The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-08

duu tuG JdpdACSG SoNGA hLlCAe CAPhO ed an earnest desire to conduct the negotiations for a new treaty with the United States simultaneously with its negotiations with the other powers. There were a number of important questions involved in. the treaty, in- cluding the immigration of laborers. revision of the customs tariff and the right of Americans to hold real estate in Japan. The United States consent ed to waive all technicalities and to enter at once upon negotiations for new treaty on the understanding that there should be continuance through out the life of the treaty of the same effective measures for the restriction of immigra tion of laborers to Ameri- can territory. which had been in op- eration with entire satisfaction to both governments since 1908. The Japanese government accepted this basis of ne- gotiation. and new treaty was quick ly concluded. resulting in a highly satisfactory settlement of the other questions referred to.
 A satisfactory adjustment has also been effected of the questions growing out of the annexation of Korea by Ja- pan.
 The recent visit of Admiral Count Togo to the United States as the na- tion's guest afforded welcome oppor- tunity to demonstrate the friendly feel ing so happily existing between the two countries.
 Siam.
 There has been a change of sover- eigns in Siam. and the American mfn- ister at Bangkok was accredited in q special capacity to represent the Unit ed States at the coronation ceremony of the new king.
 Europe and the Near East.
 In Europe ands the near east during the past twelvemonth there has been at times considerable political unrest. The Moroccan question. which for some months was the cause of great anxiety. happily appears to have reached stage at which it need no ;onger be regarded with concern. The Ottoman empire was occupied for a period by strife in Albania and is now at war with Italy. In Greece and the Balkan countries the disQuiettng po- tentialities of this situation have been more or less felt. Persia has been the scene of 8 long internal struggle. These conditions have been the cause of un- easiness in European diplomacy, but thus far without direct political con cern to the United States.
 In the war which unhappily exists between Italy and Turkey this govern ment has no direct political interest. and l took occasion at the suitable time to issue proclamation of neu- trality in that conflict. At the same time all necessary steps have been taken to safeguard the personal inter ests of American citizens and organi- cations In so far as affected by the war.
 Coronation of King George V.
 The 22d of June of the present year marked the coronation of his Britannia majesty King George V. In honor of this suspicious occasion l sent a spe- cfal embassy to London. The cour- teous and cordial welcome extended to this governments representatives by bis majesty and the people of Great Britain has further emphasized the strong bonds of friendship happily ex- isting between the two nations.
 Settlement of Long Standing Differ ences With Great Britain. As the result of determined effort on the part of both Great Britain and the United States to settle all of their outstanding differences a number of treaties have been entered into be- tween the two countries in recent years by which nearly all of the unsettled questions between them of any impor- tance have either been adjusted by agreement or arrangements made for their settlement by arbitration. A 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 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 o1 | this special agreement a schedule o1 claims has already been agreed upon and the special agreement, together | with this schedule, received the ap proval of the senate when submitted to 1t for that purpose at the last ses ! sion of congress. Negotiations be tween the two governments for tht I preparation of an additional schedult | of claims are already we'll advanced and it is my intention to submit sucl | schedule as soon as it is agreed upor
 to the senate for it's approval in ordel
 that the arbitration proceedings ma! | be undertaken at an early date. II
 this connection the attention of con
 gross is particularly called to the ne
 cessity for an appropriation to cove the expense incurred in submitting these claims to arbitration.
 Presentation to Germany of Replica o Won Steuben Statue.
 | In pursuance of the act of congress approved June 23. 1910. the secretar.
 of state and the joint committee oI l the library entered into a contrac ] with the sculptor Albert Jaegers fol ] the execution of bronze replica of th' 1 statue of General von Steuben. erect 1 ed in Washington. for presentation t | his majesty the German emDerOr ant