The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-07

l dalton. The discussion of the common l commercial interests of the two countries had for it's object a satisfactory basis for trade arrangement which offers the i prospect of q freer interchange Tor the l products of the United States and of l Canada The conferences were adjourned to be resumed in Washington in Janu- ary when it is hoped that the aspiration of hoth governments for mutually advantageous measure of reciprocity will | be realized.
 The Department of State, the Foreign Service, Etc.
 | All these tariff negotiations, so vital to our commerce and industry, ard the duty of jealously guarding the equitable and | just treatment of our prod .-fs, capital and industry abroad devolye upon tho l department of state.
 1 The Argentine battleship contracts, like the subsequent important one eor Argen
 time railway equipment, and those for | Cuban government vessels, were secured for our manufacturers largely through the good offices of the department of state.
 The efforts of that department to secure for citizens of the United States equal opportunities in the markets of the world and to expand American commerce have been most successful. The volume of business obtained in new fields of compe- | tition and upon new lines is already very great and Congress is urged to continue | to support the department of state in its endeavors for further trade expansion 1 Our foreign trade merits the best sup /, port of the government add the most | earnest endeavor of our manufacturers and merchants, who, if they do not all l ready in all cases need a focelgn market, are certain soon to become dependent on it. Therefore, now is the tiue to secure strong position in this felt.
 l can not leave this subject without emphasizing the necessity of such legis-
 atiou as will make possible and con venent the establishment Of America' banks and branches of American banks in foreign countries. Cnly by such means can our foreign trade be favorably 1 financed, necessary credits be arranged, and proper avail be made of commercial opportunities in foreign countries, and most especially in Latin America. Another instrumentality Indispensable ir 10 the unhampered and natural develop. lnent of American commerce is merchant marine. All maritime and commercial na- tions recognize tho importance of this factor. The greatest commercial nations, our competitors, jealously foster thel merchant marine Perhaps nowhere is the need for rapid and diree. mail, pas senger and freight communication quite so urgent as between the .Un,ted States and Latin America. We can secure in no other quarter of the world such i'm mediate benefits in friendship anc com merce as would flow from the establish men: of direct lines of communication | with the countries of Latin America ade quate to meet the requirements of rapidly increasing appreciation of the reciprocal dependence of the countries of { c+a bar1 crb of products, sympathies and assistance. I alluded to this most important sub feet in my last annual message; it has often been before you and l need not recapitulate the reasons for its recom- mendation. Unless prompt action be taken the completion of tie Panama canal will find this the only great con- mercial nation unable to avail in inter national maritime business of this great contribution to the means of the worlds commercial intercourse.
 Quite aside from the commercial as rect. unless we create a mere lant marine
 where can we find the seafa-Ing popula
 ton necessary as a natural naval reserve.
 an6 where could we find, in case .f war. 1 thei transports and subsidiary vessels
 wit1cut which naval fleet is arms with
 out .a body? For many reasons I can not 100 strongly urge upon the Con | subsidy or other subvention adequate to guarantee the establishment and rapid development of an American merchant | marine, the restoration of .hc American | flag to it's ancient place upon the seas. With our increasing international inter l course it becomes incumbent upon me tn repeat more emphatically than ever the recommendation which I made in my in sugural address that Congress shall at | Il. TT.~t& States jurisdiction to punish as a crime The violation of the rights o. aliens se- cured by treaty with the Unitcd States, | in order that the general govern rent of | the United States shall be abb, when 1 called upon by a friendly natIon, to re- deem it's solemn promise by treaty to se- cure to the citizens or subjects of that nation resident in the United States free dom from violence and due process of law in respect to their life, liberty and | property.
 | also, and for the same general req scns, strongly commend to the favorable | action of the Congress the enactment l of law applying to the diplomatic and 1 consular service the principles embodied | in section 1753 of the revised statutes Of the United States, in the civil service act of January IS, 1883, and the executive | orders of June 27, 1906, and of N0vem-
 Der 26, 1909.
 The excellent results which have at tended the partial application of civi l selvice principles to the diplomatic ant consular services are earnest of the l beneft to be wrought by a wider anc
 more permanent extension of those prin | ciples to both branches of the foreigr | service. The marked improvement 1T the consular service during the four year.
 since the principles of the civil service
 act were applied to that service in { limited way, and the good results alread,
 noticeable from a similar application O
 civil service principles to the diplomatic
 service a year ago, convince me tha
 the enactment into law of the genera
 principles of the existing executive regu
 lations could not fail to effect furthe
 improvement of both branches of tn
 foreign service, offering as it would b,
 it's assurance of permanency of tenu
 and promotion on merit. an inducemen
 for the entry of capable young men int
 the service and an incentive to thos
 already in to put forth their best effort
 to attain and maintain that degree of eff
 ciency which the interests of our in
 terrational relations and commerce de
 mGnd.
 During many years past appeals hay
 been made from time to time to Con
 gress in favor of government ownershi
 of embassy and legation premises abroad The arguments in favor of such owner ] ship have been many and oft repeate and are well known to the Congress. Tn
 acquisition by the government of sui
 able residences and offices for it's dplc matte officers, especially in the capital of the Latin-American states and or El l