The United States Government is embarrassed in its efforts to foster American enterprise and the growth of our commerce through the cultivation of friendly relations with Santo Domingo, by the irritating effects on those relations, and the consequent injurious influence upon that commerce, of frequent interventions.
Roosevelt highlights the challenges faced by the U.S. in fostering commerce with Santo Domingo due to frequent interventions.
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