Show TAfT REPORTS 1 ON RELATIONS ends Mes Message age to tb Congress Detailing Conditions Existing between the United States and nd Other Nations of World PORTA NT MOVEMENT F r FOR BROAD ARBITRATION hi news Recommendation for forLaw forLaw flaw Law Providing for Perpetuation Perpetua- Perpetua tion of Merit System in Diplomatic Dip Dip- l i matic and nd Consular Service MEXICAN TROUBLE I WASHINGTON Dec 7 President i.-President President Taft today sent to Congress Cong c following in message devoted e to tJ the c o of the United States with wither her er r countries C the Senate and House of J The Tho relations of f Uio o United Unite States th other countries have haye contin conlin- I ed d' d during the past twelve c months jn on n a basis of the usual good will rid iid friendly intercourse The he year just pass passed cd marks an all ini- ini tant general movement on the then tori rt of of f the powers for broader r I arbitration t on In ILL the thc recognition of the benefits to mankind in the Oll of ot the policy of the thc settle- settle tent bent of international disputes by arbitration ar ar- ar- ar rather her than 1 by war var and m in n Espouse Spouse to a n widespread demand lemand for forIn forn In n advance in ill Iii that direction on all' th the theart art t rt of i the people the United fettles tiles and of Great Britain and of nCe e new nc arbitration treaties were last Jal spring with Great rit h and na France the terms of ch frh 1 fl designed s as so expressed iu in Pr fr ambo c of the te c s to o ext ex- ex t scope olf n h ns of f the hey licy I cy o of arbitration n adopted in In our 1 ent treaties with those govern- govern ts To fo pave the wa way for this Iy y with he thc UlI United States State Great I fain in negotiated an important mod mod- mod mod-I tion in III its alliance with Japan pd d h the I French rench government also exited exited ex ex- t the lie negotiations with signal signald od d will The new treaties have ha n an n submitted to 10 the Senate and are arc waiting its advice and consent to cir acir dr ratification cation All AU the tile essentials f r. these important treaties have long longen longen Ken en en known nn anti and it is my earnest pc that they will receive prompt d favorable action Iam tam am glad to report that on Jul July 5 S t the American claim of or Alsop Co f the government of or Chile was wa 1113 disposed ed o of or by tho the decision of fc Britannic majesty majest Geor George e V Y to pom as amiable the itter had hail been referred for tion His majesty majest made p. p an award t nearl nearly to tho the claimants was Jas promptly paid b by Chile The t lement of this controversy ersy has hapU hap hap- U lly eliminated ted from the relations botho ho- ho een cen the tho republic of or Chile Chilo and the ted States tho the only ony question which r two decades had given the tho two n offices an any serious concern an anel l kea kep possible the unobstructed eel dovel- of tho tilo relations of friendship t Continued tI o on l Four Pour |