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resulted in the atdiCation of the Man.
chm rulers on Feb12. followed by the
formation OF a provisional republican
government empowered to conduct
the affairs of the nation until a per.
: mancnt government might he regll-
larry established The natural SYM
pathy OF the American people with
the assumption Of republican prinCi.
pies by the Chinese people was ap-
prOpriately expressed in a concurrent
resolution Of congress on April u,
1912. A constituent assembly. com.
posed Of representatives duly chosen
by the people OF China in the cleo
tons that are now being held. has
Teen called to meet in January next
TO adopt a permanent constitution and
organize the government of the ma
scent republic. During the formative
constitutional stage and pending def
nitiVe action by the assembly, as eX-
'pressiye of the popular will. and the
hoped-for establishment OF a stable
republican form of government.
capable Of fulfilling its international
obligations, the United States IS, &C
.cording to precedent. maintaining full
and friendly de faCtO relations with
the provisional government.
The new condition o. affairs thus
.created. has presented many serious
and complicated problems, both OF in
tcrnal rehabilitation and of interna-
tiOna! relations, whose solution it was
realized would necessarily require
muah fimn
beginning of the uphcaval last
autumn it was felt by the United
States, in common with the other
powers having large interests in
China, that independent action by the
foreign governments in their own in
dividual interest would add further
confusion TO a situation already com
pliCated A policy of international CO.
operation was accordingly adopted in
an understanding, reached early in
the disturbances, to act together for
the protection of the lives and prop
erty of foreigners il menaced. to main
tain an attitude of strict impartiality
as between the Contend!ng factions,
and to abstain from any cndeavor to
influence the Chinese in their. organi-
cation Of new. form of government.
In view of the seriousness of the dis
turbanCes and their general character,
the American minister at Picking was
instructed at his discretion to advise
our nationals in the affected districts
to concentrate at such Centers as
were easily accessible to foreign
troops or men of war. Nineteen of
our naval vessels were stationed at
various Chinese ports, and other
measures were promptly taken for
the adequate protection of American
interests.
1t was further mutually agreed, in
the hope of fastening an end to hos
tilities. that none of the interested
powers would approve the making of
loans Ey its nationals to either side
AS soon. however. as a united provi.
sional government of China was as
sured, the United States joined in
favorable consideration of that gov
ernment's request for advances need
ed for immediate administrative ne
cessities and later for loan to effect
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tiiy Associated Press SPECIAL Coz
T"spOndCncP.l

tiiy Associated Press SPECIAL COZ
r"spondcncc.l
WASIiiNGTON. -. G.. Dec. &.
President Taft today forwarded ["
Congress the text OF his message up
on foreign relations, over which he
has been working for some time Th"
m"Ssag" reads in part as follows.
To tho. Senate and IIousc OF Repre-
&"mtaiiyCs:
TIL" foreign relations Of the Emitted
States actually and potentially affect
the state Of tho Union 10 degree
rot widely realized and haruly sur
PASSED by any other factor in the
welfare Of the whole Nation The
position Of the United States I'm the
moral. intellectual, and material rela
tons If the family Of nations should
be matter of vital intcresi 10 every
patriotic citizen. The national pros
pcrity and power impose upon Us dH-
ties which VIC can not %hirk if w"
are 10 be true to our Ideals. Ine tire
mCEdOuS growth Of the export trade
Of thc | nitcd States has already
IHadC that trade n very real factor III
the industrial and commercial pros
pCrIfy of the country. With the dc
NclOpmcnt, Of our industries the for
cirn commerce of the United States
must rapidly become a sttii+morc cS.
genital factor in its economic welfare.
Whether VIC have a farSeeing and
wise diplomacy and are nos reckless
ly plunged into unnecessary wars,
and whether our foreign policies are
based upon an intelligent grasp OF
preSCnt-day. world conditions and
clear view Of the pOtentialiticS of the
future. or are Ovcrned by
temporary and timid expedjency or
by narrow views bcfitting an infant
nation, are questions in the aitcrEa-
tive consideration of which must con-
vince any thoughtful citizen that no
department of national polity offers
greater opportunity for promoting the
interests of the whole people on the
one hand or greater chance on the
other of permanent national injury,
than that which deals with the for
eiGn relations of the United States.
Ia line with the object which
sought of placing our foreign service
on a basis of permanency. have at
various times advocated provision by
Congress for the acquisition of Gov
ernment-owned buildings for the. resi-
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Chinese nation has been passing.
Europe and the Near Eastl

