The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-12-27


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, it 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 Ameri-
can bankers who were willing to lend
a helping hand to the financial re-
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 a 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 nourishing interchange Of
trade with this country.
wish to call your especial attention
to the recent occurrences in Nicaragua,
for I believe the terrible events re-
corded there during the revolution Of
the past summertime useless loss of
life, the devastation of property, the
bombardment of defenseless cities, the
killing and wounding Of women and
children. the torturing Of noncombat-
ants to exact contributions. and the
suffering Of thousands of human be-
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 rehabilitate their finances. to
establish their currency on a stable
basis, to remove the custom houses
from the danger of revolutions by ar
ranging for their secure administra-
ton, and to establish reliable banks.
During this last revolution in Mica
ragua the government Of that republic
having admitted it's inability to pro-
tect 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, it became necessary
to land over 1000 marines and blue
jackets in Nicaragua. Owing to their
presence the constituted government
attention wholly to its internal trou'
bles and was thus enabled to stamp
out the rebellion in a short space of
time. When the Red 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
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from their own haversacks.
I wish to congratulate the officers
and men of the United States navy
and marine corps who took part in
re-esta blishing order in Nicaragua up
on their splendid conduct and to rec
ord with sorrow the death Of seven
American marines and bluejackets
Since the re-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 be 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
be loath to advance a loan adequate tt
set the country upon its feet withou
the support of some such convention
as that of June, 1911, upon which tn,
senate has not yet acted.
Enforcement of Neutrality Laws.
In the general effort to contribute t.
the enjoyment Of peace by those repub