The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-04
PRESIDENT TTS FINAL MESSAGE DEALS WITH OUR FOREIGN RELATION

necessary for protecting and preserv-
Ing the American FUR seal herd and Tor
\ Increasing its number THIS r. = ques.
ton requiring examination 81 the pres
eut condition % the herd and the treat.
ment which Il needs IN the light 81
sctuai experience ana scientific inves-
/ tigation.
/ Final settlsmsns 81 North Atlantic
Fisheries oisputa
on the 20th Of July last an aEree-
ment was concluded between the Unit
"a states and Great Britain adopting
with certain .modihrations. the rules
and method 81 procedure recommend
"a IN the award rendered by the North
Atlantic coast fisheries arbitration tn
bunal IN sept 7. 1910. for the settle
ment hereafter. an accordance with
The principles laid down IN the award.
Of questions arising with reference 20
the exercise az the American nshinR
liberties under Article I % the treaty
of oct ~. ISIS between the United
States and Great Britain. This agree
meut received the approval 81 the sen
ate On Aus I and was formally nti-
hed By the two governments on Nov. rs
last
urs 81 Our osVsrnusnI
Tn my message on foreign relations
communicated 20 the two houses Of
congress Dee z. 1871. I called special
attention 20 the assembling ~ the
opium conference 20 The Hague % the
/ fact thar that conference was 20 rev lew
40 pertinent municipal laws relating 20
ne opium and allied evils and certain
/ v en- interna tional rules regarding these
/ evils. and 90 the fact that n seemed 90
me most essential that the congress
should take immediate action on the
lnti -narcotic legislation before the con
gress. % which had previously called
attention by q special message
The congress NJ its present session
should enact into law those bills now
before II which have been 20 carefully
drawn no IN collaboration between the
department ~ state and the other en-.
ecutive departments and which have
behind them not only the moral sent.
meut ~ TIE country. but TIE practical
support o. all the legitimate trade In
terests likely 10 BE- affected. since the
international convention was signed
adherence % n has been made ~ sew
eral European states not represented
AZ the conference 81 The Hague and
also by seventeen Latin-American re-
publlct
Europs and the Near East.
The var between Italy and Turkey
came q q close IN October lest ~ the
signature OF q treaty Of peace. subse-
queutly 10 which the Ottoman empire
renowned Sovereignty over Cyrenaica
aud T1politanin IN favor ~ Italy. Dur
ing the past year the near east has IN
fortunately been the theater % con.
slant hostilities Almost simultaneous
" with the conclusion o. peace be.
tween Italy and Turkey and their ar
rival ~ an adjustment ~ the compiler
questions az 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 81 my duty IN the
matter I have dispatched % Turkish
waters a special service squadron. con.
sistlng % two armored cruisers. In or
der that this government may n need
be bear its part IN such measures a. n
may BE- necessary Tor the interested M
lions to adopt for the safeguarding OF
foreign lives aad property In the Otto
man empire % the event that a danger
Gus situation should develop.
LIhsriA
Asa result Of the efforts ~ this gov
eminent 20 place the government Of
Liberia IN position % pay o. outstnnd
ing Indebtedness and 20 maintain 4
stable and efficient government. nogo
tiations for a loan ~ ti.7Oo.0O0 have
been successfully concluded. aud ~ d
anticipated thst the payment 81 IN
Old loan and the issuance o. the bond
81 the 1912 loan for the rehabilitation 81
the nnances % I4beria win follow a
an early date. when tire new receiver
ship viii 50 into active operation The
new receiveruhip viii consist 81 a sen
erAl receiver Of customs designated b.
. the government % the United Statel
and three receivers ~ customs dcaig
mated BY tire governments ~ Germany
france and Crest Britain. which ooun
, tries have commercial interests An th'
republic Of Liberia.
The Far Esss
The political disturbances IN Chlni
IN the autumn and winter 81 1911.
resulted IN the abdication Of the Man
chu rulers on Feh ~, followed by th'
formation Of = provisional repubiicar
government empowered % conduct tb'
Affairs % the nation until a permanent
, government might be regularly eEtab
iished TIE natural sympathy ~ 90
American people With the assumption
- republican principles ~ the Chimes
people was appropriately expressed n
q concurrent resolution o. congress "a
April ~. 1912
A constituent assembly. composed Of
Representatives duly chosen ~ ths
people - China On the elections that
Z are rnvu hafnm held has hann a n -