The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-20

! tercourse and promote commerco
between the United States and her
neighbours to the south of us. and
such International understandings
as may be practicable and suitable
to accomplish these ends.
We commend the action Of the
Democratic Administration in hold
ing the Pan American Financial
Conference at Washington, in May,
1915, and organizing the 1nterna-
tional High Commission which rep
resented the United States in the
recent meeting of representatives,
of the Latin American republics at
Buenos Aires, April, 1916, which
have so greatly promoted the
friendly relations between the peo-
pie of the Western Hemisphere.
The Monroe Doctrine is reassert-
ed as principle of Democratic
faith. That doctrine guarantees
the Independent republics Of the
two Americas against aggression
from another continent 1t implies,
as well, the most scrupulous regard
upon our part for the sovereignty
of each of them. The want of a
stable, responsible government in
Mexico, capable of REFRESHING and
Furnishing marauders and bandit
bands, who have not only taken the
lives and seized and destroyed the
property Of American citizens in
that county, but have insolently in
vaded our soil, made war upon and
murdered our people thereon, has
rendered it necessary temporarily
to occupy by our armed forces, a
portion of the territory Of that
friendly State.
Troops Shall Remain.
Until by the restoration of law
and order therein, repetition Of
such incursions is improbable, the
necessity for their remaining will
continue. Intervention, implying as
it does, military subjugation, is re-
voting to the people of the United
States, Notwithstanding the provo
cation to that course has been
great. The stubborn resistance of
the President and his advisers to
every demand and suggestion to
enter upon it is creditable alike to
them and to the people in whose
name he speaks.
4. Immediate provision SHOULD be
made for the development of the
carrying trade of the United States.
Our foreign commerce has in the
past been subject to many unneces-
sary and vexatious obstacles in the
way Of legislation of Democratic
congresses. Until the recent Demo-
cratic tariff legislation, it was
hampered by unreasonable burdens
of taxation. Until the recent bank
ing legislation it had at its dispo-
sal few of the necessary instrument
talities of international credit and
exchange. Until the formulation Of
the pending act to promote the con-
struction of merchant marine, it
lacked even the prospect of ade-
quate carriage by sea.
For the safeguarding and quick
ening of the life of our own people,
we favor the conservation and de-
velopment of the natural resources
Of the country through a policy
which shall be positive rather than
negative--a policy which shall not
withhold such resources from de-
velopment, but which, while permit
ting and encouraging their use,
shall prevent both waste and mo-
nopoly in their exploitation and we
earnestly favor the passage of acts
which will accomplish these objects
and we affirm the declaration of the
platform of 1912 on this subject.
The policy of reclaiming arid lands
should be steadily adhered to.
We favor the vigorous prosecu-
ton of Investigations and plans to
render agriculture more profitable
and country life more healthful,
comfortable and attractive, and we
believe that this should be domi-
nant aim of the nation as well as
of the States. With all its recent