The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-30
JOIN HAYS REPORT
Fine Showing Made for United
States Commerce Abroad.
REPORTS OF THE CONSULS
Earn for Those Officers Com
pIiments of the President

Washington. Jan. 2s.-The president to-
day transmitted TO the senate a eommuni
cation from the secretary of state accom-
panying the annual report on the foreign
relations of the United States. The presi-
dent himself takes advantage Of the OPP
portunity to express his commentator
Of the consular reports. He says ia his
message of transmlttal:
The advance ia the general efficiency
of our consular service in promoting
trade, which was noted in my message Of
March !. 1900, transmitting the reports
for 1899. was even more marked last year.
The promputude with which the consular
reports were printed and distributed. the
generous recognition which is being in
creasingly accorded by our business inter
ests to the practical value OF their ef-
forts for charging trade and the con-
tinued testimony Of competent foreign
authorities to the general Superiority of
their commercial work have naturally
had a stimulating effect upon the consul
lar corps as a whole ana experience in
the discharge ftheir duties adds greatly
to their efficiency. It is gratifying TO be
able to state that the Improvement in the
service, following closely upon the steady
progress in expediting the publication of
reports has enabled the department OF
state this year 70 submit the annual re-
ports a month in advance Of the usual
time and to make them as nearly as pos
sible a contemporaneous picture Of the
trade Of the world
The president concurs in the secretary's
recommendation for the printing of addi-
tional copies Of the reports.
Department of State. Washington, Jan.
&c. l901.-The President: In accordance
with section 20S of the revised statutes, I
have the honor to transmitsthe CONNER
ciaI relations of the United States with
foreign countries during the year 1900, be
ing the annual and other reports Of a
comprehensive character from the consul
lar officers, together with similar reports
from some of the diplomatic officers upon
the industries and commerce OF foreign
countries. These reports were prepared
under special instructions from this de-
fore congress, with the least delay, 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 I am happy to be able TO say. has
been accomplished, the date of transmits
sion to the congress this year having
been advanced over the usual time by a
month, and realizing the utmost condi-
lions of prcmptitude compatible with a
proper analysis of the latest ret Igns Tor
the year 1870. So gratifying a result indi-
Gates continued Improvement in the &c
tivity and zeal of our consular officers
as well as in the system of publishing
and distributing their reports.
1t may be said indeed, that. while va
riety of propositions have been under $
cussion for. the Improvement Of the con-
suiar service, the service has TO very
considerable extent improved itself, ard
is winning frequent expressions Of COM
mendation from business interests which
have received substantial aid, not Only
from the published reports, but also from
the individual efforts Of consular officers
to meet the growing requirements OF
American industry and enterprise. The
practical character of the commercial in
formation obtained by our consuls. and
the CELEBRITY with which il Is given to the
public continues to excite the emulation
Of foreign governments and during the
past year steps have been taken by both
Great Britain and Germany t. engraft
these features OF our consular work upon
their consular systems.
The general conclusions to be drawn
fro ma survey of the codes in foreign
countries, as described in the reports
herewith presented is that the United
States is approaching even more swiftly
than was expected a position OF eminence
in the worlds markets. due 70 superior
quality and greater cheapness Of any
lines Of its manufacture, which must
work great economic changes and may
result in shifting the center not only of
industrial. but Of commercial activity and
the money power Of the world 70 our
marts. The trade Indications 81 Ameri-
can supremacy during the past wear have
been 50 marked that many foreign indus
tries according 70 the reports Of our con
suls IN Europe. are introducing American
machinery and labor saving appliance
and remodeling their factory methods
ard we may expect, in the near future.
more strenuous competition for which 81
s important we should prepare ourselves
AS an aid 20 such equipment. the study
Of the great mass OF Information a. to
foreign industries and trade conditions
which IS 10 bo found lie two volumes u
commercial relations. Will Obviously prove
most usef1, 10 our manufactures ard ex-
Ttsrffrs and 7 therefore recr rrrranf that
congress De requested q authorize IS
was done last wear the printing Of
special edition Of leeos copies 81 the Re
ST ~ ~ The oWri5's Commerce and the
80 copies Of Comm rcisl Resa uons
IS zaedl JOHN hay.
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