The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-06-22

stancea OF the last two years nave re-
.saifu necessities OF International ac-
.fon. winch nc former generation can
nave 1osseen. We hold that it Is the
duty ~ the United States to use it's
power, not only to make itself safe at
home. but also TO make secure its lust
interests throughout the world and both
Ior TINS end n in the interest Of hu-
iianlty to assist the verdi in securing
settled peace and justice.
For League CT Nations.
VIC believe that every people mas the
riSnt TO choose the severeigntr under
Wiiich IL snail live; that the small states
OF the world have D right 70 enjoy from
'a..et iiatlohs the same respect for their
sovereignty ard Cor their territorial in
tsg.ity that great inc powerful nations
expect and insist upon: and mat the
Metlo mas o right 20 be free from every
~tnrhaEc Of its peace that has it's
orlSiE an aggression or disregard of
me rights of peoples aud nations: and
we believe that the time has come when
II Is the duty OF the United States TO
jolh with the other nations of the world
IN n feasible association .hat ,Slli eff
iecIlVely serve these principles, to
maintain invioiate ard %co,npla.c Sc
curltS Of the high way OF the seas for
the common and un:aindered Use of all
nations.
Basis For World League.
TN present administration has con-
slstent.y sought to act upon a1ld real
lze in its conduct OF the foreign affairs
or the nation the principles that should
De Inc object of tho association of the
nations formed to secure the peace of
the world and then the maintenance of
hatlona! and individual rights. 1t Was
LolloWed the highest American tradi-
tlon; II mas preferred respect for the
fundamental rights OF smaller states
ever to property interests, and has Sc
Gt'feu the friendship of the people Of
lheSe states for the United States by
refusing to make q more material in
lefest an excuse for the assertion of
our superior power against the dignity
OF their sovereign Independence. 1t has
regarded the lives of it's citizens and
the claims of humanity as OF greater
moment than material rights and peace
as the best basis for the Just settle
nlent OF commercial claims. 1t has
made the honor and ideals of the
united States its standard alike il ne
EQUATION and action.
Pan A~mericanisr.
we recognize now as we have al
ways recognized, a definite and common
interest between the United States with
tne other peoples II republicans of
the western hemisphere in all matters
- iiilNpciteIiIG dllC Tree Qe-
E~eloprneIlt. We favor the establishment
ana maintenance of the closest rela-
IONS OF amlty and mutual helpfulness
between the United States and the
otleF republics of the American con-
tlnents for the support OF peace and
the promotlon of a common prosperity.
To thai end we favor all measures
which may be necessary to facilitate
intimate Intercourse ana promote COM
merce between the United States and
her neiGt1bors to the south Of us, and
such international UNDERSTANDINGS as
may be practicable and suitable to ac-
Complish these ends.
We commend h action OF the demo-
cratic administration in holding the
Pan-American financial conference at
Washington in May, 1915, and organic
ing the international high commission
which represented the United States in
the recent meeting of representatives
of the Latin-American republics Mt
Buenos Aires, April, 1916. Which hay.
greatly promoted the friendly relations
between the people of the western
hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine.
The Monroe doctrine is reasserted SIS
the principle of democratic faith. Thnt
doctrine guarantees the Independent
republics of the two Americas against
aggression from another continent. II
implies as well, the most ~Scrupulcus
regard upon our part for the sovereign
W Of each Of them.
Mexican Policy.
The want Of a stable, responsible
government in Mexico capable of re-
pressing and furnishing marauders nnt
bandit bands, who have not only taNer
the lives and seized and destroyed the
property of American citizens in thai
country, but have insolently invaded
our soil. made war upon and r1urdere(
our people thereon, has rendered il
necessary temporarily to occupy by oul
armed forces a portion of the territory
of that friendly state. Until, by the re.
storaJion Of law and order, therein. Z
repetition Of such incursions is improb.
able. the necessity of their remaining
will continue,
Intervention, implying as it does
military s~ubjugation, is revolving to TIL,
people of the United States, notIvith.
standing the provocation to that course
has been great and should be resOrteC
to, If at all, as q last resort. Thu
stubborn resistance of the presiden'
and his advisers to every demand anc
suggestion to enter upon it, is cred,
liable alike to them and TO the people
in whose name he speaks"
Merchant Marine.
Immediate provision Should be mad,
for the development of the carrying
trade Of The United States. Ouy for
elgn commerce has in the past bear
subject to many unnecessary and vex
atirus obstacles in the way cf leGiSla.
ton of republican congresses. Unit
recent democratic tariff legislation, i
was hampered by unreasonable bur.
dens OF taxation. Until the recen'
banking legislation it had at it's dis.
posal few Observation-Disclosures OF inteTna-
tional credit III exchange. Until thj
formulation Of the pending act to pro
mote the construction of 6 merchan.
marine, it lacked even the prospect =:
adequate carriage by sea. We hearth!
lndorse the purposes and policy of ths
pending shipping bill and favor Al
such additional measures of construc-
tive OF remedial legislation as MAJ be
necessary to restore our flag to tn,
seas and to provide further facilitie.
for our foreign commerce, p~articular;.
such laws as may be made to remove
unfair conditions of competition in tls
dealings of American merchants ant
producers with competitors in foreign
markets.
Conservation.
For the safeguarding and q%uickenins