The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-05

agreement will be signed in the near
future
Chsmizsl Dispute.
In the interest Of the people and city
Of Is Paso this government has been
assi6uous in its efforts 10 bring 10 an
early settlement the long standing
Chau,izal DISPUTE with Mexico. Much
has been accomplished and. while the
lnal solution II the dispute is not I'm
mediate. the favorable attitude latel!
assumed by the Mexican government
encourages the hope that this trouble
some question viii be satisfactorily
and definitely settled at an early day.
international Commission OF Jur'cs
In pur>uance Of the convention OF
Ans % 1906. signed at the third Pan
American conference. held Al hlo ue
Janeiro. the international commission
Of iuri>tS met NJ that capital during the
month Of last June. At this meeting
sixteen American republics were rep
resented. I'm luding the United states
and comprehensive plans for the future
work OF the commission were adopted
A. the next meeting. liked for June
+ 1914. committees already appointed are
instructed 10 report regarding topics
asSi-i "a 10 them.
Opium Unfortunate Fah-
ure Of Our Government TO Enact Ree-
on1mended Leg lation.
IL my message on foreign relations
communicated to the TWO houses OF
cou.ress pe, :. 1911. | called special
attention 10 tie assembling of the
orium conference at The Hague. 10 the
fact that that conference was 10 review
all nertinent municipal laws relating TO
the onium and allied evils and certain
'lv allinternational rules regarding these
evils. and 10 the fact that II seemed 10
me most essential that the congress
should take immediate action on the
anti.uarcotic legislation before the con
gress. 10 which had previously called
attention by a special message.
The international convention adopt
ed by the conference conforms almost
entirely 10 the principles contained IN
the proposed antinarcotic legislation
which has been before the last two
conCres Ses. II was most unfortunate
that this government. having taken
the initiative In the international ac-
ZION which eyentuated in the impor-
tant international opium convention,
failed 10 do is share I'm the great work
nv Deslccting to pass the necessary
LEGISLATION to correct the deplorshle
narcotic evil in the United States as
well as to redeem international pledges
upon which II entered by virtue of the
above mentioned convention.
The congress at its present session
should enact into law those bills now
before il which have been so carefully
drawn up in collaboration between the
department Of state and the other eI
ecutive departments and which have
behind them not only the moral sentl-
ment of the country. but the practical
support Of all the legitimate trade in
teresfs likely to be affected Since the
international 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 LatinAmerican re-
publics
Europe and the Near East.
The war between Italy and Turkey
came to close in October last by the
signature Of treaty Of peace. subse-
quently to which the Ottoman empire
renowned sovereignty over Cyrenaica
and Trpolitania in favor or Italy
During the past year the near east has
unfortunately been the theater of con
slant hostilities Almost Simultaneous
" with the conclusion of peace be
tween Italy and Turkey and their ar
rival ut 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.
The United States has happily been
involved neither directly nor indirectly
with the causes or questions incident
to any of these hostilities and has
maintained in regard to them an atti-
tude of absolute neutrality and OF COM
plete political disinterestedness. In the
second war I'M which the Ottoman en-
pire has been engaged the loss of life
and the consequent distress on both
sides have been appalling, and the
United States has found occasion in
the interest Of humanity to carry out
the charitable desires of the American
people to extend n measure Of relief to
the sufferers on either side through the
impartial medium of the Red Cross.
Beyond this the chief care of the gov
eminent of the United States has been
to make due provision for the protec-
ton of its nationals resident in belig
erent territory.
In the exercise OF my duty In this
matter ! 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 1t
may be necessary for the interested
nations to adopt for the safeguarding
of foreign lives and property in the
Ottoman empire in the event that
dangerous situation should develop.
In the meanwhile the several inter
ested European powers have promised
to extend to American citizens the ben
eft of such precautionary or protective
measures as they might adopt in the
same manner In which 1t has been the
practice of this government to extend
its PROTECTION TO all fOreirnerS resident