The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-12-08
PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE
ON FOREIGN RELATIONS..L ..LAUDS
ARBITRATION TREATIES and
DEPLORES
ITALIAN TURKISH WAR

Washington, D. c., Dec. Peace
is the keynote of President Taft's
message on foreign relations, which
was sent to Congress today. After
calling attention to the fact that the
United States is at present on the
most cordial terms with all the 9TH
er world powers, President Taft lauds
the arbitration treaties, which this
country has negotiated with France
and Great Britain and expresses the
sincere hope that the Senate viii
ratify them at once.
Upon the topic of Arbitration
the President has the following to
say: 'HThe year just passed marks
an important general movement on
the part of the Powers for broader
arbitration. In the recognition OF the
manifold benefits to mankind in the
extension of the policy of the settle
1nent of international disputes by ar
bitration rather than by war and IN
response to wide spread demand for
an advance in that direction on the
part Of the people of the United
States and of Great Britain and OF
France, the terms of which were de-
signed, as expressed in the preamble
OF these treaties, to extend the scope
and obligations of the policy OF ar
bitrations adopted in our present
treaties with these governments. To
pave the way for this treaty with
the United States, Great Britain nego-
tiated an important modification in Its
alliance with Japan, and the French
al-
tiatiops with signal good will The
new treaties have been submitted TIC
the Senate and the awaiting it's ad-
vice and consent to their ratification
AA the essentials of these important
treaties have long been known and
it is my earnest hope that they WI
receive prompt and favorable action.
The message contains the first of
fetal explanation of the movement OF
United States troops along the Mex
lean border at the time of the Mad
ero revolution in Mexico. The Pres
ident stated that advices from Henry
Lane Wilson, United States Ambassa
dor at Mexico City, indicated that the
situation in Mexico was much grave1
than press dispatches implied. Fear
ing for the lives of the 10000 Amer
leans in Mexico, Mr.. Taft 'took {
good deal of responsibility" as hf
phrased it, and ordered out the sol
daers and war ships. At the samf
time President Taft notified President
Biaz. of Mexico, that no alarm neeo
be felt as the troops we're to be useC
only to enforce neutrality and to pre-
vent the shipment of arms across the
Rio Grande from the American SIDE
'sIt seemed my duty" said Mr.. Tart
ITO put troops where, if Congress haf
directed. that they enter Mexico, ef
feCfive movement could have beel
made promptly"
President Taft declared that th'
presence of the troops had good e1
feet He further explained that tn
restraint of the United States gov
ernment, oven after casualties ha'
resulted from bullets fired across tn
international line, was not due to
lack of force but desire to aVoIS
Intervention.
The friendship of the United State
with Mexico is now closer than ever
the message says. Touching upon tn
anti-Maderos revolution, lnaugurate
by Gen. Bernardo Reyes, who was al
rested by the Federal authorities 10
plotting an insurrection against
friendly power on United States sol
the President declared that this couI
try was merely following out poilc
of respecting the contempOraneou
recognized constitutional authority L
Mexico.
President Taft also voiced his plea
sure that war had been probabl
averted by the United States IN ac
ing as mediator in a boundry disput
between Haiti and Santo Dom1ng
and between Costa Rica and Panama
The message touches lightly upo
the revolution in China, in reference
to loans for railroad construction an
currency reform in which America
financiers figured.
while safeguarding the interest
our Nationals" says the Presloen
this government is using IT'S De'
efforts in continuance of it's tradition
al policy of sympathy and fr1enosnl
toward the Chinese Empire ana I
people, with the confident nope Il
their economic and administrative q
velopment, and with the constant o.
position to contribute to their we
fare in all proper ways conslste'
with an attitude of strict imnart'ali'
as between. ,contending factions.
The President 1auded the wo'
which is being done by the IA
American Union fthe old P''roau Z
American Republics) especially