The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-07
MESSAGE ON
OUR FOREIGN
RELATIONS
President Taft Describes the
MObnlzallOnOf TrOOpSDuring
the Mexican Revolution.

New Treaty With Jspan-Troubles
With Great Britain settled-Foreisr
Trade Relations Of ths United States
Diplomatic Service improving.
Washington, y. c., Dec. 7.-Presi-
dent Taft sent his message on foreign
relations to congress today. The mes
s"ge reads as follows
10 the Senate aud House Of Repre-.
= sentatives:
The relations OF the United states
with other countries have continued
during the past twelve months upon a
basis of the usual good will ana friend.
lytintercourse.
Arbitration.
The year just passed marks an i'm.
portnnt general movement on the part
OF the powers for broader arbitration.
In the recognition of the manifold
benefits TO mankind IN the extension
OF the policy of the settlement of inter.
national disputes by arbitration rather
than by war ana In response to wide.
spread demand for an advance in that
direction on the part ut the people OF
the United States and of Great Brit
ain 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 tren.
ties. TO extend the scope and Obliga.
ions OF the policy of arbitration adopt-
ed in our present treaties with those
governments. TO pave the way for
this treaty with the United States.
Great Britain negotiated an important
modification in its alliance with japan.
and the French government also ex-
pedited the negotiations with signal
good WILL The new treaties have been
submitted TO the senate and are await.
ing its advice and consent to their
ratification. All the essentials of these
important treaties have long been
known. and it IS my earnest hope that
they will receive prompt and favora.
BILE action.
Claim Of Alsop G Co. Settled.
am glad to report that on July 3
last the American claim of Alison &
Co. against the government of Chile
was finally disposed OF by the decision
OF his Britannia majesty George v, to
whom. as amiable compositeur. the
matter had been referred for determi.
nation. His majesty made mn award !
Of nearly S1O00,0OO TO the claimants. |
which was promptly paid by Chile. 49,
Arbitrations-Panama and Costa Rioa. |
Colombia and Haiti
In further illustration of the practi. |
cal and benefcent application OF the
principle Of arbitration and the under.
lying broad spirit OF Cancellation. am
happy TO advert TO the part OF the
United States In facilitating amlcable
settlement OF disputes which menaced
the peace between PGnama and Costa
Rica and between Haiti and the Do |
minican Republic
Mexico.
On the 9th OF March last in the alb !
sence or the secretary OF state. | mad |
a personal Interview with Mr.. wilson |
the ambassador OF the United States |
10 Mexico, In which he reported 10 me |
that the conditions in Mexico were |
much more critical than the press dis. |
patches disclosed; that President Diaz |
was on a volcano OF popular uprising: |
that the small outbreaks which had |
occurred were only symptomntlc OF |
the whole condition: that a very large |
per cent OF the people were IN sym.
pathy with the insurrecilon: Tint n |
general explosion was probable M any |
time. IN which case be feared that the |
10000 or more American residents in |
Mexico might be assalled ana that
the very large American Investments
might be injured or destroyed.
After conference with the secretary |
OF war and the secretary Of the navy /
thought II wise to assemble nm army
division Of fun strength ut san An-
tonic. Tex. Il brigade OF three regi.
ments at Galveston. brigade Of in
fantry I'm the Los Angeles district Of
southern California. together with a
squadron OF battleships ANA cruisers
and transports nj Galveston ana
small squadron Of ships at san Diego
At the same time through our repre-
sentative at the City OF Mexico. ex
pressed 10 President Dlaz the hope
that no apprehenslons might result J
from unfounded conieclures us 10
these military manenyers ana assured
him that they had no Significance
which should cause concern TO his gov
ernment.
= The mobilization was effected with
great promptness. and on the 18th Of
March. through the secretary of war
and tie secretary Of the navy. in lei-
ter addressed 10 the chief OF STAFF ]
ISSUED the following Instructions:
ut seems my duty as commander in
chief to place troops in sufficient num'
Der where IL congress shall direct that
they enter Mexico Ia save American
lives and properly an effective move
ment may be promptly made. F*%
The assumption nv the t-"ass iha: