The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-12-08

10 Congress to-day:
To the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatiyes:
During the past year the foreig
relations Of the United States hav
continued upon a basis of friend
ship and good understanding.
The year has been notable as wit
Messing the pacific settlement OF tw'
important international controver
sizes before the permanent court o
The Hague.
The arbitration of the fisheries
dispute between the United States
and Great Britain. which has beer
the source of nearly continuous dip.
Iomatic correspondence since the
fisheries convention Of 1918, has Civ
en- an award which is satisfactory &c
both parties.
Peace Commission.
Approaching these enlightened
tendencies OF modern times, the Con-
gress at it's last session passed a law
providing for the appointment of a
commission of five members Ito be
appointed by the President of the
United States to consider the expedi-
ency of utilizing existing interna-
tional agencies for the purpose OF
limiting the ornaments OF the ma
tons of the world by international
agreement and of constituting the
combined navies of the world an in
ternational force for the preserva-
ton Of universal peace and to con-
slider and report upon any other
means to diminish the expenditure
of government for military purposes
and to lessen the probabilities of
war
In the Far East.
The center of interest in far east
ern affairs during the past year has
again been China.
1t is gratifying to note that the
negotiations for loan to the Chin
csc government for the construction
of the trunk railway lines from Han
kow southwark to Canton and west
ward through the Yangtse Valley,
known as the Huguang loan, were
concluded by the representatives of !
the various financial groups in May |
last and the results approved by |
their respective governments.
Tariff Negotiations.
respecting the maximum and mini
mum tariffs of the United States,
which provisions came into effect on
April /, 1870. imposed upon the
President the responsibility of de-
termining prior to that date wheth-
er or not any undue discrimination
existed against the United States and
its products in any country of the
world with which we sustained COM
mercial relations.
The policy of broader and closer
trade relations with the Dominion of
Canada which was initiated in the
adjustment of the maximum and
minimum provisions of the tariff act
of August, 1909, has proved mutu-
ally beneficial. It justifies further ;
efforts for the reimbursement of the {
commercial relations Of the two ,
so that their commerce ,
may follow the channels natural to
contiguous countries and be COM =
with the steady expansion -,
Of the trade and industry on both ;
sides Of the boundary line.
The Department of State.
All tariff negotiations, so vital to {
'ur commerce and industry, and the
Iuty of jealousy guarding the equit- Z
bile and just treatment of our prod
let's, capital and industry abroad de- I
olive upon the Department of State. l
The efforts of that Department to
ecure for citizens Of the United 8
states equal opportunities in the
narkets Of the world and to expand q
american commerce have been most
uccessful. The volume of business d
btained in new fields of competition II
nd upon new lines is already very "
reat, and Congress is urged to con- 3
lnue to support the Department of u
tate in its endeavors for further &c
rade expansion. la
An fundamentally indispensable :.
the unhampered and natural de-
elopment Of American commerce is
Merchant marine. All maritime and y.
commercial nations recognize the i'm @
ortance Of this factor. The great ..
st commercial nations, our compel u
ors, jealously foster their merchant
larine.
alluded to this most important in
lpJect In my last annual message. su
: has often been before you, and -
ecu not recapitulate the reasons for TO
> recommendation. Unless prompt ia
'lion De taken the completion Of the su
'hdma Canal will find this the only WI
eat commercial nation unable to Gu
al IN International maritime bust tn,
7ss OF this great contribution to the h,
cans OF the worlds commercial in tn,
recourse. m