PAGE EIGHT
THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1912.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(Contlnuod from Pago Ono.)
cntlon Uf tire op"eif tlbor policy. The
consistent purpose of the present ad
ministration tins been to encourage tho
use of American capital In the develop
ment of China by the promotion of
those essential reforms to which China
Is plodded by treaties with tho United
Stntes and other powers.
Central America Needs Our Help In
Debt Adjustment.
In Central America the aim has been
to help such countries as Nicaragua
nnd Honduras to help themselves. They
ore the Immediate beneficiaries. Tho
national benetlt to the United States Is
twofold. First, It Is obvious that tho
Monroe doctrine Is more vital In the
neighborhood of the Panama canal and
the zone of tho Caribbean than any
where else. There, too, the mainte
nance of that doctrine falls most heav
ily upon the United States. It Is there
fore essential that the countries within
that sphere shall be removed from tho
jeopardy Involved by heavy foreign
debt and chaotic national flnnnces and
from the ever present danger of Inter
national complications due to disorder
at home.
I wish to call your especial attention
to the recent occurrences In Nicaragua,
for I believe the terrible events re
corded there during the revolution of
the past summer the useless loss of
life, the devastation of property, the
bombardment of defenseless cities, the
killing nnd wounding of women and
children, the torturing of noncombat
ants to exact contributions nnd the
suffering of thousands of human be
ings might have been averted had the
department of state, through approval
of the loan convention by the senate,
been permitted to carry out Its now
well developed policy of encouraging
the extending of (inanclal aid to weak
Central American states with the pri
mary objects of avoiding Just such
revolutions by assisting those repub
lics to rehabilitate their finances, to
establish their currency on a stable
basis, to remove the custom houses
from tho danger of revolutions by ar
ranging for their secure administra
tion, and to establish reliable banks.
Our Mexican Policy.
For two years revolution nnd counter
revolution have distraught the neigh
boring republic of Mexico. Urlgandago
has Involved a great deal of depreda
tion upon foreign Interests. There nave
constantly recurred questions of ex
treme delicacy. On several occasions
very difficult situations have arisen on
our frontier. Throughout this trying
period the policy of tho United States
has been ono of patient noninterven
tion, steadfast recognition of constitut
ed authority In the neighboring na
tion and the exertion of every effort
to care for American Interests. I pro
foundly hope that the Mexican nation
iubt soon rpinme tho. path of. order.
P
D.
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Moved by past successes and hundreds of requests from up-valley people, Scranton merchants have again combined in a Giant Trade Movement which will open the
gate Tof Opportunity to the multitudes for miles around. As before, special offerings linked to special prices will be featured in the many stores, just at a time when Christ
S buying i the air and scores of things are needed. 'Twill prove the chance of a life time to save on all you need for the holidays, and the days to follovv It s to be
vour day fo pleasure and profit. Women are asked to tell it to their friends. Let the men tell it to the other fellow. Then all join hands and come on SATURDAY,
prosperity and progress. To that na
tion In Its soro troubles tho sympa
thetic friendship of the United States
tins been demonstrated to a high de
gree. Agricultural Credits.
A most important work accomplished
ihi tho past year by the Atnorlcan dip
lomatic ofllcnrs In Europe Is tho Inves
tigation of the agricultural credit sys
tem in tho European countries. Doth
as a means to afford relief to tho con
sumers of this country through n more
thorough development of agricultural
resources and as n means of more suffi
ciently maintaining tho agricultural
ponulatlon. tho project to establish
credit facilities for the farmers Is n
concern of vital lmportauco to this na
tion. No evidence of prosperity nmong well
established farmers should blind us to
the fact that lack of capital Is prevent
ing n development of the nation's agri
cultural resources and an adequate In
crease of the land under cultivation;
thnt agricultural production Is fast fall
ing behind the incrcaso In population
nnd that. In fact, although these well
established farmers are maintained In
Increasing prosperity because of the
natural Increase In population, wo nra
not developing tho Industry of agricul
ture.
Advantage of Maximum and Minimum
Tariff Provision.
The Importance which our manufac
tures have assumed 'In the commerce
of the world In competition with the
manufactures of other countries again
draws attention to the duty of this
government to use Its utmost endeav
ors to secure Impartial treatment for
American products In nil markets.
Healthy commercial rivalry in interna
tional intercourse Is best assured by
tho possession of proper means for
protecting nnd promoting our foreign
trade. It is natural that competitive
countries should view with some con
cern this steady expansion of our com
merce. If In some lnstnnces tho meas
ures taken by them to meet It are not
entirely equitable n remedy should be
found.
In former messages I have described
the negotiations of the department of
state with foreign governments for tho
adjustment of the maximum nnd mini
mum tariff as provided In section 2 of
the tariff law of lliOl). The advantages
secured by tho adjustment of our trade
relations under this law have contin
ued during the Inst year, nnd some ad
ditional cases of discriminatory treat
ment of which wo had reason to com
plain have been removed. The depart
ment of state has for the first time In
the history of this country obtained
substantial most-favored-natlon treat
ment from all tho countries of tho
world.
