Arizona republican., 1909-12-08

mentS Tor carrying out this purpose and a considerable body of students
 has arrived to take up their work in
 our schools and universities No one
 can doubt the happy effect that the association formed by these represen-
 tative young men will have when they return to take up their work in the progressive development of their coun- try.
 The Opium Evil
 The results of the opium conference held at Shanghai last spring at the invitation of the United States have been laid before the government The report shows that China is making remarkable progress and admirable ef- forts toward the eradication of the opium evil and that the governments concerned have not allowed their com mercial interests to interfere with a helpful cooperation in this reform. Collateral investigations of the opium traffic in this country lead me to rec ommend that the manufacture, sale and use of opium and it's derivatives in the United States should be so far as possible more vigorously controlled by legislation.
 In one of the Chinese Japanese con ventions of September 4th of this year there was a provision which caused considerable public apprehension in
 that upon it's face it was believed in some quarters to seek to establish a monopoly of mining privileges along the south Manchurian and Antung Mukden railroads and thus to exclude \ aat-fsa. Ktrf.N.. f.II terprise, to take part in which they were entitled by treaty with China. After a thorough examination of the conventions and of the several con textual documents. the secretary of state reached the conclusion that no such monopoly was intended or ac- complished. However. in view of the widespread discussion of this question to confirm the view it had reached this government made inquiry of the imperial Chinese and Japanese gov ernments and received from them the official assurance that the provision had no purpose inconsistent with the policy of equality of opportunity to which the signatories. in common with the United States. are pledged
 Relations With Japan.
 Our traditional relations with the Japanese empire continue cordial as usual As the representative of Japan, His Imperial Highness. Prince Kuni. visited the Hudson Fulton celebration. The recent visit of q delegation of prominent business men as guests of the chambers of commerce of the Pa cific slope. whose representatives had been so agreeably received. in Japan will doubtless contribute to the grow ing trade across the Pacific as well as to that mutual understanding which leads to mutual appreciation. The ar of 1908 for cooperative control of the coming of labOrers to the United States has proved to work The matter of a revi- sion of the existing treaty between the United States and Japan which is in 1912 is clearly receiving the study of both countries.
 The department of state is consid- ering the revision in whole or in part. of the existing treaty with Siam, which was concluded in 1856 and is now. in respect to many of its provi- sions, out of date.
 The Department of State.
 I earnestly recommend to the favor able action of the congress the esti- mates submitted by the department of state and most especially the legisla- | ton suggested in the secretary of states letter of this date. whereby it | will be possible to develop and make l the reorganization of the | department upon modern lines in | manner to make it a thoroughly eff cient instrument in the furtherance of | )ur foreign trade and of American in | terests abroad. The plan to have di- | visions of Latin American and Far | Eastern affairs and to institute a cer- | tain specialization in business with | Europe and the Near East at once ! itself. These poHtico-g geo | graphic divisions and the detail from . he diplomatic or consular service to | he department, of a number of men, who bring to the study of complicated | problems in different parts of the world practical knowledge recently | gained on the spot clearly is of the greatest advantage to the secretary of itate in foreseeing conditions likely to lrise and in conducting the great va 'iety of correspondence and negotia ion. It should be remembered that iuCh facilities exists in the foreign of ices of all the leading commercial na- ions and that to deny them to the secretary of state would be to place his government at a great disadvan- age in the rivalry of commercial com ,etition The consular service has 'een greatly improved under the law fl April !, 1906. and the executive or Ter of June 27. 1906. and I commend Q your consideration the question of mbodying in a statute the principles of he present executive order upon which he efficiency of our consular service s wholly dependent.
 In modern times political and com nercial interests are interrelated and n the negotiation of commercial treat es conventions and tariff agreements. he keeping open of opportunities and he proper support of American enter rises, our diplomatic service is quite s important as the consular service U the business interests of the coun- ry Impressed with this idea and ohvinced that selection after rigor- us examination, promotion for merit "lely and the experience only to be aihed through the continuity of an rganiZed service are indispensable to
 high degree of efficiency in the dip
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