Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-05

farce AMI if the itihufrcctl0nary n0Dit.
becomes confirmed OH the island il Is
absolutely out OF tho question that the
islnnl slIoulh contlnue& independent,
and tho United Stnfas. which has ms.
snmc'l tile sponsorship before the civ
ilIzcd world for Cubn's carcclNRs M.
ton. would again have Ito. Intervene
snd to sec Tint tile government wRs
managed IN such orderly fashion usNto
secure the safety of life and prppcrty.\l
The Rio Conference. Is t.
Tho second International conferench
OF American republics held In Niezi.'
co In the years lOOl,O2. provided FOL.
the holding OF the third cqntcrap6e
within i've years and committed then
liking OF the time ind place and tile
arrangements for the conference to.the
governing board OF tho bureau Dof.
American republics. composed OF tho
representatives OF MI the A;uerlcnn
nations in Washington. That bonrd
discharged the duty Imposed Niipon
1t with marked fidelity aud palma
tnking cnrc. md upon the courteous
Invitation Of the United States Of Brast.
I'll tho conference WINS hold Mt Rio do
Jhnelro, continuing from the 2Bd OF,
Inly to the 10Th OF August last. Many
subjects Of common interest to ,alI tho
American nations were discussed by
the conference. and the conclusions
reached, embodied In n series OF reso-
lutl0ns and proposed conventions, Will
he laid before you upon the coming Of
the ilnnl report of the American dele
gates. ,,
Panama Trip.
have Just returned from trip to
Panama nnd shall report to you MT
length later IN the whole subject Of tive
Panama cannl. -
The AiEccirns Convention. t,s >.
The Algccirns convention, which waa
signed by the United States as we'll ns
by most OF the powers OF Europe, SUI
perEedes the previous cow ntion OF
$780, which WAS also signed both by
the United Suites md majority of
tho European powers. This trenty
confers upon us equal commercial
rights with NIL European countries md
does not entail n single obligation Of
. my kind upon us. aud / earnestly, hope
1t may be speedily ratified. .tys.rSa ~
sealing. 'Ss
The destruction of tho Pribllof is-'
land fur senls by pelapic aenl!ng still
continues. Tho herd, which, according
10 the srrve v made In 1874 by dtroc.
ton OF the congress, numbered 4,7O0,-i
600. ana which, according to the spt.
vey or both American and Canadian
commissioners In 1901. amounted. to
100000, has now been reduced to
nbont 10000. This result has been
brought about by Canadian and some
other sealing vessels killing the femaie
seals while In the water during their
annual pilgrimage to and from the
south or. In search Of food. NJ i.ts S.; ~.
The process OF distinctions has been
accelerated during recent years blythe
appearances OF number OF JGpn,jeso
vessels engaged In pelaglc seullng NJ,
Suitable representations regarding
the incident have been made to tbe
government OF japan. md we nre 'as.
s'lrci TINT nll practicable measures VIII
be taken by that country to prevent
any recurrence OF the outrage. sGa
We have not relaxed our efforts 10
Scc''rc nh agreement with Grent Brit
ain for adequate protection Of the seai
herd. AMI negotiations with Japan for
The sam" purpose are In progress. 81,
The LAWS for the protection OF tho
seals within The Jurisdiction OF the
tnilcd States need revision and
"''''''. s..nna ..u.. CO, ,.,.,,. IA
Ia my LAST message advised you
that The emperor Of RUSSIA had taken
the initiative in bringing about sec.
ond prlcr conference Mt The Hague,
Under The guidance Of Russia the ar
rnngriciit Of the preliminarisB for
such II Inference has been progressing
'inriag the past year. Progress has
necessarily been slow. owing to the
great number of countries to be con;
suited upon every question tfint has
arisen. IL ~ II matter OF satisfaction
'hn' all Of The American republics have
INV. fpr The first time. been invited to
Join IN the proposed conference.
a Army and Navy. #l;;s
II must ever he kept III mind TINT
war IT, not merely justidnblc. but i'm
pcinilvr upon honorable men, upon an
honorable nation, where peaco can
only be obtained by the sacrifice OF
conscientious conviction or OF national
welfare. ,G ~,
The United States navy Is the surest
sunranlor Of pence which this country
possesses. ! do not ask that we con
tlnuc to increase our navy. ask
merely thnt 1t he maintained at Its
present strength, and this can be done
only IL we replace the obsolete and out.
worn Ships by new and good ones. the
equals of any ntoat in any navy. To
stop building ships for one year means
that for that year the navy. goes back
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