Willmar tribune., 1911-12-13
Special Message Discusses
Years intercourse With
Other Countries.
REVIEWS MEXICAN CIVIL. WAR
Mobilization Of American Troops on
Southern Border ExpIalned-For-
eign Trade Relations-Need
For American Merchant
Marine.

Washington, Dec. 7.-President Taft
today sent to congress a special mes
sage on foreign relations. The mes
sage follows:
The relations Of the United States
with other countries have continued
during the past twelve months upon a
basis of the 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
benefits to makind In the extension OF
the policy of the settlement of inter-
national disputes by arbitration rather
than by war, and In response to q
widespread demand for an advance In
that direction on the part Of the peo-
pie Of the United States and of Great
Britain and Of France. new arbitration
treaties were negotiated last spring
with Great Britain and France, the
terms OF which were designed, as ex-
pressed In the preamble of these
treaties, to extend the scope and obli-
eat'ons OF the policy OF arbitration
uuopteo ID our present treaties WITH
tnose government 1sr rs: rs 2 rave tne way
for this treaty with the United States,
Great Britain negotiated an important
modification III Its alliance NJ h JaDan.
anu 'ne rrene'15zs . government s. also e1-
peo!teo Tue Heso1iat1ui1s s's5'5 ."-Ela W.. slsnal
sooo WIZ. tne he*a'aVa1s ~ =. e Lave oeen
suomltteo 10 lnes Il. senate ana are
a"a''1hs its a.o w.. ~. aaio -o!ssent 10
tnelr ratlnca ti.1A. al We essentials
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Claim OF !A'son G Co Settled.
l am glad to report that on July S
last tho American Claim OF Alsop &
Co. against the government Of Chile
was finally disposed o. By the decision
of his Brttapuio; majesty George ", to
whom, as anasable compogtteur, the
matter had teen referreo for deter
mtnat1on. His majesty made an
award Of nearly $1,000,00O to the
claimants, which was promptly paid
by Chile. The settlement Of this con-
troversy has happily eliminated from
the relations between the republic of
Chile and the United States the onlv
question which for two decades had
given the two foreign Offices any seri-
Gus concern and makes possible the
unobstructed development of the rela-
ttono OF friendship which it has been
the aim OF this government in every
possible way to further and cultivate.
Arbitrations.
In further illustration of the practf.
cal and beneticent application OF tho
principle of arbitration and the under.
lying broad spirit of conciliatton am
happy to advert to the mart Of the
United States in facilitatinp anino h,o
settlement Of disputes which menaced
the peace between Panama and Costa
Rica and hatwean Haiti and +ho ~
m1ntcan renublic.
Since the date ri their ,ndonera-
ence Colombia and Costa Rica had
been seeking a solution of a honndarv
dispute. which came as heritage
from Colombia to the new renublic Of
Panama. upon it's beginning life az an
independent nation, Althoueh the a,a.
putants had submitted this ouostion
for decision to tho nres,den+ ~
France under the terms If an arh1+r,-
aorod 49, hooa 1890. 80