The Glenwood post., 1911-12-16
President Taft Sends in Special Message
Reviewing Our Relations With
Other Countries.
Important General Movement for Broader Arbitration On
Part of Powers is Noted--Mexican War Dis
cussed-Merchant Marine Needed.

friendship for the neiRhboring nation
been generally recognized and has re-
suited In an even closer and more sym
pathefie pai,f,fie. understanding between the two
the other Action to suppress violence
ana restore tranquility throughout the
Mexican republic was of peculiar inter
cerned the safeguarding OF American life
ana property in that country. On May
=. lsll, President Diaz resigned. Senior
dent Elections for president and vice
president were thereafter held through
out the republic. and Senior Francisco I.
october Is. to the chief magistracy. On
November President Madero entered
upon the duties of his office.
Honduras and Nicaragua Treaties
Proposed.
As to the situation in Central America.
l nave taken occasion In the past to en-
phasiZe most strongly the Importance that
should be attributed to the consumma-
uon OF the conventions between the
pu6iics pub & of Nicaragua and of Honduras
and this country. and I again earnestly
recommend that the necessary advice and
consent Of the senate be accorded to
BILE for these Central American repub-
hcs TO enter upon an era of genuine COO
nomic national development.
peeaary T'h oRs dns To mo
tual obligations and the vast interests
created by the canal. have continued in
the usual friendly manner, and we have
been glad to make appropriate express
sion of our attitude OF sympathetic in
terest in the endeavors of our neighbor
In undertaking the development of the
rich resources Of the country.
The Chinese Loans
The past year has been marked in our
relations with China by the conclusion
OF two important international loans, ono
Tor the construction of the Hukuang rail-
ways. the other. for the carrying out of
the currency reform to which China was
pledged, by treaties with the United
States. Great Britain and Japan, of
which mention was made in my last
nual message.
Especially important at the present,
when the ancient Chinese empire is shak-
en- by civil war incidental to It's awaken
ing to the many influences and activity
OF moderization, are the cooperative pol
icy of good understanding which has been
fostered by the international projects
ferred to above and the general SYM
pathy of view among all the powers In
terested in the far east.
New Japanese Treaty.
The treaty of commerce and navigation
between the United States and Japan.
signed in 1894, would by strict inter
ed on July H. 1872 Japan's general
treaties with the other powers. however.
terminated in 1911, and the Japanese gov
ernment expressed an earnest desire to
conduct the negotiations for a new treaty
with the United States simultaneously
with Us negotiations with the other pow
ers. There were number of important
questions involved in the treaty, includ-
ing the immigration of laborers. revision
of the customs tariff and the right of
americans to hold real estate In Japan.
The United States consented to waive all
technicalities and to enter at once upon
negotiations for new treaty on the un-
Outstanding that there should be con-
tnuance througkout the life of the treaty
or the same effective measures for the
restriction of immigration of laborers to
American territory which had been in
operation with entire satisfaction to both
governments since 1905 The Japanese
government accepted this basis of nego-
tiauon. and new treaty was quickly
concluded, resulting in a highly satisfac-
tory settlement OF the other questions re-
ferred to.
Europe and the Near East.
:, , In Europe and the near east during the
times considerable political unrest The
Moroccan question. which for some
months was the cause Of great anxiety
happily appears to have reached "a stage
at which it need no longer be regarded
with concern. The Ottoman empire was
occupied for "A period by strife in Al
bania and is now at ,waI with Italy. In
Greece and the Balkan countries the
disquietng potentialities of this situation
have been more or less felt Persia has
been the scene Of long internal strug-
gle. These conditions have been the
cause of uneasinoss in European diplo-
macy. but thus far without direct poti-
cal concern to the United States
In the war which unhapply exists be-
tween Italy and Turkey this government
has no direct political interest and I
sue a proclamation OF neutrality in that
conflict At the same time all necessary
steps have been taken to safeguard the
personal interests of American citizens
and organizations In so far as affected
by the war.
In spite of the attendant economic un-
certatnties and detrimcnts TO commerce,
the United States has gained markedly in
Its commercial standing with certain of
the nations Of the near east
Coronation of King George "
The ed Of June OF the present year
marked the coronation of his Britannia
this auspicous occasion | sent special
embassy to London. The courteous and
cordial welcome extended to this gov
ernments representatives by his majesty
and the people Of Great Britain has fur
ther emphasized the strong bonds of
friendship happily existing between the
Settlement of Differences With Great
Britain.
As the result of "A determined effort on
the part of both Great Britain and the
United States to settle all OF their out
standing differences number of treat
les have been entered into between the
two countries in recent years by which
nearly all Of the unsettled questions be-
tween them OF any Importance have been
adjusted by agreement or arrangements
made for their settlement by arbitration
Recognition of Portuguese Republic.
The National Constituent assembly, reg
ularly elected by the vote OF the Portu-
guese people. having on June 10 last
unanimously proclaimed republican gov
ernment, the official recognition of the
government of the United States was
given to the new republic In the after
noon of the same day
international Conventions and Confer
ences.
The supplementary protocol to The
Hague convention for the establishment
of International prize court. mentioned
in my last annual message, embodying
stipulations providing for an alternative
procedure which would remove the con-
stitutional objection to that part of Tho
Hague convention which provides that
there may be an appeal to the proposed
court from the decisions of national
courts. has received the signature of
the governments parties to the original