The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-12-08


tirely with foreign affairs. The message
an part follows,
The relations OF the United states with
other countries have continued dAilnE me
past twelve months upon a basis OF the
usual good will and friendly intercourse.
Arbitration.
The year just passed marks an i'm
pnrtant general movement ON the part OF
the powers for broader arbitration, In
the recognition Of the manifold dement's
10 mankind in the extension of the poiicA
of the settlement of international DIS
putes by arbitration rather than by war;
and in response to a widespread demand
for an advance In that direction on the
part of the people of the United states
and or Great Britain and of France; new
arbitration treaties wer" negotiated last
spring with Great Britain ana FRANCE.
the terms of which were designed, as
expressed in the preamble OF these treat
ies, to extend the scope and Obligations OF
the policy OF arbitration adopted in our
present treaties with those governments.
To pave the way for this treaty with the
United States, Great Britain negotiated
important modification In Its 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
ratification All the essentials ei us
important treaties have luug been known;
and IL IL my earnest hope that they Will
receive prompt and favorable action.
Claim Of Aisop d Co. Settled.
I am glad to report that ON July . last
the American claim OF Alsop ~ 20.
against the government OF Ch'ie WAS
finally disposed of by the decision OF MS
Britannia majesty George V. to whom;
as amiablc compoSteur, the matter H1u
been referred for determination, Ills
ma jesty made an award of nearly $,oH-
900 to the claimants. which WIS promptly
paid by Chile The settlement or thls
controversy has happily eliminated from
the relations between the repubhc OF
Chile and the United states the only
question which for two decades had CIV
an the two foreign offices any serious
concern aud makes possible the unob-
structed development of the relations 81
friendship which it has been the aim OF
this government in every possible way 10
further and cultivate.
AFFILIATIONS.
In further illustration of the practical
and benetlcent application of the princt-
pie of arbitration and the underlying
broad spirit of cancellations am naphS
10 advert 10 the part OF The United states
In facilitating amcable settlement OF DIS
putes which menaced 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 a solution of boundary dispute
which came as a heritage from tploHplA
TO the new republic of Panama upon It's
beginning life as an independent ma
ton In January. 1919, ut the request OF
both governments the agents rcpteseht-
ing them met in conference AT llt A'Fst3 I
ment of state and subsequently cenelud-
ed n protocol submit ting this long pend
ing controversy 10 the arhtral judgment
of the chief Justice of the United states,
who consented to act in this capacity A
boundary commission, according To the
international agreement, las now peeh
appointed. and ii is expected that the ar
guments will shortly proceed ana lha'
this long standing dispute Will be honor
ably and satisfactorily terminated
Again few months ago IL appeared
that the Dominican republic and ltaiu
we're about to enter upon hostilities be
cause OF complications growing out OF an
acrimonious boundary dispute which the
efforts of many years had failed to solve.
The government of the United States. by
81 friendly intcrposition OF good ofhces,
succeeded in prevailing upon the parues
to place their reliance upon some form Oh
pacific settlement.
Mexico.
The recent political events in Mexico
--ereiycd attention from this goNernment
hecause of the exceedingly delicate ana
3Ifficult situation created along our south
rrn border and the necessity Tor taxing
measures properly to safeguard Ahltti-
can interests. The government OF the
limited States, In its desire TO secure
proper observance and enforcement OF
The so-calicd neutrality statutes of the
federal government. issued directors to
the appropriate officers to exercise ON
GENT and Vigtlaut regard for the require
-ments OF such rules and laws Aithough
a condition of actual armed conflict fN.
lsted there was no official recognition OIL
belngerency involving the technica heu-
trality obligations OF international law
On the 9th Of March last, In the alb
sence of the secretary of state. had Il
personal Interview with MI WILSON, me
Ambassador of the United States To Mex
leo Ia which he reported TO me that the
conditions In Mexico were muth more
critical than the press dispatches dlS-
closed. that President biaz was ON vol
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 We're
In sympathy with the Instruction: that
general explosion WAS probable NJ any
time In which case he feared thAt the
SAO 900 or more American residents IN
Mexico might be assailed, and that the
very large American investments might
be Injured or DESTROYED.
After a conference with the secretary
OF war and the secretary of the navy |
thnught Ii wise to assemble an army
division OF full strength n san Antonio,
Tex, brigade of three regiments At
Galveston brigade OF infantry ia the
Los Angeles district OF southern Cali
fornia, together with a squadron of bat
tteships and cruisers and transports Al
Galveston and a small squadron Of ships
Mt San Diego At the same time, through
orr representative ut the CIV OF Mexico
/ expressed 20 President Aa& The nope
that no apprehensions might result from
,trfounded couiaCturcS as 20 these mill
tary mancuvers. and assured him that
they had no significance which should
cause concern 10 MS EhN't tiiAtFitt-
am moro than. happy 10 here record
lhe fact that al approximations as 20 the
effect of thu presence Of 50 large mill
esry force In Texas proved eronhdiesSi
no disturbances occurred,
From time to time communica
were received from Ambassador Wilson.
N.ho had returned To Mexico, confirming
tha view that the massing of American
troops In the neighborhood had had good
effect
The instruction continual and resulted
in engagements between the regular
Mexf,an troops and the insurgents. and
this along the border, so that in several
Instances bullets from the contendInE
forces struck American citizens engaged
In their lawful occupations on American
soil.
Proper protests were made against
these invasions OF American rights to the
Mexican authorities.
The presence OF a large military and
naval force available for prompt action.
near the Mexican border, proved TO be
the most fortunate under the somewhat
trying conditions presented by this tnva-
sion of American rights.