The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-03

The rules ana method Of procedure em bodied in the award provided for determining by an impartial tribunal the reasona bleness of any new fishery regula tions on the treaty coasts Of Newfoundland and Canada before such regulations could be enforced against american fishermen exercising the.~ treaty liberties on those coasts and also for determining the delimitatfOr of bays on such coasts more than ten miles wide, in accordance with the definition adopted by the tribunal Of the meaning of the word "bays' as used in the treaty.
 In the subsequent negotiations be tween the two governments. under taken for the purpose of giving prac- dcal effect to these rules and meth ods of procedure, 1t was found that certain notifications therein were de s1rab ble from the point of view of both governments, and these negotiations have finally resulted in the agreement above mentioned by which the award recommendations as modified by mu- tual consent of the two governments are finally adopted and made effective. thus bringing this century-old contrO- versy to a final conclusion. which fs equally beneficial and satisfactory to both governments
 imperial Valley and Mexico.
 In order to make possible the more effective performance of the work ne cessary for the confinement in their present channel of the waters of the lower Colorado river and thus to pro- tecr the people of the Imperial valley. as well as in order to reach with the government of Mexico an understand ing regarding the distribution of the Tta Cn~T<x both governments are much interested, negotiations are going forward with & view to the establishment of a pre- nminary Colorado river commission. which shall nave the powers necessary to enanle it to do the needfuI work and with authority to study the 0ues- ton Of the equitable distribution of the wa+ass. There is every reason Co believe that an understanding upon this point will be reached and that an agreement will be signed in the neal future
 chanaizaI Dispute.
 In the interest of the people and city of Fl PaSo this government has beer assiduous in its efforts to bring to an early settlement the long standing Chamizal dispute with Mexico. Much has been accomplished and, while tho final solution of the dispute fs not i'm, mediate, the favora bie attitude Iateiy assumed by the Mexican government encourages the hope that this trouble. some question will be satisfactorily and definitely settled at an early day.
 International Commission of Jurists.
 In pursuance of the conxention of Aug. g. 1906, signed at the third Pan American conference. held at Rio de Janeiro, the international commission of jurists met at that capital during the month of last June. At this meeting sixteen American republics were rep resented, including the United States. and comprehensive plans for the future work of the commission were adopted. At the next meeting, fixed for June. 1914, committees already appointed are instructed to report regarding topics assigned to them
 Opium conferenee-Unfortun Fail
 ure of Our Government to Enact Rec
 commended Legislation.
 In my message on foreign relations communicated to the two houses of congress Dec z, 1911. called special attention to the assembling of the opium conference at The Hague. to the fact that that conference was fo review all pertinent municipal laws relating to the opium and allied evils and certain Iy all International rules regarding these evils, and to the fact that iG seemed to me most essential that the congress should take immediate action on the anti-narcotic legislation before the con gress. to which had previously called attention by special message.
 The international convention adopt ed by the conference conforms almost entirely to the principles contained In the proposed anti-narcotic legislation which has been before the last tive congresses. It was most unfOrtunats that this government. having taken the initiative in the international ac- tion which eventuated in the impOr- tant international opium convention. failed to do it's share in the great work by negIecting to pass the necessary Iee,islation to correct the deplora ble narcotic evil in the United States as well as to redeem international pledges upon which it entered by virtue of the above mentioned convention
 The congress at it's present session should enurt into law those bills now before it which have been so carefully drawn LID in coIla boration between the department of state and the other ez- ecutive departments and which have behind them not only the moral senti- ment of the country. but the practicei support of all the legitimate trade in terests likely to be affected Since the international convention was signed adherence to 1t has been made by sew eraI 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 treaty of peace. subse- quently to which the Ottoman empire renounced sovereignty over Cyrenaics and Tripolitania in favor of Italy