The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-23

ests, and has secured the friendship
of the people of these states for the
United States by refusing to make a
more material interest an excuse for
the assertion of our superior power
against the dignity of their sovereign
independence. 1t has regarded the
lives of its citizens and the claims of
humanity as of greater moment than
material rights, and peace as the
best basis for the just settlement of
commercial claims. 1t has made the
honor and ideals of the United States
its standard alike in negotiation and
action.
PAN-AMERICAN CONCORD
We recognize now, as we have al
ways recognized, a definite and COM
mon interest between the United
States with the other peoples and re-
public of the Western Hemisphere in
all matters of national independence
and free political development. We
favor the establishment and mainte-
nance of the closest relations of
amity and mutual helpfulness between
the United States and other repub-
lies of the American continent for the
support of peace and promotion of a
common prosperity. To that end we
favor all measures which may be nee
essary to facilitate intimate inter-
course and promote commerce be-
tween the United States and her
neighbors to the south of us, and such
international understandings as may
! be practicable and suitable to accom-
plish these ends.
| We commend the action of the DEM
ocratic administration in holding the
Pan-American financial conference at
Washington in May, 1915, and organic
I ing the International High Commits
sion which represented the United
States in the recent meeting of rep
resentatives of the Latin-American
republics of Buenot Aires, April, 1916,
which have so greatly promoted the
friendly relations between the people
of the Western hemisphere.
MEXICO
The Monroe doctrine is reasserted
as a principle of Democratic faith.
That doctrine guarantees the indie
pendent republics of the two Ameri-
cas- against aggression from another
continent. 1t implies as we'll the most
scrupulous regard upon our part for
the sovereignty of each Of them. The
want of a stable, responsible Govern
ment 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
country, but have insolently invaded
our soil, made war upon and murdered
our people thereon, has rendered il
necessary temporarily to occupy by
our armed forces portion of the ter
ritory of that friendly State. Until
by the restoration of law and order
therein, repetition of such incur
sions is improbable the necessity fol-
their remaining will continue. Inter
vention, implying as it does military
subiugation, is revolving to the people
of the United States, notwithstand
ing the provocation to that course ha'
been great and should be resorted to
: if at all, only as a last resort. The
l stubborn resistance of the president
T and his advisers to every demand ant
suggestion to enter upon it is credit
! able alike to them and to the people
5 in whose name he speaks.
MERCHANT MARINE
Immediate provision should be made
for the development of the carrying
y trade of the United States. Our for
; eign commerce has in the past beef
| subject to many unnecessary and vex
e atious obstacles, in the way of legis
lation of Republican Congresses. I'm
5 til the recent Democratic tariff legis
! lation, it was hampered by unreason
5 able burdens of taxation. Until tn
? recent banking legislation, it had a
it's disposal few of the necessary in
: strumentalities of international credi
: and exchange. Until the formula
: ton of the pending act to promote tn
e construction of a merchant marine
c it lacked even the prospect of adequat
a carriage by sea. We heartily indoors
!, ! the purposes and policy Of the penc
{ ing shipping bill, and favor all sue
e additional measures Of constructive G
remedial legislation as may be neceS
sary to restore our flag to the sea
IS and to provide further facilities fc
l. our foreign commerce, particular
Ie such laws as may be made to remoN
lie unfair conditions of competition
J. the dealings of American merchant
$ and the producers with competitor
re in foreign markets.
"a CONSERVATION
V. For the safeguarding and quicker
70 ing of the life of our own people v
n favor the conservation and develol
er ment of the natural resources of Il
Te country through policy which shs
ID be positive rather than negative
to policy which shall not withhold SUI
to resources from development but whic
ut while permitting and encouragil
Id their use, shall prevent both was
st and monopoly in their exploitatio
&c and we earnestly favor the passage
nv acts which will accomplish these o
he iects, and we reaffirm the declarati
e; of the platform of 1912 on this su
Id ject.
a. The policy of retaining our ar
" lands should be steadily adhered t.
n RURAL CREDITS
a. We favor the vigorous prosecute
nd of Investigations and plans to rend
ee agriculture more profitable, the cou
&c try life more healthful, comfortal
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