The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-03

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the con .FesE Use passage Of some such
Grabbing measure as the 6i1l which was
sfecomi 5elI1lc1l rs. the secretary % state
/ In bis letter OF Dec. II. 1911. The OBJ
Jet Oe- the proposes Registration is. In
I 1OFief: to enA bic the executive TO apply,
IS the case may require. TO any or all
| commOdftfes. whether or not on the
I free list from a country WHICH diserim-
fnatese against the Bnite1 States. =
lsGraduated scale Of duties up 10 the
maximUm Of . per cent I'D vaiorem
provided fnztlle present. law
Fiat tariffs are out oE-6lhre- NaTfons
no longer accord equal tarfR treatment
10 al other nations irrespective Of the
treatment from them received Such a
flexible power At the command OF the
executive would serve TO moderate any
unfasoralDIe tendencies on the part Of
those, countries from which the imFOf-
tatiOns into the United States are sub
stantally confined TO articles on the
free list as well as OF the countries
which find lucrative maFkct IN the
UIlifed States for. their products under
existing custom rates 1t IS very neces-
saFy that the American government
should lie equipped with weapons of
negotiation adopted to modern econ"In-
ic conditions in order that NE may at
all times lie in a position to gain not
only technically just but actually equit
able treatment for our trade and also
for American enterprises and vested in,
/; terests abroad.
Business Secured to Our Country by
Direct oReta! EHOet,
As illustrating the commercial beHe-
cts TO the Iiatf6il derived from the new
diplomacy and its effectiveness upon
the material as well as the more ideal
side. It may lie remarked that through
direct oGiciaI efforts alone there have
been obtained in the course Of this
administration contracts from foreign
governments involving an expenditure
II $4,000. O0O in the factories Of the
United States.
1t is gerunane to these observations to
remark that in the two years that have
elapsed since the successful negotia-
zion OF our new treaty with Japan.
which at the time seemed to present so
many practical dii3cuItfeS. our export
trade to that country has increased at
Zhe rate OF over $1.0oO.00o Il month
Dur exports 80 Japan for the year end
cd June 90. 1910. were $21 9J9.31O. :!
while for the year ended June 60. 1912
the EXPORTS were So. 4TS.of6. a net in
crease in the sale OF American prod
I uCtss Ct nearly $50 per cent.
The act adopted at the last session
Of congress to give effect TO the sur
@eal convention OF -InIy = I91 I. between
Great Britain, Japan. Russia aud the
United states provided for the sus-
peuSion OF all land killing, Of seals on
the PribilOf islands for period OF
i've 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 fnconstSG-
ent with the spirit il not the letter OF /
the treaty sfipnlatiOns- The justihca-
ton for establishing this close season
depends. under the terms OF the con-
vention, upon how far IL at all 1t Is
necessary for protecting and preserv-
ing the American fur seal herd and Tor
increasing its number. This Is a, ques-
ton requiring examinatf ton OF the pres
eut condition Of the herd and the treat-
ment which it needs in the light OF
actual experience and scientific inves-
tigati0n.
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-
bunaI OH sept. a. 1919. for the settle
ment herea fter, in accordance with
the principles laid down in the award.
OF questions arising, with reference to
the exercise OF the American fishing
liberties under Article 1 OF the treaty
OF Oct. 90. 1918, between the United
States ana Great Britain. This agree
nieut received the approval OF the sen
ate ON Aug. / and was formally rati-
fed bv the two governments on Nov. 10
hast.
Opium OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Fall
ure Of Our Government.
In nv message on foreign relations
communicated to the two houses OF
congress Dec. q. 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
w all fnter.Iis tionaI rules regarding these
evils, and TO the fact that it seemed TO
me most essential that the congress
should take immediate action on the
| anti-narcotis. iegislatiou before the con-
gress. to which had previously called
attention by a special message.
The congress at its present session
/ should enact into law those bills noTv
mi Nv