Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-11
MESSAGE
READ TO
CONGRESS
Mo Tariff Revision
For the Present.
kICARACUAh TROUBLE.
irresponsible Nations Not Pro-
ssCted by Monroe Doctrine.
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"A DEFICIT OF S73,O75,6O0.
aegislatiOn Urged Against In
functions Without Notice.
NICARACUAh TROUBLE.
A DEFICIT OF s73,O75,6OO.
ae8islatlOn Urged Against In
functions Without Notice.

Washington, Dec Tin his annual
message read to congress, President
TAFT said.
10 the Senate and the House of Rep
resentatives:
The relations of the United States
'svifh ali foreign governments have con-
eEaaed upon the normal basis OF amity
aud good understanding and are very
generally satisfactory.
Europe.
The American rights fin the fisheries
on the north Atlantic coastl under the
fisheries article of the treaty of 1918
have been Il cause of difference be-
tween the Quilted States and Great
Britain for nearly seventy years. The
Interests involved are of great lmpor-
fance to the American fishing industry,
md the final settlement of the contro-
gersy Thy the permanent court of ar
nitration at The HagueI will remove
n source of constant irritation and com
/. paint 9nls Is the FIRST case involving
ssuch great international questions
which has been submitted to the per-
'Gnanent court of arbitration at The
Hague.
Negotiations for an international
conference to consider and reach an
arrangement providing for the preser-
vssion and protection of the fur seals
80 the north Pacific are in progress
with the governments of Great Britain,
Iapan and Russia. The attitude of
sae governments interested leads me
! 10 hope for a satisfactory settlement OF
= This question as the ultimate outcome
eGC the negotiations.
The Near East.
Tile quick transition of the govern
FxDent of the Ottoman empire from one
OF ret'ograde tendencies to a consti-
d4tsouai government with a parlia-
snacnt and with progressive modern
spoiicies of reform and public improve
cssent is one of the important phenome-
arz of our times. Constitutional gov
~erUment seems also to have made
tfu-ther advance in Persia. These
.GpeeatS hive turned the eyes of the
axasSd 1rpou the near east. In that
.affnrter the prestige of the United
.GstM3ss mas spread widely through the
gleGUef2l influence of American schools,
universities and missionaries. There
Is s9gSecy reason why we should obtain
e g Erea1er share of the commerce of the
: 1ne1v est since the conditions are
~arnore favorable now than ever before,
Latin America.
'tgNs &mericah diplomacy was the pa
-ci6c. independent settlement by the
governments of Bolivia and Peru OF
sglGs.nharY difference between them,
which for some weeks threatened to
cause war and even to entrain i'm
saJTt4srments affecting other republics
s3ess directly concerned.
Our Citizens Abroad
This administration, through the de
.Ssasrtment of state aud the foreign serv-
Ia, is lending all proper support to
Aag innate and beneficial American en-
GSSTgyises in foreign countries, the de
sgree % Such support being measured
= ~ .he 2stional advantages to be ex-
PSsts1 4 citizen himself cannot by
contract or otherwise diyest himself
IF one r1sht, nor can this government
'es7ape the obligation, of his protec-
sSS0n in his personal and property
sTiGfiss when these are unjustly in
firing III in a foreign country. To avoid
seeesalesS vexations 1t IS proper that in
co0sl1ering whether American enter
Bg4ss e bOuld be encouraged or support
ed m a particular country the govern
smeETt should give full weight not only
TO tire national as opposed to the indi
-Ei6Hai benefits 20 accrue, but also 10
s. fbe Sact whether or not the govern
san@at sod The country in question is IN
SIS administration and in It's diplomacy
Ra1tnfUl 10 the principles OF modera-
sti@n, .saaity and justice upon which
.ssloqre depends international credit IN
diplomacy as well as IN finance
The Monroe Doctrine.
The pan-American policy OF this
government has long been fixed In it's
E@rSncipies and remains unchanged.
with the changed circumstances OF the
e'UHifed States and Of the republics TO
atSa south Of us, most Of which have
gsze1t aatbcst resources stable govern
ss2spt and progressive deals. the AZ