The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-06-17

anu through It's representative at the
Conference at Algeciras. was a 20
tent factor in bringing about a peace
able solution.
The participation of the United
States in the Pan-American Confer
ence at Rio de Janeiro in August.
1906, and the visit of Secretary Root
to that conference and to all the
principal maritime countries of South
America, where he was received with
universal acclaim, put an end to the
suspicion and distrust with which
the growing power of the United
States was regarded by the Latin
American races, and began a new era
of friendship and sympathy between
all the American republics. This
has been augmented by the secre-
tary's visit to Mexico as the guest IF
the Mexican republic in October.
1907, and by the visit of our fleet to
the chief maritime republics of South
America and by the enlarged and
greater development of the work of
the Information Union of American
ReRpublics for the dissemination OF
knowledge and the cultivation of
trade and friendly relations between
the different American countries, for
which all the republics are now unit
ing in the erection of splendid
building in the city of Washington
dedicated to the peace and prosperity
of all the Americas.
The United States and Mexica have
co-operated in bringing about better
conditions, which will put an end to
all discord and restore peace and
prosperity in Central America. At
the instance of the United States and
Mexico a peace conference Of repre-
sentatives OF all the five Central
American countries was held in
Washington in November and De.
cember, 1907, and at this conference,
which was attended by representa-
tives of the United States and Mexi-
co, series of treaties was made of
the greatest practical Importance.
among them being treaty which
provides for permanent attenuation
al court for the trial and decision OF
all questions whatever arising be-
tween Central American countries
This court has just been inaugurated
in Costa RIGA. In this long step
has been taken in the direction of
prosperity and enduring peace in
Central America, and the United
States has won and receives the graft
tude of the good and peaceful citi-
zens of all those countries.
The building of the Panama canal,
the most colossal undertaking of the
century. the successful completion of
which is now assured, makes it more
important to the United States than
ever before that there shall be nc
hostile control of the route between
either our great Atlantic and Pacific
ports and the isthmus. For that rea-
son it is of especial Importance that
the people inhabiting the islands and
shores of the Caribbean shalt main
tain independent, peaceful and pros
porous governments. The policy Of
the United States to aid them in
such governments has
been prosecuted with special success
during the last four years.
The great growth in population
and wealth of our Canadian neighbor
has produced a continually increas
ing accumulation of difficult and IT.
ritating controversies arising ali
along the 5000 miles of boundary be-
tween Canada and the United States.
In 1898 so pressing had these ques
tons become that joint high COM
mission was created for the purpose
Of settling them, but the commission
dissolved without reaching an agree
ment. Negotiations for the settle
ment of these questions have been
renewed, and great progress has been
made toward their complete settle
ment
The surveyors appointed by the
two countries have nearly completed
the marking Of the Alaska boundary
In accordance with the decision OF the
tribunal Of 1903; a new treaty has
been made for the adjustment Of eli
other questions relating to the deter
mination of the boundary from the
Atlantic to the Pacific; the northeast
ern fisheries question is about to lie
disposed of by an agreement for ar
under the general treaty; :
a new treaty has been made for the
making and enforcement of joint reg
ulations for the preservation of the
food fish supnly in all the boundary