The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-07

| tepuDhS III tue ulleluOOn OF the same
day.
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
AND CONFERENCES.
international Prize Court.
The supplementary protocol to The
Hague convention for the establish
ment of an international prize court
mentioned in my last annual message
embodying stipulations providing fol
an alternative procedure which would
remove the constitutional objection "a
that part Of The Hague convention
which provides that there may be an
appeal to the proposed court from the
decisions of national courts, has re.
ceived the signature of the govern.
ments parties to the original conven.
tion and has been ratified by the gov
ernment Of the United States together
with the prize court convention.
The deposit of the ratifcations with
the government of the Netherlands
awaits action by the powers on the
declaration. signed at London on Feb.
26, 1909, of the rules of international
law TO be recognized within the mean.
ing OF article 7 of The Hague conven-
ton for the establishment Of an inter.
! national prize court.
Fur ssal Treaty.
The fur seal controversy has
at last been satisfactorily adjusted by
the conclusion of the north Pacific seal
Ing convention entered into between
the United States. Greet D~i'nin. Iaran
and Russia on the 7lh uf July nst.
international Opium Commission.
In a special message irin3m!Hrl 10
the congress on the az nf laqu :rg.
1911. IN which concurrrl l,i TIE ,,c.
concentrations made by tile secretary
OF state in regard to certain needful
legislation Ter ;hc con rol nf n.r "A.
terstate ara fo"rl"u tr9nl. iu n".um
and other ulenatng Gra,!s. 10 4
Recommended HAT ,Ae naAu:a,t ,tv.p.
sale and use of opium in the United
States should be more vigorously con.
trolled b. legislation.
Prior % shat tia;p era ln ron,,,,a
tion Of the policy of this government
to secure the cooperation of the In
terested nations the United States
proposed an international opium con.
ference with full powers for the pur-
pose of clothing with the force Of in.
ternatlonal law the resolutions adopt-
ed by the above mentioned commits
sion. together with their essential cor
ollares. The other powers concerned
cordially responded to the proposal of
this government, and. am glad 10 be
able to announce, representatives of
all the powers assembled in conference
at The Hague on the first of this
month. -" 1t seems 10 me most es.
sential that the congress should take
immediate action on the anti-narcotlc
legislation 10 which have already
called attention by special message
1uenos Aires Conventions.
The four important conventions sign
cd at the fourth pan-American confer
ence at Buenos Aires, providing for the
regulation OF trademarks, patents and
copyrights and for the arbitration OF
pecuniary claims, have. with the nd.
vice ana consent of the senate. been
ratified on the part OF the United
States. and the ratihcations have been
deposited with the government of the
Argentine Republic In accordance with
the requirements of the conventions.
am not advised that similar action
mas been taken by any other OF the
signatory governments.
Foreign Trade Relations Of the United
States.
In my last annual message | refer.
red to the tariff negotiations Of the de.
partment Of state with foreign coun
tries In connection with the apDllca-
ilon' by u series OF proclamatlons, of
The minimum tariff Of the United
ftntes to impOrtations from the sew.
era countries. and | stated that in IFS
snera operation section OF the new
tarifr law had proved a guaranty or
continued commercial peace, although
there were, unfortunately. instances
where foreign governments dealt ar
bitrarily with American interests with !
in their jurisdiction In n manner in |
furious aud lnequitable During the
past year some instances OF discrimi- |
natory treatment have been removed. !
but regret to sayfihat there remain IL
few cases Of dlrefential treatment adj
verse 10 the commerce of the United |
States. While none Of these Instances
now appears TO amount 10 undue dis
criminaiion IN the sense of section . |
OF the tarinf mw of Aug. 3. 1909. they |
are all exceptions 10 that complete dc.
gree of eqnnlilf Of tariff treutment
That ilg a'egrlpFqt of Siai9 aRs folt
sislenilf SiiAshf ~ oihAhf ~ sAmerl |
can 5,e,- alRpss, .-l,is.,d.ef . Ss..a.