There are. however, other Instances
which, while apparently not constitut
ing undue discrimination in the sonso
of section 2, are nevertheless excep
tions to the complete enultr of tariff
1 ANOTHER SCRANTON TRADE DAY 1
Repeated by Request !
Saturday Afternoon, Dec. 14th
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On Round Trip Ticket from Honesdale to Scranton and Points Between.
treatment Tor American products that
the department of state consistently
has sought to obtain for American
commerce nbroad.
Business Secured to Our Country by
Direct Official Effort.
As Illustrating the commercial bene
fits to tho nation derived from the new
diplomacy and Its effectiveness upon
tho mnterlal as well as the more ideal
side. It may be remarked that through
direct official efforts nlono there have
been obtained In the course of this
administration contracts from foreign
governments Involving nn expenditure
of $.r0,000,000 in the factories of the
United States.
It Is germane to those observations to
remark that In the two years that have
elapsed slnco tho successful negotia
tion of our new treaty with Japan,
which at the time seemed to present so
tunny practical difficulties, our export
trade to that country has Increased at
the rate of over $1,000,000 a month.
Our exports to Japan for tho year end
ed June 30, 11)10, were $21,050,310.
while for the year ended June SO, 1012.
the exports wcro $53,478,046, n net In
crease In tho snlo of American prod
ucts of nearly 150 per cent
The act adopted at the last session
of congress to give effect to tho fur
seal convention of July 7, 1011, between
Great Britain, Japan, Russia and tho
United States provided for the sus
pension of all land killing of seals on
the Prlbllof islands for n period of
five years, and an objection has now
been presented to this provision by tho
other parties in Interest, which raises
tho issue ns to whether or not this
prohibition of land killing Is Inconsist
ent with the spirit If not tho letter of
the treaty stipulations. Tho Justifica
tion for establishing this close s-ason
depends, under the terms of the con
vention, upon how far If at nil It is
necessary for protecting and preserv
ing tho American fur seal herd and for
Increasing Its number. This Is a ques
tion requiring examination of the pres
ent condition of the herd nnd the treat
ment which It needs In the light of
actual experience and scientific inves
tigation. Final Settloment of North Atlantlo
Fisheries Dispute.
On the 20th of July last an agree
ment was concluded between the Unit
ed Stntes and Great Britain adopting,
with certain modifications, the rules
and method of procedure recommend
ed in the nwnrd rendered by the North
Atlantic const fisheries arbitration tri
bunal on Sept 7. 1910, for the settle
ment hereafter, In accordance with
tho principles laid down In the award,
of questions arising with reference to
the exercise of the American fishing
liberties under Article I of the treaty
of Oct. 20. 1818, between the United
States and Great Britain. This agree
ment received the approval of the sen
ate on Aug. 1 and was formally rati
fied by tho two governments on Nov. 15
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Opium Conference Unfortunate Fail
ure of Our Qovernment.
In my mcssngo 6n foreign relations
cotnmunicnted to tho two houses of
congress Dec. 7. 1011, I called special
attention to the assembling of the
opium conference nt The Hague, to tho
fact that that conference was to review
nil pertinent munclpnl lnws relating to
the opium nnd allied evils and certain
ly all International rules regarding theso
evils, and to tho fact that it seemed to
me most essential that tho congress
should take Immediate action on tho
antl-nnrcotic legislation before tho con
gress, to which I had previously called
nttnnllnn hv a snorlal inossairn
The Cuban Situation.
Tho republic of Cuba last May was In
tho throes of a lawless uprising that
for n time threatened the destruction
of a great deal of valuable property
much of It owned by Americans nnd
other foreigners ns well as the exist
ence of the government Itself. Tho
nrmod force of Cuba being Inadequate
to guard property from attack and at
the same time properly to opcrnto
ngalnst the rebels, a force of Amerlcau
marines was dispatched from our naval
station atGuantanamo Into tho province
of Orlente for tho protection of Ameri
can nnd other foreign life nnd property.
The Cuban government was thus able
to use all its forces in putting down the
outbreak, which It succeeded in doing
in a period of six weeks. Tho presence
of two American warships In the har
bor of Havana during the most critical
period of this disturbance contributed
in great measure to allny the fears of
the inhabitants. Including a large for
eign colony.
Necessity For Retention and Expon
sion of Our Foreign Trade.
It Is not possible to mako to the con
gress a communication upon the pres
ent foreign relntlons of the United
States so detailed as to convey nn
ndequate Impression of the enormous
Increase In the Importance and activi
ties of those relations. If this govern
ment Is really to preserve to the Amer
ican people that free opportunity In
foreign markets which will soon bo In
dispensable to our prosperity, even
greater efforts must be made.
Conclusion.
Congress should fully realize tho
conditions which obtain In the world
as wo find ourselves at the threshold
of our middle age as a nation. We
have emerged full grown as a peer in
the great concourse of nations. Wo
hnvo passed through various formative
periods. We havo been self centered
In the strugglo to develop our do
mestic questions. Tho nation is now
too mature to contlnuo In Its foreign
relations those temporary expedients
natural to a people to whom domestic
affairs are tho solo concern.
