The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-12-04


the Pribilof Islands for a period of
five years, and an objection has now
been presented to this provision by the
other parties in interest, which raises
the issue as to whether or not this
prohibition of land killing is inconsist-
ent with the spirit If not the letter Of
! thC treaty stipulations The justfica-
ton for establishing this close season
| depends, under the terms of the con-
vention, upon how far If at all it is
necessary for protecting and preserv'
| Ing the American fur seal herd and for
increasing its number. This is a ques-
ton requiring examination Of the pres
ent condition Of the herd and the treat
ment which it needs in the light Of
actual experience and scientific inves-
| tigation
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-
bunr on Sept 7, 1910, for the settle
kent hereafter, iR accordance with
the principles laid bwn in the award,
Of qyRstions arising with reference to
theotvercise of the. American fishing
liberties under Article | of tire treaty
of oct 20, 1918, between the United
States and Great Britain. This agree
ment received the approval of the SEN
ate on Aug. and was formally rati-
fed by the two governments on Nov. Is
last
Opium nference-Unfortunat Fail
ure Of Our Government.
In my message on foreign relations
communicated to the two houses Of
congress De-. 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
y all international rules regarding these
evils, and to the fact that 1t 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 a special message.
The congress Mt 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 .sf the country, but the practical
support of all the legitimate trade in
terests likely to be affected. Since the
international convention was signed
adherence to ii has been made by sew
eral European states not represented
at the conference of The Hague and
also by seventeen Latin-American re-
pufics.
Europe an9Rs Near East.
The war between Italy and Turkey
came to close in October last by the
signature of a treaty of peace, subse-
quently to which the Ottoman empire
renounced sovereignty OVER Cyrenaica
and Tripolitapia in favor Of Italy. Dur
ing the past year the near east has un-
fortunately been the theater of con-
slant hostiities Almost simultaneous
ly with the conclusion of peace be-
tween Italy and Turkey and their ar
rival Mt an adjustment of the complex
questions ut issue between them, war
broke out between Turkey on the one
hand and Bulgaria, Greece. Montene-
gro and Servia ON the other.
Nm the exercise of my duty n the
AStter | have dispatched to Turkish
waters 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 II |
may he necessary for the interested ma.
tions to adopt for the safeguarding OF |
foreign lives and property in the Otto
man empire In the event that danger |
Gus situation should develop.
Liberia.
AS a result of the efforts of this gov
ernment 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 n loan of S1,700000 have |
been successfully concluded, and it 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 ut |
an early date, when the new receiver. |
ship will go into active operation The |
new receivership will consist of a 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
republic of Liberia.
The Far East
The political disturbances In China |
In the autusln and winter of 10l1-l2 |
resulted in the abdication of the Man
Chu rulers on Feb. -, followed by the |
formation of provisional republican
government empowered to conduct the
affairs of the nation until permanent |
government might be regularly estab-
Iished. The natural sympathy of the
American people with the assumption
of republican principles by the Chinese
people was appropriately expressed in
concurrent resolution of congress on
April II, 1912
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representatives duly chosen by the
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