| Show BESET BY TWO GREAT POWERS Little Republic of Liberia In Danger of Being Ground to Pieces by Great Britain and France Washington Pressed upon one side by Franco and besot by Great Britain on tho other Liberia Is between two millstones which threaten to grind It off the map unless the nation has the support of some power commensurate In strength with Great Britain and France That Is ono of tho principal conclusions conclu-sions expressed In the report of the I American commission to Liberia transmitted to congress on Friday by I President Taft with a special message mes-sage After reviewing the Internal dangers which threaten Liberia us well aJ those crowding from the outside out-side tho commission has made the following recommendations 1That the United States oxtond its aid to Liberia In the prompt settlement set-tlement of her boundary disputes 2That the United States enable Liberia to refund Its debt by assuming assum-ing a guarantee for the payment of obligations under such an arrangement arrange-ment the control and collection of II henna customs J1hnt the United States lend Its assistance to tho reform of tie Internal Inter-nal finances IThat this nation aid In organizing organiz-ing and drilling a competent constabulary constab-ulary or frontier police 5That tho United States establish and maintain a research station there C That the United States reopen the question of establishing a naval coaling station In Liberia |
