Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-12-15

g. 1868. of the rules of international law
article seven of The Hague convention
for the establishment of an international
prize court.
Fur-seaI Treaty.
The fur-seal controversy. which 70! for
nearly iwensy5ye years has been he he
United States and the powers bordering
upon the north Pacific ocean. whose sub
peisgic sealing 1 against at the fur-sesi herds
h,ayi1g their breeding gron1ds within me
convention entered into between the
United States. Great Britain. Japan and
Russia on the seventh OF July last
. The attention OF congress is especially
called ca to the NECESSITY for legislation aS on
under this convention. TO which the sen
ate gave its advice and consent on the
twenty-fourth day of July last
International Opium Commission.
In special message transmitted to the
congress on the seventh OF January. 1911.
in which concurred in the recommended
regard to certain needfui legislation for
the control of our interstate and foreign
traffic in opium and othe- menacing
sage of December I. 1903. In which an
nounced that the results OF the Interna-
hal in February, 1853. at the invitation OF
the United States. had been laid before
this government: that the report OF that
commission showed that China was max
ing remarkable progress and admirable
efforts toward the eradication of the
opium evil; that the interested govern
cial interests to prevent their co-opera-
ton in this reform; and. as a result of
question in this country. recommended
that the manufacture. sale and use OF
Opium In the United states , should s,,o De
Prior to that time and in continuation
of the policy of this government to Sc.
nations ae the EniteS states hf proposed an
international opium conference with full
powers for the purpose Of clothing with
lutions adopted by the aforementioned
commission. together with their essen
cerned eopdaiiv responded 20 the ppo
posai of this government, and. am glad
to be able to announce. representatives
OF all the powers assembled in conference
at The Hague on the frst of this month
Foreign Trade Relations Of the United
In my last annual message I referred
ment of state with foreign countries In
connection with the application. by a Sc
tariff OF the United States to importa-
tons from the several countries. and l
stat hat in Its general opesat rat sec
a guaranty of continued commercial
peace. although there were. unfortunate
". instances where foreign governments
dealt arbitrarily with American interests
within their jurisdiction in n manner In
furious and inequitable. During the past
treatment have been removed, but re-
greet to say that there remain few
the commerce OF the United States. While
none OF these Instances now appears to
amount to undue discrimination in the
sense OF section OF the tariff law OF
August s. 1909, they are all exceptions to
that complete degree OF equality of tar.
IN treatment that the department of
state has consistently sought to obtain
for American commerce abroad
While the double tariff feature of the
fed by the results achieved In removing
former and preventing new, undue dis
ordinations against A.nSiican commerce.
e is believed that the time has come for
the amendment Of this feature Of the law
in such way ms to provide a graduated
discriminatory treatment OF American
commerce In foreign countries as wrll as
to protect the financial interests abroad
of American citizens against arbitrary
and Injurious treatment on the part OF
foreign governments through either leg
islative or administrative measures.
II would seem desirable that the maxi
mum tariff OF the United States should
embrace within Its purview the free list
which IL not the cas-. at the present time.
IN order that n might have reasonable
Significance to the governments of those
countries from which the importations
into the United States are confined viz
tualiy to articles on the free list.
The fiscal year ended June 30 III:
shows great progress In the development
of American trade. It was noteworthy
as marking the highest record Of exports
of American products TO foreign coun.
tries, the valuation being In excess uf
81 COO coo 90 These exports showed
gain over the preceding year OF more
than 800. co0ooo.
Crying Need for American Merchant
Marine.
I need hardly reterate the conviction
that there should speedily be built up an
American merchant marine. This is nee
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