New-York tribune., 1911-12-08
- n.t,.r IN which our foreign trade

.,n.- matter in which our foreign trade
nesSs res interests Of our foreign commerce are
non partisan and as isc19r III ~. g.heero;
-, ~ useful information and in the CO.
oTdiration OF effort certain unoInclaI ssso
~istions have cone good Work lq"aIu M 1lle
-~on,otion OF foreign commerce. II - aus
- -esret however. that the great nuniper
- stlch associations ana tne conhpdIdHet
80 - to-opera.loI between them a.
20 secure an efficiency connlehsuIaI aIe ~ -
- T,l5bIic interest Through the agency OF
- Departnent Of Commerce ana La Dor
80 In some cases directly, the lepai tiIIeLll i
- Stsra transmits 10 reputable business
OF So Information OF commercial oppor-
,unitjes. supplemenung me regular Puo
HxSed consular reports some cenudi =.
ton in touch with assoclauons auu
sh1r-pers OF commerce througnout @ ny
n.--,~v and able 70 keep purely American
-t,,srests IN closer touch WITH 1ALy -
bases Of commercial affairs would, nc
Geve. Be OF great value. SuCn y. 1,,,
totstt he managed by commute rolt t
osaS of a small number OF NOSE nov -
,t~sIy CARRYING on the Work OF SONY =.
ia~cer associations. and there inlsn1 - q
Tde6 10 the committee, ds meil'O,T,s -
100 one or two officials OF inc DepaIt
mi Of S,ate and one or two cIltiaio ~. ~.
- 0apartment Of Commerce anu "a. -.
- -epresentatives OF the appTopflalt cvll
aho - ~ congress. The authority and
,,cSsss Of such an ORGANIZATION NVulI r.5 ~.
SsnfIv be enhanced IL the CchsIess ,,-,,.,a-
g. ft 10 prescribe its scope anu % : - -
.go,- through legislation WlIc1 Nou.N Ts.
40 '-,~,s such official standing as thaI
90 example OF the National REQ :, 49, 80.
win tbese factors and the coltnu uauCe ~
49, foreign service cstabhshment lu'
9-..,e0tsI diplomatic, and consular upuIi
- rich u1ane where Dc mas pttA flaD.U
~ tne recent reorganization tlls ~ 80
-,,srf would DE abreast OF me uIi,-s -. .s5o
5 -,s rest must be left 10 the eneIsS
-, enterprise Of our business men.
,-,,rovsr,ent Of the Foreign Service
--t. entire foreign service crgarizl,atloenI on, y
-. 5.rr~ovea and developed win eSp~
'',-- ~.r5 20 the requirements ot IN"
-, - rr,ry,a,cIsl interests OF zoe cp"'l'E - ~
- -.uWrn OF our foreign Lau~ 49,,
o. -sI .sravcia~ through when ildl uou,
~, Ie aided and projected snohiu PvsS-SSS
5fe1 GeErre Of efficiency. NOt OnIl sl.t,ulSi
- f-r-f-v representatives, ~ llii-l., -,
rr'or "a generous scale I'm so tar a. Sa,a
s,T estsl lis hmcnts are concetheG' ~ "a - -
---,.,- and advancement OF oluctlS
srouE De definitely and perIlslleIlli,S ~, n -
I-sC b. 'cU So that tle seIN - So . -
- 20 attract men Ct high chardc'tI SlU CO..
ftil,.r ~r, experience Of the last lev
-s-~- vitl "a partial application oi clyu
-.--,s,- ~ulaS to the diplomatic ana LOu
sgis~ service leaves no douet lu lAs u--'.1 @
e. ,,-,e4. 777 cr q wider and move perma-
-. -,--a,.Sfou of those principles 70 hotu
b---c-rs of Oh. foreign service. lht III,
.aIsctad for appointment hN ll~aHs ~ ',.ts
--5-.i-z executive regulations nave oerA vl
80. rf--e- average OT intelligence anr
s-iiirv imam -re men appo'nfed ttloLt III
-e---f4tfo-e we're promulgated. MoreoNtTr
the feeling that uhaer tne SN,stL,5 ,'.=s 80
--e~- IS reasonable nope ior l'ttAi455l' -
81 ----1,-z during good behavior and Tor
..,-,1-ir- FOR ueritOrioUs service mas
-a-v-F to bring about IealOus actFllf ut
- Interests Of the country Wllch never
r.fr-l existed or could exist. lt - my
Earnest cCrvlction that the ena acllnfNl lltO
fw Of the general principles u lne 49,
|-.- ~eg1,'atiln- cannot IAN 10 cnecl llTlHtl
i-,7rr0E.rent iu both branches OF tn@ Ioi-
.-,r service by providing greater inducJ-
-,arr Tor Young men Of character aH1 aolL-
i.- -o SEEK a career abroad IN the service
rt the government. ana an Ll-tHt'Nt ~
chose already fn the service 10 pul icTth
Greater efforts 20 attain the hl-h slanu-
ards which the successful conoucl on our
International relations ana ccihuleI'@ ie
therefore again commend TO the favor
able sc-rn Of tho Congress tNe tid llllrL-s,
n a law applying 10 the dlpIoui,all4I an -
Section 1903 OF The Revised statues OF ~
---sr-- STATES in tre civil service act or
--r,a-v r6 lSs2. and the executive ordet-
rf Tr-e o. 1906. and Of November %. -"t'.
-, ,-- ,r~eide-aticu Cf this important sub
4l~- desire % recall 20 the attention OF
+-. D1-s-~es- the very faVOraol, report
made on the L9wden lill Tor tns lmproNse-
-4e~- Of the foreign service 10y the Foreign
.rs.~S Cru-,irree of the House ot Repre-
9s-+st'ves. Available statistics show the
.--tr-0ess with which the merit system has
r..r 1rulIel 90 the foreign service during
recent wears and the absolute "on-partiSan
selection OF c0usuls and diplomatic service
-Acr-raries. WHO. indeed. tar from .Hr'ns
selected with any view tc UolItical consid-
ration have actually been chosen %
flsurOportiOuste extent from states W1'ch
would have been unrepresented u. the tor-
- IN -e~vir. under rhc system which i Is
to be no-ad is nov Deruanentlv obsolete.
-or1e legislation t0- the ~@rretuaucn ~ me
present system .of eNam'~eriors ava uro-
-.o-for- uuou we~it and efficiency would be
nF greatest valve -r our commercial and
WILLIAM Il. TAFT.
The White House. Dec g. 1911