The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-12-06


Beneficial - Suggestions Regarding
Changes In the Tariff Laws Designed
to Aid Commerce-Turkish War and
Troubles In China.
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives:
The foreign relations of the United
States actually and potentially affect
the state Of the Union to degree not
widely realized and hardly surpassed
by any other factor in the welfare of
the whole nation. The position of the
United States in the moral, intellec-
tual and material relations Of the fam
lily Of nations should be a matter of
vital interest to every patriotic citi-
zen. The national prosperity and
power impose upon US duties which
we can not shirk IL we are to be true
to our ideals.
The tremendous growth Of the ex-
port trade OF the United States has
already made that trade q very real
factor in the Industrial and CONNER
cial prosperity Of the country. With
the development Of our industries the
foreign commerce Of the United
States must rapidly become a still
more essential factor In its economic
welfare Whether we have a far
seeing and wise diplomacy and are
not recklessly plunged into unneces-
sary wars, and whether our foreign
policies are based upon an intelligent
grasp Of present day world conditions
and clear view of the potentialities
Of the future. or are governed by
temporary and timid expediency or
by narrow views betting an infant
nation, are questions In the alterna-
tive consideration of which must con-
vince any thoughtful citizen that no
department OF national policy offers
greater opportunity for promoting the
interests of the whole people on the
one hand, or greater chance on the
other Of permanent national injury,
than that which deals with the for
eign relations Of the United States.
The fundamental foreign policies of
the United States should be raised high
above the conflict of partisanship and
wholly ASSOCIATED from differences as
to domestic policy. In its foreign at
fairs the United States should present
to the world united front. The intel
lectual. financial and industrial inter-
ests Of the country and the publicist,
the wage Garner, the farmer and citi-
zen of whatever occupation must Co
operate In spirit Of high patriotism
to promote that national solidarity
which Is indispensable to national effi-
cheney and to the attainment of ma
tiOnal Ideals.
/ The relations Of the United States
with all foreign powers remain upon
sound basis of peace, harmony and
friendship. A greater insistence upon
Justice to American citizens or inter-
ests wherever 1t may have been denied
and stronger emphasis Of the need of
mutually in commercial and other re-
lations have only served to strengthen
our friendship with foreign countries
by placing those friendships upon a
tlrm foundation of realities as well as
aspirations.
Before briefly reviewing the more
important events OF the last year In
our foreign relations. which 1t is my
duty to do as charged with their con.
duct and because diplomatic affairs
are not Of a nature to make 1t appro.
pirate that the secretary Of state make
a formal annual report. l desire to
touch upon some Of the essentials to
the safe management Of the foreign
f, relations Of the United States and to