The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07


of nearly $1,000,000 to the claimants,
which was promptly paid by Chile
The settlement of this controversy
has happily eliminated from the rela-
lions between the republic of Chile
and the United States the only cues
ton which for two decades had given
the two foreign offices any serious
concern and makes possible the IN
INSTRUCTED development of the rela-
lions of friendship which it has been
the aim of this government in every
possible way to further and cultivate
Arbitration.
In further illustration of the practical
and benefcent application of the princl-
PIE of arbitration and the underlying
broad spirit of Cancellation, am HAPPY
to advert to the part of the united
States in facilitating amicable settle
ment of disputes which menaced the
peace between Panama ana Costa R1cd
and between Haiti and the Dominican
Republic.
, Since the date of their independence
Colombia and Costa. RIGA had been seek
ing a solution of a boundary dispute
which came as an heritage from Colom-
bia to the new Republic of Panama,
upon its beginning life as an independ-
ent nation. Although the disputants
had submitted this question Tor decls-
ion to the president of France under
the terms of an arbitration treaty, the
exact Interpretation Of the provisions
of the award rendered had been mat
ter of serious disagreement pelWeeAl
the two countries, both cOntendlng for
t-ideIv 5ifferent lines even under the
terms of the decision subsequently
and since 1908 this boundary questlo.h
had been the subject of frultleSS dl-
plomatic negotiations between the par
lies In January, 1910, at the request
of both governments the agents repre-
senting them met in conference at the
department of state and subsequently
concluded a protocol submitting TINS
Incorporating controversy to the aIDl-
tral judgment of the chief justice OF the
in this capacity. A boundary commls,
sion. according to the international
9greement, has now been appointed
aud it is expected that the arguments
VIII shortly proceed and that this long
standing dispute Will be honoraniy ana
satisfactorily terminated
Again few months ago II appedreu
thar the Dominican Republic ana
Haiti were about TO enter upon hostlIl-
ties because of complications growing
out of an acrimonious boundary uls-
mute which the efforts of many years
had failed to solve. The government
Of the United states, by a friendly in
terposition of good offices, succeeded
Kin prevailing upon the parties to place
Nheir reliance upon some form OF pa
CHIC settlement. Accordingly, on the
friendly suggestion of this government, !
+I7e two governments empowered com /
missfoners to meet at Washington IN
conference at the state department IN
order to arrange the terms of submls- I
sion to arbitration OF the DouHueAS
controversy.
our arbitration of the Chamizal
boundary question with Mexico was
unfortunately abortive. but with the
earnest efforts on the part OF ooth GOV
ernments which its importance COM
rnands it is felt that an early prac-
teal adjustment should prove possible
Latin America.
During the past year the Republic
of Venezuela celebrated the Tooth an
niversary of its Independence The
Tinted states sent, in honor of this |
event. a speciaI embassy to Caracas,
where the cordial reception and gen
erous hospitality shown 1t were most
gratifying as a further proof of the
good relations and friendship existing
between that country and the United /
The recent political events in Mexico
received attention from this govern
1nent because of the exceedingly deli I
cate and difficult situation created /
along our southern border and the
necessity for taking measures properly |
to safeguard American interests Inc
government of the United States, in !
its desire to secure q proper Observ-
ance and enforcement of the so-called
neutrality statutes of the federal gov
eminent issued directions to the ap-
Droprlate officers to exercise a dil1gent /
and vfgiIant regard for the require |
1uents of such rules and laws. AL |
though condition of actual armed
conflict existed, there was no official
recognition of belligerency involving |
the technical neutrality obligations of
international law
ON the 9Th of March last in the alb
sence of the secretary of state, had /
q personal interview with Mr. Wilson /
the ambassador of the United States to +
Mexico in which he reported to me /
that the conditions in Mexico were /
much more critical than the press dis |
matches disclosed; that President Diaz /
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that the small outbreaks which had oc- +
eurred We're only symptomatic of the
whole condition; that a very large per j
cent of the people were in sympathy
explosion was probable at any time, in .
which case he feared that the 10000 or
more American residents in Mexico +
might be assailed. and that the very
large American investments might De +
injured or destroyed
After a conference with the secre- I
tarv of war and the secretary of the +
navy. I thought it wise to assemble
San Antonio, Tex, a brigade of three
treatments at Galveston, brigade OF .
~fnfautry in the Los Angeles district /
of southern California, together with a +
soma dron of battleships and cruisers and I
transports at Galveston, and small
SQUADRON of ships at san Diego At
the same time. through our represeh-
4ative at the City of Mexico, express
Cd 10 President DiaZ the hope that no +
apprehensions might result from un-
founded conjectures as to these mill
tary maneuvers, and assured nm thal
they had no significance which shoulu
faIse concern to his government
Army Mobilization.
Tho mobilization was effected with /
promptness, and on the 18th OF Marcn, /
thro1Ieh the secretary of war and the I
s,acretsrv of the navy, in letter adj
dressed to the chief of staff l issued
the following instructions;