The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-12-06
Supports the Payne Bill in.
His Annual Message to
the Congress.
THE CANAL.
Is An Urgent Advice He
Gives and Favors the
Parcels Post, Too.

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but there were comparatively few
members who were willing to con-
cede the probability of favorable
action at the present session in
many recommendations contained
therein.
The message was delivered to
both houses soon after they con-
! vened at noon. The reading OF the
document which was OF unusual
length was begun at 1870 in the
Senate. At first most of the sena-
tors listened attentively to the
reading, but gradually Athis attention
ceased. and those who remained in
the Senate chamber devoted them
selves to the printed copies before
them. In the House close attention
was-paid t the reading at the be-
ginning, but soon interest Jagged
and many left the chamber.
The full message follows:
To the Senate and ous of Repre-
s~entatiyes=
During the past year the foreign re-
Iations OF the United States have con
tinued upon a basis Of friendship and
good understanding.
The year has been notable as wit
Messing the pacific settlement of W
important international controversies
before the permanent court Of The
Hague.
Tho arbitration of the fisheries dis
pute between the United States and
Great Britain, which has been the
source of nearly continuous diplomatic
correspondence since the fisheries con
yentlen Of 1918, has given award
th4H Is sHtsKnctofy to both partles-
This arbitration is particularly note
worthy not only because of the emil
nentIy just results secured, but also be-
cause It Is the first arbitration held un-
der the general arbitration treaty OF
April 4, 1908. between the United
Estates and Great Britain II disposes
of a controversy the settlement OF
which for nearly ninety years has been
the cause of friction between two
countries whose common interest lies
in maintaining the most friendly and
cordial relations with zach other.
The United States was ably repre-
scented before the tribunal. The com
pIicated history of the questions aris-
ing made the issue depend more than
ordinarily in such cases upon b care
and skill with which our case was
anu 1 SuOuIA JIG N0AAAAhB AZ
proper recognition of a great patriotic
service IL / did not refer to h lucid
historical analysis of the facts and the
signal ability and force of argument
six days in length-presented to the
court in support of our case by Mr..
Elihu Root. AS secretary OF state Mr.
Root had given close study to the In
tricate facts bearing on b contro-
yersy and by diplomatic correspond
ence had helped to frnme the issues.
At the solicitation Of the secretary or
state and myself Mr.. Root, though bur
dened by his duties as a from
New York, undertook the preparation
of the case as leading counsel, With
the condition imposed by himself b
in view Of his position as senator ne
should not receive any compensation.
The tribunal constituted ut n
Hague by the governments of the Unit
ed states and venezuela completed
its deliberations and has rendered an
awnrd in the case of he Ortnoco
| Sten msbjp company ngninst Venezuela.
The award may be regarded as satlsfac-
tory since It has, pursuant to the con-
tentions OF the United States. recog-
uizcd n number of important principles
making for n judicial attitude IN the
determining of international disputes.
In view of grave doubts which had
been raised MS to the constitutionality
of The Hague convention for the es-
tablishment Of an International prize
court, now before the n for ratih-
cation, cause OF that provision OF the
( convention which provides That there
may he 40 appeal to the proposed court
from the decisions Of national COURTS
this government proposed in an identtc
circular note addressed to those powers
which had taken part in h London
maritime conference that the powers
sIgnatory to the convention, II con-
fronted with such difficulty, might In
sert a reservation to the effect that APP
peaIs to the international prize court
in respect to decisions of its national
tribunals should TAKE the form of n di-
rect claim for compensation, that the
proceedings t%hcreupon to be taken
ybould he IN the form OF n trial de novo
and that Judgment of the u should
consist OF compensation for the llIesal
capture Irrespective Of h decision OF
the national court whose Judgment had
thus been internationally involved.
Az the result OF an Informal discus
sion il was decided to provide suchpro-
cedure by means or a separate protocol