Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-29
record for the corresponding month. of
Our Foreign Relations Revealed.

Our Foreign Relations Revealed.
Mrs Robert r. Hit has published
ponderous volume containing the legfs-
lative history of her late husband. who
represented the thirteenth congressional
district of Illinois in Congress from 1888
to 1908 with signal ability and influence.
1t is volume of 66S pages. carefully
edited and indexed by Mr.. Frederick l..
Davis clerk Of the committee on foreign
affairs. who was associated with Mr.. Hit
while the latter was its chairman for
many years. There is nothing in the
book that does not relate to the legisla
ton Of Congress. and no word is printed
between the title page and the index that
was not uttered upon the floor of the
house in debate by. MIR. Hit.
The index shows the wide range of sub
jects discussed by him on different occa-
SONS and his thorough knowledge of them
1t is compendium of facts relating to
the history of our foreign relations dur
ing the twenty-three years that he
served in the House. During this period
many important events occurred. Our
relations with Canada were revised.
The Hawaiian kingdom was trans
formed into a territory of the United
perience as a republic. Cuba was trans
formed from colony of Spain into an In
dependent nation. The doctrine of arbi-
tration became universally recognized as
tn6 proper ana sensible HetNOO Ol
ing International disputes. Our CONNER
cial and political relations with China
were readjusted, and the American resi-
dents Of japan were placed under. the
jurisdiction of that government. The
fisheries dispute with England. the Hay
Pauncefote treaty. the neutrality laws,
reciprocity treaties with he other Amer
lean republics and European powers were
negotiated and revoked; the Behring sea
and Alaska boundary arbitrations were
nj or International American m
ference was held in Washington and
again in Mexico. involving our relations
with our sister republics. and various 9TH
err events and questions involving our re-
lations with the rest of the world were
discussed upon the foor of the house
during this period by Mr.. Hit. who was
the spokesman of the Department OF
State during the several republican ad-
ministrations and the critic of the foreign
policies of President Cleveland during the
eight years that the latter occupied the
ONCE of executive.
Enjoyed Unique Advantages.
Mr.. Hits experience in the diplomatic
service and in the Department OF State
qualified him for his legislative respon-
sibility. No other chairman of COM
mittee had enjoyed the advantages OF
such an education. and. with the excep-
ton of the eight years when the demo-
Gratis were in power. he was In close sym
pathy personal as we'll as political. with
the Secretary of State.
1t is impossible in the limited space Of a
newspaper letter to review his legislative
services in detail. but Mrs. Hit has made
an important contribution to contempt
rary history by having his speeches COM
riled and indexed in such a convenient
manner that they are ready for instant
reference whenever any OF the wide scope
OF subjects he studied and discussed is
revived for consideration.
The book also contains lists Of the bills
and resolutions introduced in the House
by Mr.. Hit and the reports made by him
upon various subjects.