Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-14
lies to enter upon an era Of genuine 49,

the usual friendly manner, ana we have
been glad to make appropriate express
terest In the %endeavors Of our neighbor
In undertaking the development Of the
New Japanese Treaty.
between the United States and Japan.
signed in 1894, would by a strict inter
probation Of its PROVISIONS have terminal;
s sS Gn ' With Il he i other p pSpsn,' h6 ssssrai
terminated in 1911, and the Japanese gov.
expressed an earnest desire to
conduct on the negotiations for a new treaty
with It's negotiations with the other pow
ers. There were q number of important
questions inyolved In ths treaty. inelud.
Of the customs tariff and the right Of
Americans to hold real estate In Japan:
The United States consented TO waive all
technicalities and to enter at once upon
negotiations for a new treaty on the I'M
Outstanding that there should be a con-
t%inuance throughout the life OF the treaty
Of tho same effective measures for the
restriction of immis ration Of iaborers to
American territory which had been in
operation with entire satisfaction to both
government accepted this basis Of nego-
~tiation. and a new treaty was quickly
concluded, resulting in a highly satisfac-
tory settlement of the other questions re-
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
Moroccan question, which for some
happily appears to have reached a stage
at which It need no longer be regarded
with concern. The Ottoman empire was
Sania and IS now al war with hh', italy. IN
Greece and the Balkan countries the
disgusting potentialities Of this situation
been the scene Of a long Internal strug-
gle. These conditions have been the
cause Of uneasiness in European diplo-
cal concern to the United states.
tween Italy and Turkey this government
took occasion at the suitable time to is
sue a proclamation Of neutrality in that
conflict. At the same time all necessary
pssp 3 aaVf interests 9sss 'Ao OF A9e% snlss0e Citizens ems
and organizations In 80 far as affected
by the war.
Fur-seal Treaty.
The fur-seal controversy, which for
nearly twenty-five years has been the
source Of serious friction between the
upon the north Pacific ocean. whose sub
1ects have been permitted to engage In
pelagic sealing against the fur-seal herds
Jurisdiction of the United states. has at
last been satisfactorily adjusted by the
conclusion Of the North Pacific sealing
United States. Great Britain. Japan and
Russia on the seventh of July last.
coTIIhs attention OF congress Is especially
the part Of the United States for the pur:
pose Of fulfilling the obligations assumed
under this. convention. to which the sen
ate gave Its advice and consent on the
twenty-fourth day of July last.
EnrAlna rr.A> oai,Alao. of kb> lInitAA
States.
In. my last annual message I referred
ment Of state with foreign countries in
connection with the application. by a Sc
fies Of prSslamatio mater Of the min nnn
lions from the several countries. and I
stated that: In its general operation. sec.
ton 2 Of the new tarifr law had proved
a guaranty Of continued commercial
peace. although there were. unfortunate
ly. Instances where foreign governments
dealt arbitrarily with American interests
furious and inequitable. During the past
year some. instances OF discriminatory
treatment have been removed: but l re-
greet to say that there remain a few
cases OF differential treatment adverse to
the m of the United States. While
none OF these instances now appears to
amount to undue discrimination in the
sense OF section . u the, tariff law Of
August S. 1909. they are all exceptions to
that complete degree OF equality of tar
IN treatment that the department OF
for American commerce abroad.
While the double tariff feature OF the
fed by the results achieved in removing
former and preventing new. undue dis
ordinations against American
i Is believed that ne time has come Tor
In such way as to provide a graduated
means Of meeting varying degrees OF
discriminatory treatment OF American
commerce In foreign countries as well as
to protect the financial Interests abroad
OF American citizens against arbitrary
and injurious treatment on the part Of
foreign governments through either leg
islative or administrative measures.
1t would seem desirable that the maxi
mum tariff OF the United States should
embrace within its purview the free list,
which is not the case at the present time.
In order that II might have reasonable
Significance to the governments of those
into the United states are confined vir-
tually to articles on the free list.
The fiscal year ended June 80 1911.
shows great progress in the d eUg"SS
as marking the highest record OF exports
Of American products to foreign coun.
tries sa oo the "eo VALUATION 6e,ng In excess OF
gain over the preceding year OF more
Crying Need for american Merchant
Marine.
need hardly rciterate the conviction
that there should speedily be built up an
American merchant marine. This Is nee
essary to assure favorable transporta-
ton facilities to our great ocean-borne
| commerce as we'll as to supplement the
navy with an adequate reserve of ships
vantage of keeping at homo part of the
vast sums now paid foreign shipping for
carrying American goods, All the great
to their merchant marine. so that It Ia
obvious that without some wise aid from
the congress the United States must lag
in its present anomalous position.