Morgan County republican., 1912-12-05
FOREIGN RELATIONS IS 1AFTS subject
Congress Is Told Of Improvements in Consular and
Diplomatic Corps and Good Results Of Un-
Gle Sans Efforts in Latin America. -''

ssDooeo1vUl g6orts In prom0e,on a.
s.-s- Fr peaoe.
II the Asid Of voxh toward ths
tAsAls - peans this government ne
Botiatsd. but to my regret Wa unable
b eensummAte two arbitration troa-
ass which - the highest mark Of
ne aspiration Of nations toward the
substitution Of arbitration and reason
fer war IN the settlement Of interna-
donal disputes, Through the efforts
q American diplomacy several wApa
have been prevented or ended I re-
Ter to the successful tr1pArtite media
don Of the Argentine Republic. Brasil
And Ecuador; the bringing Of the boun-
AAry dispute between Panama and Cos
b Rica to peaceful arbitration: the
SeAy1nG of Warlike preparations when
0nyti A8d the Dominican Republic were
n the vsrUs OF hostilities: the stoppia6
q war IN Nicaragua: the hating OF
interneoine strife In Honduras. The
government OF the United States was
thanked for It's influence toward the
restoration OF amicabie relations be-
tween the Argentine Republic and Bo-
nviA The diplomacy OF tho United
states 10 active In seeking to assuage
the remaining in-feeiing between this
country and the Republic of Colombia.
In the recent civil war in China the
the other interested powers In urging
An early cessation OF hOstilities. An
agreement has been reached between
the governments of Chile and Peru
whereby the celebrated Tacna- AFRICA
dispute. which has so long embittered
international relations on the west
coast Of South America. has at last
been adjusted. simultaneously came
the news that the boundary dispute
between Peru and Ecuador had entered
upon q stage OF amicable settlement.
The position OF the United States in
reference to the Tacna- AFRICA dispute
between Chile and Peru has been one
OF non n-intervention. but one Of friendly y
influence and pacific counsel through
out the period during which the dis
puee IN question has been the subject
OF Interchange OF views between this
government and the two governments
Immediately concerned. In the general
easlnG OF International tension on the
vsst coast OF South America the tri-
partits mediation. to which I have re-
fsrred. has been a most potent and
bsnsncsnt factor.
! China.
II China the policy OF encouraGin G
financial investment to enable that
country to help itself has had the re-
suit Of giving new life and practical
applieation to the open door policy
The consistent purpose of the present
administration has been to encourage
the use Of American capital in the
development OF China by the promo
ton Of those essential reforms to
which China IL pledged by treaties
with the United States and other pow
era The hypothecation to foreign
bankers In connection with certain In
dustriAl enterprises, such an the Hu-
kuans railways. OF the national reve-
n0es upon which these reforms de-
pended. led the department OF state
early In the administration to demand
for American citisens participation In
s1ch enterprises. in order that the
4 United States might have equal rights
and an equal voice In all questions
pertaining TO the disposition Of the
public revenues concerned. The same
policy OF promoting international ac.
cord among the powers having similar
tPsAty rights a. ourselves In the mat.
tsss OF reform. which could not b<
Ooa into practical effect without ths