The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-10
TAFT'S MESSAGE IS
SENT TO CONGRESS
Currency Reform, Waterways, Creation of Body
to Deal With Interstate Commerce
and Other Topics Handled.
Government Expenditures and Revenues Most Important Question
Relations with Other Nations, Nicaragua Excepted,
Are Declared To Be Generally Satisfactory.

/ the cases which for so long vexed our
! relations with Venezuela have been set
| tied within the past few months and that.
under the enlightened regime now direct
| ing the government of Venezuela, provi-
| sion has been made for arbitration of the
| remaining case before The Hague trj-
| bunal.
On July 80. 1909, the government of
Panama agreed, after considerable negO-
tiation to indemnify the relatives of the
American officers and sailors who were
brutally treated. one Of them having, in
deed. been killed by the Panama police
this year
The sincere desire Of the government Of
Panama to do away with a situation
where such an accident could occur is
manifest in the recent request in cOmpli-
ance with which this government has
lent the services of an officer Of the army
to be employed by the government Of
Panama as instructor of police.
This government was obliged to inter-
vene automatically to bring about arbi-
tratlOn or settlement Of the claim Of the
Emery Company against Nicaragua,
which 1t had long before been agreed
should be arbitrated. settlement of
this troublesome case was reached by
the signature Of a protocol on September
Is. 1909.
Many years ago diplomatic intervention
became necessary to the DrotectiOn of tho
interests in the American claim Of Alison
q Co. against the government of Chile
The government Of Chile had frequently
admitted OBLIGATION IN tho casa and had
promised this government 70 cattlo u
There had been two ahortive attnmnts 70
do so througb arhitra1 corouieoio,,e
which failed through lack of jurisdiction
Now, happily, as the result of the recent
diplomatic negotiations. the governments
of the United States and Of Chile actu-
ated by the sincere desire 10 free from,
anv strain thoca cor1ioI o,a frio,,1,, 80,
lations upon which both set snch store
have agreed by a protocol to submit the
controversy to detinitive settlement nv
his Britannia majesty. Edward VII
Since the WASHINGTON conventions =,
1907 wara cor,r,,,niI9t1h o', w. '.olia %
ment of the Tnftnd Sta,as nc cors,,it-
ing and advisory r,rt, ~. o,o,o.
has been aImOst contin,,o,IcI,, o,1I,I ,,,1o,,
bv one or anothar and in t,,rn hv oII ~
the five Central Amorican ronrt,tos -
eyart itcoIf fnr ~ ,at,S.l.. pu''isS' ~
n iDn NS,f,, Il,
baep ogains+ +to Io,o IoI'Ip..'iil, mas
Nicaragna whioh 10 eT I. g, ii''Iens VI
,,,,o,.a3 ~ o,.,,. .'s'' "op' oe''i az
The rocnoosos ,r1,ao 49, o,.u ~ '.'oli
flows ~ Ca,,+noi ,1 ~ ..'e Iep' eoe'i''-
dro f.n,,, ~ Ir;.15 -."4' ''pU"l'''' aa
90 e. aIa.i S'"'o' oli ACCOUNT
tione bo,,o haor az .i ; 'ol' .o'l Gu
and have avoidod ca for 90 ,oa,ih,o o,.
senhIance If irterferanca oithnu,rh - =,
very annarart tb,t w., oarsidana.ir 20
geooranhic nrovi,,itv r. .ha CaaaI IT,,
and of tho va,y s,,hstontioI ,ania
terasts IN CantroI ,,,,,,.iaa -i''o s''1 a.
I-rito3 cto+o, ;I ~ Wv
zone of theso ra,lrtlia a a. -. r t,e
hoa,, - anu l'o Nail
need not rehearse here the natent Of
forts or this government to promote
peace ana welfare among these republics,
EFFORTS which are fully appreciated by
the majority OF them. who are loyal to
thelr true interests. 1t would be no less
unnecessary to rehearse here the sad
tale Of unspeakable barbarities and op-
preston alleged to have been committed
Americans war eon We, recently two
President zelaya himself. They we're of.
ficers in the organized forces of a revo-
lutlon which mad continued many weeks
republic and as such a""nrd Ia.. ol the
modern enlightened practice of civilized
with as nrisorars - nnn ~ NC ueait
At the date when this message is print
ca el.is government mas terminated dip
ment for reasons made nn ho' "a so. oa'
municaton to the former Nicaragua
charge daHaires, and is intending to take
oo oun ,ort'e steps as may be found most
American interests and its moral C I1 oS,too ~
tons to Central America and to civiliza-
uoh.
The Far East.
In the far east this government nro-
serves unchanged it's policy If s,nnprt-
ing the principle of eoualitv NJ onnortr-
nifty and scrupulous respect for the integ-
rity of the Chinese emnira to which ~
icy are pledged the Interested nowars of
both east and west.
Mention is made of tho eo,d;n 80
ct,donts 70 Aro,ioo H.,
''''N0"'' ~ Ahio' i'o Wy 'ne Chlnese
governments OF CnlnaS progress
toward the eradication of the opium
evil, and of this governments con.
t,nred oordio, ro,o+io,o 1871, 49,,
N''''U WI o'"i i0'"''ohs VIII tne jap
anese empire
The Den,r+me,+ os CO..
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Favorable action by congress on the
estimates submitted by the denart-
ment Of state is urpod esnooiou,, lauis
,otion fou 49, so, ''"iy '0si''
'"''on w 'ne ueFelopineht ana reor-
gahlzatlon OF the department to make
it efficient in furthering our foreign
trade Jmnrovamant IN Tho oon.,,Io