The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-12-14

fdissndship ni.so.i for n. ns.sheerinG nation:
been seneraliy recognizes and ha: r.
suited In an even closer and more sym
.nfssi p.1hsfis undsrstandins betwssn the tvs
the other. Action to suppress vioIsnes
And restore tranquility throughout the
tAioan ..t &c g.. republic vas q p:euia. inter
eerned the safeguarding Of American life
and pfoperty in that country. On Nay
q: Ia R R.rrr esidsns s,I Dias rssixnsd: senGr
dent Elections for president and vice
president were thereafter held through
sGS d.ssr.a
November 8 Pre.ident Msdero entered
upon the duties of his office.
Honduras and Nicaragua resatIss
Proposed.
A. to the situation in Central America,
| phasize most strongly the Importance that
should be attributed to the consumma-
ton OF the conventions between the re-
publics of Nicaragua and of Honduras
and this country. and / again earnestly
recommend that the necessary advice and
| consent OF the senate be accorded to
Bile for these Central American repub-
| ncs to enter upon an era Of genuine eco
nomic national DEVELOPMENT.
our relations with the Republic Of
tual obligations and the vast interests
ere, created by the canal. have continued in
been glad to make appropriate express
sion Of our attitude Of sympathetic In
in ere nnds1,sh IN shs endssver. @ Of our neisheor
f,ch resources Of the country.
The Chinese Loans.
The past year has been marked in our
relations with China by the conclusion
OF two important International loans ono
Tor the construction Of the Hukuang rail-
Ways. the other for the carrying out Of
pledged. by treaties with the United
states. Great Britain and Japan. Of
which mention was made in my last an
nual message.
Especially important at the present,
when the ancient Chinese empire Is shak-
en- by civil war incidental to Its awaken
ing to the many influences and activity
OF mnderizaion. are the cooperative pol
icy of good understanding which has been
tostered by the international projects re-
ferred to above and the general SYM
pathy OF view among all the powers in
terested in the far east
New Japanese Treaty.
The treaty of commerce and navigation
between the United States and Japan.
signed in 1894. would by a strict inter-
psetaton pr 1, Of Its pr9Tsons have terminal;
treaties with the other powers. however,
terminated in 1911. and the Japanese gov
erhnent expressed an earnest desire to
conduct the negotiations for new treaty
with the United States simultaneously
with its negotiations with the other pow
ers. There were number OF important
questions involved in the treaty. includ-
Ing the immigration of laborers. revision
or the customs tariff and the right of
Americans to hold real estate in Japan.
me United states consented to waive all
techn!cal!ties and to enter at once upon
negotiations for new treaty on the un-
Outstanding that there should be a con-
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OF the same effective measures for the
restriction of immigration Of laborers to
American territory which had been in
operation with entire satisfaction to both
governments since 1903. The Japanese
government accepted this basis of neso-
tisuon and new treaty was quickly
concluded, resulting in a highly satisfac-
tory settlement Of the other questions re-
ferred to.
Europe and the Near East.
In Europe and the near east, during the
| past twelve-month, there has been at
times considerable political unrest The
months was the cause of great anxiety.
| happily appears to have reached a stage
at which it need no longer be regarded
with concern. The Ottoman empire was
| occupied for period by strife in al
bania and If now at war with Italy. In
| Greece and the Balkan countries the
| have been more or less felt. Persia has
| been the scene of long internal strug-
| gle. These conditions have been the
cause of uneasiness in European diplo-
macy, but thus far without direct poiiti-
cal concern to the United States.
| In the war which unhappiy exists be-
has no direct political interest and l
| took occasion at the suitable time to Is
sue a proclamation of neutrality in that
| conflict. At the same time all necessary
steps have been taken to safeguard the
| personal interests of American citizens
and organizations in so far as affected
| by the war.
In spite of the attendant economic un.
| certainties and detriments to commerce
the United States has gained markedly in
the nations of the near east.
Coronation Of King George v.
The I'D OF June Of the present yea,
marked the coronation Of his Britanni,
majesty. King George V. In honor o.
this anspiciops occasion I sent specia
| embassy to London. The courteous ant
cordial welcome extended to this gov
| ernments representatives by his ma iestN
and and the people Of Great Britain has fur
| friendship happily existing between th'
two nations.
Settlement Of Differences With Grea
Britain.
As the result of determined effort OF
the part of both Great Britain and tn,
| United States 10 settle all of their out
| standing differences number of treat
les have been entered into between TIL
two countries in recent years, by whicl
nearly all of the unsettled questions be
| tween them of any importance have bee,
adjusted by agreement or arrangement
made for their settlement by arbitration
Recognition Of Portuguese Republic.
The National Constituent assembly reg
uarly elected by the vote of the Portu
Euese people. having on June 10 las
unanimously proclaimed republican gov
ernment, the official recognition Of th
government of the United States wa
given to the new republic in the after
noon of the same day.
Intern national Conventions and Confer
! ences.
The supplementary protocol to TIL
Hague convention for the establishment
of an international prize court. mentione
in my last annual message. embodyin
stipuIations providing for an al;ernativ
procedure which would remove the con
stitutional objection to that part of TIL
Hague convention which provides tina
there may be an appeal to the propose
court from the decisions OF nationa
courts, has received the signature Q
the governments parties to the origina
| convention and has been ratified by fh