The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-12-08
President Taft Sends in Special Message
Reviewing Our Relations With
Other Countries
Important General Movement for Broader Arbitration On
Part of Powers is Noted--Mexican War Dis
cussed--- Merchant Marine Needed,

friendship for - HcEhtar.Hg nation.
without regard for party allegiance, has
been generally recognized and has re-
suited in an even closer and more sym
pathetic understanding between the two
republics and warmer regard one fer
thu other Action to suppress violence
and restore tranquility throughout the
Mexican republic of peculiar inter
tst 10 tins government, In that 1t con
Cefned the Safeguarding Of American life
and property IN that country. ON May
=, i9ll. President DlaZ resigned, Senior
De In Batfa was chosen provisional preSl-
dent Elections for president and vice
president were thereafter held through
out the republic and Senior Francisco l.
Madero was formally declared elected on
October 10, to the chief maEtstracy, On
November President Madero entered
upon the duties of his office.
Honduras and Nicaragua Treaties
Proposed.
As to the situation in Central America
| have taken occasion in the past to en-
Phaslzc most strongly the Importance that
should be attributed to the ConSUmma-
ton of the conventions between the re-
publtes of Nicaragua and of Honduras
and this country. and | again earnestly
recommend that the necessary advice and
consent of the senate be accorded to
these treaties, which will make ii posi-
Bile for these Central American fePub-
lies to enter upon an era of genuine eco
nomic national development
our relations with the Republic of
Panama, peculiarly important, due To mu-
t~ai ''l,l ati1us Altl ttit Nd9t iittt' 80
tie usual friendly manner and we have
been glad to mako appropriate express
- "a, "1..tu,s III - Il, ,,vihnr
in undertaking the development of the
rich resources of tho country
The Chinese Loans.
The past year has been marked In our
relations with China by the conclusion
OF Two important international loans, one
WaXs. the other Tor the CARRYING OUT OF
Inc currency REFORM TO Wtlich emma WIS
pledged, by treaties with the hlted
states, Great Britain and Japan of
"hicH mention was made In my last an
huat message
Especially important ut the present.
when the ancient Chinese empire Is shak-
en- by civil war Incidental to its awaken
ing ,e l3s nahE lnlt4thees ana 4sti4ltS
icy OF good understanding which has been
fostcred bY the international projects re-
ferred to above and the general sym
patty of view among all the powers in
No,.5 t,n,,ae. Tro,4v
The treaty of commerce and navigation
between the United States and Japan
signed in 1891 would by a strict inter
probation of its provisions have terminal
ed on JULY l.. 1872 Japan's general
treaties with the other noWers however.
terminated in 1911 and the Japanese gov
erument expressed an earnest desire To
conduct The negotiations for new treaty.
With the United states simultaneously
with It's negotiations with the other DOW
ers. There were a number of important
questions involved In the treaty, inciud-
ing the immigration of lahorcrs, revision
of the customs tariff and the right of
Americans to hold real estate in Japan.
The United States consented TO waive all
techncalites and To enter at once upon
negotiations for new treaty on the un-
Outstanding that there should be con
unuanee throughout tho life OF the treaty