The Detroit times., 1912-12-03

belligcrent territory. In the exercise
or my duty in this matter l have dis
patched 20 Turkish waters special
service squadron. consisting OF two
armored cruisers, In order that TINS
government may IL need be bear It's
part in such measures as IL may be
necessary for the interested nations
10 adopt FOR the safeguarding of for
eign lives and property In the Ottoman
empire In the event that dangerous
situation should develop. In the mean
while the several interested European
powers have promised TO extend TO
American citizens the beneht OF such
precautionary or protective measures
as they might adopt. In the same man
OF this government TO extend Its pro-
lection TO all foreigners resident In
those countries OF the western hemi-
sphere in which IL has from time 10
tLne been the task az the United
States TO act In the interest OF peace
and good order. The early appearance
81 a large fleet OF European warshlps
the protection OF foreigners in that
quarter, where the presence OF the
American stationaire the L. ). : Scor-
plon sufficed, under the circumstances
TO represent the United states. our
cruisers were thus left free TO act II
need be along the Mediterranean coasts
should any unexpected contingency
arise affecting the numerous Alnerlea1
Interests I'm the neighborhood or
Liberia.
As "A result OF the efforts OF this
government to place the government OF
Liberia in position TO pay It's oulstand-
ing indebtedness and 10 maintain
stahl, and efficient SoNcrnment, heso5
cations FOR loan of Sl,7OO,Ooo nave
been successfully concluded. ana IL IL
anticipated that the payment OF the
old loan and the Issuance OF thS ponos
OF the 1912 loan for the reha pillta ,,l',,,
~
AT an early date, wheT the new fecelN-
ershlp viii 40 nto active operation.
Tho new receiver snip EiIl cohslst Q.
general receiver u customs desisnuteu
by the government OF the United states
and three receivers OF customs deslS-
mated by the governments OF teFWahN'
France and Great Britain, whlch coun
tries have commercial interests IN lhe
republic OF Liberia.
Necessity for Expansion OF Our For
! eign Trade.
IL is not possible 10 make 20 the
congress a communication upon the
present foreign relations OF the unlted
States so detailed as TO convey an auS
quate impression or the enormous IA
crease In the Importance and activities
OF those relations. II this government
| Is really TO preserve TO the American
people that free opportunity In torelSA
| sible to our prosperity, even greater
| efforts must be made. Otherwise the
American merchant. manufactured ana
| exporter will find many Held IN whlch
American trade should loglcaily pr
dominate preempted through the more
energetic efforts OF other governments
and other commercial nations
I There are many ways IN Whlch
| through hearty cooperation the iesls-
latlve and executive branches OF TINS
government can do much. The apso.
| lutte essential Is the spirit OF united
effort and singleness OF purpose. !
will allude> only 10 very rev speCll-
examples OF action which ought then
! u result America can not take lts
proper place In the most important
| fields for it's commercial activity anu
enterprise unless we have merchaht
marine American commerce ana en-
terprise can net be effectively los.
| tered In those fields unless we have
good American banks in the countries
referred TO. We need American news
papers In those countries and proper
! means for public information about
them. We need To assure the per
| rnanency OF a trained foreign service,
/ We need legislation enabling the mem
! b,rs of the foreign seFviee-to be sNste=
matically brought In direct contact
with the Industrial. manufacturing, and
| exporting interests or TINS country VI
| order that American business men may
! enter the foreign field with clear per :
| ceptton OF the exact conditions TO be
dealt with and the officers themselves
NAV prosecute their work with clear
/ idea OF what American Industrial ana
manufacturing interests require.
! Conclusion.
! Congress should fully realize the
| conditions which obtain in the world
as We find ourselves at the threshold
! OF our middle age as nation. w
! have emerged fun grown as peer In
the great concourse or nations. we
have passed through various formative
1 periods We have been self -centered
| ia the struggle TO develop our domestic
, resources and deal with our domestic
questions The nation is now too ma
! ture TO continue In Its Foreign rela-
| tions those temporary expedients
| natural TO a people TO whom domestic
| affairs are the sole concern. In the
! past our diplomacy has often consisted
! In normal times, In mere assertion
! OF the right TO international existence.
We are now In a larger relation with
BROADER rights OF our own ana opllSa-
! tlons TO others than ourselves. A NUM-
| Der OF great guiding principles were
/ laid down early in 'the history OF TINS
I government. The recent task OF our
/ diplomacy has been TO adjust those
! principles TO the conditions or TO-DAY,
( TO develop their corollaries, 10 mo
practical applications of old nrin-
/ ciples EXPANDED TO meet new situations
I Thus are being evolved bases upon
which can rest the superstructure OF
policies which must grow with the des-
| tined progress OF this nation. The sue
/ cessful conduct OF our foreign rela-
! tons demands a broad and modern
! v+ew We can not meet new questions
nor build for the future IL We coniins
! ourselves 10 outworn dogmas or the
! past and TO the perspective appropriate
at our emergence from colonial times
and conditions The opening or the
( panama canal will mark new era ~
/ our international lite and create new
( and world wide conditions which, with
I their vast correlations and conse-
| quences. Will obtain Tor hundreas OF
/ years to come. We must not wait Tor
| events 10 overtake us unawares. with
| continuity OF purpose we must deal
| with the problems OF our external re-
| lations by diplomacy modern. re-
! sourceful mRgnanimous and httinSly
| expressive OF the high ideals OF a sreat
VIM RI. TAFT.
| The White House Dec. s, 1912.