Chinese nation has been passing.
Europe and the Near EastN
The war between italy and Turkey
came to a close in October last by
tie signatUr" Of A treaty Of peace
subsequently 70 v hiCh the Ottoman
Empire renowned sovereignty over
G!renaica and Tripoltania in favor oil
Italy. iluTt0C the past year the Near
East has unfortunately been the the
ate" Of constant hOstiIities. Almost
simuItanCoUSIy With the conclusion OF
peace bct""rn Italy and Turkey and
their arrival at al adjustment of the
complex questions at issue between
them. war hrOk" ont between Turkey
on the one hand and bulgaria, Greece
Montenegro and SCrvia on the other
/ The nitcd States has happily been
involved neither directly nor indi,
rcCtIy with til" causes or questions
incident 70 any OF these hOstilities
and has maintained in regard TO them
ian attitude Of absolute neutrality and
of complete political disinterested-
ness In the second war in which the
Ottoman Empire has been engaged
the loss Of lite and the consequent
distress on hoth sides have been ap-
palling. and the United States has
found occasion. in the interest of
humanity. to carry out the charitable
desires of the American people, to
extend a measure Of relief to the suf-
fprCrs on either side through the i'm
partial medium Of the Red Cross. Be
vOnd this the chief care Of the Gov
crnmcut or the United States has
been to make due provision for the
protection Of lis national residents in
belligCrcnt territory. In the exercise
of my duty in this matter | have dis
patched to Turkish waters a special
service squadron, consisting Of two
armOrCd cruisers, in order that this
Government may if need he bear its
part in such measures as it may be
necessary for the interested nations
to adopt for the safeguarding of for
eign lives and property in the Otto
man Empire in the event that a, dan
gerous situation should develop. In
the meanwhile the several interested
European powers have promised to
extend to American citizens the bene-
fit Of such precautionary or prOteC
tive measures as they may adopt, in
the same manner in which it has
been the practice of this Government
to extend its protection to all foreign
9rS resident in those countries of the
Western Hemisphere in which it has
from time to time been the task of
the United States to act in the inter
est of peace and good order. The
early appearance of a large fleet of
European warships in the Bosphorus
apparently assured the protection Of
foreigners in that quarter, where the
presence Of the American statiOnnaire
the IT, S. S. Scorpion sufficed, under
tho circumstances, TO represent the
United States. Our cruisers were
thus left free to act if need be along
the Mediterranean coasts should any
contingency arise affect
ing the numerous American interests
IN the ncighbOrhoOd of Smyrna and
Beirut
The Far East.
The Political disturbances in China
in the autumn and winter OF 1911-12
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reason for war in the settlement q
international disputes. Through the
efforts Of American diplomacy severa
wars have been prevented or ended
! | refer 10 the successful tripartite
mediation Of the Argentine Republic
| Rrazii and the United States between
Peru and Ecuador; the bringing o.
the boundary dispute between Pan
anna and Costa RIGA TO peaceful arbl
! tratiOn: the staying Of warlike prep
aratOnS when Haiti and the Domin
| lean Republic were on the verge OF
| nOstilties: the stopping Of a war II
Nicaragua; the hating OF internecin'
strife in Honduras. The Government
TOT the United States was thanked fol
! it's influence toward the restoration
of amicabTe relations between the
Argentine Republic and Bolivia. The
| diplomacy of the United States is
active in seeking to assuage the re
naming ill-feeling between this cOun
try and the Republic OF Colombia. In
the recent civil war in China the
United States successfully Joined
with the other interested powers IN
urging an early cessation of hOStlll
ties. An agreement has been reached
between the Governments of Chile
and Peru whereby the celebrated
Tacna-AriCa dispute. which has so
long emhittcrcd international rCla
tons 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 stage
of amicable settlement.
In China the policy Of encourag'
ing financial investment to enable
that country to help itself has had
the result of giving new life and prac-
tCal application 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 promotion of those essential
reforms to which China is pledged
by treaties with the United States
and other powers. The hypotheCatiOn
to foreign bankers in connection with
certain industrial enterprises. such as
the Hukuang railways, of the nation
al revenues upon WHICH, luGSc L'IS' iiI"
depended. led the Department Of
State early in the administration to
demand for American citizens partici-
patton in such enterprises, in order
that the United States might have
equal rights and an equal voice IN
all questions pertaining to the dis,
position of the public revenues COM
cerned. The same policy of pro-
noting international accord among
the powers having similar treaty
rights as ourselves in the matter OF
reform, which could not be put into
practical effect without the common
consent of all, was likewise adopted
in the case of the loan desired by
China for the reform of its currency.
The principle of international CO.,
operation in matters of common inter
est upon which our policy had al
ready been based in all Of the above
instances has admittedly been a
great factor in that concert of tho
powers which has been SO happily
conspicuous during the perilous period
of transition through which the great
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TAFT'S MESSAGE HOLDS SURPRISES
DEALS WITH FOREIGN RELATIONS

