Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-09

Washington, Dec. THE president
to-day transmitted to congress a 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.
eraI treaty of arbitration concluded be-
tween the United States and Great Bril-
tain, April 4, 1908, a special agreement
was entered into between the two coun-
tries on January 81, 1909, for the subrnis-
sion of questions relating to the fisher
ies on the North Atlantic coast to a tribu-
nal to be formed from members of the
permanent court of arbitration 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 fisher
les article of the treaty Of 1918 have been
IL VI ulILClSlHSO NllO oaiNSN
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 a source of con-
stant irritation and complaint. This is
the first case involving such great in
ternational questions which has been sub
mitted to the permanent court of arbltra-
ton at The. Hague.
The president tells of the sending
of a commission to investigate the
interests of the United States and it's
citizens in Liberia, the commissions
report now being under examination
by 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
ton is made of several international
conferences, and then the president
urges that provision be made for
American participation in the worlds
fair at Brussels next year. The ques-
lions 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.
dairy dispute between Bolivia and
Peru, and of the fourth Pan-American
oo,Fo,a1on ~ 10 hD1J IN prtnp1c hirnc
next July. Mention is made of the
Argentine republics great information
al agricultural exhibition, which is tc
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 are American citizens an6
American interests to be protected, or
occasion, by their government. These
movements of men, of capital and o.
commodities bring peoples and govern
ments closer together and so form bond.
of peace and mutual dependency, as they
must also naturally sometimes a
passing points of friction. The resultan
situation inevitably imposes upon thi!
government vastly increased responsible
ties. This administration, through thu
department of state and the foreign ser
vice, is lending all proper support to lie
ultimate and beneficial American enter
prises in foreign countries, the degree o
such support being measured by the ma
tional advantages to be expected. A citi
zen himself cannot by contract or other
wise divest himself of the right, nor cal
this government escape the obligation o
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erty rights when these are ~unjustly in
fringed in q foreign country. To avoic
ceaseless vexations 1t Is proper that il
considering whether American enterpris
should be encouraged or supported in
particular country, the government
should give full weight not only to tn
national, as opposed to the individual
benefits to accrue, but also to the fac
whether or not the government Of tn
country in question is in its administra
ton and in its diplomacy faithful t
the principles Of moderation, equity an,
Justice Upon which alone depend interna
tional credit, in diplomacy as well as 4
finance.
The Pan-American policy of this govern
ment has long been fixed In its principle
and remains unchanged. With tn
changed circumstances of the Unite
States and OF the republics to the sout
HgnHN OI us lllUbl VI IN hdNO bhO1 AUthh
resources, stable government and pre-
gressive ideals, the apprehension whic
gave rise to the Monroe doctrine may b
said to have nearly disappeared and mel
ther the doctrine as it exists nor any 9th
or doctrine of American policy should b
permitted to operate for the perpetuatio
of irresponsible government, the escap
of Just obligations or the insidious allega
ton of dominating ambitions on the PAL
IF the limited States.
Beside the fundamental doctrines of GU
Pan-American policy there have grow
UP a realization of political interests
community of institutions and ideals an
a fourishing commerce. All these bond
will be greatly strengthened as time goe
on and increased facilities, such as tn
great bank soon to be established l
Latin America, supply the means fc
building up the colossal intercontinentt
commerce of the future.
My meeting with President Diaz an
the greeting exchanged on both America
and Mexican soil served, I hope, to sf
nalize the close and cordial relation
which so well bind together this republi
and the great republic Immediately to Ii
south, between which there is so vast
network Of material interests.
/ am happy to say that all but one (