Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-18

cries question is about TO be disposed
of Ey an agreement for arbitration inst
der the, general treaty; a new treaty
has hesn mal.9 tor the making and
enforcement cs joir' o@l'tations for
the preservation of fish sup.
ply in all the balnd ers nclud- !
ing beth the Greet Lakes Ind tie
Atlantic and Pacific waters.
The questions between japan anl
the United States, which caused. 70
much public excitement in tie yaar
1907 Eave been disposed CT to the sat-
isfaction of the people of both coun- !
iris. Tho friendship and sympathy
between the two governments havel
now been signalizcd by the general
treaty Of arbitration concluded be-
tween them, by the invitation and ac-
ceptance of the invitation for the visit
of our fleet at Tokyo, and by the re-
Spouse of the United States to the in
vitation of Japan to participate in the
great exposition which is to be held
at Tokyo in the year 1912, for which
, congress has authorized the eXpendi-
ture of S1,500,000,the greatest sum ever
appropriated for a foreign exposition.
The unfriendly feelings among the
people of China which grew out of the
enforcement of the Chinese exclusion
law and led to the boycott of Ameri-
can goods have disappeared, and
! American trade in China has been re-
stored to it's natural course The Uni
| ted States has seucured the assent of
all the nations having possessions IN
| the Orient to united effort with
| China to put an end to the curse of
opium in the Orient, and an interna-
| tional conference, under the leadership
i of the United States, has been agreed
upon to meet at Shanghai on the list
of January for the purpose of devising
and formulating an international
agreement to prevent it's production
| sale, and USE
| Threatened tariff wars between the
] United States and Germany and be-
| tween the United States and France,
| have been averted by commercial
| agreements between the United
| States and each of those countries,
made under the authority given to the
j president in the third section of the
Dingley tariff act.
Growing Act-Haltina of Armies OF
i Russia and Japan.
But the GROWING act in this drama
was that in which the president him
self took the initiative halted the
armies Of Russia and Japan. bringing
about an honorable, and, it is to be
}! hoped, enduring peace.
Yet nothing has added so much tt
his just fame as his persistent and ir-
revocable refusal to break the un.
written law of the Republic by accept
ing nomination for a third term BY
r this act Of elf-abnegation he places
, his name and fame in the secure keep
, ing of history by the side Of that o
/ the immortal Washington.
II With this splendid record Of the las
2 four years in the management of ou
/ domestic and foreign affairs, backe
) by the history Of nearly half a cen
fury Of Republican policies, the publl
l mind must rest in the conviction tina
r the continued ascendency of the Re
1 publican party will best promote tn
. interests of the people and advance tn
i glory and stability of the republic.
8 The work of this convention wi
$ soon be concluded. The platform will
a voice the dominant thought Of TIL
D people, and the candidates nominate
r must stand upon it firm and cree
They must have the patriotism an
; sagacity of Lincoln, the tenacity {
g a Grant. the wisdom and moderatio
s of a Mckinley, and the courage of
Roosevelt. With such platform an
v such candidates the issue can not b
: in doubt. The Republican party con
/, fidertly submits it's record to the ar
! proving judgment of the America
n poole and, upon its renewed declara
n ton of faith, invokes continuance .
: public favor.