Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-15
At PEACE WITH ALL nations
President Taft Sends i'm Special Message
Reviewing Our Relations With
Other Countries.
Important General Movement for Broader Arbitration On
Part of Powers is Noted-Mexican War Dis
cussed-Mercha Marine Needed.

Washington, Dec. The first of Presi-
dent Tatt's promised special messases
tirsly with foreign affairs. The message
in part follows:
The relations of the United States with
other countries have continued during me
past twelve months upon a basis OF .ne
usual good will and friendly intercourse
Arbitration.
The year just passed marks an i'm
portant general movement on the part Of
the powers for broader arbitration. IN
the recognition of the manifold oehGlts
of the settlement Of international dis
putes by arbitration rather than by war;
a sar 4 in n response ndy@ o to to 4ba Wid 6;recffon o on the
part of the people of the United states
and of Great Britain and of France; new
arbitration treaties We're negotiated last
spring with Great Britain and france,
the terms of which We're designed, as
expressed in the preamble of these treat.
the policy of arbitration adopted IN our
present treaties with those governments
United States, Great Britain negotiated
an important modification In its alliance
with Japan and the FTenfh soy wiTh sigt
nal good will. The new treaties have
been submitted to the senate and are
ratification. All the essentials of these
important treaties have long been known
receive prompt and favorable action.
Claim of Alsop G. Co. Settled.
am glad to report that on July . last
the American claim of Alsop, d co.
against the government OF hlle was
finally disposed of by the decision OF ms
Britannia majesty George ", to whom;
as amiable compositeur, the mater 4 I1a
majesty made an award of nearly 1000
600 to the claimants, which was prorlpLiy
paid by Chile. The settlement OF inns
controversy has happily eliminated from
the relations between the republic OF
Chile and the United States the only
en- the two foreign offices any serious
concern and makes possible the unoor
structed. development of the rela'lons ~
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 beneflcent application OF the pIlnciz
broad spirit Of conciii ton, I am Happy
to advert to the part of the United States
in facilitating amicable settlement of dis
putes which menaced the peace between
Panama and Costa Rica and between
Haiti and the Dominican republic
Colombia and Costa Rica had been seek
ing a solution Of a boundary dispute,
which came as a heritage from CU1oIhG re
beginning life as an Independent ma
ton. In January, 1910, at the request OF
both governments the agents represent
ment of state and subsequently, conclud-
ed a protocol submitting tins p a.
of the chief Justice Of the United States.
who consented to act in this capacity. A
international agreement, has now been
appointed, and it is expected that the ar.
guments will shortly proceed anq Lmat
this long-standing dispute will pc honor
ably and satisfactorily terminated.
Again, a few months age it aPpeared
that the Dominican republic ana fialu
Uera about to enter upon nOSlllltleS De
cause Of complications growing out OF an
acrimonious boundary b dlsp failed Tt to sol wee
The government of the United states; py
a friendly interposition of good otnces,
succeeded in prevailing upon the -partles
to place their reliance upon some form Oh
pacific settlement.
Mexico.
The recent political events in Mexico
received attention from this government
because of the exceedingly delicate and
difficult situation created along our south
ern border and the necessity tor taklnS
measures properly to safeguard Amerl-
can interests. The government Of the
United States, in its desire to secure a
proper observance ana = e ent0rceme ef the
federal government. issued directions to
the appropriate officers to exercise a OH
ments of such rules and laws. Although
a condition of actual armed con1ilct eSS
istsd, there was no oth tha ~t rsG0snetio neU u
trality Obligations of international law.
On the 9Th Of March last, in the alb
ssnce Of the ssersta with Of M sta1 Mils s mao the e
ambassador Of the United States 70 MeHe
leo, In which he reported to me that the
critical thar the press dispatches dis
closed; that President Diaz was on a Vol,
cano Of popular uprising: that the smaii
symptomatic of the whole condition; that
a very large per cent. of the people We're
in sympathy with the instruction; that a
oanera1 EXPLOSION was prODaDle dl any
time, in which case he feared that the
10000 or more A amsaiIed a red'o hat the
very large American investments might
be Injured or destroyed.
After a conference with the secretary
of war and the secretary Of the navy.
ehUHfm' Of tuil strength at San Antonio.,
Tex, a brigade of three regiments at
Galveston, a brigade Of infantry IN the
Los Angeles district OF southern ta1-
fornia, together with a s9uanf0 nno OK pat at
Galveston, and a small squadron or SHIPS
at San Diego: At the same time, throush
I expressed to President Diaz the hope
that no apprehensions might result from
tary maneuvers, and assured him tina
they had no significance which should
cause concern to his government.
I am more than happy to here record
the fact that all apprehensions as to the
effect of the presence Of so large a mill
tary force in Texas proved grounoiess'
no QlSIuTDdI lCcS
From time to time communlcations
we're received from Ambassador Wilson.
who had returned to Mexico, confirming
the view that the massing. of American
troops in the neighborhood had had good
effect.
The instruction continued and resulted
in ENGAGEMENTS between the regular
Mexican troops and the insurgents, and
this along the border, so 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 tnvasions 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
irving conditions presented by this lnVa-
sion of American rights
The policy and action of this govern
ment were based upon an earnest friend
mess for the Mexican people as a Whole,
and it is a matter of qualification to note
that this attitude of strict importantly as
to all factions in Mexico and Of sincere
Works ~SpIendidiy.
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