Evening star., 1928-06-12

peace. and should operate as agencies
for better understanding between ma
tions. This expanding influence OF
America in world markets demands a
clear-cut policy toward all nations,
both great and small.
Our foreign policy rests upon two
fa.dous announcements, that of Wash
ington In 1874, urging the country to
femain neutral In Europe's disputes. and
that of Monroe in 1923. urging Europe
not to interfere In America.
This country under Republican lead
ership recently announced the follow
ing principles as fundamental in our
conception Of and our relation TO other
countries:
81. Every nation Is entitled TO exist
ence and the right Of self-defense.
20. Every nation Is entitled to inde-
pendence as an individual nation.
"3. Every nation is in law equal to
every other nation.
a. Every nation has the right TO the
control of its own territory
IS. Every nation can demand that its
rights under international law be re-
spected by every other nation.
Our history under Republican ad-
ministration shows new standard Of
cosmopolitan philanthropy never before
aspired to by any nation OF history. In
Cuba we intervened partly on behalf Of
our peace OF mind and partly from hu-
, manitarian motives. We set up a gov
ernment based upon popular will and
supervised 1t until the Cuban people
were able and ready TO handle it alone
AS result people who had struggled
Tor 400 years In state OF continuous
rebellion or revolution is today one of
the most progressive, self-governing ma
tionS OF the world, and signal object
lesson OF the value OF stable government
TO all peoples desiring self-government.
I'm Santo Domingo, after 40 years Of
perennial insurrections we answered the
call OF duty, reorganiZed the financial
structure and supervised It's operations.
We established her organization of safe
W ana security, and in pursuance Of
treaty agreement continued to supervise
them until stability Of government was
established, when We withdrew. The
result is a well ordered administration
OF local f-government. and wonderful
progress Of people which had formerly
lived in constant turmoil.
Seek Law and Order.
I'm Haiti. We are pursuing the same
course in the interest Of the welfare Of
these people, and in pursuance of a
treaty. When law and order become
well established and assurance of a pro-
greSsiVe government Is promised. as in
the case OF Cuba and Santo Domingo,
we will withdraw.
mo chapter in the history Of nation
building has ever been written that will
show more unSelfish service and great
er humanitarian regard than that re-
| latlng to what We have done for people
Ike the Filipino and the peoples Of the
West India Islands.
"On the American continent where we
have exerted considerable influence If
not authority, our main concern is and
has been the welfare Of the people Of
all the nations, big and little, with no
selfish purpose beyond our interest in
national peace This welfare depends
upon the maintenance OF peaceful rela-
tons between the countries and that
| stability in government which can and
| must avoid the habits of revolution so
common in the countries of Central
America. This Is the basis of what we
term our American policy toward all
| America.
THE Republican party has consist
entity stood for the principle of the Mon
roe doctrine. as sound policy for the
| Western Continent. 1t has confidence
| in the American principle OF democratic
government OF the people, and has not
hesitated to lend moral assistance and
to extend her good Offices to the coun-
tries struggling for that principle. To
this end 1t has looked upon the Monroe
doctrine as sound in freeing these coun-
tries. our neighbors. from complications
with foreign nations which might seize
upon pretexts OF protection of their ma
tionals to violate the doctrine. It's vio-
lation Is to be averted II possible Its
abandonment Is unthinkable. Its main-
tenance on the other hand involves OBJ
legations to protect life and property,
hence our concern In orderly govern
ment, free from insurrection, rebellion
and revolution. To this end We gladly
extend our good Offices whenever we can
render such service.
After years of unfortunate confusion
in Mexico. which at times seriously
strained our friendly relations over what
appeared to be attempted confiscation,
the situation has yielded to diplomacy,
the rights OF American citizens in that
republic have been recognized and the
way again opened for the two nations to
cooperate in commercial growth and
international good will. While our
interest in the Caribbean countries Is
primarily national, II takes on an inter-
national aspect. The canals already
constructed and to be constructed con-
meeting the two oceans are and must
ever be of American interest and con-
troll. both from commercial and ma
ttonal defense point of view. The
growth and development of the re-
sources OF these countries depend upon
orderly government. hence our co-opera-
I'll to insure stability in their govern
mental institutions.
Obligations Against Banditry.
"The Republican party has led In eff
forts through conferences to insure by
treaty obligations against instructions
and banditry. The conference of 1907
was far reaching In that direction, and
was reinforced by another. held in
Washington in 1923. In which treaties
were signed by all the Central American
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