Yellowstone monitor., 1912-12-05
TAFT SENDS IN
FINAL MESSAGE
p,s,Its0t Starts With Discussion
Of Foreign Relations.
vnBy DONE BY DIPLOMATS.

HUM
....,,iton Of Merit System Has Been
...s-,al - Suggestions Regarding
o...,.st I'm the Tariff Laws Designed
~. commsroe-Turkish War and
r.oybl.s In China.
=. rBe Senate and House OF Repre-
santatiyes.
Tbs foreign relations Of the United
s,.~o. actually and potentially affect
srsfe Of the Union to degree not
-ts..v realized and hardly surpassed
~ srv other factor In the welfare Of
-. ,rbala nation The position OF the
Tr.t.5 States in the moral, intellec-
tr,I and material relations Of the fam
IN If nations should be matter Of
vital interest to every patriotic citi-
,sn The national prosperity and
oowar impose upon US duties which
ve cannot shirk If We are to be true
to our ideals.
The tremendous growth Of the ex-
mart trade of the United States has
already made that trade very real
factor in the industrial and CONNER
raJ prosperity Of the country. With
tbe development Of our industries the
foreign commerce Of the United
States must rapidly become a still
more essential factor In It's economic
welfare
The relations OF the United States
with ell foreign powers remain upon
a sound basis of peace, harmony and
friendship A greater insistence upon
Justice TO American citizens or inter
ssts wherever 1t may have been denied
1ad stronger emphasis Of the need OF
mutually ID commercial and other re
A!ioas have only served TO strengthen
our friendship with foreign countries
By placing those friendships upon 9
arm foundation OF realities as well aa
aspirations.
Reorganization Of State Department..
At the beginning Of the present adj
uinistratOn the United States, having
fllIy entered upon its position as "a
world power with the responsibilities
taFust upon 1t BIZ the results Of the
sp2niSh-American war and already en-
gaged IN laying the groundwork Of a
vast foreign trade upon which 1t
should one day become more and more
dependent. found itself without the
machinery for giving thorough atten-
00a 10 and taking effective action
upoa mass Of Intricate business vi
"a y American interests In every coun,
NY Ii the world.
A"e department Of state was an
"e"aie and inadequate machine. lack
ing most OF the attributes OF the for.
~sn T..l oLnce OF any great modern power
"''N aA appropriation made upon my.
'lllehaatioa by the congress OH
aug D. 1893 the department OF state.
@ "ompletely reorganized. There
we're created divisions of Latin-Ameri-
sau anaiFs and of far eastern. neal.
rse'n me, ana western European affairs.
4's ID" Offices OF the department
greatly strengthened. There were
a @aaea foreign trade advisers to COOP
L 'a'e With the diplomatic and consula.
a. sa"S aAd the politico- geographical
81 .'0us u the innumerable matters
.n,a commercial diplomacy or con-
Ia work calls FOR such suecial
rt., ,yNIedse. The same officers together
s.., .,u Tue rest OF the new organization
esn @S,e 1,,' III all times TO give to Amer-
eoa,.Is g'sizens accurate Information as 10
-, guu,'lohs In foreign countries with
@@a 'aey have business and likewise J
eong.ot opefate more effectively with the
s.ntI. s>s and also with the other ex-
ssOflve departments '''e'
system In Consular and DipIo-
@Ifp@a
tra,I. I1peFt knowledge and profess,ona
ofm4e I'''e must evidently be the essence
a ~ sa reorganization. Without q train.
nan ''s'Sn reg, service there would not he
g,n,.,, nj 'sai'aole for the work In the ree,r.
CIersgo.a,e ga aepartment of state President
vsrf 'auu ' 9ad taken the first stem il.
tbe fo.! Introducing :he merit system 4
Iowa. 's'Sh service. That had bean f,1.
pr;ro1. y the application of the ma,rs.
en,i,- PIE with excellent results - O. aha :
inp consular branch. Almost no,.t
rs~,,1 aD"eyer, had been done IN this =,
sery1on n with regard to the dinloma :, -
pIon. IN this age Of colnmsrcia1 i 4
imI.ar.5 ny 1t was evidently u tha :, a.,
soma '@''ee to train an adeonsta ! 80 !
tn ! tAat branch of the serv,ca -
s1ecuuyS on Nov 20, 1909, by n
''deF ! placed the diploma -.