The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09

reseatGtiUeS:
The relations of the United States
with all foreign governments have con-
tinued upon the normal basis of amity
and good understanding, and are very
generally satisfactory.
Pursuant to the provisions of the
general treaty of arbitration concluded
between the United States and Great
Britain, April 4. 1908. a special agree
ment was entered into between the two
countries on January %, 1909, for the
submission of questions relating to the
fisheries on the North Atlantic coast
to tribunal TO be formed from MEM
bers of the permanent court of arbitra-
tion at The Hague. In accordance with
the provisions of the special agreement
the printed case of each government
was, on October 4 last, submitted to the
other and TO the arbitral tribunal at
The Hague, and the counter case OF
the United States is now in course of
preparation.
The American rights under the fish
cries article of the treaty of 1918 have
beer n cause of difference between the
United States and Great Britain for
nearly seventy years. The interests
invoiV ed are of great Importance TO
the American fishing industry. and the
final settlement of the controversy VIII
remove a source of constant irritation
u.
involving such great international
questions which has been submitted to
the permanent court of arbitration at
The Hague.
The treaty between the United States
and Great Britain concerning the
Canadian international boundary, con-
Guided April II, 1908, authorizes the
appointment of two commissioners to
define and mark accurately the inter-
national boundary line between the
United States and the Dominion of
Canada in the waters of the Passama-
quoddy bay. and provides for the eX
change OF briefs within the period of
six months. The briefs were duly pre-
scented within the prescribed period,
but as the commissioners failed to
agree within six months after the ex-
change of the printed statements, as
required by the treaty, ii has now be-
come necessary to resort to the arbi-
tration provided for in the article.
The international fisheries commits
sion appointed pursuant TO and under
the authority of the convention of
April II, 1908, between the United
States and Great Britain, has complet-
ed a system of uniform and common
international regulations for the pro-
lection and preservation of the food
fishes in international boundary waters
of the United States and Canada
The regulations will be duly submit
ted to Congress with view 10 the en-
actment of such legislation as will be
necessary under the convention to put
them into operation
The convention providing for the
settlement of international differences
between the United States and Cana
da. including the apportionment be-
tween the two countries of certain of
the boundary waters and the appoint
ment of commissioners TO adjust GER
tain other questions. signed on the 18th
day of January, 1909. and TO the ratifi-
cation of which the Senate gave its adj
vice and consent on March >. 1909. has
not yet been ratified on the part of
Great Britain.
Commissioners have been appointed
on the part of the United States to act
jointly with commissioners on the part
of Canada in examining into the ques-
ton of distractions in the St. John
River between Maine and New Bruins
wick. and to make recommendations
for the regulation of the uses thereof,
and are now engaged in this work.
Negotiations for an international
conference to consider and reach an
arrangement providing for the preser-
walton and protection of tie 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 a satisfactory settlement of
this question as the ultimate outcome
of the negotiations.
His Majesty Mehmed V, Sultan of
Turkey, recently sent to this country a
special embassy TO announce his ac-
cession. The quick transition of the
government of the Ottoman empire
from one of retrograde tendencies to a
constitutional government with a Par
lament and with progressive modern
policies of reform and public improve
ments is one of the important phe-
nomena of our times. Constitutional
government 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 should obtain
a greater share of the commerce of the
Near East since the conditions are
more favorable now than ever before.
Our Latin American Neighbors.
To-day, more than ever before
American capital is seeking investment
in foreign countries, and American
products are more and more generally
seeking foreign markets. AS a. conse-
quence. in all countries there are Amer
lean citizens and American interests
to be protected. on occasion, by their
government. These movements OF
men, of capital and of commodities
bring peoples and governments closer
together and so form bonds of peace
and mutual dependency, as they must
also naturally sometimes make passing
points. of friction. The an-American
policy of this government has long
been fixed in its principles and remains
unchanged. With the changed circum-
stances of the United States and of the
republics to the south of us, most of
which have great natural resources,
stable government and progressive
ideals, the apprehension which gave
rise to the Monroe doctrine may be
said to have nearly disappeared, and
neither the doctrine it exists nor
any other doctrine of American policy
should be permitted TO operate for the
perpetuation of irresponsible govern
ment, the escape of just obligations, or
the insidious allegation of dominating
ambitions on the part of the United
States.
NV meeting with President Diaz and
the greeting exchanged on both Ameri-
can and Mexican soil served. / hope
to signalize the close and cordial rela-
tions which so well bind together this
republic and the great republic imme-
diately TO the south, between which
there is so vast network Of material
r interests
am happy to say that all but one of
the cases which for so long vexed our
relations with Venezuela have been
settled within the past few months and
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