Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-03-09
D A R ESSAY
Confirmed from Page 81


ico, Latin-Ameriean nation, and
all other nations, not to interfere in
the affairs of Latin-American eoun-
tries. while President Monroe sev-
ed his warming To- European ma
tiouS only. To carry out his word
the Government ordered one
thousand more marines to the
country near the first of Jan
Wry, 1925 To reinforce the one
thousand fourteen hundred mar
ines already there, That action had
been taken after seven marines
hpd been killed in fights with
bands Of rebels under General
Sndiuo II is the plan Of the mar
ines either to capture these rebels,
III go drive them Out of the eom-
ny
Charles Lmdbergh our wonder
mi yuJtssffess American aviator, who
flew over the ATLANTIC from New
York TO Paris i'm thirty-three
hems. made 81 flight to Mexico in
December, 1927 He flew there as
IA niger of goodwill. SiguS Of
hetter feeling between the United
States and Mexico. as result Of
his flight are already evident
President GALES has changed the
il and land laws so that they will
De satisfactory to Americans who
own property in Mexico. Also,
President Coolidge has announced
the Omitted States will permit
Mexico 10 buy airplanes in the
United States. 1t has not been able
TO do 50 before because of the arms
embargo maintained by the Unit
I'd States against Mexico. This en-
barge prohibits the shipment of
arms, munitions and ether instru-
meats Of war from tie United Stat
rs TO Mexico.
From there. our favorite.
Indy left for Guatemala City.
the capital of Guatemala. and from
There 10 visit the capitals Of the
Centrals Of the Central American
Republics. He flew to Central Am
erica, as lie flew to Mexico. a
messenger of good will, and is now
called the United States Good.
VIII Ambassador"
III january, 1928, President
Coolidge went to Havana to at
tend the Pan-American Congress.
Phis international organization is
made up of the twenty-one repub-
lies in North South and Central
America This Union was formed
TO develope commercial relations.
to promote friendly intercourse
and good understanding. and 10
help keep the peace among the
American republics. President
Coolidge did not 90 ON pleas
urC trip. lie went because he ex-
peetel ii to be the most import
mi Pau-Ameriean Congress that
had ever been held The United
States is only one Of the twenty
one republics that is am English
speakiug country The prevailing
language is Spanish. Much was
said about the Monroe Doctrine at
tbe Congress, that Doctrine which
was clear warming TO Europcan
nations not to interfere in the af-
fair III Che mutton Of the Western
Hemisphere The speech of our
President Coolidge was awaited
with keenest interest, and proved
70 be all that was expected. The
keynote of his wonderful speech
wos that the goal of American Re
public. be understanding and
friendship That by working to-
gether in harmony they can pre-
serve the freedom bcquelthed to-
them by Christopher Columbus
He said that rhs Congress had
met for tbe purpose Of maintaining
and extending the important prin-
ciplcs Of mediation, arbitration
and other peaceful methods OF adj
iBsimeut of their international DIFF
lcrUlees II We are TO experience %