The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-08

pOTtant- -.
Mr.. Taft SAYS that the state depart
uent is getting all the information =,
can as 20 the war status. in Nicarae Va
Of Grace and Cannon, and that "9loii
this is determined steps viii be taken
to give the Central American requires
to understand that American cIIl+9H
! in that region must be accorded theIf
! Just rights -
He says that our traditional feia-
| tons with Japan are not strained aho
| ttat there IS no war cloud hanging De
/ tween this country and the land OF the
! NikaGo.
! He admits his predecessor ran tne
| country extravagantly and that TIE
! 19O9-1O deficit viii be ST3 100000 ana
| then some: but ne shows how Il Is
! proposed 10 end f911-12 with reSeT =
| of $4,000 in Uncle Sans treasury
| He faVors old age pensions for aSeu
! clerical employees of the goyerEiEIiie II l.
| He thinks the sugar frauds VII re-
suit in the conviction of the guilty
men and he saws the sugar trust mas
paid back to the government the
money it swindIed by underWelgh'hS
| in the New York custom house
| He admits the maximum ana iuIhI-
mum tariff clause gives the eNecu-
/ tive wide latitude, but prophecies thaI
/ there IS no prospect OF 'tarih war.
! He proposes to have the navy run
/ economically and favOrs only two
new battIe5nips this year. he VIII
make the secretary of war economic
| Oh army expenses.
! He is going to write a special mes
/ sage on 1he Sherman antitrust law,
also on the conservation OF natlona'
! resources. He is dumb on PlnchoJ
and BalIinger.
/ He favOTs postal savings banks ana
wants them started speedily.
He favOTs the passage OF the ship
subsidy bill.
He wants Secretary Wilson's report
/ read and digested, that we may the
more thoroughly appreciate the pres
| ent prosperity of the American farmer
H thinks $4,000 ought to be spent
J fighting the white slave traffic.
! He favOrs the 1913 emancipation an
| niveTsaTy, but wants the commission
! preparing for it to serve without pay.
/ He says the country is, on the
whole, prosperous. though he admits
! the cost of living has risen greatly.
He says the tariff is not to blame for
! the boost in living expenses.
The Message.
| Washington, Dec T--PreSident
/ Tafts message was read in both
houses of congress today.
! The Message says in part
To the senate and House Of Representa-
T., relations OF the United States with
all foreign governments have continued
upon the normal basis Of amity ana good
/ unde ~standing, and ara very generally
Fisheries Commission.
The lHterna Jioual fisheries comm ISs1OI1,
appointed pursuant to and un3 the au-
thority of the convention OF April H.
1905. between the ,CTited States and
Great Britain has completed q system
OF uniform and common International
regulations for the protection and pTeSeT
walton OF the food fishes in inteTua t0ual
boundary waters of the United states and
/ Canada. The reEula tiOns viii he duly
I submitted to Congress. with a view %
the enactment OF such legislation IS VIII
be necessary Unuer the convention 80
put them into operation
| The convention providing for the set
! t'pweat of international difference be
tween the two countries Of certain IF the
boundary waters and the appoln tmtut OF
commissioners 10 adjust certain other
Questions. signed on the 18th day OF
January, 1903. and to the ratification OF
which the Senate gave its ADV 20 alc
consent on March J. 1909, has not YET
/ been ratified Cu the part of Great Britain.
The second peace conference -@cen -lv
held at The BaEuc ADOPTED a convention
FOR the establishmelJ OF an lnIerHa Jl,'ii'i
p prize court upon the joint proposal oi
delegates Of me United states, France
= Germany ana Great Britain The law &c
be observed by the tribunal IN tEt
decision OF prize cases was hOWoV"r- LEFT
in an uncertain ana therefore Uusatisfac-
tory state Article # the convention
provided that the court was to be Epv-
eTneu by the provisions Of treaties exist
Iu@ between TIE belliger-Hts. but th2t I'll
the absence or Sucn provisions, tht c9uiI
shall apply the rules Of international law
If no generally recognized rule exists. th5
court shaiI give JuCsi4enL IN acCCrCdnCS
with the general principles Of justice and
! equity
IS however. many questions in in
! 2 rf11al Ta+ fulA law understood
differently ana therefore interpreted diff
Z ferentiy IN various counules- u was
deemed adVisl BILE not to iutruSt ieE-Sia-
tive pow = to the proposed court but Il
/ determine the rules Of law properly ap-
taJ1N" rlaT-tlne uatlonS- PuTSE-'nl L
p an invitation Of Great Britain. a confer
ercc was held at London from Dec .
1905 to Eco % 1909: IN which the Loi-
lowing powers participate the Unite
, states. AU>sro-HUugary. France Ger
. many. Great B.lualI, italy. Japan tn'
Netherlands. Russia and spain
The -gnIcrnnce result ed in tn Declara
. lion # london. unanimously agreed L,
Lana sighed ny the Tarticipat iTE powers
concerning among other matters. the high
d iy important subjects Of biOcksdy, con
and voyaEos- The declaration of LoE4"I
- an sm:utnJy satisfactory C0Gitieatls-
Of tho Internal maritime Jaw. ana i y
lcT.i .hat its rsasonablcness a-li IAlT
} mes wiz secure its general adoption
I ln'tr 'H. -Ut-oTliE given in the sun
: dr. -lsa GirropI latin act approved Ar
! & 1909. she United states was r-urnsaUtC,
nj :Ar international conference ou mari
tim, law ut Brussels. The conference IT."
Ion the ->th ~ September last ard re
suited IT, the siSEatu-- and refer, uduu
! 0s a convention for the Unificati-n &C GER
. tala regulations with regard to WdrItim
assistance ard salvaC. and a convention
for the U1itioatlpn Of certain rules Wit
regard To collisions al sea.
Under an appropriation made ut tn
'a~t session OF Congress q COMMISSION
; was sent ON American cruisers To Mon
rlVil To investigate the interests OF m
United states and its citizens IN Liberia
70 Upon its arrival at &0u~1via. the com
r mission WAS enthusiastically received. an
l1G-IuE rs stay IN Liberia was every
where met with the ErdrJiest expression
70 ~ good viii for thv American govern
tweul and people ana the hope was r
, D-gretIiv expressed or all sides that Tiki
. government wiCht Sc It's wav clear {
4 d something To relieve the critical posi-
: t5sl or tha R-uUhliC arising IN q weaSuT
I from external as wei as ir-Fr-a. an
financial crDEarGa~sEnaUte
Il VIII be rene ubeTod that the iuterss
~ Ehr United safes i'm TIE Republic Ct
p Liberia springs from the historical tl'
% t-v t1EnIg-Iau of the republic uE iii
ro-vu5 alton aI american citizens Of IN