The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05

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
sure to lead TO a flourishing In.
terchange OF trade with this country
wish to call your especial attention
10 the recent occurrences In Mica.
ragua, for believe the terrible events
recorded there during the revolution
Of the past Bummer-the useless loss
Of life the devastation OF property.
the bombardment OF defenseless cities,
the killing and woundlng of women
and children. the torturlng OF non
combatants to exact contributions,
and the suffering OF thousands OF hu.
man beings might have been avert.
through approval of the loan conven
ton by the senate, been permitted to
carry out its now well.developed policy
OF encouraging the extending OF Il.
nancial aid to weak Central American
states with the primary objects OF
avoiding just such revolutions by as
ststing 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.
fish reliable banks.
During this last revolution In Mica.
ragua, the government OF that repub
lie having admitted it's inability to
protect American life and property
against acts OF sheer lawlessncss 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 bluejack
cts In Nicaragua Owing to their
presence the 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 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
other unfortunate, needy NiCaraEuans
from their own haversacks. | wish to
congratulate the officers and men Of
the United States navy and marine
corps who took part in re-establIshlng
order in Nicaragua upon their splen
did conduct, and to record with sor
row the death of seven American ma
rines and blucjackets Since the
establishment Of peace and order,
elections have been held amid Condi
lions OF quiet and tranquility. Nearly
all the American marines have now
been withdrawn. The country should
soon be on the road to recovery The
only apparent danger now threatening
Nicaragua arises from tho shortage
OF funds Although American bankers
have already rendered assistance,
they may naturally be loath to ad.
vance a loan adequate TO set the c0un.
try upon it's feet without the support
of some such convention as that Of
June, 1911, uVon which the senate has
not yet acted
The president alluded briefly to the
enforcement Of neutrality laws, to
Secretary Knoxs visit to Central
America and to the unfortunate dis.
turbances IN Mexico. Continuing, the
message said:
Agricultural Credits.
A most important work. accom-.
plishod in the past year by the Amcri.
can diplomatic officers In Europe. is
the investigation Of the agricultural
credit system In the European C0uu.
tries. Both rs n means to AFFORD relief
| to the consumers OF this country
/ through n more thorough develop
mcnt of agricultural resources and as
n means OF more sufficiently maintain.
| ing the agricultural population, the
| project to establish credit facilities for
| the farmers is a concern of vital i'm
| portance to this nation. No evidence
| OF prosperity among well.established
/ farmers should blind us to the fact
that lack of capital is preventing a
/ development OF the nations agricul
| tural resources and an adequate IN
crease OF the land under cultivation
that agricultural production is fast
falling behind the increase In popula
ton: and that. In fact, although these
well.established farmers are main
tanned in increasing prosperity be
cause of the natural increase In popu
lation. we are not developing the in
dustry OF agriculture. We are not
breeding in proportionate numbers q
race OF independent and independence
loving land owners, for lack Of
which no growth OF cities can com
pensate. Our farmers have been oui
mainstay in times of crisis, and II
future 1t must still largely be upor
their stability and common sense tina
this democracy must rely to conserve
its principles of self-government
The need OF capital which American
farmers feel today had been expert
enced by the farmers OF Europe, will
ago. The problem had been success