Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-12-06
'TAFPS MESSAGE TO JUNGRESS
Massive and interesting Document From the
President Read to the Senators and
Representatives Today.

national prize court will be soon es-
! tablished.
The identic circular note also pro-
posed that the international prize
court when established should be
endowed with the functions of an
arbital court of justice under and
pursuant to the recommendation
adopted by the last Hague confer
ence. The replies received from
the various powers to this proposal
inspire the hope that this also may
be accomplished within the reason
ably near future.
1t is believed that the establish
ment of these two tribunals will go
a long way toward securing the ar
bitration of many questions which
have heretofore threatened and, at
times, destroyed the peace of ma
tions.
! Peace Commission
| Approaching these enlightened
tendencies of modern times, the con-
gress at it's last session passed a
law providing for the appointment
Iof a commission of five members to
be appointed by the president of the
4 United States to consider the expedi-
ency of utilizing existing intern
ational agencies for the purpose of
limiting the ornaments of the ma
J, tions of the world by international
agreement and of constituting the
, combined navies of the world an
! international force for the preserva-
tion OF universal peace, and to con-
slider and report upon any other
means to diminish the expenditure
/ of government for military pur-
poses and to lessen the probabili-
, ties of war.
: | have not as yet made appoint
q ment to this commission because !
t have invited and am awaiting the
, expression of foreign governments
) as to their willingness to cooperate
with us in the appointment of SIM
q liar commissions or representatives
9 who would meet with our commits
s sioners and by joint action seek to
. make their work effective.
f Europe, Canada, etc.
v Several important treaties have
" been negotiated with Great Britain
I in the past twelve months. pre-.
f liminary diplomatic agreement has
a been reached regarding the arbitra-
8 ton of pecuniary claims which each
n government has against the other
! This agreement, with the schedules
of claims annexed, will, as soon as
h the schedules are arranged, be sub
! mitted to the senate for approval.
n The convention concluded Janu
; airy II, 1909, between the United
o States and Great Britain providing
# for the settlement of internataiona
n differences between the United
q States and Canada including the ap
# portionment between the two coun
Al tries of certain of the boundary wa
n ters and the appointment of com
ID missioners to adjust certain othe
n questions has been ratified by bot
4 governments and proclaimed.
" The work of the internataiona
ID fisheries commission in adoptin
a regulations governing the fisherie
n tof the boundary, waters of Canad
20 and the United States is also refer
ts red to.
70 Portugal
n In October last the monarchy
O. Portugal was overthrown, provis
10 ional republic was proclaimed, an
at there was set up de facto govern
n ment which was promptly recoe
al nized by the government of tn
IN United States for purposes of ordir
o. airy intercourse pending formal ret
1v ognition by this and other power
r. of the governmental entity to t
TO duly established by the nationi
of sovereignty.
ha Liberia
he The negotiations which have bee
undertaken for the amelioration
of the conditions found in Liberia
of the American commission whose r
er port | transmitted to congress {
,rs March 25 last, are being brought
on conclusion, and it is thought TIL
ry within short time practical mea
ro- ures of relief may be put into c
cd feet through the good offices Of til
we government and the cordial COO
ng Grafton of other governments inte
he ested in Liberals welfare.