Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-12-06


ments in their own individual inter.
ests would add further confusion to a
situc tion already complicated. A pol.
icy of international cooperation was
accordingly adopted in an understand.
in~. reached early in the disturbances.
to act together for the protection Of
the lives and property Of FOREIGNERS if
menaced, to maintain an attitude If
strict impartiaiTy as between the con-
tending factions and to abstain from
any endaavor TO influence the Chinese
I'm their organization of new form Of
government
1t was. futher mutually AGREED. in
the hope of has.euine an end TO hos.
ulitics tlut mono OF the Interested pow
ors would approve the maklg OF loans
by it, nationals to either side As soon.
however, MS a united provisional eoy-
crumcat of China was assured. The
United States joined in a favorable
of that governments re.
quest for advances needed for imme-
diate administrative necessities and
later for a loan TO effect a permanent
national reorganization The interested
had already. by common
consent, adopted, In respect to the pur-
poses, expenditure and security Of any
loans to China made by their nationals.
certain conditions which were held to
be essential, not only to secure reason
able protection for the foreign invest
ors, but also to safeguard and strength
en- China's credit by discouraging indis-
criminate borrowing and by insuring
the application of the funds toward the
of the stable and effec-
tive government necessary to Chinas
welfare.
The Cuban Situation.
The republic of Cuba last May was in
the throes Of lawess uprising that
for a time threatened the destruction
of great deal Of valuable property
much of it owned 10y Americans and
other foreigners well as the exist
ence Of TIE government itself The
armed force Of cuba being inadequate
to guard property from attack and at
the same time properly to operate
against the rebels, force of American
marines was dispatched from our naval
station at Guantanamo into the province
of Oriente for the protection of Ameri-
can and other foreign life and property
The Cuban government was thus able
to use all its forces in putting down the
outbreak, which 1t succeeded in doing
in a period of six weeks. The presence
of two American warships in the har-
Dor of Havana during the most critical
period of this disturbance contributed
in great measure to allay the fears Of
the inhabitants. including a large for
eign colony
Necessity For Retention and Expan-
sion of Our Foreign Trade.
1t is not possible to make to the con-
gress a communication upon the pres
ent foreign relations of the United
States so detailed as to convey an
adequate impression of the enormous
increase in the Importance and actiyi-
ties of those relations. If this govern
ment is really to preserve to the Amer
lean people that free opportunity in
foreign markets which will soon be in
dispensabe to our prosperity, even
greater efforts must be made.
Conclusion.
Congress should fully realize the
conditions which obtain in the world
as we find ourselves at the threshold
of our middle age as nation we
have emerged full grown as a peer IN
the great concourse of nations. we
have passed through various formative
periods. We have been self centered
in the struggle to develop our DO
nestle questions. The nation is now
too mature to continue in its foreign
relations those temporary expedients
natural to people to whom domestic
affairs are the sole concern.
In the past our diplomacy has often
consisted in normal times, in a mere
assertion of the right to international
existence. We are now in a larger re-
lation with broader tights Of our own
and obligations to others than our
selves. A number of great guiding
principles We're laid down early IN the
history of this government. The recent
task of our diplomacy has been to au'
just those principles to the conditions
Of today, to develop their corollarieS'
to find practical applications OF the
old principles expanded to meet ne"
situations.
The opening Of the Panama canai
will mark a new era In our interna-
tional life and create new and worlu
wide conditions which, with their vast
correlations and consequences, Will oo-
tain for hundreds Of years to cOne'
We must not wait for events to over.
take us unawareS With continuity Vi
purpose we must deal with the prcp
lens of our external relations by
diplomacy modern. resourcefuL mag
nanimous and 'ittingly expressive Oh
the high ideals NJ great nation
WILLIAM H TAFT
The White House. Dec. 3, 1872