In tho past our diplomacy has often
consisted. In normal times, in a mere
assertion of the right t international
existence. We are now In a larger re
lation with broadec rights pf our y&n
and nhfiiratlan: t; uiunn iuih uur
selves. A number of groat guiding
principles wcro laid down early In tho
history of this government. Tho recant
task of our diplomacy has been to ad
just those principles to the conditions
of today, to devolop their corollaries,
to find practical applications of tho
old principles expanded to meet new
situations.
The opening of the Pannmn canal
will mnrk a new era In our Interna
tional llfo nnd create new nnd world
wide conditions which, with their vaBt
correlations and consequences, will ob
taln for hundreds of yenrs to come.
We mdst not wnit for events to over
take us unawares. With continuity of
purpose wo must deal with the prob
lems of our external relations by a
diplomacy modern, resourceful, mag
nanimous nnd fittingly cxpresslvo of
the high ideals of a great nation.
WILMAM H. TAFT.
The White House, Dec. 8, 1012.
PKINCET0N TO HEAR DEBS.
Socialist Society Sends Invitation to
Indicted Leader.
Torre Haute, I ml., Dec. G. Facing a
federal indictment charging him with
obstructing justice, Eugene V. Debs,
Socialist, received nn lnvltntlon to
hpeak nt Princeton university. The In
vitation came from tho Princeton So
cialist Boclety. Debs snld ho would
speak at Princeton on his next trip
east.
Tho Socialist leader may bo taken to
Kansas to face the Indictment returned
ugnlnst him. Ordinarily such writs nre
served through tho United States mar
shal nt Indianapolis, but ten days have
elapsed since the Indictment was hand
ed down, nnd Debs fears he will not be
allowed to give local ball.
ENFORCE WIRELESS LAW.
Captain of Steamer Arrested For Not
Having Auxiliary Equipment,
Boston. Dec. 5. Captain John Hull of
the Transatlantic steamship Numidlan
ir-as arrested here, charged with vio
lating n recent act of congress regard
ing wireless equipment on passenger
r-arrylus Htejiiicrs.
GOULDSBORO.
Gouldsboro, Dec. 5.
Rev. G. F. Robinson, pastor of
the M. E. church, will have as his
subject for sermons, Sunday, Dec. 8,
morning, "A Letter of Introduc
tion"; evening, "The Story of , a
Runaway Slave."
Last Sunday evening Rev. L. C.
Murdock, D. D., district superintend
ent, preached an eloquent sermon on
"Liabilities and Assets." At the
close of the sermon the rite of bap
tism was administered to three
adults and tho Lord's Suppor ob
served. A large congregation was
present.
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Airs. u. r. iiouinsnn. who ia irai
lng tho children for tho Chrlstm;
(itnri BAB rfwumata ,hAm r rniont n,
immediately after school.
hold an oyster supper In tho I. O.
Parsonago improvement Fund.
Susanna Harh.ir.i. wlfo of floor
Johnson, died nt her homo at. sunn
siuu iiu.no ram on i nanKBgivi
uuj ai'iui in, uiiiusn u i luur uu
having had a stroke of auonlexy
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new in tne ai. k. cnurcn .Mono
afternoon with short services nt. t
iiuuiu, i iiu laoiui. iiuv. vj. r. it
enco Adams and Mabel Hawk r.
noreu several ucautiiui seiecuo
Following the regular servko
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It. H. C, No. 17, of Moscow,
which order 'the deceased was
vices of thn order. Tlin floral nlr
f5orio. T.osllo. Klmnr .mrl Oli
Johnson of Gouldsboro, Lloyd
Ell Johnson of Unngor Tho llo
LHa Flower and Clara Leader
Gouldsboro: Mrs. Albert Smith.
171AUU LILY . .1113. Hi I 111 I? I .J If 1 1 1 1 ttl I I
ri..i 1- . C . T- i. t r t
of Poughkeopsio, N. Y.
Cards have been received here
II. ILUUIlt!H. Ill Lilt! 1U.W ill III 111 r.
berger & Hoffman, Stroudshurg,
mony was periormeu oy uev u
K. Fritz, pastor of St John's
(run cuuri-ii. .ir. iliiiiiihh .-ltiii i
Wt.It, III, III,, 1111 I II. I II K Mil I V I II IT IIIII
colved tho congratulations of
their homo in Stroudshurg
Business College and of Lehigh
vnrsnv. I ruin wnii'ii ill, irriiui
with high honors.
Rtnto of flhlo. nttv of Toleilo
Lucas County, SS.:
Frank J. Cheney makes oath
ne is senior partner 01 me nr
111 LI1K lilLt I J 1 lUlCUUi VjUUIIL)
State aforesaid, and that said
ti nnr Trio en m ni i j c. n
Catarrh that cannot be cured
use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHEN
Sworn to Derore me ana su
ed In my presence, this Gth
December, A. D. 1886.
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