Celebration of the first centennial of the independence of the Argentine Fourth International Conference of American States.... Cable concessions granted by the Argentine Republic. 4-66 4 12 61 Right of agricultural corporation to purchase and hold land in the Philippine Islands... 77 80-109 80 Transit of fugitive from justice in course of extradition proceedings between 81 Third International Conference on Maritime Law, 1910 session.. Brazil....... 105 110-121 Death of Joaquim Nabuco, Brazilian ambassador to the United States.. 110 113 115 121 122-129 Extradition of Vahan Nalbandian granted by Bulgaria as an act of grace.. Collection of supplementary income tax from foreigners engaged in business in Bulgaria..... 122 128 Chile...... 130-196 Visit of Señor Don Pedro Montt, President of Chile, to the United States.. Celebration of the first centennial of the independence of Chile.. 130 132 136 138 186 189 194 Message of the President of Chile to the Chilean Congress.. 195 China.... Page. 197-360 Copyrights in China and Japan.. Status of American corporations in the Chinese Empire.. Taxes levied in Manchuria upon foreign goods certified as exempt therefrom.... Proposed establishment by the Chinese Eastern Railway Co. of a municipal administration at Harbin... 197 198 200 202 Proposal for the neutralization of railways in Manchuria.. 231 269 Joint International Commission for the Investigation of the Opium Question in the Far East... Visit of His Imperial Highness Prince Tsai-T'ao to the United States.. 338 342 The Whangpoo River conservancy scheme.... 353 Colombia..... 361-408 Treaties between the United States and the Republics of Panama and Colombia relating to the Panama Canal..... Jurisdiction over American citizens in the Isle of Pines.. 415 Attitude of the United States concerning political disturbances in Cuba.. 416 417 Denmark.... 420-423 Expatriation act construed for purposes of immigration act.. 420 423 Dominican Republic...... 424-429 Extradition treaty between the United States and the Dominican Republic..... 424 Ecuador.... 430-507 Messages of President of Ecuador to the Ecuadorian Congress. Presentation of statue of George Washington by people of Virginia to people of France.. 511 Naturalization and military service case of Rene Dubuc.. 514 Germany.... 517-523 Prosecution by the United States of American citizens for crimes committed in foreign countries.... 517 Alleged discrimination against foreign creditors by American courts- 518 Immunities of unclassified vice consular officers.. 522 Great Britain............. 524-639 Death of His Majesty King Edward VII and succession of His Majesty 524 Treaty between the United States and Great Britain relating to boundary waters between the United States and Canada..... 532 Treaty between the United States and Great Britain relating to the boundary line in Passamaquoddy Bay.. 540 Great Britain-Continued. The North Atlantic Coast Fisheries Arbitration-Decision of the Permanent Page. 544 Declarations by the United States and Great Britain exempting commer- 591 592 Compulsory immigration, case of Alfred Lumb... 594 Proposed alternative procedure for the International Prize Court and the investment of the International Prize Court with the functions of a court of arbitral justice..... Greece....... Marriage of American women to the subjects of Greece....... Trial in Greece of Greek subjects for extraditable crimes committed in the Guatemala...... Message of the President of Guatemala to the Guatemalan Congress. Haiti..... Message of the President of Haiti to the Haitian Congress... Honduras..... Message of the President of Honduras to the Honduranean Congress Extradition of Charles Vandenberg from Honduras to the United States granted as an act of comity............. 597 640-641 640 640 642-643 Extradition of Porter Charlton, an American citizen, from the United 649 Alleged discrimination against Italian subjects by courts of Pennsylvania.. Celebration of the first centennial of the independence of the Mexican 712-733 712 Negotiations between the United States and Mexico for the arbitration of the Chamizal case... 716 Extradition of Heliodoro Garcia from Mexico to the United States.. 723 Message of the President of Mexico to the Mexican Congress... 729 731 733 Morocco..... Acquisition of property for American missionaries in Morocco and rental of a house in Moorish quarter of Mequinez.... 734-735 734 736-737 736 738-767 Revolution in Nicaragua.. 738 Norway...... 768-769 Death of Mr. Ove Gude, Norwegian minister to the United States...................... 768 Panama.. Page. 770-822 Death of the President of Panama.. Convention for the settlement of the boundary dispute between Costa Persia...... 770 772 823-824 Commercial arrangement effected by exchange of notes between the United Agreement between Japan and Russia relative to Manchuria.. 835 838 Salvador...... 840-841 Message of the President of Salvador to the National Legislative Assembly.. Siam..... 840 842-850 Death of the King of Siam and succession to the throne of King Maha 842 Open tenders for government work....... 846 Enforcement of local laws by United States consular courts in extraterritorial countries..... 848 Spain....... Interpretation of article 23 of the treaty of friendship and general relations Turkey..... American religious, charitable, and educational institutions in Turkey Uruguay and Paraguay..... 851-856 851 855 857-860 857 861-863 Message of the President of Uruguay to the Uruguayan Congress.. Message of the President of Paraguay to the Paraguayan Congress. Venezuela..... 861 862 864-868 Celebration of the first centenary of the independence of Venezuela............... Message of the President of Venezuela to the Venezuelan Congress... International conferences and conventions.. Conventions of the Second International Peace Conference held at The Hague in 1907, proclaimed February 28, 1910....... Fourth International Conference of American States... 864 868 869 869 12 Third International Conference on Maritime Law, 1910 session...... 105 292 The International Prize Court and the Proposed Court of Arbitral Justice.. 597 MESSAGE. To the Senate and House of Representatives: During the past year the foreign relations of the United States have continued upon a basis of friendship and good understanding. ARBITRATION. The year has been notable as witnessing the pacific settlement of two important international controversies before the Permanent Court of The Hague. The arbitration of the Fisheries dispute between the United States and Great Britain, which has been the source of nearly continuous diplomatic correspondence since the Fisheries Convention of 1818, has given an award which is satisfactory to both parties. This arbitration is particularly noteworthy not only because of the eminently just results secured, but also because it is the first arbitration held under the general arbitration treaty of April 4, 1908, between the United States and Great Britain, and disposes of a controversy the settlement of which has resisted every other resource of diplomacy, and which for nearly ninety years has been the cause of friction between two countries whose common interest lies in maintaining the most friendly and cordial relations with each other. The United States was ably represented before the tribunal. The complicated history of the questions arising made the issue depend, more than ordinarily in such cases, upon the care and skill with which our case was presented, and I should be wanting in proper recognition of a great patriotic service if I did not refer to the lucid historical analysis of the facts and the signal ability and force of the argument-six days in length-presented to the Court in support of our case by Mr. Elihu Root. As Secretary of State, Mr. Root had given close study to the intricate facts bearing on the controversy, and by diplomatic correspondence had helped to frame the issues. At the solicitation of the Secretary of State and myself, Mr. Root, though burdened by his duties as Senator from New York, undertook the preparation of the case as leading counsel, with the condition imposed by himself that, in view of his position as Senator, he should not receive any compensation. |