The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-04
Changes Suggested In
Tariff Laws TO Aid
Commerce.
FLAT RATES ARE FAILURES

that sphere shan - removed from the
jeopardy involved By heavy foreign
debt and chaotic national tnsnces and
from the ever present danger ~ inter.
national compilations Que % disorder
81 home
Hence the OMITTED stntes has been
glad 20 encourage and support Amer
can bankers who we're willing - lend
q helping hand @ the financial ~
hzbIhtatton Of such countries because
this hnanciai rehabilitation auf the
protection ~ their custo.n b0uaes from
being the prey of would - d.rtators
would remove ~ one stroke The men
ace % foreIEr r@f'.rrs and the men
ace 81 revolut .r.rr #iT-rder
wish % cal rs#- rHr-eial aftrntion
% the recent occurrences in Nicaragua.
Tor 7 believe the terrible events rr-
corded there during the revolution o.
the past Hummer-fUe us -Hs loss 81
life. The devastation ~ property. the
bomhardment ~ defense ..s cities. tho
Killing and wouudInR Of women and
/ children the torturinE q noncomhat.
ants % exact contributions and the
suffering ~ thousands 81 human b.
i fnrs-miUht have been averted had the
department o. state. through approval
| ~ the loan convention by the senate.
been permitted % carry ont g. now
well developed policy Of encouraging
I the extending % financial ald "a wen s
/ Central American states with the nr
mary objects 0f avoiding Just such
| revolutions BY assisting those repnb.
/ lies % ehabiiitate their finances. O.
establish their currency on a stable
basis. % remove the custom houses
l from the danger ~ revolutions 81 az
ranging Tor their secure adm.nIsfru
ton, and O. establish reliable banks
wish 60 congratulate the officer
\ and men % the United States navy AMI
marine corps who took part On r. .estHb
I fishing order Ca Nicaragua upon thrIr
splendid conduct aud 20 record win
i sorrow the death o. seven American
marines and biueiackets. Since the BE-
establishment o. peace aud order eIre
lions have been held amid conditions OF
quiet and tranquility Nearly 40 tbr
American marines have now been
I withdrawn.
Our Msxiean Policy.
For two years revolution ana counter
revolution have distuurht the neigh
\ boring republic % Mexico. HrIEaudH-s
has involved a great deal Of depreda
Y tiou uuan foreign interests There nave
l constantly REQUIRED questions ~ e1
IRENE dolieacy. on several occasions
very difncult situations have arisen 81
our frontier Throughout this tryInc
\ period the policy o. the Urited states
has been one Of patient noninterven
ton. steadfsst recognition - cousutut
"A authority IN the neighhorinE "a
I ton and the exertion ~ every EFFORT
Go care FOR American interests. I pro.
foundly hope that the Mexican nation
may soon resume the path % order
prosperity and progress. To that ~
ton 10 lts sore troubles the svmpa
thstic friendship ~ the United states
has been demonstrated % a high de-
eree
There were IN Mexico 20 the hegin
ming OF the revolution some 5000 30
5000 American citizens engaged IN
enterprises contributing greatly % the
\ prosperity o. that republic and nlso
\ 0enehting TIE important trade between
the two countries The investments II
American capital IN MEXICO has been
estimated a. 81 600 10000. The resr.on
| sfbIHty o. sndeavoring 20 safeguard
those interests and she dangers lnsrp
araale from propinquitv b. - turbulent
= situation have beer great. but I an
happy % have been able % adhere a.
, TIE policy shove outlIned-a policy
which 7 hope may soon BE- justified ~
be complete success ~ the Mexican
eople IN regainlng the blessings a
peace and good order.
Asrisuitursi crsdBA
A most important WORK accompHshss
~ the past year By the American din
lomatic ofacsrs On Europe e the inves
! untIou ~ the agricultural credit sre
ten o. the European countries. Bott
az q means % adord relief 20 the con
sumers o. this country through q mors
thorough development q agriculture
resources and as e means % more sun
sieutiy maintaining the agrtruIfura
| population. the project 70 establish
credit facilities Tor the farmers A. 1
concern o. vital importancs 20 this o.
r0n.
No eyfdeuce - prosperity smonr wei
established farmers shouId blind &C. \,
fhs fact nat lack % capital q prevent
inE a development ~ the nations arrl
lcuIturnl REQUIRES and an adequate az
crosse ~ the lsnd Under cultivation
that agricultural profuruon q fast Pan
N ina behind the Increase tn population
uud thnt Ia farf. although thasa We,
Iestsh,tshad farmers are maintained a
Increasing prosperity becsuss % 90
natornl increase ORR population. We ~.
not dsvs 1piag tsH industry ~ azri-1l
furs.
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