The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-06
FOREIGN RELATIONS IS TAFT'S SUBJECT
'O"gress Is Told of Improvements in Consular and
diplomatic Corps and Good Results Of I'm.
Gle Sans Efforts in Latin America.

,,n'.'' s'"ns'on. Dec. = Prcs'd.n, Tar,
~" l" congress today IA, Dr., =,
''''' message II was drynt., o. 80.
lows ''' part was as fol-
>. 49, wv S'haie and House Of R.nr.so,-
~ The foreign relations -, e.
".'u states actually and p,tcp,,,uy a,
U't state ~ the Union to a dcyra.
49,. "''''F realized and hardly surpnss.d
a. "'"'F FACTOR In Ia. welfare az
INT. n nation. The position OF the
a,,t '"''A IN w" moral. Intellectual
49,, ',r'ai relations of the family OF
nations should b.. a ,pn,,cr -, IT,, VI
's' TO every patriotic citizen Tho ,a,I,a
a. F' spcrity and power limos. unon ~,
uul's which We cannot shirt, 4, DC -
:" W u"e 10 our ideals The tr.rnandou.
s'o"'h OF tie export trade az tho I'ri,od
"'"''S mas already made that trade N
- rear factor IN the Industrial and
numerical prosperity Of the country.
"' u' development OF cur industries
w I'Te!sn comm rec OF the United States
must rapidly become stll more cs-
S'H'.L factor In It's .corp-nlc welfare
Nn''""r "" have n far seeing and w.se
" p'UihiS and grr not rrCklessly plunped
NV" unnecessary wars, and whether our
foreign policies are based upon an intel
HN'ht grasp 81 prosent-day wo,ld con.
"'U"hS and clear view Of the potentjau-
t''s ~ the future. or are governed by n
""P"rary and timid expediency or by
h'FrH" views henttinG an infant nation.
VI '-'SI"hs IN The alternative consider
'H'h 81 which mast convince any
h"ughtiul citizen that no department OF
national policy offers greater opportunity
Tor promoting the interests uf the whole
~ tflh Tho M. hand or ,.t,n
on The other OF permanent national in
Jury, Than that which deals with the for
t.en relations ~ the United States.
D." fundamental foreign policies OF the
uit"i states should be raised high above
u" conflict OF partisanship and wholly
aisS"'iated from differences as TO domes-
tc policy. In It's foreign affairs the
United States should present to the world
a united front The intellectual financial
and Industrial interests Of IN" country
and the publicist. the wage Garner. the
Farmer. and citizen OF whatever occupa-
Ton must cooperate In a spirit OF high
patriotism 10 promote that national soil
dariiy which is indispensable Ia national
tln'i"nry and 10 the attainment OF ma
uonal ideals
The relations OF the United States with
ell foreign powers remain upon sound
a greater inslstence upon justice to Amer
lean citizens or interests wherever II may
have been denied and n stronger cmpha-
els ~ the need ~ mutually In CONNER
RIAL and other relations have only served
g. strengthen our friendships with for
c,ru countries by placing those friend
ships upon a firm foundation Of realities
a. we'll as aspirations
Before briefly reviewing the more i'm
portant events of the last year In our for
egu relations, which II Is my duty 10 do
rs charged with their conduct and be-
cause diplomatic affairs are not OF a ma
tu.r 10 make Il appropriate ;hat the sec
rotary Of state make formal annual re-
port. | desire u touch upon some OF the
essentials 10 the safe management of the
gu relations OF the United States and
10 cnd"ayor. also. TO define clearly certain
concrete policies which are the logical
modern corrullarics OF IN, und puted and
traditional fundamentals OF tile foreign