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Department of State, Washington,
Jan. 26, 1901. The President: In ac-
cordance with section 20S of the revised
statutes, ] have the honor to transmit
the commercial relations of the United
States with foreign countries during
the year 1900, being the annual and
other reports of comprehensive char
acter from the consular officers, to-
gether with sinrflar reports from some
OF the diplomatic officers, upon the in
dustries and commerce OF foreign
countries. These reports We're pre-
pared under special Instructions from
this Department. with the object of lay
ing before congress. with the least de-
lay, a practically contemporaneous
statement of the trade, not only of the
United states with the rest of the
World, but of the various countries
With each other. This object am
happy 10 be able to say, has been ac-
complished, the date of transmission to
congress this year having been adj
vancea over the usual time by a month,
and realizing the utmost conditions of
promptitude conpat ible With a proper
analysis of the latest returns for the
year 1900. So gratifying a result indi-
Gates continued Improvement in the
activity and zeal of our consular Off :
GERS as Will as in the system, of pub
fishing and distributing their reports.
1t may be said. indeed, that, while a
variety of propositions have been under
discussion for The Improvement of the
consular service. the service has to a
Very considerable extent Improved
sions of communication from business
interests which have received substan-
ttial aid, rot only from the published
reports, but also from the individual
efforts of consular officers. to meet the
growing requirements OF American in
stustry and enterprise. The practical
character of the commercial inforlna-
ton obtained by our cunsuls and the
celerity with Which il Is given 20 the
public continues 10 excite the emula
ton of foreign govern erts and during
the past year steps haze been taken by
both Great Britain and 6 ermany to en-
graft these features of our consular
work upon their consular systems.
The general conclusion to be drawn
from survey of the conditions in for
eign countries. as described in the re-
srcrts herewith presented. is that the
United States is approaching even more
swiftly than was expected position of
em'nence in the worlds markets, due to
superior quality ard greater cheapness
of many lines of its manufactures
Which must work great economic
changes and may result in shifting the
center not only of Industrial but of COM
srnercial activity and the money power
ef the world to our nlarts. The trade
indications of American supremacy
curing the past year have been so
marked that many foreign industries,
ecocraing TO the reports of our consuls
~ Europe, are Introducing American
machinery and labor-saving appliances
and remodeling their factory methods,
and we may expect, in the near future,
a more strenuous competition, for which.
IL is important we should prepare our
selves. AS an aid to such equipment,
the study of the great mass of informa-
ton as 10 foreign Industries and trade
which is 10 be found in the.
Two volumes Of commercial relations.
Will obviously prove most useful to our.
manufacturers and exporters, and L
therefore recommend that congress be
requested 70 authorize. as was done last
year, the printing of a special edition
Of 10000 copies Of the Review of the
Worlds Commerce and 5000 copies of
Commercial Relations.
JOHN HAY.