Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-14
Special Message Discusses
Years Intercourse With
Other Countries.
REVIEWS MEXICAN CIVIL WAR
Mobilization Of American Troops on
Southern Border ExplaIned-For
elon Trade Relatlons--Nesd
For American Merchant
Marine.

Washington, Dec. 7.-President Taft
today sent to congress special mes
sage on foreign relations. The mes
sage follows:
The relations of the United States
with other countries have continued
during the past twelve months upon q
basis Of the usual good will and
friendly intercourse.
Arbitration.
The year Just passed marks an i'm.
portant general movement on the part
Of the powers for broader arbitration,
In the Recognition of the manifold
benefits to makind IN the extension OF
the policy of the settlement OF inter
national disputes BY arbitration rather
than by war. and in response to q
widespread demand for an advance In
that direction on the part OF the peo.
pie Of the United States and OF Great
Britain and Of France, new arbitration
treaties were negotiated last spring
with Great Britain and France, the
terms Of which were designed, as ex-
pressed in the preamble Of these
treaties, to extend the scope ana obIi-
cations OF tho policy OF arbitration
adopted In our present treaties with
those governments. To pave the way
GOr this treaty with the United States,
Great Britain negotiated an important
WlaaaAkFlrRo Rf1Va in, al Vryfkh
and the French government also ex-
pedited the negotiations with signal
good will. The new treaties have been |
submitted to the senate and are
awaiting tts advice and consent to
their ratification. All tn essentials
OF these important treaties have long
been known. and Il ls my earnest
hope that they will receive prompt
and favorable action.
Claim Of AIsop a Co. Settled.
I am glad TO report that on July
last the American claim Of Alsop Il
Co. against ths government Of Chile
was finally disposed OF BY the decision
Of his Britannia majesty George v, to
whom. a. smtsble ccmpositeur. the
matter bad been referred for deter
mination His majesty made an
award Of nearly s1.sOC.OOO to the
claimants. which was promptly paid
BY Chile The settlement OF this con-
has happily eliminated from
the relations hetwen the republic Of
Chile and the Cnited States the only I
question which for two decades had (
given the two foreign Offices any seri-
1us concern ana makes possible the
luobstructed development OF the rela- q
ions OF friendship which It has been i
he aim Of this government IN every a
possible way 10 further and cultivate /
ArbIfFatlena. il
IN further illustration Of the practi.
al and kenefcent application OF the :,
lrincipls Of arbitration and the under. !
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