Points 0ut the Growing Impor-
lance of Our intercourse with
Our NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Handma'd of Commerce.
Says the President - Takes
Up History of Uncle Sans
Dealings with China and the
Far East. and Part Played in
the Balkan EmbrogIio
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WILL FIND HOMES FOR
ORPHANED Y0UNGSTE

At the monthly meeting OF the n
kindergarten and Chlidren's Aid
ISOLATION which was held yestero
II was decided that the work Of
association be extended for the p
pose of securing suitable homes
dependent children, either orphans
those children who have been ta|
away from parents who were fou
unfit-to bring them up in a pro-
manner. The committee in chargc
this work will have Mrs Walter I
bingham as chairman, and will be ca
posed of Mrs. William Whitney, N
James Wilder. Miss WilheImina n
ney and Mrs. Arthur Smith.
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a permanent national reorganization.
The Interested governments had al
ready, by common consent, adopted,
in respect 10 the purposes, expendi
ture and security of any loans to
China made by their nationals, certain
conditions which were held to be es-
sential not only to secure reasonable
protection for the foreign investors,
but also to safeguard and strengthen
China's credit. by discouragiIig indfs.
crf1ninate borrowing and by insuring
the application of the funds toward
the establishment of the stable and
effective government necessary to
China's welfare In June last repre-
sentative banking groups of the
United States. France, Germany,
Great Britain, Japan and Russia for
INFLATED, with the general sanction of
their respective governments. the
guarantees that would be expected III
relation to the expenditure and secu
rity of the large reorganization loan
desired by China, which, however,
have thus far proved unacceptable to
the provisional government
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4 dark object discovered near the
moon at 3 O'Clock this morning by AS
rfonomer ponaGhhO of the College Of
Hawaii proved to be only Christmas
turkey.
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: The Onlooker
s:~sss.esse.s:s.e.sssssss
Lies That May Contain Truth

