The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-03

ent condition of the herd and the treat
ment which it needs in the light of
actual experience and scientific inves-
LEGATION.
Final Settlement of North Atlantic
Fisheries Dispute.
On the Goth of July last an agree
ment was concluded between the Unit
ed States and Great Britain adopting,
with certain notifications, the rules
and method of procedure recommend
ed in the award rendered by the North
Atlantic coast fisheries arbitration tri-
bunal on Sept. z, 1910, for the settle
ment hereafter, in accordance with
the principles laid down in the award.
of questions arising with reference to
the exercise of the American fishing
liberties under Article 1 of the treaty
of Oct. 20. 1913. between the United
States and Great Britain. This agree
ment received the approval of the SEN
ate on Aug. 1 and was formally rati-
fed by the two governments on Nov. 10
last.
Opium Conference-Unfortun Fall
ure of Our Government.
In my message on foreign relations
congress Dec. Z, 1911, called special
attention to the assembling Of the
opium conference at The Hague, to the
fact that that conference was to review
all pertinent municipal laws relating to
the opium and allied evils and certain
ly all internationa rules regarding these
evils, and to the fact that IT seemed to
me most essential that the congress
should take immediate action on the
anti-narcetic legislation before the con-
gress, to which l had previously called
attention by a special message.
The congress at its present session
should enact into law those bills now
before it which have been so carefully
drawn up in collaboration between the
department of state and the other ex-
ecutive departments and which have
behind them not only the moral senti-
ment of the country. but the practical
support of all the legitimate trade in
terests likely to be affected. Since the
interna tional convention was signed
adherence to 1T has been made by sew
eral European states not represented
at the conference of The Hague and
also by seventeen Latin-American re-
publics.
Europe and the Near East.
The war between Italy and Turkey
came to a close in October last by the
signature of a treaty of peace, subse
quently to which the Ottoman empire
renounced sovereignty over Cyrenaica
and Tripolitania in favor of Italy. Dur
ing the past year the near east has I'M
fortunately been the theater of con-
slant hoshlities. Almost simultaneous
ly with the conclusion of peace be-
tween Italy and Turkey and their ar
rival at an adjustment of the complex
questions at issue between them. war
broke out between Turkey on the one
hand and Bulgaria, Greece, Montene
gro and Servia on the other.
In the exercise of nay duty in the
matter I have dispatched to Turkish
waters a special service squadron, con-
sisting of two armored cruisers, in or
der that this government may If need
be bear its part in such measures as it
may be necessary for the interested ma
tons to adopt for the safeguarding of
foreign lives and property in the Otto
man empire in the event that a danger
Gus situation should develop.
Liberia.
AS a result of the efforts of this gov
eminent to place the government of
Liberia in position to pay its outstand-
ing Indebtedness and to maintain a
stable and efficient government, nego-
tiations for a loan of S1,7oo 600 have |
been successfully concluded, and 1t is |
anticipated that the payment of the /
old loan and the issuance of the bonds |
of the 1912 loan for the rehabilitation Of
the finances of Liberia will follow at |
an early date, when the new receiver
ship will go into active operation. The |
new receivership will consist of gen.
eral receiver Of customs designated by /
the government of the United States
and three receivers of customs desig-
mated by the governments of Germany.
France and Great Britain, which coun-
tries have commercial interests in the
of Liberia
The Far East.
The political disturbances in China
in the autumn and winter of 1911-12
resulted in the abdication of the Man
chu rulers on Feb. IL. followed by the
formation of a provisional republican
government empowered to conduct the
fairs of the nation until a permanent
government might be regularly estab-
lished. The natural sympathy of the
American people with the assumption
Of republican principles by the Chinese
people was appropriately expressed in
a concurrent resolution of congress on
April IT. 1912.
constituent assembly. composed of
duly chosen by the
people of China in the elections that
are now being held. has been called
to meet in January next to adopt a
permanent constitution and organize