The daily sentinel., 1909-12-07

will give a real impetus to our COM
merce and will prove a practical CO.
rollary to our historic policy in the
far east
The imperial Chinese government,
in pursuance of its decision to devote
funds from the portion of the indem-
nifty remitted by the United States.
to the sending of students to this
| country, has already completed ar
rangements for carrying out this pur-
pose, and considerable body of stu
dents have arrived to take up their
work in our schools and universities.
No one can doubt the happy effect
that the associations formed by these
representative young men will have
when they return to take up their
work in the progressive development
of their country.
THE results OF the opium confer
ence held at Shanghai last spring at
the invitation of the United States
have been laid before the govern
ment. The report shows that China
is making remarkable progress and
| admirable efforts toward the eradi-
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governments concerned have not al
lowed their commercial interests to
interfere with helpful cooperation
In this reform. Collateral investiga-
tions of the opium question in this
country lead me to recommend that
the manufacture, sale and use OF
opium and its derivatives in the
United States should be so far as pos
sible more vigorously controlled by
| Legislation.
I'm one of the Chinese-Japanese
conventions of September of this
year there was a provision which
caused considerable public apprehen-
sion in that upon its face 1t was be-
lieved in some quarters to seek a mo-
nopoly of mining privileges along
the South Manchurian and Antung-
Mukden railroads and thus to exclude
Americans from a wide field of en-
terprise, to take part in which they
were by treaty with China entitled.
After a thorough examination of the
conventions and the several context
ual documents, the secretary of state
reached the conclusion that no such
monopoly was intended or accom-
plished. However, in view of the
widespread discussion of this ques-
tion, to confirm the view it had
reached, this government made in
quiry of the imperial Chinese and
Japanese governments and received
from each official assurance that the
provision had no purpose inconsistent
with the policy of equality of oppor-
tunity to which the signatories. in
| common with the United States, are
pledged.
Our traditional relations with the
Japanese empire continue cordial as
usual. AS the representative of ia
| pan, His Imperial Highness Prince
, Kuni visited the Hudson-Fulton cell
| ebration. The recent visit of a dele
cation of prominent business men as
guests of the chambers of commerce
of the Pacific slope. whose representa-
tives had been so agreeably received
| in Japan, will doubtless contribute
to the growing trade across the Pa
cific, as well as to that mutual under
| standing which leads to mutual ap-
probation. The arrangement of 1908
| for cooperative control of the COM
| ing of laborers to the United States
has proved to work satisfactorily.
The matter of n revision of the ex-
isting treaty between the United
States and Japan, which is termina-
BILE in 1912, is already receiving the
study Of both countries.
THE department of state is con-
sidering the revision in whole or in
part of the existing treaty with Siam.
which was concluded in 1856 and is
now. in respect to many of its pro-
visions, out of date.
The department of State.
Il earnestly recommend to the ia
yorable action of the congress the es-
Inmates submitted by the department
of state and most especially the leg
! islation suggested in the secretary Of
states letter of this date, whereby It
will be possible to develop and make
permanent the reorganization of the
| department upon modern lines in a
| manner to make it thoroughly eff
| iicient instrument in the furtherance
of our foreign trade and of American
interests abroad. The plan to have
divisions of Latin-American and far
eastern affairs, and to institute q
certain specialization in business
with Europe and the near east, will
/ at once commend itself These po-
| litico-geographical divisions and the
detail from the diplomatic or consul
lar service to the department of a
number of men. who bring to the
study of complicated problems in DIFF
ferent parts of the world practical
knowledge recently gained on the
spot, clearly is the greatest advant-
cge to the secretary of state in fore
seeing conditions likely to arise and
in conducting the great variety of
correspondence and negotiation. 1t