Gilpin observer., 1911-12-14

other countries have continued during the
usual good will and friendly intercourse.
Arbitration.
Tho year Just passed marks an i'm.
portant general movement on the part OF
the powers for broader arbitration. @ .a In
TO mankind in the extension of the policy
of the settlement of International dis
and in response to widespread demand
for an advance in that direction on the
and Of II Great pHGRe BrRttain ~ ana ID of France, new
arbitration treaties were negotiated last
spring with Great Britain and France;
expressed in the preamble of these treat.
les. to extend the scope and obligations OF
present treaties with those governments
To pave the way for this treaty with the
an n important % Modification ' in It's alliance
with Japan and the French government
also expedited the negotiations with @ sig.
been submitted to the senate and are
awaiting Its advice and consent to their
important treaties have long been known;
and 1t is my earnest hope that they will
receive prompt and favorable action.
Claim Of AIsop & Co. Settled.
I am glad to report that on July last
against the government of Chile was
finally nn;y disposed OF BY the decision bd OF his
as amiable compositeur, the matter had Il
been referred for determination. HIS
majesty made an award OF nearly Sl,ooo.-
600 to the claimants, which was promptly
paid by Chile. The settlement of this
controversy has happily eliminated from
the relations between the republic of
Chile and the United States the, only
question which for two decades had CIV
en- the two foreign offices any serious
concern and makes possible the unob-
structed development of the relations OF
friendship which 1t has been the aim OF
this government in every possible way to
further and cultivate
Arbitrations.
In further Illustration of the practical
and beneficent application of the princi-
pie of arbitration and the underlying
to advert to the part of the United States
in facilitating amicable settlement of dis
putes which menaeed the peace between
Panama and Costa Rica and between
Haiti and the Dominican republic
Since the date OF their Independence.
Colombia and Costa Rica had been seek
ing solution of a boundary dispute,
to the new republic of Panama. upon its
beginning life cs an Independent ma
uon. ton. In January. isio. , at tne prr;I IeaIest o.
ing them met in conference at the depart
ment of stare and subsequently conclud-
ing controversy to the arbitral Judgment
of the chief Justice Of the United States.
boundary commission, according to the
international agreement. has now been
appointed. and It is expected that the ar,
,his long standing dispute will be honor
ably and satisfactorily terminated.
thai the Dominican republic and Haiti
were about to enter upon hosulities be-
cause of complications growing out OF an an
acrimonious boundary dispute which the
efforts of many years had failed to solve.
The government of the United States. by
succeeded in prevailing upon the parties
to place their reliance upon some form OF
pacific settlement
The recent political events in Mexico
received attention from this government
because OF the exceedingly delicate and
difficult situation created along our south
measures properly to safeguard Ameri-
can interests. The government of the
United States, In Its desire to secure a
proper observance and enforcement of
the so-called neutrality statutes OF the
federal government. issued direeoohs , ,u, 10
gent and vigtlant regard for the require
ments OF such rules and laws. Although
q condition of actual armed conflct ex-
isted there was no official recognition of
belligerency involving the technicai neu-
trality obligations OF international law.
On the 9Th OF March last In the alb
sence of the secretary OF state l had a
personal interview with Mr.. Wilson. the
leo in which he reported to me that the
conditions in Mexico were much more
critical than the pres, SIS. dispatches spa M i dls
cano OF popular uprising. that the small
outbreaks which had occurred were only
symptomatic of the whole condition: that
a very large per cent. of the people were
in sympathy with the instruction; that
lime in which case he feared that the
d 10000 or more American residents In
Mexico might be assailed. and that the
very large American Investments might
be Injured destroyed
After a conference with the secretary
Of war and the secretary h,s Oh the an nasy; synY
division of full strength at San Antonio,
Tex. brigade OF three regiments a.
Ia. Angeles district OF southern Cali
fornia, together with a squadron OF bat.
tieships and cruisers and transports at
Gelveston. and a small squadron of ships
at San Diego. At the same time. through
our representative at the T,ty & OF IN MeM,ne hone
that no apprehensions might result from
unfounded conjectures as to these MIL,
tarv maneuvers, and assured MIN that
they had no Significance which should
cause concern to his government
am more than happy to here record
the fact that all apprehensions as TO the
eYect Of the presence OF 30 large mill
tary force In Texas proved groundless;
no disturbances occurred '.,
were received from Ambassador Wilson.
who had returned to Mexico. connrming
the view that the massing of American
troops in the neighborhood had had good
erect
in engagements between the regular
Mexican troops and the insurgents. and
this along the border. 80 that In several
Instances bullets from the contendlng
forces struck American citizens engaged
in their lawful occupations on American
soil.
Proper protests were made against
these inynsions OF American rights to the
Mexican authorities.
The presence OF large military ana
navni force available for prompt action.
near the Mexican border, proved to be
the most fortunate under the somewhat
trying conditions presented py this ihVa-
sion OF American rights.
The policy and action of this govern
ment were based upon an earnest friend
Illness for tho Mexican people as IA whole.
and II is a matter OF qualification to note
TINT this attitude OF strict impartiality as
to all factions In Mexico and OF sincere