Willmar tribune., 1909-12-15

washington, Dec. 1.-The president
to-day transmitted to congress mes
sage substantially as follows:
To the Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentatives:
The relations Of the United States with
all foreign governments have continued
upon the normal basis of amity and good
understanding, and are very generally
satisfactory.
Europe.
Pursuant to the provisions Of the gen.
eral treaty Of arbitration concluded be-
tween the United States and Great Bri-
tain. April 4, 1905, a special agreement
was entered into between the two cOun-
tries on January q, 1909, for the submis-
sion OF questions relating to the fisher
ies on the North Atlantic coast to q tribu-
nal to be formed from members of the
permanent court of arbitration at The
Hague.
the special agreement the printed case
OF each government was, on October
last, submitted to the other and to the
arbitral tribunal at The Hague, and the
counter case OF the United States is now
N course of preparation.
The American rights under the fisher
les article OF the treaty of 1878 have been
States and Great Britain for nearly 70
years. The interests involved are Of
great Importance to the American fishing
industry, and the final settlement Of the
controversy Will remove source of con-
stant irritation and complaint. This is
the first case involving such great in
ternational questions which has been SUBJ
:nltted to the permanent court of arbitra-
ton at The Hague.
The Orpci1pnt tn11c ~ tho condino
OF commission to investigate the
interests of the United States and it's
citizens in Liberia, the commission's q
report now being under examination
oy the department of state.
He also notes the invitation extend.
ed by the Norwegian government to
take part in an International confer
ence next year to devise means to
remedy existing conditions in the
Spitzbergen islands, and of it's accept.
ance under certain reservations Men.
tion is made Of several international
conferences, and then the president
urges that provision be made for
American participation in the world s
fair at Brussels next year. The ques-
tions arising out of the Belgian an
nexation Of the Congo Free State, he
says, are in a more hopeful stage.
Latin America.
The message speaks with enthusi-
asm Of the settlement of the boun-
Diary dispute between Bolivia and
Peru, and of the fourth Pan-American
conference, to be held in Buenos Aires
next July. Mention is made of the
Argentine republics great information.
al agricultural exhibition, which is to
open in May, 1910, and the president
continues:
To-day. more than ever before, Ameri-
can capital is seeking investment in for
eign countries and American products are
more and more generally seeking foreign
markets. AS a consequence, in all coun-
tries there American citizens and
American interests to be protected, on
occasion, by their government. These
movements of men, Of capital and of
commodities bring peoples and govern
ments closer together and so form bonds
of peace and mutual dependency as thew
must also naturally sometimes make
passing points of friction. The resultant
situation inevitably imposes upon this
government vastly increased responsible
ties. This administration, through the
department of state and the foreign SER
vice, is lending all proper support to le-
gitimate and beneficial American enter
priSes in foreign countries, the degree of
such support being measured by the ma
tonal advantages to be expected. A citi.
zen himself cannot by contract or other
wise divest himself of the right, nor can
this government escape the obligation of
his protection in his personal and prop
erty rights when these are unjustly in
fringed in foreign country. To avoid
ceaseless veXations it is proper that in
considering whether American enterprise
should be encouraged or supported in a
particular country the government
should give full weight not only to the
national, as opposed to the individual
benefits to accrue, but also to the fact
whether or not the government of the
country In question is in it's administra-
tion and in it's diplomacy faithful to
the principles Of moderation, equity and
justice upon which alone depend interna-
tional credit, in diplomacy as we'll as in
finance.
The Pan-Amercan policy Of this abvern-
ment has long been fixed in it's principles
and remains unchanged. With the
changed circumstances of the United
States and of the republics to the south
of US, most Of which have great natural
resources. stable government and pro-
gressve ideals, the apprehension which
gave rise to the Monroe doctrine NAV be
said to have nearly disappeared and nei-
ther the doctrine as it exists nor any 9TH
er doctrine Of American policy should be
permitted to operate for the perpetuation
of irresponsible government, the escape
Of just obligations or the insdious allega-
ton Of dominating ambitions on the part
Of the United States.
Beside the fundamental doctrines of our
Pan American policy there have grown
up a realization of political interests,
community of institutions and ideals and
fiOurishing commerce. All these bonds
will be greatly strengthened as time goes
on and increased facilities, such as the
great bank soon to be established in
Latin America, supply the means for
building up the colossal intercOntinental
commerce OF the future.
My meeting with President Diaz and
the greeting exchanged on both American
and Mexican soil served hope, to sig
nalize the close and cordial relations
which so well bind together this republic
and the great republic Immediately to the
south, between which there is so vast a
network Of material interests.
l am happy to say that al out one of