The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-07
No Tariff Revision
For the Present.
.NIcARAGUAN TROUBLE
irresponsible Nations Not b PT0-
tested by Monroe DoGtrlne,
A DEFICIT OF s73,075,6OO.
Legislation Urged Against In
functions Without HotiGe.
A DEFICIT OF s73,075,6OO.

Washington. Dec. Tin his annual
message. read to ronEtess. president
Taft said:
10 ,hr Scnute and the House Of Rep
resentativeS:
The relations or tue United States
with all foreign governments have rcn-
linupl upon t.e ,inr!naT In;Sis OF amlty
aud gpntl undprst,lntlln. and are very
generally satisfactory.
Europe.
The American rights lin the fisheries
OH the north Atlantic coast under the
fisheries lrIicie OF the 9re,ity OF 1878
sInlyp been q cause pf difference be-
tween the Emitted states nnd Great
Britain for nearly seventy re:lrs. Tie
Interests involved are Of great impor.
taiIrp to tiit. American hshIng Industry,
and the final settlement or the contfo-
versy Ihy the permanent court OF ar
bltrdtIon at The lldEuri will remove
u source OF constant irritation aud coti-
plalnt. This Is the first case Involving
such great International questions
which has been submitted TO the per-
manent court OF arbitration at The
Hague.
Negotiations for. an international
conference to consider and reach h1
arrangement prov idIug for the presef.
walton and protection OF the fur seals
in the north Pacific are In progress
with the governments of Great Britain,
Japan and Russia. The attitude OF
the governments interested leads me
to hope for satisfactory settlementof
this question us tue ultimate outcome
of the negotiations.
The Near East.
The quick transition OF the govern
melt of the Ottoman empire from one
of retrograde tendencies to consh-
tutional government with a parlla-
ment aud with progressive modern
policies of reform and public improve
lnent is one of the important phenome-
mn Of our times. Constitutional gov
ernment seems also to have made
further advance In Persia. These
events have turned the eyes of the
world upon the near east. In that
quarter the prestige of the United
states has spread widely through the
peaceful influence Of American schools.
universities and missionaries. There
Is every reason why we should obtain
greater share of the commerce Of the
near east since the conditions are
more favorable now than ever before.
Latin America.
One of the hupplcst events In recent
pan-American diplomacy, was the pa
citc, Independent settlement by the
governments of Bolivia and Peru OF q
boundary difference between them.
which for some weeks threatened to
cause war and even to entrain Inn
bItterments affecting other republics
less directly concerned.
Our Citizens Abroad.
This administration, through the de
nartment OF state and the foreign sery-
ice, is lending all proper support to
legitimate and beneficial American en-
terprises In foreign countries, the de-
gree of such support being measured
by the national advantages to be ex.
pected. A citizen himself cHnnot by
contract or otherwise diyest himself
of the right. nor. can this government
escape the obligation, OF his protec.
tlon in his personal and property
rights when these are unjustly In
frlnged In a foreign country. TO avoid
ceasoless vexations It is proper that in
considering whether American enter
prise should be encouraged or SUPPORT
ed Id a particular country the govern
ment should give full weight not only
to the national as opposed 10 the indi-
vtduai dement's to accrue, but also to
the fact whether or not the govern
ment OF tho country in question u In
its administrat tlon md in its diploMaey
f9ithful to the principles of megesa.
ti6h, eqult and Justice lip6n lRhlclt
cohtItItled on Fsape ssxsnt