The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-08


vantage to the secretary Of state In
foreseeing conditions likely to arise
and In conducting the great variety of
correspondence and negotiation. II
should be remembered that such facil-
tiles exist in the foreign Offices of all
the leading commercial nations and
that to deny them to the secretary OF
state would be to place this govern
ment at a great disadvantage In the
rivalry Of commercial competition.
improved Consular Service.
The consular service has been great
|ly improved under the law Of April 5,
1905, and the executive order of June
"a. 1906. and commend, to your con-
sideration the question Of embodying
I'm statute the principles Of the pres
ent executive order upon which tho
efficiency of our consular Service iS
wholly dependent.
In modern times political and com.
mercial interests are interrelated. and
In the negotiation of commercial trea-
ties, conventions and tariff agreements.
the keeping open of opportunities and
the proper support Of American enter
prises our diplomatic service Is quite
Jas important as the consular service to
! the business interests OF the country.
Impressed with this idea and con-
WINGED that selection after rigorous ex-
ANIMATION, promotion for merit solely
and the experience only to be gained
| through the continuity Of an organized
! service are Indispensable to a high de-
gree Of efficiency In the diplomatic
service. have signed an executive or
der as the first step toward this very
desirable result Its effect should be
to place all secretaries in the diplo-
matte service In much the same posi-.
ton as consular officers are now placed
and to tend to the promotion Of the
most efficient to the grade Of minister,
lIgenerally leaving for outside appoint
ment such posts Of the grade Of am
lbassador or minister as 1t may be ex-
llpedient to fill from without the serv
ice. 1t is proposed also to continue
the practice instituted last summer Of
giving to all newly appointed secre-
taries ut least one months thorough
training In the department Of state be-
fore they proceed to their posts. This
has been done for some time In regard
to the consular service with excellent
results.
Under a provision Of the act Of Aug.
Is, 1909, / have appointed three otficials
to assist the officers Of the government
In collecting information necessary to
wise administration of the tariff act
pf Aug. s, 1909. As to questions OF
lcustoms administration they are CO.
operating with the officials of the
treasury department and as to matters
of the needs and the extgencies OF our
manufacturers and exporters with the
department OF commerce. and labor In
its relation to the domestic aspect OF
the subject of foreign commerce. In
i the study of foreign tariff treatment
lIthey will assist. the bureau Of trade
relations Of the department Of. state,
1T is hoped thus to coordinate and
bring to bear upon this most important
subject all the agencies or the govern
ment which can contribute anything to
its efficient handling.
|, AS consequence of section 2 OF the
tariff act of Aug. 8, 1909, it becomes the
duty of the secretary of state to con-
duct as diplomatic business all the
negotiations necessary to place him In
position to advise me as to whether
or not particular country unduly dis
eliminates against the United States
In the sense Of the statute referred TO-
The great scope and complexity OF this
work, as well as the obligation to lend
all proper aid to our expanding COM
merce, is met by the expansion OF the
bureau Of trade relations as set forth
In the estimates for the department OF
state