The Edison company IS ceming N
To make moving pictarcs OF the n
lie offices after President Wilson q
the signal for the broom from 50
box" Barron.
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'Soapbox" Barron Is going 20 u
ton the governor for permission
change his name TO 'siIeadbaS'
ROhespierre" as soon as there q
Democratic governor to petition.
A night class in autoknowledgy|
going to be started by the Y, NJ G.
for the benefit Of boys who want
be supervisors when they grow IA.
The rcOrganized press club Is go|
to raise funds by CONSUMPTION Of
the moneycd men ia town a. assocI
members.
The planters association passed|
resolution TO request the aayor 4
supervisors of Honolulu 10 Grant
association mining rights on
streets of the capital for the purp'
of taking out material for char
the mudpresses of the sugar mills
Municipal Psychologists are seek|
an antidote to the tired feeling G
gus that attacks civic enthusl1
whenever any new scheme OF impro
ment attains the age of nine days.
A new field in theology is ope|
up by the report that a minister
his divining rod are able to find W
on Lanai.
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Tomorrow at st. Andrews Cat.
dral at II a. M Bishop Reatarick VI
give the second OF his Advent SER
of sermons. The subject viii be eI'
Kingdom; What II Is N the ev.
ing Canon Ault will give the first
his series of addresses. The subj.
will be The Ministry =
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The Rapid Transit Cmpany is going
to place stills at all of its stations for
the use of ladies in rainy weather.
Mountain King stockholders on
Wednesday passed a resolution of
sympathy with the local stockholders
of various oil companies.
All of the humorists, of the Homo
lulu Press Club have been enlisted 20
frame a ritual, and they are going to
make the lodge of sorrow part a per-
feet scream"
In executive session the planters de-
Cided to import labor hereafter dis
guised as tourists, so that their arrtv-
al may be safely repeated in the pa
pers. After being kept n week at the
Young Hotel. it is believed that the
recruits will be in fine condition to
go to work. -... 3
Hawaii is now known TO the world
as the lumber yard of the Pacific -
there are so many boards in its gov
eminent.
The writer Of The Passing Hour"
was given thirty days by Judge Mon
sarrat this morning. Another exam
pie of the police magistrates inexpli-.
cable lenty. 49,
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The Rapid Transit Cmpany is going
to place stills at all of its stations for
the use of ladies in rainy weather.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-25
AMERICAN RAILWAY IN SPAIN

We have hitherto made mention of
the effort Of Spain to get American
railway builders TO construct new
railway line from Madrid to the French
frontier and through the Pyreuees. 1t
rs the idea Of the Spanards that Amer
leans have done so much great railroad
building through mountain ranges that
they will be able to handle this work
better than engineers of other coun-
tries. The SpaniaTds note not only the
American railway building in the noun
tains OF the United States, but also
the big work Of American engineers in
railway building in the Andes and in
Mexico. Accordingly they believe that
American railway engineers are the
best in the world for this class of
work.
The contract for the construction of
the railway mentioned will amount to
$60,000,000. A definite understanding
with the American railroad men had
not been reached in time to have tho
agreement ratified by the Spanish Cor.
tcs before the adjournment of that
body. When it meets again in Decem-
ber, il is expected that all Of the pre-
liminary agreements, specifications, and
contracts will have been fully matured
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-25

T000-ton boat at the Cramp yards,
Philadelphia, the other four also TO be
completed even before the canal is
opened. They will cost 100000 each,
and the first OF them will be launched
in August. AS fast as they are ready,
they viii be sent to the Pacific for use
in the coastwise trade there till the ca
nal is opened,
We may reasonably hope that this
activity is merely preliminary TO the
great and strenuous efforts that will
certainly be made on the opening OF
the canal to restore the American mer-
chant marine to the ocean, and what
ever possibility there may be Of favor
ing American sea, s,going ships IN the
placing of the tolls for use Of the canal,
this ought to be availed of, without
question or opposition,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-25

bunch will play fair with him and al.
low MIN to stay, sirce II may &c tnnt
he did nothing more than was agreed
apon in rhe inner tircios OF IhcSe who
ruu the machine.
Col. Loose : pcyition. however. pcr
sonal!v. is il o.ica ant ont Of ioini
with cveuts. as he hIscl: admits.
hetser he did what 10 did in support
Of Eac.cyclt BY IL. rcemcnt or not. his
rosilion is irGefcnsibIc, He was dcl
rate nmGeg pciec the same az The rest
Of the Gclegatcs and WAS endorsed as
Na,ional CommitlccG!an nv tho same
convention which pledged UtaB's faith
ful support 80 President Taft IT is
,lain that he viclatcd that pledgc The
onir question is. did he do 50 by col.
usion with lb" biz b"ss and under
pleiGc of protection ~ whatever he
IN; pht do! If tho cdcraI bunch sup.
ports Col Loose in his disregard of the
pledge made in The convention. il will
be 4 clear confession of double dealing
and collusion. II il puts him out il
will probably be ease OF ircachcry
on thc aa!t of tbs nun against him
personally. and hav.Eg been made the
goat Of deceptive and dishoRcs. poll.
tics, it IS quite possible that the Col.
orc. may hdve-a story OF his own to
yn'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-25
ITS DOUBLE GAME.

