The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-12-05

Judged from the following: Three am.
bassadors now serving held their pres.
ent rank at the beginning of my 'ad-
ministration. or the ten ambassadors
whom have appointed FIVE were by
promotion from the rank of minister
Nine ministers now serving held their
present rank at the beginning of the
administration. or the thirty ministers
whom i have appointed, eleven were
have made sixteen of the twenty-nine
new appointments as consul which
have occurred during my administra-
tion from the southern states. This is
55 per cent. Every other consular ap-
pointment made, including the promo
ton Of eleven young men from the con
sular assistant and student interpreter
corps, has been by promotion or trans
fer, based solely upon efficiency shown
in the service.
Larger Provision For Embassies and
Legations Recommended.
In connection with legislation for the
amelioration of the foreign service,
| wish to invite attention to the adyisa-
bility Of placing the salary appropria-
| tions upon a better basis. l believe
| that the best results would be obtained
| by q moderate scale Of salaries, with
adequate funds for the expenses OF
proper representation, based in each
case upon the scale and cost of living
at each post, controlled by a system Of
accounting and under the general di,
rection of the department Of state.
In line with the object which / have
sought Of placing our foreign service
on basis of permanency, l have at
| various times advocated nrovisi"''
congress for the acquisition Of govern,
ment owned buildings for the reslden, Z
and offices of our diplomatic officers, So
as to place them more nearly on an
equality with similar officers Of other
nations and to do away with the dis
elimination which otherwise must nec'
essarily be made In some cases in favor
of men having large private fortunes.
Diplomacy a Handnnaid Of Commercial
Intercourse and Peace.
The diplomacy of the present ad
ministration has sought to respond ia
modern ideas Of commercial inter
course. This policy has been charac
terlzed as substituting dollars for bul
lets. 1t is one that appeals alike tC
idealistic humanitarian sentiments. t.
the dictates Of sound policy and STRAIT
egy and TO- legitimate commercial
atras It Ia an effort frankly directed
| to the increase of American trade upor
the automatic principle that the Coy
! srament of the Unitsd States shall e*
-->ar support to every legiti
tend all pI.. s~sFioaa enter
mate and beneficial
prise abroad sSow great have peeI
the results Of this d,,> >omacy, co"p,eo
with the maximum and rp, NUN p,o
vision Of the tarinf law, will Do seer
by some consideration of the wofdss>
full increase in the export trade Of the
1 United States Because modern d.
p1omacy Is commercial there has been
q disposition I'm some quarters to a.
trinhte to 1t none but materialistic
aims How strikingly erroneous is
such aa impression may be seen from
a study OF the results by which the
diplomacy OF the>United States can be
judged.
Successful E.sfgs In Promotion Of
ossos,
In the field of work toward fbe'jdeals
of peace this government negotiated,
but to my regret wa8 unable to con
summate, two arbitration treatieS
which set the highest mark of the
aspiration of nations toy7erd the sub
stitution Of arbitration anc' reason for
war In the settlement of International
disputes. Through the efforts of
American diplomacy several wars
have been prevented or ended. Fire
fer to the successful tripartite me,liR.,1
tion of the Argentine Republic, Bra
zil, and the United States between
Peru and Ecuador, the bringing of the
boundary dispute between Panama
and Costa Rica to peaceful arbitra-
ton; the staying of warlilie prepara
tions when Haiti and the Dominican
Republic were on the verge Of hostl-
tiles; the stopping of a war in Nicara
buo, hht VI llltIueClue
In Honduras.
The government of the United
States was thanked for its influence
toward the restoration of amicable re-
lations between the Argentine Republic
and Bolivia. The diplomacy of the
United States is active In seeking To
assuage the remaining i'll feeling be-
tween this country and the republic of
Colombia. In the recent civil war in
China the United States successfully
Joined with the other interested powers
in urging an early cessation Of hostili
ties. An agreement has been reached
between the governments Of Chile and
Peru whereby the celebrated Tacna
africa dispute. which has so long en-
bittered international relations on the |
west coast of South America, has ut |
last been adjusted. simultaneously
came the news that the boundary dis. |
pute between Peru and Ecuador had |
entered upon a stage of amicable set
tlement.