Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-07


ment IN Mexico, 10 far as u was ems
gineered In the United States. he said,
had been met with She same policy
thr government pursued In regard -
the rcvolutionisis who overthrew the
government Of President Diaz-the
"so-called neutrality statutes" were
enforced against All.
In regard 10 China. now In the
throes of revolution. Mr. Taft had
little 10 fay except 10 explain the
loans placed in that country by
American and other foreign capital
lists In the present war 5stwccn
Italy and Turkey 'hc president point
cd out the United states has no di-
rect i,,iical interest"
Tho message says In part
To the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatlves;
The relations OF the United States
with other countries have continued
during the past twelve months upon
a 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 10 mankind m the extension
OF the policy of the settlement os In
teFnatlonal disputes by arbitration
rather than by war, and In response
TO a widespread demand for an ad-
vance In that direction on the part OF
the people OF the United states and
OF Great Britain and OF France. new
arbitration trcatiea were negotiated
last spring with Great Britain and
France. the terms Of which were de-
signed. az expressed IN the preamble
OF these treaties 60 extend the scope
and obligations OF the policy of arbi-
tration adopted 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 govern
mcnt also expedited the negotiations
with signal good will. The new treat
les have been submitted to the senate
and are awaiting ils advice and con
sent to their ratification. All the es'
sentials Of these important treaties
have long been known. and Il ~ my
prompt and favorable action.
Claim ef Aisop a 60. sestied.
| am glad to repon ,Rat on July
last the American claim Of Aipop A
Co. against the government OF Chile
wns hnally disposed OF by the decls-
ION of Ills Britannia Majesty George
". to whom, an amiabie ccmpositeur.
the natter had been referred for do
termination. His majesty made an
award OF nearly slQ0o.0o0 10 the
claimants, which gas promptly paid
by Chile. The settlement Of this con.
troversy has happily eliminated from
the relations between the Republic OF
Chile and the United states the only
question which Tor two decades had
given the two foreign offices any serl-
Gus concern aud makes possible the
nn0bssructed development OF the rela-
lions Of friendship which n has been
the aim of this government IN every
possible way to further and cultivate.
bltrations---Psnama and Costa Rica
--celoahla and HAITI.
In further illustration OF the prac-
lioai aud benoficent application OF the
OF arbitration and the under.
\
happy TO advert 10 the part OF the
United States in facilitating amlcabie
settlement Of disiNtes which menaeed
the peace between Panama and Costa
Rica and between Haiti and the DO
moninlcan republic.
Since the date oi their independ-
ence. Coiombia and Costa Rica had
been seeking solution OF a boundary
dispute. which came as an heritage
from Colombia 10 the new republic,
OF Panama, upon Its beginning lite
as an independent nation. Although
the dlsputants had submitted this
question for decision to the president
of France under the terms Of an arbi-
tration treaty, the exact interpreia-
tlon OF the provisions OF the award
rendered had been a matter OF serious
disagreement between the two coun-
tries. both con,ending for widely DIT.
fercnt lines even under the terms OF
the decision. subsequently, and since
1903 this boundary question had been
the subject OF ifustless dipiomatin
negotiations between the parties. In
January. 1910, at the request OF botn
governments the agents representing
them met In conference NJ the depart
meEi OF state and subsequently, cen.
oluded a protocol Submitting this long.
pending controversy TO the arbitrai
Judgment OF the chief Justice OF the
United states. who consented to act
Ia this capacity. A boundary commits.
sion. according TO the International
agreement. has aow been appointed.
aud Il ID expected that the arguments
viii shortly proceed and that this
long standing dispute all he honor.
ably ana satisfactorily terminated
Again. few months ago Il appeared
thar the Dominican Republican and
Haiti were about to enter upon hos.
iilities because OF complications grew
ing ont OF an acrimonious boundary
dispute which the efforts OF many
yearA had tailed To solve. The gov.
OF the United States. by a
interpretation Of good offices,
succeeded in prevailing upon the par
ties 10 place their reliance upon some
form OF pacific aettioment, Accord.
lngiy, on the friendly suggestion OF
this government. the iwc governments
empowered commissioners TO meet at
IN conference at the state
department In order 10 arrange the
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