1t has been evident to the people of
Utah that the Federal bunch PLAYED a
double game in the campaign for the
Republican nomination for President,
1t made Col. Loose one of the delegates
from the State, although well knowing
that he was an outspoken Roosevelt
man, this at the same time that its con-
vention made a direct and positive
pledge Of support to President Taft
from the Utah delegation. Whether or
not Col. Loose was counseled or affirm
atively permitted 10 depart from that
pledge for the purpose OF casting an
anchor to windward - in case of Roose-
welt s nomination, it looks very much
as though that anchorage was the main
point sought. For, if Roosevelt had
been nominated, the bunch would have
said, "See, our representative on the
National Committee made your nomi-
nation possible! " And so Roosevelt
would have been bound by ties Of graf
itude to the bunch through the action
Of Col. Loose in helping to pack the
convention IN his 1aVor-
On the other hand. with President
Taft renominated. the bunch can point
to the pledge that the delegation would
support President Taft, and will be
nomina ton Utah cast its full eight
votes for President Taft. Those eight
votes, we are convinced, would have
gone Just as readily for Col. Roosevelt
III case it had been possible for Col.
Loose and those who acted with him
to pack the convention in Roosevelt s
favor.
For, look YOU, the Federal bunch was
determined not To lose out. 1t was
determined TO win; il had to win.
And now that Col. Loose is in the
sump, he will have TO take his medi-
cine personally. 1t is always the case
that the one who loses is made the
goat. Col. Loose is the goat in this
case. If ne had won he would have
been the triumphant agency through
which the Federal bunch would have
retained favor with Roosevelt and su.
premacy at home. But he lost, and ap.
pears wiling to stand the galf,
AT the same time it is quite possible
that the gaff may not be applied. There
is crawishing already on the pronosi-
ton that he must get out The Utah
delegation ism Z at all sure that it has
the power to suggest anybody else TO
the National Committee, and the Ma.
tioDal Committee may not act. Col
Loose promised to resign, and he may
resign: but. on the other hand, if the
understanding WAS complete. it may be
that he will not resign, and that the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-25

and that the ratification by the Cortes
Will be made without delay.
The Spanish cabinet is strongly IN
favor of the enlistment of American
skill and capital IN the building OF TINS
railroad, and, of course, the Americans
will furnish the equipment and the
rolling stock. It will be great trl-
umph for American engineering skill
and for American steel production TO
get this contract, and the closing OF
the terms Of il will be watched with IN
tcrest and the final consummatlon wei
coined with satisfaction.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-25
AMERICANS WAKING UP.

A few months ago it was announced
that a great steamship company would
provide ocean going American ships for
the Panama Canal trade. Then 1T was
stated that by reason of some compli
cations and the opposition Of the rail
road financial power, the project was
abandoned. 1t is now announced, how
ever, that two American companies are
pushing forward for that American ca
nal trade IN truly enterprising fashion,
The American Hawaiian Company and
W. II. Grace & Co, have between them
given out contracts amounting TO ST.,
100000 for new steamers to be used
on the route from New York to San
Francisco and Puget Sound. This, 10
be sure, is chiefly American coastwise
trade, but programme Of construction
like that can hardly fail to be Of i'm
mense Importance to American ship
ping interests, and it is likely that
when the Panama Canal toll bill is
finally passed, it will be found that
substantial aid, practically helpful as
subsidies are, will be available for the
encouragement of American merchant
shipping.
The first of the FIVE big freighters
for the American. Hawaiian Company
has been launched. Early next year
contracts will be gwen for two fast
passenger boats, these to be finished in
time for the opening OF the canal.
W, r. Grace e. Co. are having FIVE
new steel ships built, the Santa Cruz,