragua. for believe the terrible events
recorded there during tho revolution
Of the past summer-the useless loss
Of life. the devastation OF property.
the bombardment OF defcnseless cities,
the killing and wounding Of women
and children, the torturing OF non.
combatants to exact contributions,
and the suffering of thousands Of hui
man beings--might have been avert
ed had the department OF state.
through approval Of the loan conven'
tion BY the senate, been permitted to
carry out its now welldeveloped policy
Of encouraging the extending OF H.
nancial aid to weak Central American
states with the primary objects Of
avoiding just such revolutions by as
sisting those republics to rehabili.
tate their finances, to establish their
currency on stable basis. to remove
the custom houses from the danger
OF revolutions by arranging for their
secure administration, and to estab-
lish reliable banks.
During this last revolution in Mica.
ragua, the government Of that repub'
lie having admitted its inability to
protect American life and property
against acts OF sheer lawlessness on
the part Of the malcontents. and hav.
ing requested this government to as
sumo that Office, II became necessary to
land over 1000 marines and blue1ack'
cts in Nicaragua. Owing to their
presence tho constituted government
Of Nicaragua was free to devote Its
| attention wholly to its internal trou'
bles, and was thus enabled to stamp
out the rebellion in a short space of
time. When the Rcd Cross supplies
sent to Granada had been exhausted,
5000 persons having been given food
| In one day upon the arrival Of the
| American forces, our men supplied
| other unfortunate. needy Nicaraguans
from their own haversacks. wish to
congratulate the officers and men OF
the United States navy and marine
corps who took part In re-establishing
order in Nicaragua upon their splen.
did conduct. and to record with sor-
row the death Of seven American ma
rines and bluejackets. Since the
re-establishment Of peace and order
elections have been held amid condi
tions Of quiet and tranquility. Nearly
all the American marines have nov
been withdrawn. The country shoult
soon be on the road to recovery. Th'
only apparent danger now threatenin,
Nicaragua arises from the shortage
Of funds. Although American banker,
have already rendered assistance
they may naturally be loath to ad
vance loan adequate to set the coun
try upon its feet without the support
of some such convention as that o.
June. 1911. upon which. the senate hal
not yet acted.
The president alluded briefly to thu
enforcement Of neutrality laws. tc
Secretary Knox's visit to Centra
America and to the unfortunate dis
turbances in Mexico. Continuing. thu
message said:
| Agricultural Credits.
A most important work. accom-
plished in the past year by the Ameri
can diplomatic officers In Europe, Il
the Investigation Of the agriculture
credit system In the European coun
tries. Both a. q means to afford relie
to the consumers OF this countr!
through . more thorough develop
ment of agricultural resources and o.
q means Of more sufficiently maintain
ing the agricultural population, tn
project to establish credit facilities 70
the farmers IL q concern Of vital in
portance 10 this nation. No evidenc
of prosperity among well-establishe
farmers should blind us to the fac
that lack Of capital II preventing
development Of the nations agricu
tural resources and an adequate II
crease Of the land under cultivation
that agricultural production is faa
falling behind the increase In populi
tion: and that. in fact. although thes
well.established farmers are mali
tained in increasing prosperity b
cause Of the natural increase in pop,
lation, we are not developing the II
dustry Of agriculture. We are nc
breeding In proportionate numbers
race Of independent and independence
loving land owners. for . lack Z
which no growth Of cities can con
pensate. Our farmers have been ou