Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1912-12-05
TAFT SENDS IN FINAL MESaGE.
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behind them not only the moral smt.
ment Of 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-
publlcs.
Europe and the Near East.
The war between Italy and Turkey
came 10 a close I'm October last by the
signature OF a treaty Of peace, su5se.
quently 20 which the ottoman empire
renowned sovereignty over Cyreniica
and Tripolltanis in favor OF Italy. Dur
ing the past year the near east has nm.
fortunately been the theater OF ron.
slant hostilities. Almost simultaneous
ly with the conclusion OF peace be
tween Italy and Turkey and their ar
rival at an adjustment OF the complex
questions az issue between them, war
broke out between Turkey on the one
hand and Bulgaria. Greece, Montsne.
gro and Servia on the other
In the exercise Of my duty in the
matter ! have dispatched to Turkish
waters n special service squadron, con.
sisting of two armored cruisers, IN or.
der that this government may II need
be bear its part In such measures as II
may be necessary for the interested "a.
lions 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 n result Of the efforts OF this gov.
eminent 10 place the government OF
Liberia In position To pay Its outstand.
Ing Indebtedness and 60 maintain a
stable and efficient government. nezo.
tiations for loan Of $4,000 have
been successfully concluded. and u 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 81 Liberia will follow AZ
an early date. when the new receiver.
ship will 10 into active operation The
new rcccivcrship will consist Of a zen.
cral receiver Of customs designated By
the government OF the United States
and three receivers Of customs deslg.
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 autumn aud winter OF ioiii2
resulted In the abdlcatlon OF the Man.
chu rulers on Feb. ". followed by the
formation o. a provisional republican
government empowered 20 conduct the
affairs ~ the nation until permanent
government might be regularly estab.
lished. The natural sympathy Of the
American people with the asaumnslou
81 republican principles by the Chinese
people was appropriately expressed In
concurrent resolution OF congress on
April II. 1912
A constituent assembly. composed OF
representatives duly chosen by the
people % China In the elections that
ARE now being held. has been called
90 meet In January merit 20 adopt a
permanent constitution and organize
the government Of the nascent repub.
Tic. During the formative constitutional
stage and pending definite action by
the assembly, NJ expressive 81 the
popular will. aud the hoped for estab.
lishmcnt Of n stable republican form
OF government capable Of fulfilling lts