Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-08
and George r. Davis of Missouri.
Message Read In Both Houses.


that time would not permit of actor
in view of the fact that the session
will close March 4.
The message was delivered to botf
houses soon after they convened a
noon. the usual ceremonies being OBJ
served. The reading was begun a
1919 in the senate. At first most of the
senators listened attentively, but grad
ually this attention ceased on the par
of most Of them and those who re
NAMED in the chamber devoted them
selves to printed copies before them
In both houses close attention at frs
was paid to the reading clerk. The in
terest soon Jagged, however, and those
who remained in their seats did so tc
study the printed copies placed or
every desk.
The Presidents Message.
Washington, Dec. 6-The presiden
sent the following message to con
gress today.
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives:
During the past year the foreign re
lations of the United States have con
tinued upon basis of friendship ant
good understanding.
The year has been notable as wit
Messing the pacific settlement Of two
important international controversies
before the permanent court of The
Hague.
The arbitration of the fisheries dis
pute between the United States anC
Great Britain, which has been the
source Of nearly continuous diplomatic
correspondence since the fisheries con-
vention Of 1918, has given an award
which is satisfactory to both parties.
Peace Commission.
Approaching these enlightened tend
encies Of modern times, the congress
at it's last session passed a law provid-
ing for the appointment of commits
sion Of five members ito be appointed
by the president of the United States
to consider the expediency of utilizing
existing international agencies for the
purpose of limiting the ornaments Of
the nations of the world by information
al agreement and of constituting the
com bined navies Of the world an inter-
national force for the preservation Of
universal peace and to consider and
report upon any other means to dimin-
ish the expenditures Of government for
military purposes and to lessen the
Of war;
The work of the International fish
cries commission appointed in 1908.
under the treaty of April II, 1908, be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States has resulted in the formula
ton and recommendation Of uniform
governing the fisheries OF
the boundary waters of Canada and
protecting and increasing the supply
Of food fish n such waters.
The Far East
The center Of interest In far eastern
affairs during the past year has again
been China.
1t is gratifying to note that the me-
gotiations for loan to the Chinese
government for the construction of the
trunk railway lines from Hankow
southwark to Canton and westward
through the Yangtse valley. known as
the Hulluang loan. were concluded by
the representatives OF the various
financial groups in May last and the
results approved by their respective
governments.
Tariff Negotiations.
The new tariff law in section re-
specting the maximum and minimum
tariffs Of the United States which pro-
visions came into effect on April i.
1910. imposed upon the president the
responsibility of determining prior to
that date whether or not any undue
discrimination existed against the
United States and its products in any
country Of the world with which we
sustained commercial relations.
The policy Of broader and closer
trade relations with the Dominion OF
Canada which was initiated in the adj
justment Of the maximum and mini
mum provisions Of the tariff act Of
August. 1909. has proved mutually ben.
eficial. 1t jCstifies further efforts for
the readiustment of the commercial
relations Of the two countries so that
their commerce may follow the chan
nels natural to contiguous countries
and be commensurate with the steady
expansion Of trade and industry on
both sides Of the boundary line.
Tho Department. Of State.
All tariff negotiations. so vital to our
commerce and industry. and the duty
Of jealousy guarding the equitable and
just treatment Of our products, capital
and industry abroad devolve upon the
department Of state.
The efforts Of that department to Sc
cure for citizens of the United States
equal opportunities in the markets OF
the world and to expand American
commerce have been most successful
The volume Of business obtained IN
new fields Of competition and upon
new lines is already very great, and
congress is urged to continue to sup
port the department Of state in it's en-
deavors for further trade expansion.
An fundamentally indispensable tc
tho unhanpere8 and natural develop