The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-07
entitled to be dealt With a. prisoner.

entitled to be dealt with N prisoners
Of war
At the date when this message b
printed this government has termi-
mated diplomatic relations with the
Zelaya government for reasons made
public In a communication to the for
mer Nicaraguan charge d'a6aires and
Is intending to take such future steps
as may be found most consistent with
it's dignity. its duty to American in
terests and its moral obligations to
Central America and to civilization. 1t
may later be necessary for me to bring
this subject to the attention Of the
congress In a special message.
Bureau Of American Republics.
The International bureau Of Amer.
lean republics has carried ON an impor.
tant and increasing work during the
last year. In the exercise of its pecul-
lar functions as an international agep-
cy, maintained by all the American
republics for the development OF pan.
American commerce and friendship. II
has accomplished a great practical
good which could be done In the same
| way by no individual department or bu-
reau Of one government and 10 there
fore deserving Of your liberal support.
The fact that 1t Is about to enter q new
building. erected through the Munlfi-
cence Of an American philanthropist
! and the contributions Of all the Amer
| ican nations. where both its efficiency
| Of administration and expense OF main-
! As l~cA rvnt. n
| mented. further entities it to special
| consideration.
In the far east this government pre-
serves unchanged its policy Of support
ing the principle Of equality of oppor-
tunity and scrupulous respect for the
| integrity Of the Chinese empire, to
which policy are pledged the interested
powers Of both east and west.
BY the treaty Of 1908 China has un-
dertaken the abolition Of iikin with a
/ moderate and proportionate raising Of
the customs tariff along with currency
reform. These reforms being of mani
fest advantage to foreign commerce as
we'll as to the interests Of China. this
| government is endeavoring to facili-
tate these measures and the needful
acquiescence Of the treaty powers.
When 1t appeared that Chinese likin
revenues were to be hypothecated to
foreign bankers in connection with q
great railway project 1t was obvious
that the governments whose nationals
held this loan would have q certain
direct interect in the question Of the
carrying out by China Of the reforms
In question. Because this railroad
loan represented a practical and real
application Of the open door policy
through cooperation with China by
IL terested powers, as well as because
of its relations to the reforms referred
to above. the administration deemed
American participation to be OF great
national interest. Happily. when II
was as a matter Of broad policy ur.
gent that this opportunity should not
be lost. the Indispensable instrumental.
ity presented itself when q group OF
American bankers Of international
reputation and great resources agreed
at once to share In the loan upon pre-.
cisely such terms as this government
should approve. The chief Of those
terms was that Amerie an railway ma
terial should be upon an exact equality
with that of the other nationals Join
ing in the loan in the placing Of or
ders for this whole railroad system
After months Of negotiation the equa
participation Of Americans seems Al
last assured. 1t Is gratifying tina,
Americans will thus |ake their share
In this extension of these great high
ways OF trade and to believe that suct
activities will give a real impetus tC
our commerc. and will prove q prac
tical corollary to our historic policy IL
the far east.
The imperial Chinese government IL
pursuance Of its decision to devote
funds from the portion Of the indem
; nifty remitted by the United States Il
the sending of students to this coun
try has already completed arrange
ments for carrying out this purpose
and a considerable body Of student.
have arrived to take up their work II
our schools and universities. No on,
can doubt the happy effect that the as
sociations formed by these representa-
, tive young men will have when they
!. return to take up their work in th,
pbO6lCSSASC uVNCAOPuACAS Va SuCA NOuu
try.
The results of the opium conferenc,
held at Shanghai last spring at tn,
, invitation Of the United States hav,
been laid before the government. Th,
report shows that China is making re
: markable progress and admirable eff
: forts toward the eradication of tn,
2 opium evil and that the government
. concerned have not allowed their com
I mercial interests to Interfere with
, helpful cooperation in this reform
Collateral Investigations Of the opium
question In this country lead me I,
recommend that the manufacture. sal
and use Of opium and its derivatives Il
? the United States should be 50 fnr a
: possible more vigorously controlled b,
legislation. .....-
: In one OF the Chinese-.Japanese con
, ventions Of Sept. Of this year ther
, was a provision which caused conssd
: cradle public apprehension In tina
> upon its face it was believed In som
. quarters to seek to establish a monoT
+ oily Of mining privileges along tn
South ManchuriaD and Antung-Muk