Liberia: Description, History, ProblemsStarr, Frederick
History
Liberia: Description, History, Problems
Starr, Frederick
Liberia
3. The Government of the United States be requested to liquidate the
foreign and local indebtedness of the Republic, taking over the control
of its financial and customs administrations for a period of years
sufficient to effect a reorganization and systematization of same under
American experts and allowing to the Republic an annual sum to be
hereinafter agreed upon for the payment of the expenses of the
Government and for internal improvements until the amount advanced by
the United States for the liquidation of the indebtedness of the
Republic be paid.
4. That the United States Government be requested to furnish the
Republic with experts for service in such departments of government as
may be deemed necessary--at the expense of the latter--in order to
facilitate and carry out the necessary reforms.
5. That the Government of the United States be requested to use its good
offices in inducing American capitalists--either in conjunction with
foreign capitalists or alone--to establish a bank in Liberia which shall
receive the revenues of the Republic and make advances to the Government
upon terms to be agreed upon, and also to construct and run railways and
other improvements.
6. That the Government of the United States be requested to enter into
an arbitration treaty with Liberia, and to use its good and kind offices
with the European powers interested in West Africa to enter into similar
engagements with the Republic.
7. That the American Government be requested to use their good offices
to secure the equitable execution of the boundary arrangements entered
into between the Government of Liberia and the Government of Great
Britain and France, especially to assist the Government of Liberia
diplomatically to secure possession of the Kanre Lahun section and other
sections in the north of Liberia, now occupied by Great Britain, which
by the Anglo-Liberian boundary commission were acknowledged to this
Republic, as well as the securing to Liberia the hinterland recognized
as Liberian by the conventions concluded between her and France, but
which has been materially altered to the detriment of Liberia by the
delimitation commission of 1908-9.
8. That the Government of the United States be requested to undertake a
scientific research of the country with the view of ascertaining a more
accurate knowledge of its mineral, vegetable, and other resources, and
to interest American capitalists in the development of the same; and
also to aid the Government of Liberia in the establishment of a school
for scientific medical research with particular reference to the study
of tropical diseases.
9. To aid the Government of Liberia in establishing industrial schools
in one or more of the counties of the Republic with a view of promoting
a knowledge of such trades and industries as will render the Republic
self-reliant.
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