Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08

|zens and subjects of all states, should
inot be raised = aA..A- s-..ts'z. =.
The European powers, invited to
this conference by the government of
Norway were Belgium, Denmark.
France, Germany, Great Britain, Rus
STA, Sweden and the Netherlands.
The Department of State, in view of
proofs filed with it in 1906, showing
the American possession, occupation
land working of certain coal bearing
lands in Spitzbergen. accepted the in
lvitation under the reservation above
stated and under the further reserva-
ton that all interests~in those islands
already vested should be protected
and that there should be equality of
opportunity for the future. 1t was
further pointed out that membership
in the conference on the part of the
United States was qualified by the
consideration that this government
would not become a signatOry to anv
conventional arrangement concluded
by the European members of the con-
ference which would imply con-
tributory participation by the United
States in any obligation or responsi-
bility for the enforcement OF anv
scheme of administration which might
be devised by the conference for the
| islands
| THE NEAR EAST
| His Majesty Mehmed V, Sultan of
Turkey, recently sent to this country a
special embassy to announce his &C
cessiun. The quick transition of the
| government of the Ottoman E,mpire
| from one Of rctrograde tendencies to a
constitutional government with a Par.
lament and with progressive modern
policies of reform and public improve
ment is one of the important pheno.
mena of our times. Constitutional gov
eminent seems also to have made fur
Their 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 In.
f1uence of American schools universe.
ties and missionaries. There is eyery
reason why we should obtain a greater
share of the commerce of the Near
East since the conditions are more ia
| Vorable now than ever before.
| LATIN AMERICA. ..4
| One of the happiest events in recent
Pan-American diplomacy was the "a.
cific, independent settlement by the
| Governments of Bolivia and Peru of A
boundary difference between them,
which for some weeks threatened to
cause war and even to entrain embit-
tefments affecting other republics less
directly concerned. From various
quarters. directly or Indirectly con-
cerned. the INTERPRETATION of the Unit
cd States was sought to assist in So
! luton of the controversy. Desiring at
all times to abstain from any undue
minGling it the affairs of sister repub.
lies and having faith in the ability of
the Governments of Peru and Bolivia
themselves to settle their difference In
manner satisfactory to themselves
which, viewed with magnanimity.
would assuage all embitterment, this
| Government steadily abstained from
being drawn into the controversy and
was much gratified to find it's conf
dence justified by events.
On the 9th of July next there will
| open at Bu2nos Aires the Fourth Pan
| American Conference. This conference
| Will have a special meaning to the
J hearts of all Americans, because
| around It's date are clustered the ami
Versaries of the independence of so
| mary of the American republics. 1t is
not necessary for me to remind the
Congress of the political, social and
! commercial Importance of these gath
erings. You are asked to make liberal
appropriation for our participation. If
| this be granted. it is my purpose to
9rnnint a ct IN
tative delegation, qualified fittingly t..
represent this country and to deal with
the problems of intercOntlnenta! inter.
est which will there be discussed.
The Argentine Republic will also
hold from May to November, 1910, at
Buenos Aires, a great International
Agricultural Exhibition in which the
United States has been invited to par
ticlpate. Considering the rapid growth
Of the trade of the United States with
the Argentine Republic and the cor
dial relations existing between the two
nations, together with the fact that it
| provides ain opportunity to show defer
| cnce to a sister republic ON the occa-
SION of the celebration of it's national
| independence, the proper Departments
or TINS Government are taking steps to
anpriSe the interests concerned of the
opportunity afforded by this Exhibit
ton. in which appropriate participa-
ton by this country is so desirable
The designation of an official repro.
sentative is also receiving considera-
| ton.
Today more than ever before, Amer
| lean capital is seeking investment in
foreign countries, ard American prod
| ucts arc more and more generally
seeking foreign markets. AS Il consc-
quence, in all countries there are Am
erican 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 ard so form bonds of peace
ard mutual dependency, as they must
also naturally sometimes make passing
points of friction. The resultant situa-
ton inevitably imposes upon this Gov
eminent vastly increased responsible
ties. This Administration, through the
Department of State and the foreign
service. is lending all proper support to
| legitimate and beneficial American en-
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