The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-03


towards the creation of a permanent
| judicial tribunal for the determine
/ ton of international causes. mere
| was very full discussion OF the pro,
agreement was finally reached in IA
| vor of it's creation. The conference
/ recommended to the signatory powers
the adoption of draft. upon Whicn II
agreed for the organization of the
court, leaving to be determined only
the method by which the judges
should be selected This remaining
which time and good temper will
| solve.
A further agreement of the first i'm.
| portance was that for the creation or
an International prize court The
constitution, organization and proceed
/ ure of such tribunal were PROVIDED
for in detail Anyone who recalls the
| suffered as q neutral power during
| the early part of the last century can
not fail to see in this provision Tor an
| international prize court the great al
| vance which the world is making to-
| wards the substitution of the rule OF
reason and justice in place OF simple
force Not only will the international
! prize court be the means Of protecting
| the interests of peutrals, but 1t is IN
! itself step towards the creation OF
1.-THE more general court for the near
| ing of international controversies TO
| which reference has just been made
| The organization and action OF sucn
| a prize court can not fall to accustom
/ the different countries to the subm1s-
| sion of international questions to the
1 decision of an International tribunal.
and we may confidently expect the re-
suits of such submission to bring
about a general agreement upon the
| enlargement of the practice.
| Numerous provisions were adopted
for reducing the evil effects Of war ana
for defining the rights and duties OF
| neutra1s.
/ The conference also provided for
| the holding of a third conference
| within a period similar to that which
elapsed between the first and second
conferences.
/ The delegates of the United States
/ Worthily represented the spirit OF Ine
/ American people and maintained with
fidelity and ability the policy OF our
government upon all the great Ques-
tons discussed il the conference infer tos.+ner
with authenticated copies of the conyen,,
lions signed: when received. will be laid
When we remember how difficult it is
for one of our own legislative bodies, com
sgpeaiing the - same language, living under
the same laws, and having the same Gus
secure ems to reaf t upon amy dfcuit and
important subject which is proposed for
legislation it becomes plain that the d rep
tries, speaking many different languages
accustomed to different methods of pro
discussed so many different subjects and
reached agreements upon so many, are
entitled to grateful appreciation for the
wisdom, patience and moderation with
which they have discharged their duty.
and nd the agreements and the efforts to
| agree, among representatives OF all the
a ea reeoS OF Of the supreme obligation
promote I nod fah future to ee n
ternational relations.
Island of Cuba.
| A year ago in consequence of a reyolu-
| tionary movement in Cuba which threat
island, the United States interviewed, send
ing down army and establishing pro-
s sts5nna Absolute quiet and prosperity have
returned 20 the island because of this &C
ton. We are now taking steps to provtide
| ton is within the coming year to be able
to turn the island over again, to a gov
Cuba is at our doors: 1t is not possible
that this nation should permit Cuba again
rescued it. All that ask of the Cuban
: people Is that they be prosperous, that
tent, order and progress to their island.
the Queen of the Antilles: and our only
interference has been and will be to help
| them achieve these results.
{ An invitation has been extended by ia
pan to the ana i people at n 1ae
, tional exposition to be held at Tokyo from
April / to October 81, 1912, and in which
the principal countries of the world are to
{ be invited to take part. This is an occa-
sion of special interest to all the nations
It is the first instance in which such a
great national exposition has been held
by great power dwelling on the Paciflc
and all the nations of Europe and Amerf-
ca will. I trust, join in helping to success
this first great exposition ever held by
, relations of Japan and the United States
! as the possessors of such large portions
l of the coasts of the Pacific, the intimate
trade relations already existing between
the two countries, the warm friendship
, which has been maintained between them
without break since the opening OF ia
pan to intercourse with the western ma
! ! TONS and her increasing wealth and pro-
I duction, which we regard with hearty GOOD
m aS p Senef tG ali Unite
, in making it eminently desirable that this
, invitation should be accepted. I heartily
, recommend such legislation as will pro-
vide in generous fashion for the represen-
tation of this government and its people
in the proposed exposition. Action should
in such cases. The Invitation to. the
the attention of the congress by President
Cleveland in December, 1895, and so many
; are the delays necessary to such proceed
, half which then interviewed before the ex-
: position proved none too long for the
proper preparation of the exhibits
, German Tariff Agreement.
The adoption of a new tariff by Ger
reciprocal tariff concessions between that
country and most of the other countries
government to give the notice necessary
5 to terminate the reciprocal commercial
: ! July 10 1900 The notice was to take effect
, on the 1st of March, 1906 and in default OF
, some other arrangements this would have
: to Germany subject to the general Ger
man tariff duties, from Is to 50 per cent
> goods