Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-15

On ,eco ~ the rules Of internauonnsn, Of
o. tso', racognized within the medant,on
a..tc,. .even of The Hague con ,,.ationaj
for the establishment OF an
prize court.
Fur.seaI Treaty.
The fur-seal controversy, "h hean the
nearly twenty-five years has pes 81, the
source of serious friction be'%%e erderine
United States and the powers ,p p sub
ie p1s f have been permitted to engage erds
pelagic sealing against the 1ur- ,,.;1h,n the
having their breeding GROUNDS viva a. al
jurisdiction of the United a sisted by the
las, neem a. the North Pacific sealing
convant;nn entered into between ND
United States. Great Britain, y ,aet
Russia on the seventh OF July iaasSnecially
cailed 10 the necessity for legislation , on
the mart of the United States for the ,pt,, ud
pose of fulfilling the obligations ~ sen.
under this convention. TO Wnion+ IN the
ate gave its advice and coIiSe"'
twenty fourth day of July last
International Opium Commission
In a special message transmitted 10 ,e are
congress on the seventh . OF J raanno,,,menda-
lions made by the secretary on t;n,, for
regard to certain needful leglsia fnre;rn
the control OF our interstate anu nac;ne
traffic in opium and , o,he annnal mes
sage Of December :. 1909, In WmGn n
nounced that the results OF tae Ubanr-
tional Opium commission held a. .;, 81
hal in February, 1909, at the lnvi ia hofore
this government: that the report OF .n
commission showed that China was , nnh1e
ing remarkable progress ana aui ~ tho
efforts toward the eradication OF ,me
oniTm evil. TINT the interested govern
ments had not permitted their coniliie a
cial interests to prevent their co-U ,pt of
ton in this reform. and, as a resuIi,
callateral Investigations or the op,Sand
that the manufacture, sale ana uss ~
opium in the United States sh ou,u Nv u
more vigorously controlled by legisia.ion
Prior to that time and in contlht ta sel
of the policy of this government 10 "a
cure the cooperation of the lntersst e,,
nations, the United States proposed Ell I'll
international opium conference WIN lu,
powers for the purpose OF cloln !h ESQ
lutions adopted by the ve-menlloaasu
commission, together with their essen
tial corolIories The other powers CON
cerned cordially responded 10 tne r pld
posal of this government, and, l am siau
to be able to announce. represenIatlVes
of all the powers assembled In conference
at The Hague on the first OF TINS moHeh
Foreign Trade Relations Of the United
States.
In nv last annual message / referred
to the tariff negotiations of the depart
ment of state with foreign countries IN
connection with the application, by Sc
ries of proclamations, OF the minimum
tariff of the United States to importa-
tons from the several countries. and l
stated that. In its general operation. sec.
ton 2 of the new tariff law had proved
guaranty Of continued commercial
". Instances where foreign governments
dealt arbitrarily with American interests
within their jurisdiction in a manner IN
furious and inequitable. During the past
treatment have been removed. but / re-
greet to say that there remain q few
Gases of differential treatment adverse to
the commerce Of the United States. While
none Of these instances now appears to
amount to undue discrimination IN the
sense Of section 2 Of the tariff law OF
August S. 1903 they are all exceptions to
that complete degree Of equality OF
state has consistently sought. to obtain
for American commerce abroad.
While the double tariff feature Of the
tarin law Of 1909 has been amply tusti-
former and preventing new. undue dis
ordinations against American commerce.
1t 10 believed that the time has come for
the amendment Of this feature Of the law
means Of meeting varying degrees OF
discriminatory treatment Of American
commerce In foreign countries as we'll As
to protect the financial interests abroad
Of American citizens against arbitrary
and injurious treatment on the part OF
foreign governments through either leg
islative or administrative measures.
It would seem desirable that the maxi
"a I'D - Ia ~ GknkA oh
embrace within its purview the free list,
which Is not the case at the present time,
in order that II might have reasonable
significance to the governments Of those
into the United States are confined vir-
tually to articles on tho free list.
rhe fiscal year ended June 80. 1911,
shows great progress in the development
as marking the highest record Of exports
Of American products to foreign coun-
tries. the valuation being in excess OF
500 100000. These exports showed q
than $500, ooc,o 900.
Crying Need for American Merchant
Marine.
need hardly reiterate the conviction
that there should speedily be built up an
essary to assure favorable transporta.
ton facilities to our great ocean borne
commerce as we'll as to supplement the
navy with an adequate reserve of ships
and men. It would have the economic ad.
vantage OF keeping at home part Of the
vast sums now paid foreign shipping for
carrying american goods All the great
commercial nations pay heavy subsidies
to their merchant marine, SO that 1t Ii
obvious that without some wise aid from
the congress the United States must lag
behind in the matter of merchant marine
in its present anomalous position.
Of American banks to foreign countries 1.
another matter in which our foreign
trade needs assistance.
Of the foreign service established depart
mental. diplomatic and consular) upor
the high plane where it has been placed
by the recent Reorganization this gov
eminent would be abreast Of the time.
in fostering the interests Of its foreign
trade, and the rest must be left to tht
energy and enterprise of our business
men.
improvement Of the Foreign Service
The entire foreign-service organizatio,
is being improved and developed witt
especial regard to the requirements O
the commercial interests of the country
The rapid growth of our foreign trad
makes 1t of the utmost importance tina
governmental agencies through which
should possess a high degree Of Elm
cheney. Not only should the foreign rep
resentatives be maintained upon a gen
erous scale in SO far as salaries and ca
Establishments are concerned, but the &c
lection and advancement of officer