Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-15

friendship for the neighboring nation.
without regard for party allegiance, has
been generally recognized and has re-
suited IN an even closer and more sym
pathetic understanding between the two
republics and a warmer regard one for
and restore t1anquiiity ttRRroughout the
Mexican republic WAS of peculiar inter
est to this government, in that 1t con
25, 1911, President Diaz resigned, Senior
dent. Elections for president and vice
president We're thereafter held through
9nt the republic, anI Senior Francisco /;
October 10, to the chief magistracy. On
November 6 Preside?t Madero entered
upon the duties Of his office.
Honduras and Nicaragua treaties
Proposed.
AS to the situation in Central America,
have taken occasion in the past to en-
p,hasize most strongly the Importance that
ton of the conventions between the re
ublcs of Nicaragua and of Honduras
and this country, and I again earnestly
that the necessary advice and
consent of the senate be accorded TO
these treaties, which will make it posi-
lies to enter upon an era of genuine eco
nomic national development.
p Our relations ion With the Re g'1 u nc mG of
tEal obligations and the vast interests
created by the canal, have continued in
'fS usual IL tIIiIS VII oHt W. hN'
been glad to make appropriate express
sion of our attitude Of sympathetic in
terest in the endeaVors of our neiGhbor
in undertaking the development of the
rich resources of the country.
The Chinese Loans.
The past year has been marked in our
relations with China by the conclusion
of two important international loans, one
ways. the other for the carrying out ot
the currency reform to which China was
l n1r h- y-artiae rtfI thn 1njfnI
States, Great Britain and Japan, Of
which mention was made in my last an
nual message.
Especially important at the present,
when the ancient Chinese empire is shak-
en- by civil war incidental to its awaken
ing to the many influences and activity
of moderation. are Che cooperative pol
icy of good understanding which has been
fostered by the international projects re-
ferred to above ami the general sym
pathy of view among all the powers in
terested in the far Hast.
New Japanese Treaty.
The treaty Of com5neree and navigation
signed in 1894, would by a strict inter
probation of its provisions have terminal
ed tTa on JULY WIN Il lie l at2.r 16RaTs bd gSaSr4l
terminated in 1911, ana the Japanese gov
eminent expressed an earnest desire to
conduct the negotiations for a new treaty
with the United States simultaneously
with its negotiations with the other pow.
questions involved in the treaty, includ-
ing the immigration of laborers, revision
Of the customs tariff and the right of
Americans to hold real estate In Japan.
The United States consented to waive all
technicalities and to enter at once upon
Outstanding that there should be a con-
%tinuance throughout the life Of the treaty
restriction of Immigration of laborers to
American territory which had been In
governmen Ts'' since 1905 ss'lS The JAPANESE 'p
government accepted this basis of nego-
tiati0n: and a new treaty vas quickly
tory settlement of the other questions re-
ferred to.
Europe and the Near East.
In Europe and the near east, during the
times considerable political unrest The
Moroccan question, which for some
months was the cause of great anxiety,
happily appears to have reached a stage
at which it need no longer be regarded
with concern. The ottoman empire was
bania and is now at war with Italy. In
Greece and the Balkan. countries the
have been more or less felt. Persia has
been the scene of a long internal strug-
gle. These conditions have been the
cause Of uneasiness in European diplo-
macy, but thus far without direct politi-
cal concern to the United States.
In the war which unhappily exists be-
tween Italy and Turkey this government
has no direct political interest, and I
took occasion at the suitable time to is.
u q 80 NH"N
conflict. At the same time all necessary
steps have been taken to safeguard the
and organizations in so far as affected
by the war.
In spite of the attendant economic I'M
c%ertainties and detriments to commerce,
the United States has. gained markedly in
it's commercial standing with certain Of
the nations of the near east.
Coronation of King George v.
The 22d of June of the present year
marked the coronation Of his Britannia
majesty, King George v, In honor of
this auspicious occasion I sent a special
embassy to London. The courteous and
cordial welcome extended to this gov
ernment's representatives by his majesty
and the people of Great Britain has fur
Their emphasized the strong bonds Of
friendship happily existing between the
two nations.
Settlement of Differences With Great
Britain.
the part of both Great Britain and the
United States to settle all of their out
standing differences a number of treat
les have been entered into between the
two countries in recent years, by which
nearly all of the unsettled questions be-
tween them OF any importance ave been
made for their settlement by arbitration.
Recognition Of Portuguese Republic.
The National Constituent assembly, reg
ularly elected by the vote of the Portu-
guese , peepIye, nr neylpg on n %r epns AZ a laSt
1 IA lll lli' A'sa'
ernment, the official recognition Of the
government of the United States was
given to the new republic In the after
noon Of the same day.
International Conventions and Confer
ences.
The supplementary protocol to The
Hague convention for the establishment
of an international prize court, mentioned
in my last annual message, embodying
stipulations providing for an alternative
procedure which woVi1 remove the con-
stitutlonal objection % that part of The
Hague convention which provides that
there may be an appeal to the proposed
court from the decisions of national
courts, has received the signature of
the governments parties to the original
convention and has been ratified by the
government of the United States, togeth-
er with the prize court convention.
The deposit of the notifications with
the government of the Netherlands
awaits action by the powers on the dec
laration, signed at London on February
A Trying Role.