Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-04-11
PRESS OF NATION
ENDORSES WILSON'S
POSITION ON LOAN
Approves President S Refusal to
Request Financiers to Aid
Chinese Republic.
KILLS DOLLAR DIPLOMACY
Means Investments Must Be Busi.
ness Propositions Only, Say
Papers Door Is Open.

! Presidents Wilson's decision in the
matter of the siX-poWer loan to China
has met with widespread approval,
says Bryan's Commoner The Chicago
Record-Herald RepD, says that the
terms of the siX-poWer loan are obnoX-
ious TO the people of China and that
settles the question for this country"
The Record-Herald adds: The United
States stands for the open door and
for the physical integrity of China IT
stands for justice in foreign affairs and
for the pursuit of trade and commerce
along all legitimate and honorable
lines. The Wilson administration Is
ready to encourage American enter
prise abroad but it will not request
bankers to participate in loan that
spells coercion, sanction of terms re-
scented by the Chinese and future dis
cord and mischief"
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald
(Dem.) says that President Wilson's
will be substituted reason and right"
The Knoxville (Tenn.) Sentinel
(Dem.) declares that it means that
1.-The United States will not lend their
power to an arrangement, distasteful
to the Chinese people or to any other
country, which obligates them to III
tprfarp fnrpn no in, hn IN,
ternal affairs of such country
The Omaha World-Herald Dem.)
says that there is nothing "abstruse or
cryptic about the policy" and adds:
1T is simply the statement of the rule
that American financiers who make
their investments in foreign nations
must do so as business men and not as
politicians. It means their invest
ments must stand or fall as business
proposition, pure and simple, and that
they cannot depend on the influence of
the United States government to Sc
cure for them lucrative loans or in
vestments, and then depend on the
power and majesty of the United States
government to insure that, whatever
else may betide, they will get their
full pound of flesh"
The Philadelphia North American
(Rep.) declares that the Wilson policy
means the open door fanked by
friendship and mutual advantages"
adding that the American people will
approve the change. The New Work
World (Dem.) says: "The new gov
eminent at Washington is for the
open door but one not forced upon by
the jimmy of guns and landing parties
in support of private interests. 1t Is
for the largest and most intimate trade
relations with China, but as won nat
urally and not compelled. 1t is not to
be a government of, by and for a spe
cial interest at home. 1t will not
therefore be government for the oper-
atoms of special privilege away from
home 1t has marked the end of dollar
diplomacy"
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.)
says that President Wilson's order lin
no wise impairs the rights of this gov
eminent or the rights of any citizen
of this government to the fullest pro-
lection in every and all foreign coun-
tries" but that it keeps our govern
ment "free of eutangling alliances with
syndicates" and is altogether dec
laration of high and unselfish purpose"
The Houston (Texas) Post (Dem.,
declares that the order shows that Pres
ident Wilson mas "a clear understand
ing of the teachings of the fathers
with respect to the limitations imposed
upon sound conduct of the government
in it's engagements with foreign coun-
tries" The Richmond (Va) Times
Dispatch Dem.) declares that 1t Is
the course Washington, Jefferson and
Monroe would have taken and that
President Wilson has displayed wis
dom, in "re-emplazoning the rule over
the White House door,"
The New York Post (Ind.) say the
order is not only wise and proper In
this particular case" but that it rep
resents "the abandonment of pc
culiarly vicious diplomatic policy"
While the New York Evening Sun ex-
presses grave doubt whether the Will