The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-01-26
CLEANS UP NIcARAGUAN SITUATION

In an address before the American Chamber of
Commerce at dinner at Havana, Cuba, Saturday
evening, former Secretary of Stare Charles E.
Hughes, representing the United States at the Pan
American conference being held at Havana, clearly
outlined the position of the United States Mica
ragua
The text of the address came as a complete
surprise, and followed an attack made by the Mex
lean group at the conference. Mr. Hughes said that
the Marines were sent TO Nicaragua only after both
political parties requested intervention The GUS
tom of the United States will be followed by re-
moving the Marines soon as order is restored In
dependence, stability, mutual goodwill and peace
were cited as the four pillars of the United States
policy.
The former Secretary of State reviewed the
past record of the United States in assisting the
Latin countries in restoring order and organizing
stabilized government 1t has been the policy
of this government to acquire additional territory
and all rights of the Latin republics will be reig-
ously respected.
MIR. Hughes cited how necessary It to the
countries themselves and to the United States to
have and maintain stabilized governments. The at
titude of the United States toward Cuba was cited
as Uncle Sans attitude toward the Latin countries,
in the following statement:
"We cherish the thought that Cuba in her
stability, and independence, is the vindication
States" Hughes said. ut is that idealism,
which, at the very beginning, during the strug-
giles of overs1OO years. nurtured our policy in
this hemisphere. 1t is that idealism which has
ever been the guardian of our liberty at home
You will find us keen in trade, jealous for
the advantages of commercial intercourse, but
knows we'll who fails recognize,
despite all shortcomings, the dominance
among of the ideals of independence and
democracy. These brought the aid of
Cuba in 1898 and again summoned us with i'm
perative command to take part in the IL
tanic contest of the World War. You cannot
adequately explain the United States in Stats
tics of population, in commerce. or of wealth.
There is power above all these which gives
final direction to our public opinion and estab-
fishes the standards of our craftsmanship,
cordng to which take measure of execu-
tives and legislators.
If you would find what worship in
Utmost thoughts do not rest content with going
to our marts, but visit our shrilIes We like to
be thought shrewd, but we erect no monuments
veneration for the greatest exemplars of lib
erty and Washington, Jefferson
and Lincoln. They still, and trust
will be, the true spokesman of the American
spirit.
But this idealism is that of practical and in
dustrious people We rejoice with you in the
material gains of progress With vast and in
creasing populations there must cpportuni-
ties well used to give talent its proper play
and workers their full reward, or we should
have the discomfort that leads anarchy,
rather than the cooperative efforts which give
better standards of living and widely dffused
prosperity. The advancement of civilization
is in the of the factory, the plantation,
the markets of commerce, as we'll the halls