Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-09
MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT TAFT 10 THE SXTYFTRST CONGRESS


Central America and to civilization. II
may later be necessary FOR me to bring
this subject 60 the attention Of the
congress in special message,
In the Far Cast
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, 70
which policy are pledged the interest
ed powers Of both east and west.
BY the treaty OF 1908 China has IN
dertaken the abolition Of lkin with a
moderate and prOportionate raising Of
the customs tarifl along with currency
reform. These reforms being a mani.
fest advantage 10 foreign commerce as
well as TO the interests Of China, this
government II endeayoring 10 facili'
tate these measures ana the ueedful
acqulescence OF the treaty powers.
when & appeared that chinese likin
revenues were 60 be hypothecatcd to
foreign bankers IN connection with n
great railway project e was obvious
that the governments whose nationals
held this loan would have a certain
direct interest In the question OF fhe
carrying out by China % the reforms
IN question, The Administration deem
ed American participation 60 be Of
greet national interest Happily. when
n was as a matter Of broad policy ar.
gent that this opportunity should not
be lost, the Indispensable Instrumental.
ity presented Itself when group Of
American bankers Of International
reputation and great resources agreed
al once 20 share la the ioau upon pre-.
cisely snch terms as this government
should approve. The chief OF those
terms was that American railway ma.
terlal should b. upnn 90 exact equality
with that II the other nationals juin.
lag ~ tiie loan ln the pltinE oi ur
dcip Tor this whole railrrud system.
After months Of negotiation the equal
Of Americans seems at
last n~,ired
in one ~ the Chnese,Japnncic con
voutlous of Sept. ! ~ this year there
was a provision which caused c0usid
er,ble public apprehension Ia that
upou ~ face Il was believed Ia uoiue
quarters 20 seek Go establish mon0p
uly 81 mining prlvllrgrs along the
South Manehurlnn aud Antung Max
den railroads aud ihus 90 exclude
Americans FROM q wide hed Of enter
prise, 10 take part 10 which they were
BY treaty with China entitled After
"a thorough examination Of the conyen
tions and OF the several cOniextual
documents the secretary 0f state reach
ed the conclusion that no guch monop
5ly was Intended o. accomplished
This government made Inquiry 81 the
imperial Chinese aud Japhnpae gov
ernmonts aud received from each oil
cial asgurunce That the provision bad
no purpose lucunslsteui win che poll
cy Of equality ~ opportunity 20 Whleh
the EignaiorirN. IN cgmmun viii iB
United States. are pledged
our traditional relations with che
japanese empire coutIuue cordial, aa
usual The arrnnEsmrui u ieot f0f
= co-Opcfative ronir'd ~ thq coming
~ IabOrcrs 20 ibs Unlted States has
proved 20 work satisfactorily The
matter % . Fvvisign u che existing
treaty between tbs United E,atcs anf
Japan wuich a. fFFmluhbie 81 1919 a
already revolving tbs study ~ both
countries
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