Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-05

international obligations, the United
States rs, according to precedent main
tanning full and friendly de fAGto ~
lations with the provisional govern
ment.
The new condition Of affairs thus
created has presented many serious
and complicated problems, both Of In
ternal rehabilitation and Of indecna-
tional relations, whose solution It vas
realized would necessarily reQnire
much time and patience. From the
beginning Of the upheaval last autumn
it was felt by the United StateG, IN
common with the other powers having
large interests In China, that indie
pendent action by the foreign govern
ments In their own individual inter-
ests would add further con1uaon 10 q
situation already complicated. A pol
icy Of international cooperation was
accordingly adopted IN an understand
ing, reached early in the diSturba0ees,
to act together for the protection Of
the lives and property OF fnsslsnsrs q
menaced, to maintain an att1fnde Of
strict impartiality a. be4wssn tho co0-
tending factions and to abstain from
any endeavor to influence the Chinsse
in their organization Of q new fern eG
government
It was futher mutually agDsed, Ii
the hope Of Fastening IN end 10 Aos-
tilities, that none Of the iutssested pow
ers would approve the making Of IoaaA
by it's nationals to either siao. As1esns
however, as united pcosaAo0aa gsv-
ernmeDt Of China was asSassd, thd
United States Joined IN favoEabsd
consideration of that goveenmenks re-
quest for advances needad foE tnOl-
date administrative Necessities ma
later for a loan 10 ensct psguaaDsnt
national reorganization. The 1ntscsstsd
governments had already, by soUDoA
consent, adopted, IN Fsapsee 70 ~ paE-
poses, expenditure and sscus1y ~ aaN
loans to China made b. thsar nstSo0alst
certain conditions winch weFe hsA -
be essential, not outy b. secure Esaenn.
able protection for tho 1oseign hSsstt
ors, but also to safeguard and st3snslh1
en- China's credit by discouz1G1nS fndls.
eliminate borrowing and b. 1nsualn9
the application of the fand tpwad thd
establishment Of the stabio end s@sc-
tive government nacesBaEJ - Chana:4
welfare.
In June last represent &an13ne
groups Of the United 6tstsa, 91aneA
Germany, Great Britain, Japan md
Russia formulated, With ~ esnara
sanction of their nspeefiEs SDspEn4
ments, the guarantees that wuu1d bs
expected in relation 10 the pede1ra
and security OF the large reoaH
loan desired By China, wh&a hoWsRsts
have thus far proved unaec1ptsbae4a
the provisional government
Tho cuhsa eiassaGsee.
The republic OF Cuba MT 1Gzysxas -
the throes Of lawiss upsA1 dA6
for a time threatsned the dss1aet1o0
of great daal Of va)0sblD pupsskyA
much Of It owned by Amel11camD an1
other foretgneGS-as we'll - ~ 11aDe
ence Of tho government tn1s3. TAo
armed force Of Caba bsang ina1Dqnatn
to guard property from attsc1E am ~
the same time properly 10 open1p
against the rebehL q foEcS06 Amsaac
marines was dispatched fsom oaruaNA
station at Guantanamoi uho thepssvtnes
Of Orisnte for tho pup&petinn % AmsGi-
can and other hosslgn hns and psopsr<N
The Cuban so@esumsnk Was thae ahla
to use an tn forces In putting down -
outbreak, which It sueces6ed u doing
in q period Of six weekA. The pnesnca
Of two American warships IN the haR-
boz Of Havana during The most >Eitical
period Of this disturbance eoultsd
in great measure TO Amy fho 6asD ef
the inhabitants, tnclna1lnv .Rshegs Tor
eign colony. ..
Necessity Fsr Rstsst;on and Expan-
sion OF Or Forsaea fnds.
1t ia not possible to maAs&p ths- opn.
gross communication upon M psss.
ent foreign relations Of tho un1ted
States 50 dstailed a. 30 eonvey N
adequate hnpssssioo Of the ensssnoas
increase In tho fnpostaBes and asdsf-
ties Of those sAatons. II tAas suSsua-
ment is really to preserve to the AnsE-
lean people that Tree opportunity IN
foreign markets which Wi spoa 6an-
dispensabie TO our prosperity, ono0
greater efforts must be MAIDS.
Ooactusion.
Congress should fully Tenn11 tho
conditions which obtain IN &no Wu9ad
as We flnd ourselves at the Threshold
Of our middle age 40 naton We
have emerged full grown a. pssr -
the great coocourse Of nal1cnA Wa
have passed through vaseous nosmstiRs
periods. We have bseu se6 een11gs6
in the struggle 10 develop or do
nestle questions. The nat3on h uDWt
too mature 70 continue In ~ foosan
relations thoss temporary expsdnt
natural to a people to whO1a dsuestsa
affairs are the sole eonoscn.
In the past our Diplomacy has -oeesa,
consisted, in normal times. h msns. !.
assertion Of the right 10 hatsspnaH
existence. We are now n q heg9 So-i
lation with broader nights OF or ow0l
and obligations to others than cur