The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-12-05
TAFT SENDS IN
FINAL MESSAGE
President Starts With Dis.gssl.n
Of Foreign RsIaauls.
WORK DONE Er DIPLOMATS

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Sgacit reaHssa AID hardly surpassed
~ aAg other gactsf ID the welfare 81
toe whole nafluH TIE pasiii0p - tie
tuMed states Ia tbe moral iutsilee
tsai ard material relations ~ ,he fsm
10 Of nations shoaid - matter %
giial iniercss 10 every pairoiic Gu
fsa The sstionsl prosperity sad
power impose upon ~ duties whlcb
". cmunA sblfk II We are 20 0c true
10 our idesis
TIE tremead0us growth ~ The 81
g.en trade ~ the United States has
slrrady made that trade q very rial
factor 10 ihv Industrial hnd CONNER
etai prosperity ~ The country. With
the Development Of our Industries the
foreign commerce Of The United
States must rapidly bccome q stan
aiofe essential factor 10 its econonic
Melfars
The relstions Of the United states /
With 81 foreign powers remalp upon !
sound basis o. peace. harmony aud /
Friendship A greater iuslsience upon 1
justice 20 America citiErus or inter
esgs wherever Il met have been denied /
aud . stronger emphasis of the need Of /
mnlnality 10 commercial and other re- i
iations have only served to strengthen /
ouF friendship with foreign countries /
by placing those friendships upon
trm foundation Of realities M we'll as
aspirations
Reorganization Of state Department
Al the beginning Of the present adj.
niinl.iraiioD the United States, having
fully entered upon lis position rs
world power. with the responsibilities
thrust upon II by the results Of the
spanish war and already Ell
gagged 10 iayiag the groundwork Of
vast foreign trBds upon which Il
should one day become more aud more
dependent. found Itself without the
machinery Tor giving thorough aiteu
ton 10 and taking effective action
upon q mass Of Intricate business VI
tai TO American interests 10 every coun
try IN the world
The department OF state was an
srchAic and inadequate machine. lack
Ing most Of the attributes Of the for
slgn Office Of any great modern power
With an appropriation made upon my
recommendation BY the congress or
Aug 8. 1903 the department Of state
was completely recognized There
were created divisions OF IatinAmeri
can affairs add Of far eastern. neai
eastern aud western European affairs.
The law Offices Of The department
were greatly strengthened. There were
added foreign trade advisers to coop
crate with the diplomatic and consular
bureaus and the polltico. geographical
divisions In the innunierabie matters
where commercial diplomacy or con
sulsr work calls for such specia
knowledge The same officers together
With the rest Of the new organization
are able nj all times to give 70 Ameri
eau citizens accurate Information as 10
conditions In foreign countries with
which they have business and likewise
TO cooperate more effectively With the
congress and also with the other er
ecutiye departments
Merit System In Consular and Diplo.
matte Corps
Expert knowledge aud professional
training must evidently be the essence
Of this reorganization Without train
ed foreign service there would not be
mco available for the work IN the reor
gan'xed department Of state President
Cleveland had taken the frst step 10
ward Introducing the merit system 10
the foreign service, That had been fol
lowed by the application of the merit
principle. with excellent results 10 The
entire consular branch Almost moth
Ing. however, had been done 10 this d
rection with regard to the diplomatic
service 10 this age Of commercial 81 :,
plomacy {, was evidently OF the firsi
importance to train an adequate per
sonnet iu that branch OF the service !,
Therefore. on Nov %. 1909. by an !,
executive order plsced the diplomatic T,
service up 10 the grade of secretary OF i
embassy. inclusive. upon exactly the
ZANE strict nonpariissn basis OF the !,
merit system. rigid examination for ap
pnniment aud promotion only Tor en- !,
ciency, as had been msiniained with !.
out exception 10 the consular service /,
Merit ard konpsrissn Character o. Al
Appointments. b
How faithful to the merit system =
and bow noupnrtisan has been the con q
duct Of the diplomatic sud consular 4
services 10 The last four year. mas b. q
judged from the following Three am 4
ta.adors now serving held their pres q
sni rank at the beginning Of my 80 .
minisuatlon or the ten ambassadors q
whom | have appointed csc were nv u
promotion from The rank Of minister n
Nine ministers no~ serving beid their c
pressut fans al the beginning az the
administration OF the ,hirc mnisters
whom ! have appuiUt~d. eleven were "a
promoted nom the lgaet grades of IN, a
foreign service % ffem the department AZ
81 slsts or the nipeieen missions In a
Latin. America. where oar relations are "
eiase snd our interest IL great. fifteen N
cliefs ~ nlission A~ service men a.
ihree having catered The serfice dBsng n
this Standardization II
The ihlr;y%syen secretaries Of EN- y
bsssy Or iegxtion VITO have received Il,
their in!glsi app nimeats sfier passing ~
saygeSssali, the required examination IL
were ebosea Tor sseeTtssned Fitness IL
without reghrd 10 political sflllsuouS ~
A ds6fit ~ espdids;es from southern m
snd western states has alaBe made Il na
Impossible taas far completely 70 equal al
ire all the staics' representations 10