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their settlement by arbitration. Al
number Of the unsettled questions re-
ferred to consist Of pecuniary claims
presented by each country against the
other, and In order that as many Of
these claims as possible should be set.
tied by arbitration a special agreement
for that purpose was entered into be-
tween the two governments on the 18th
day Of August. 1910, In accordance
with article 2 Of the general arbitra-
ton treaty with Great Britain Of April
4, 1908. Pursuant to the provisions Of
this special agreement Il schedule of
claims has already been agreed upon,
and the special agreement, together
with this schedule, received the ap-
prevail of the senate when submitted
to 1t for that purpose at the last ses-
sion Of congress. Negotiations be-
tween the two governments for the
preparation of an additional schedule
OF claims are already well advanced,
and 1t is my intention to submit such
schedule as soon as it is agreed upon
to the senate for its approval in order
that the arbitration proceedings may
be undertaken ut an early date. In
this connection the attention of cor.
gress Is particularly called to the ne
cessity for an appropriation to cover
the expense incurred in submitting
these claims to arbitration.
Presentation to Germany Of Replica Of
Won Stsubsn Statue.
In pursuance of the act Of congress,
approved June 90, 1910. the secretary
Of state and the Joint committee on
the library entered into a contract
with the sculptor Albert Jaegers for
the execution Of a bronze replica of the
statue Of General von steuben, erect
ed In Washington. for presentation to
his majesty the German emperor and
the German nation in recognition of
the gift Of the statue Of Frederick the
Great made by the emperor to the
people Of the United States.
The presentation was made on Sent,
2 last by representatives whom I COM
missioned as the special mission Of
this government for the purpose.
The German emperor has conveyed
to me by telegraph, on his own behalf
and that of the German people. an ex.
preston Of %appreciative thanks for
this action of congress.
Recognition Of Portuguese Republic.
The national constituent assembly,
regularly elected by the vote Of the
Portuguese people, having on June 10
last unanimously proclaimed a repub-
lican form o. government. the Official
recognition Of the government Of the
United States was given to the new
republic in the afternoon of the same
day.
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
AND CONFERENCES.
international Prize Court.
The supplementary protocol to The
Hague convention for the establish.
ment Of an international prize court,
mentioned in my last annual message,
e%mbodying stipulations providing for
IN alternative procedure which would
remove the constitutional objection to
that part Of The Hague convention
which provides that there may be an
appeal to the proposed court from the
decisions Of national courts. has re.
cefved the signature Of the govern.
ments parties to the original conven.
ton and has been ratified by the gov.
eminent Of the United States, together
with the prize court convention.
The deposit Of the r%atitcations with
the government Of the Netherlands
awaits action by the powers on the
declaration. signed at London on Feb.
20, 1909, Of the rules Of international
law to be recognized within the mean.
ing of article Z Of The Hague conven.
tion for the establishment Of an inter.
national prize court.
Fur Seal Treaty.
The fur seal controversy = = = has
at last been satisfactorily adjusted by
the conclusion Of the north Pacific seal.
ing convention entered into between
the United States, Great Britain. Japan
and Russia on the It'll Of July last.
international Opium Commission.
In a special message transmitted to
the congress on the eth Of January,
1911, in whica I concurred in the rec
concentrations made by the secretary
Of state in regard to certain needful
legislation for the control Of our in
terstate and foreign traffic in opium
and other menacing drugs, I quoted
from my annual message Of Dec. Z,
1909. In which l announced that the
results Of the international opium COM
mission held at Shanghai in February.
1909, at the invitation Of the United
States, bad been laid before this gov
eminent, that the report of that CON-
mission showed that China was max.
ing remarkable progress aud admira-
BILE efforts toward the eradication of
the opium evil, that the interested
governments had not permitted their
commercial interests to prevent their
cooperation in this reform. and, as a
result Of collateral Investigations of
the opium question in this country, l
recommended that the manufacture,
sale aud 8 Of opium in the United
States should be more vigorously con-
trolled by legislation.
Prior to that time and in continue
ton Of the policy Of this government
to secure the cooperation Of the in
terested nations the United States
proposed an international opium con-
ference with full powers for the pur-
pose Of clothing with the force of In.
ter%national law the resolutions adopt
ed by the above mentioned commits
sion, together with their essential cor.