Word: nicaragua
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...States to prevent acquisition of territory in South America by European powers.- (1) Such acquisition would constitute a danger in time of war.- (a) Establishment of coaling stations and occupation of positions of strategic importance would be a menace.- (2) "Entangling alliances" would necessarily result.- (3) Interest in the Nicaragua Canal should be maintained.- (4) Principal rather than the amount of acquisition is dangerous...
...present Administration has departed from this policy, as shown-(a) by our policy in regard to the Nicaragua canal: Forum, XVI. 690; Public Opinion, XVI. 520.-(b) By our action in the Armenian affair.-(c) By our attitude in the Venezuelan crisis: No. Amer. Rev. Vol. 161, pp. 628 et seq.-(d) By our action in regard to Hawaii: Snow, American Diplomacy, 361; Hoar, in Cong. Record...
...policy to protect the interests of the United States in her relations with foreign countries.-(a) He protected the American fishermen in the Canadian fisheries controversy: Message to Congress, Speeches and Writings of Grover Cleveland, 501.-(b) He advocated the United States having a controlling interest in the Nicaragua Canal: Cleveland's Message in Public Opinion, XVI, 238.-(c) Since he disclaimed the annexation of Hawaii.-(1) He saved to the United States $5,000,000 a year bounty: Journal of Political Economy...
...coast.- (2) For the strategic value of Cuba to the U. S.- (x) A valuable outpost of defence.- (1) It has many excellent harbors.- (2) Our coast opposit has very few.- (x) Cuba commands many important lines of trade.- (1) Gulf of Mexico.- (2) Entire commerce passing through the Nicaragua canal.- (3) Commerce of the Mississippi valley...
...necessary for purposes of defense. - (a) Extensive seaboard 16,000 miles and Alaska. - (b) Increasing commerce: U. S. Report on Commerce, 1894. - (c) Inadequate coast defenses: Gualtrough. - (d) International complications can not be avoided. - (1) Chile. - (2) Samoa. - (3) Hawaii. - (4) Nicaragua. - (5) Great Britain as to Behring Sea. - (6) Spain as to Cuba. - (e) Monroe Doctrine should be enforced...