The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08
Sent te Congress by President
Taft AtToday's Session
LAU1s ARBITRATION PlCTs
Between United States, Great Britain
and France and Hopes senate WIN
Ratify Them at Once-First OfficIal
Statement Why Troops Were Sent
to Mexican Border.


keynote of President Taft's message
on foreign relations, which was sent
to congress today. After calling at
tention to the fact that the United
States Is at present on the most
cordial terms with all the other
world powers, President Taft lauds
the arbitration treaties. which this
country has negotiated with Great
Britain and France and expresses the
sincere hope that the senate will rati-
fy them at once.
Upon the topic of Arbitration" the
President has the following to say:
THE year Just passed marks an i'm
portant general movement ON the part
0. fthe powers for broader arbitra-
ton. In the recognition Of the mani
fold benefits to mankind in the ex-
tension OF the policy Of the settle
nent OF international disputes by ar
Jitration 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 of Great Britain and OF France,
the terms Of which designed, az ex-
pressed in the preamble Of these
treaties. TO extend the scope and obli-
cations Of the policy Of arbitratious
adopted In our present treatios with
uhese governments To pave the Nay
tor this treaty with the United Statss,
Great Britain negotiated an Import
ant modification In it's alliance win
Japan. and the French government
also expedited the engotiaions with
signal good will
The message contains the first Of
fetal explanation of the movement
OF United States troops along the
Mexican border at the time Of the
Madero revolution in Mexico. The
president stated that advices from
Henry Lane Wilson. United States
Ambassador at Mexico City. Indicated
that the situation In Mexico was
much graver than press dispatches
Implied. Fearing for the lievs Of the
10000 Americans In Mexico, Mr.. Taft
took good deal of responsibility"
as be phases II, and o rdered out the
soldiers and war ships. At the same
time President Taft notified President
Diaz, Of Mexico, that no alarm need
be felt as the troops were 10 be used
only TO enforce neutrality and TO pre-
vent the shipment Of arms across the
Rio Grande from the American side.
The friendship Of the United States
with Mexico Is now closer than ever.
the message says. Touching upon
the anti-Madero revolution, inaugural
cd by Gen Bernardo Reyes, who was
arrested by the federal authorities
for plotting an insurrenction against
q friendly power. on United States
soil. the president declared that this
country was merely following out a
policy of respecting The contempora-
neous recognized constitutional au-
thcrity in Mexico.
President Taft also voiced his
pleasure that war had been probably
averted BY the United States in act
ing as mediator in a boundary dis
pute between Haiti and santo Dom
lingo and between Costa Rica and
Panama.
The message touches lightly upon
the revolution In China. in reference
to loans for railroal construction and
reform. In which American
figured.
The message depiores the war be-
tween Italy and Turkey but Il was
with satisfaction that Mr.. Taft called
attention to the fact that it could In
no wise embroil the United Stairs
Attention Is called TO the work OF
the opium commission now sitting at
the Hague which Is trying to curtaiI
trafric in dangerous drugs and Il Is
pointed out that che trade Of the
United States for the fiscal year end
Ing June 30. 1871 we're $4,000. QOo. 900.
a gain OF s300.Ooo.e 900 over tloss Of
the previous year.
President TAFT says there Is cry
ing need for an American merchant
marine and again asks congress to
grant q subsidy that a merchant