Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-03
ASSERTS PRESTIGE IS STRENGTHENED
BY GREATER INsIs TENCE UPON
JUSTICE TO AMERICAN CITIZENS

an imurrssiun may he seen from a
study ur tho results by which ihc
dIplomary OF the untcd states can
he Judged" says the president.
Re mentions the arbitration trclt-
les with Franco and Great britain
which failed Of confirmation ~ Va"
senate; tho successful tripnrtlt" m"di-
atlon of the Argentine Republic, Bra
~ md tho United states between
Peru and Ecuador. tho arbitration "i
the Panama Costa Ri,a boundary dis
puio, IN" ntcrN cntinn bctW""n Nuh
land lhr dominican R"publir "u The
verge Of war, THE suppression ut thc
Nicuraguuu war. the haltiuE ui inter.
lnccinc strir" IN Honduras the adjust
mcnr OF the. celebrated Tacno africa
dispute between Peru and rhl", and
the adjustment of the Peruvian. EDuu-
| DORIAN boundary issue.
la consequence OF these things.
says the president, there has been q
pccnral casing Of international ten
sion uu the west const of South Amer.
lea. lie also adds that the dipl"m'
lacy Of the United states is active IN
seeking "a nsspaSe tho remaining III
feeling bctwceh this country aud co.
| lnmblu.
Taking up sOmc OF the details ot
| tho years diplomatic work, the pres
ldcnt refers with expressions Of pride
Ito China. whcro the policy of en-
IcQurnging financial Investment TO en-
able that country 10 help Itself has
had the result Of giving new lifc ana
pTacticnl npplicntlu ntn the opcn-hooi
policy" The consistent purpose has
been to Cnconrng" the uHn nf Amer
| lean capital in CHINA, snys the prcsl-
| dent, To promote the reforms to whicl
that country l. pledged 10y treaty with
IN" United states ana Thcr powers
There has been vigorous assertion
Ialsu. he says, Of IA" equal right al
tho United states tu voice in al
questions pertaining t. Chncsc lonn'
and developments.
| President 1'ufl makes the dlrec
charge that the terrible events re
Curdcd IN Nicaragua recently. the use
less loss Of life, the devastation q
property the bomhHrdmcnt of th'
principal cities, the killings aud thu
turturcs and suffering. might have
been aycrtcd had tn" department %
state. through approval of the lnal
convention by the senate. been per
mittcd Ia carry Out its now well de
Vclopcd policy"
"In Central America the aim hn
been to help such countries as Me
arnEua and Honduras 10 help them
selves" says President Taft.
while they are the immediate bene
liclarIcs. the pruilt To- the Unite,
States is two-fold, ne adds Th
Monroe Doctrine IL more vital In IN
neighborhOod OF the Panama cana
and such countries should be relieve
Of tho Jeopardy of heavy furCig
debts likely Ia provoke inlcrnntiOna
complications.
, The financial rehabilitation OF thcs
countries by American bankers an
, the protection nC their custom
houses from being tho prey Of would
% bc diCtntnTs. says tho president, woul
remove the menace OF foreign cred
itOrs and revolutionary disorder
!, Furthermore the United states woul
| profit largely In business wa
- through the development Of the grca
- natural resources of Central America
Commenting the successful result
Of the application pf the new not
O. ltTAlity laws To McXico hnd oihe
= troubled countries the president Hug
. gCsts that means bee found la add
. tIon 10 prevent tho professional rove
lutionists from making America
ports "foci" for revolutionary n
trlguc. He rcltorntcs his determine
ItIon IN t,dhnrr in tho Cpgp of MpNit
. TO the "pHticnt policy Of nnn-intc
. ventlon. stcadfHst recognition Of coI
stitutcd authOrity. and the eKertio
or every effort Ia protect America
-. Interests
y otter paragraphs of tho mcssa
y point 10 tho increase of American d'
If nestle exports by 5000. 900. 900 duTiT
II the past year. making the create
!. totul ever kpown. So. zoo. 900, 200;
the agricultural credit system whl'
l. he thoroughly endorsed, to tho pro
10 able necessity Of an amendment
r the fur seal act Ia permit limitlI
Ia Killing of seals; 20 n meeting OF q
D. arbitratOrs IN Washington next ye
le 10 adjust tho pecunIaFy Chains b
A. tween Great Britain and America;
D. negotiations with Mexico for the al
y, trlbutlon OF the waters 0t tho Col
= RADIO river In the Imperial valley 80
V tlon; and TO the financial Eohabi
4, tauon OF liberia.
he There. Il merely hlstoricnl refs
ut ence 10 the Chinese revolution; 20 I
san DOMINICAN troubles. eha uebelll
~ IN Cuba and the Balkan war dew