Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-07

! al HIheS ohshaer8Dfe ppflL1cEf unrest
The Moroccan question. which TO
some months was the cause of grea
anxiety. happily appears TO bavl
reached a stage Mt which 1t need ~
longer be regarded with concern. Th'
Ottoman empire was occupied for
at war with Italy. In Greece and tbs
Balkan countries the di~squieting pc
tentialities of this situation have beer
more or less felt. Persia has been ths
scene of a long internal struggle. These
conditions have beer the cause of IN
easiness In European diplomacy. bul
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 / took occasion at the suitable
time TO Issue a 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 rs 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. TN honor of
this auspicious occasion 1 sent a spe-
cial embassy to London. The cour
teous and cordial welcome extended to
this governments representatives By
his majesty and the people of Great
Britain has further emphasized the
strong bonds of friendship happily ex.
listing between the two nations.
Settlement of Long Standing Differ
eaces With Great Britain.
As the result of a 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 tmpor-
tsnee 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 a special agreement
for that purpose was entered into be-
tween the two governments ON the 18th
day OF August, i9iu. IL accordance
with article 2 ff the general arbitra.
tion treaty with Great Britain of April
1908. Pursuant to the provisions of
this special agreement q schedule of
claims has already been agreed upon.
and the special agreement. together
with this schedule, received the APP
prevail Of the senate when submitted
to 1t for that purpose at the last SEES
sion of congress. Negotiations be.
tween the two governments for the
preparation of an additional SCHEDULED
OF claims are already well advanced.
and 1t is my intention to submit such
schedule as voc as 1t rs agreed upon
to the senate for its approval in order
that the arbitration proceedings may
be undertaken at an early date. In.
this connection the attention of con.
gress Is particularly called to the ne
cessity for an appropriation to cover
the expense inehrred In submitting
these claims to arbitration.
Presentation to Germany Of Replica of
Won steubsn Statue.
In pursuance Of the act of congress.
approved June %. 1910. the secretary
of state and the Joint committee on
the library entered Int q contract
with the sculptor Albert Jaegers for
the execution of a bronze replica of the
statue of General von Steuben. erect