The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10

problems confronting governments which should aid in their solution NICARAGUA"
 "In compliance with the agree ment made in May, 1927, the Mi caraguan government requested supervision by an electoral com mission from the United States of the congressional elections held in 1880. This year member of the commissioners of 1928 and 193O was sent to Nicaragua as an ob- server during the election of mum icipal authorities in order that, on the basis of his observations, It might be possible to arrange the many details of the supervision of the 1882 presidential election in Nicaragua.
 Armed forces of the United States maintained in Nicaragua have been reduced to the minimum deemed necessary to the training | of the Nicaraguan constabulary and the rendering of appropriate support for such instruction. It Is proposed with withdraw complete | ly American armed forces from Mi caragut after their presidential election in 1892.
 Nicaragua suffered terrible disaster in the destruction of Managua, the capital, by earth quake and fire in March last. With their usual generosity the Ameri- can people, through the Red Cross went whole-heartedly to the as- sistance of the stricken country. United States marines and engin- eers of the war department, who were in the country making a sur vey of the proposed canal route, joined in rendering service. The American legation building was destroyed with all its contents, but the minister and his staff continued to carry on their official duties and worked ceaselessly in the face of unusual hardship. The Nicaraguan government has expressed its deep gratitude for the aid rendered.
 HAITI"
 Substantial progress has been made in carrying out the program for the withdrawal of our activities in Haiti recommended by the com mission which, with the support of the congress, made an investigation of Haitian affairs in 1880, and by it's good offices laid the foundation for the present popularly elected government of that republic.
 After protracted negotiations an accord was reached with the Haitian government on August providing for the return to Haitian control of important government services heretofore carried on un- der American supervision byvir- tue of general obligations arising through the provisions of our treaty with Haiti. In accordance with this agreement the Haitian government on October 1 assumed definitely the administration and control of the department of public works, the sanitary service, and the tech nical service of agriculture, which includes the industrial educational system. All American personnel was withdrawn from these services. To minimize the possibility of epi- denies, and in order that the health of the American troops and officials still stationed in Haiti might be adequately protected, the accord provided that an American scientific mission, consisting of three American naval officers and six hospital corps men, should be charged with the control of sani- tation in the cities of Port Au Prince and Sape Haitien.
 "The accord makes appropriate provision for the continuance of adequate financial control and as- sistance onthe part of our govern ment. The liberty of action. both of the government of the United States and the government of Haiti with respect to questions of finan- cial administration, Is. of course, limited. In this connection 1t must be borne in mind that investors have supplied capital desired by Haiti and that securities have been issued to them on the faith and credit of the provisions of that treaty and the American financial control which 1t provided during the life of the bonds.
 BOLIVIA AND PARAGUAY"
 "In 1929 the government of the United States, together with the governments of Cuba, Colombia, Mexico. and Uruguay, formed the commission on inquiry and concili- atoin, Bolivia Paraguay, which had the good fortune of being able to terminate an international incident which for a time threatened to cause war between the countries involved. The five neutral gov ernments then offered tehir good offices to Bolivia and Paraguay, with a view to furthering settle ment of their difficulties. This of- fer was accepted in principle. l am happy to state that representa- tives of. both countries are now meeting in Washington, with the hope of concluding a pact of non aggression between them.
 Arbitration of the boundary dispute between Guatemala and Honduras"
 Tt has been the privilege of this government to lend its good offices on several occasions in the rast to the settlement of boundary disputes between the American re- publics. One of the most recent occasions upon which the disin- terested services of this govern ment were requested was in con