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Show 1 FRENCH CHIEF WITH TAFT President Taft's efforts to secure the ratification of arbitration treaties with France and Great Britain was the special spe-cial theme of an official speech made recently by President Fallieres at the New Year's reception to the diplomatic diplomat-ic corps at the Elysee palace in Paris. There was a large attendance of diplomats dip-lomats at the function, among them being Robert Bacon, the American ambassador. am-bassador. Sir Francis L. Bertie, the British ambassador and dean of the diplomatic diplomat-ic corps, presented to the French executive ex-ecutive the New Year felicitations of the foreign representatives. He declared de-clared that he and the other members of the corps felt certain that France would continue to be a powerful aid In every work having in view the progress of civilization. He added that this permitted the hope that the generous gen-erous initiative of the president of the United States in favor of the extension exten-sion of arbitration to international questions would be productive of larger results during the coming year. "The countries we represent," continued Sir Francis, "know that they are sure to find in France a powerful auxiliary with which to obtain these results." Responding, President Fallieres assured the diplomats that France would labor in behalf of progress. t "Like you, Mr. Ambassador," the President continued, "we congratulate ourselves that we have seen during the past year the president of the United States give his precious adhesion to the principle of arbitration. It may be repeated that the application of this principle will determine for men and things a decisive method for the pacific solution of international differences." |