Morgan County republican., 1912-12-05

lows:
To the Senate and Houss Of Rspressn-
tatives: The foreign rsaataDns Of ~
United States actually md poesntisny n
not widely realised and hardly surpassed
by any other factor IN de wsafsse OF
the whole nation. The position OF the
United States in the moral. intellectual.
and material relations Of Gse family OF
nations should b . matter Of vital inter
est to every patriotic ctissn. The nation
al prosperity and power inpose upon w
TO be true to our idaalA The tSsmendous
growth Of the export traAe Of tbs United
States has already mads tfSnt tfude 9
very real factor IN the industrial ana
commercial prosperity Of tbs country.
With the development Of our industries
the foreign commopce Of tn United 0tAons
must rapidly become Q still morn -.
sential factor In III economic vsffasN.
Whether we have . far sssing and wise
diplomacy and arc not rocklessly plunged
into Unnecessary wan, ard whether our
foreign policies are basod upon an intel-
hsent grasp Of peoosnt-<lAv world CON
ditions and . clear viSv a thu poteutaah-
temporary and timid expsd1ency or by
narrow Views beftting an infant nattcn.
are questions in the alternative consider
alton OF which must coovincs any
thoughtful citnsn that no department. OF
national policy Offers greater opportunteJ
for promoting tho interests Of the whole
people on the one hand. or greater chance
on the other Of permanent national In
fury. than that which dsais with the fos.
eagn relations OF tho United StatesL
The fundamental foreign policies OF th9
United States should be raised high above
the conflict OF partisanship and wholly
dtssociated from dihersnces a. to dosnes-
tic policy. In its foreign afsairs the
United States should present to the world
. united front. The intellectual. financial
and industrial interests OF the country
and the pubiic1st. the wage Garner. tho
farmer, and cit1sen Of whatever occUpA~
ton must cooperate in . spirit OF high
patriotism to promote that national soai-
oarity which 10 indispensable TO national
efficiency and TO the sttAinn,snt Of m
oonAl ideals.
The relations Of the United States With
al foreign powers remain upon . sound
basis Of peace. harmony and frSsnd1hpi
A greater insistence upon Justice to Amer
hcan citissns or interests wherever II may
have been denied and Q stronger empha-
10 Of the need Of mutually In coMmer-
cial and other relations have only served
10 strengthen our friendships with for
eign countries by placing those friend
ships upon . Arm foundation Of realities
- we'll a. aspirations.
Before briefly rev1e wing the more i'm
portant events OF the last year In our for
e4Sn relations. which II 10 my duty to do
a. CHARGED with their conduct and BE-
cause diplomatic Affairs are not Of . na-
tuer to make It appropriate that the SOC
Petary Of state make Q formal annual re-
port I desire 70 touch upon some Of the
saoentials to the safe management Of the
foreign relations Of the United States and
30 sndeavor also. to define clearly osrtain
eoacrete policies which Aro the logical
modern corroiiaFiea Of the undisputsd And
traditional fundamentals Of the foreign
policy OF the United 8tatss.
Reorganization Of the etste pspart.
meat
At the beginning Of ths present a.
ministraton the United States. having
fully entered upon IT. position Al . world
power. With the responsibilities thrust
upon Il BY the results Of ths Spanish
American war. and already engaged nj
laying the groundwork Of . vast foreign
trade upon which II shossid onS DAY ~
| come more and moro 0epsndent, foo0d
itself without the machinery fof givsas
thorough attention TO. and taking snse-
tive action upon, Q mass Of intricate bu1-
insss vital to American Interests In Sv9sy
country IN tho world.
TIE dspArsmsnt Of state wa1 a aSchale
and inadequate? machine lacking most Of
tf0 oStIJOopOD tu0 IUrvaBu Otuoo Ot ~
sreat nodsru power VIA an NDpropse0r
tion made upon my Recommendation by
the conSYsss on August g. tSU. tbs d.
partment Of staaS was cosapsstsly rsor-
ganissA
my W. cssaA.a mvsasuas Of LA.in.
American a6aars and nof far sastsrn.
near eastern, ead western Huropsaa
from the foreign sssvies diplomatic and
sonsuiar ofacsrsr bosssssth6 sxpsrisne>
and knowledge gNlasA By actual ssrv-
tce In different parts of the world and
thus familiar With political ara ooM-
msFcial conditions In the regions CON-
issd. Tho result 10 thkai &Asrs' Prev.
ousiy this government from time u
time would smphastss IN ~ foesl6n
relation one or anothsr policy, DoW
American interests In Svsey QuAstss ol
tho gioSs Are esaag osA11vAtsd VIA
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