The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-12-14

nounced that the results Of the Interna-
sionsl Opium commission heid .t shans.
the United statss. had been laid before
this government: that the report Of that
commission showed that China WAS max
efforts toward the eradication Of the
opium evil: that the Interested govern
e1s not r1S.ss ,hs1 ,asr
e.lia,sr.l inyestiaa.,ons i@i an'' Of the i opium
sh. n ssnsrs sal. sSa nss
opium in the United States should b
more vigorously controlled by legislation
Prior to that time and in continuation
nations. the Gnited states al ."e proposed rp'. an
international opium conference with full
IN. force Of international law the reso.
lutions adopted by the aforementioned
sGmmi..,Tn t;a nn.d;, tosether With their essen
cerned cordially responded to the pro-
posal OF this government and. am glad
of all the powers Assem- bled in conference
At The Hague on the arst OF this month.
Foreign Trade Relations Of the United
In my las, annual message I referred
to the tarin negotiations Of the depart
ment OF state with foreign countries In
connection with the application by a se-
,sr Of .Se HnIaed state. al sns to
t1ons from the several countries and
stated that; in its general operation. sec.
q guaranty Of continued commerciai
peace. although there were, unfortunate
y: instances where foreiEn governments
within their Jurisdiction in a manner in
furious and inequitable. During the past
year some instances of discriminatory
gret to say that there remain few
cases of direrential treatment adverse to
the commerce Of the United States. While
amount to undue discrimination in the
sense of section Of the tarin law Of
August s. 1909. they are all exceptions to
that complete degree of equality Of tar.
IN treatment that the department OF
state has consistently sought to obtain
Tor american commerce abroad.
While the double tariff feature of the
tariff law OF 1900 has been amply justi-
ned by the results achieved in removing
former and preventing new. undue dis
II is believed that the time has come for
the amendment of this feature OF the law
In such way as to provide a graduated
discriminatory treatment OF American
commerce In foreign countries as well 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.
IL
mum tarifr, Of the United States should
embrace within Its purview the free list.
which Is not the case at the present time.
significance to the governments Of those
countries from which the imnnrtationa
tually to articles on the free list.
The fiscal year ended June 30 1911.
shows great progress In the development
Of American trade. It was noteworthy
az na.klns the s hiEh.st record Of exports
e noc cNo.oo These exports showed
gain @ ever L tns The preceding year Of more
Crying Need for American Merchant
Marine.
I need hardly reiterate the conviction
that there should speedily be built up an
American merchant marine. This is nee
essary to assure favorable transporta-
tion facilities to our great ocean-borne
commerce as well as to supplement the
and men. 1t 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 II is
the congress the United States must lag
| behind in the matter of merchant marine
| in Its present anomalous position.
Legislation to facilitate the extension
| another matter in which our foreign
trade needs assistance
| With these factors and the continuance
| Of the foreien-service established depart
| rental diplomatic and CONSULAR upon
| h.e high plane where it has been placed
| by The recent REORGANIZATION this gov
| eminent would be abreast OF the times
in fostering the interests of Its foreign
| trade. and the rest must be left to the
| energy and enterprise OF our business
| men.
improvement Of the Foreign Service.
The entire foreign-service organization
is being improved and developed with
especial regard to the requirements OF
| the commercial interests of the country.
The rapid growth OF our foreign trade
makes 1t of the utmost Importance that
that trade is to be aided and protected
should possess high degree OF eff
| cheney. Not only should the foreign rep
resentatives be maintained upon C gen.
ercus scale in so far as salaries and ee-
tablishments are concerned, but the Sc
lection and advancement Of officers
| should be definitely and permanently reg
| ulated by law. so that the service shall
not fail TO attract men of high. character
| and ability. The experience of the past
few years with a partial application of
civil service rules TO the diplomatic and
mind of the wisdom Of wider and more
| permanent extension of those principles
to both branches OF the foreign service
1 therefore again commend to the IA
| vorable action Of the congress the enact
ment of a law applying TO the diplomatic
and consular service the principles en-
bodied in section 1853 Of the Revised Stat
utes of the United States. in the civil
service act of January i6 1853. and the
executive order. of June 2. 1905, and of
November &c. 1863. In its consideration of
this important subject I desire to recall
TO the attention of the congress the very
favorable report made on the Lowden
bin for the Improvement of the
foreign service by the foreign
sentatives. Available statistics show that
the strictness with which the merit sys-
TEN has ben applied to the foreign serv-
ice during recent years and the absolute
non-partsan selection Of consuls and
diplomatic service secretaries who indeed
far from being selected with any view
to political consideration have actually
been chosen to a dsproportionate extent
from states which would have been un-
represented in the foreign service under
the system which It is to be hoped Is now
permanently obsolete. Some legislation
for the perpetuation Of the presen. sys-
TEN Of examinations and promotions upon
merit and Efficiency would be OF greatest
value TO our commercial and internation-
! al interests.