Show TREATIES WITH ENGLAND Special to I I cw cn J tween Two 1 0 Grent Crest THE T HE of June of the tile present pre ent year marked the coronation of ot H his Britannic Majesty King George Gcorge 5 Y V. VV In honor of or this auspicious occasion Io I sent a special embassy to London The courteous and cordial welcome extended to this governments government's b by Ills His Majesty and the people ot of Great Britain has further emphasized the thc strong bonds of friendship friend friend- ship hapPI happily P between betteen the two na naU nations tons Settlement of Long Standing Differences With Wih Great Britain nnA As tS S the result of ot a determined effort on the part of both Great Britain and out Outstanding the States s to settle sette all al of or their Outstanding ironi differences a number numb r of have been entered Into be bc- betWeen tWeen the two wo countries In recent years car tM iby b by which nearly all al of ot the un- un K Settle sette 1 questions s between them of any importance hy by have either been adjusted fn or arrangements made modo for tor their lr settlement by arbitration A nUmber fr ot of r the unsettled questions referred referred re- re to consist of or pecuniary claims n presented by DY each cach country countr against tho ho these other and nd In Jn order that as many of claims as possible should hould be set set- tied ted hy by V u a special agreement agree agree- ment for tor that Purpose was entered Into hA he between wA tween the two governments on th the tho day ot of August 1910 In accordance with wih Article A II 1 of ot the tho general arbitration tion lon treaty rea with wih Great Great Britain of ot April vIsions Apri i 1908 o Pursuant to the proVisions proof provIsions pro- pro of ot this special agreement a a schedule of ot claims has hns already been agreed upon and th tho special agreement agree agree- ment mont together with wIh this tills schedule re received re- re tho ho approval of tho the Senate when submitted to It for tor that purpose at the la last t se session slon of Congress Congress Negotiations Ne between the tile two governments for tor the preparation of or an additional schedule of or claims are already alread well wel advanced and It Is m my Intention to submit such schedule as ns soon as It Jt Is agreed upon to the tho Senate for tor Its Is approval In or order er that the arbitration proceedings ma may be undertaken at t an carl early date In Inthis Inthis Inthis this connection the attention of or Congress Congress Con Con- gress is Js particularly caled called to the ne necessity ne- ne for tor an appropriation to cover the tho expense Incurred In submitting these claims to arbitration Presentation to Germany Germay of Replica of Von Steuben Statue In pursuance of tho the act of ot Congress approved June Juno 23 3 1910 tho the secretary of state and the tile Joint committee on the library entered into a contract with wIh the tho sculptor Albert Alber Jaegers for tor the execution tion ton of or a a. Q bronze replica of or tho the statue of General von Steuben erected In Washington for presentation to HI His Majesty the German Emperor and the German German nation naton In reco recognition of the gift Ift of the statue of ot Frederick the Great made by bl the emperor to the people people peo peo- pie of ot the Un United ted States The presentation was made mode on September Sep Sop ember 2 last by b representatives es whom I as the tho special mission of ot this government for tor the purpose The German has ilas emperor conveyed to me b by telegraph raph on his own behalf bohal and that of or the tile German people an eXpression ex expression eX- eX of appreciative thanks for tor this action acton of Congress Russia B By direction of ot the state department our ambassador to Russia has recently been having a series of or conferences with wih tho the minister of foreign affairs of or Russia with a view vieW to securing a clearer clear clear- cear- cear er understanding understanding and construction of or the tile treat treaty of ot 1832 between Russia and the tho United States and the modification I of ot any Russian Russia regulations which may be found to Interfere In any way with wih the tue full tuB recognition of tho the rights of ot American citizens under this treaty I believe beleve that the tho government of ot treatY Russia Is addressing Itself seriously to the need of or changing the present practice under the treaty and that sufficient progress has bee been made to warrant war nt tho tito continuance of or these conferences In the tile hope that soon there may bo be re removed re- re moved mO an any Justification of ot the complain com corn plaints plain of or treaty treat violation now nott prevalent prevalent preva preva- lent In this tills countr country i I hope that immediately after the Christmas recess I 1 shall bo be able to mal make e a further co communication to Con- Con S on Oil this subject Liberia Libera Negotiations o for thc the amelioration of ot conditions condition found COUnd to exist In Liberia b by the American commission undertaken through h tho the department of ot state havo be concluded and It Is only necessary sary for tor certain Corm formalities al tes t to be arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged ranged In securing the loan which thich It Is Js hOI hoped ed will wi place that republic a practical al financial on and I n c economic Recognition of Portuguese Republic The Tue national constituent assembly regularly elected by b tho the vote vot h ot bt the Portuguese people having on Juno June luno 19 last unanimously proclaimed mr i a IC form torm oral of ot government ti the official ot of tho S United States government of the tho Was wag given to gi en the new republic in the tile afternoon da laY of or the same Bame Spitzbergen IsI Islands Nc Negotiations for or the h conditions existing in the tho betterment PC or of Spitzberg Islands and the adjustment n In Ing claims of or ot of Conflict Norwegian subjects subject to landi lands citizens In and archipelago are still In progress that |