The Raymer enterprise., 1912-12-05
AMERICAN DIPLOMACY WINS
Its Success in Settling Central
American Troubles.
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE BETTER
Reorganization Has Done Much 10 In.
crease Its Emciency-AdIustmen.
Of the Sealing and FiaherIes Dis.
putes-lnterests OF United States
in the Near and Far East.

Washington, Dec, 3.-President Taft
submitted TO congress today the first
OF seYcral messages. 1t was devoted
to our foreign relations and in part
was as follows:
To the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiYes The foreign relations OF
the United States actually and poten.
italy affect the state OF the Union 10
degree not widely realized and hard.
ly surpassed by any other factor in
the welfare OF the whole nation. The
position Of the United States in the
moral, intellectual. and material rea.
tons OF the family OF nations should
be a matter OF vital interest to every
patriotic citizen. The national pros.
perity and power impose upon US du-
ties which We can not shirk II we are
TO be true TO our ideals. The tremen-
tous growth Of tine export trade OF the
United States has already made that
trade q very real fnCtor IN the indus.
trial and commercial prosperity OF the
country. With the development OF Our
industries the foreign commerce OF
the United States must rapidly be.
come n still more essential factor in
It's economic welfare. Whether We
have a farseeing and wise diplomacy
and are not recklessly plunged into
unnecessary wars. and whether our for.
cign policies are based upon an intel.
ligcHt grasp Of prCsent.day world con.
hItion' and clear view OF the potcn.
tialiJies Of the future. or are governed
by temporary and timid cXpcdiency
or by narrow views behtting an in.
iaut nation. are questions In the al.
ternative consideration OF which must
convince any thoughtful citizen that
no department OF national polity OF.
fers greater opportunity for promoting
the interests Of the whole people on
the one hand or greater chance on
the other OF permanent national In.
Jury, than that which deals with the
Aoi FlhH lfldNlplAo VI All' I NlllNtu SlultS.
The fundamental foreign policies OF
the United States should be raised
high above the conflict Of PARTISAN
ship and wholly dIssoclated from dit,
ferences as to domestic policy In its
foreign affairs the United States
Bhould present TO the world n united
front The intellectual. financial and
industrial interests OF the country and
the publIclst, the wage Garner. the
farmer, and citizen OF whatevc. oCcu.
patton must cooperate in spirit OF
high patriotism to promote that ma.
tional solidarity which is Indispensable
TO national efficiency and to the at
tainment OF national ideals.
The relations Of the United States
with all foreign powers remain upon
n sound basis Of peace. harmony and
friendship A greater insstence upon
justice to American citizens or inter.
ests wherever It may have been de.
MED and a stronger emphasis OF the
need OF mutually In commercial and
other relations have only served TO
strengthen our friendships with for.
elgn countries by placing those friend.
ships upon firm foundation OF reali
ties as well as aspirations
Before briefly reviewing tho more
important events OF the last year in
our foreign relations, which II is my
duty to do ms charged with their con.
duct and because diplomatic affairs
are not OF n nature TO make Il ap.
propriato that the secretary OF state
make n formal annual report, desire
10 touch upon some OF the essentials
10 tho safe management OF the for.
elgn relations OF tho United States
and to endeayor, also. to define clearly
certain concrete policies which are
the logical modern corrollaries OF tho
undlsputed and traditional fundamen.
tails Of tho foreign policy o. the
United States
Reorganization OF the State Depart.
ment.
At the beginning OF the present ad.
minlstration the United States. having
fully entered upon It's position as n
world power. with the responsibilities
thrust upon It by the results OF the
spanlsh'Amerlcan war. and already en-.
gagged In laying the groundwork OF a
vast foreign trade upon which It
should one day become more and
more dependent, found itself without
the machinery for giving thorough at.
tentlon to, and taking effective action
upon. mass OF intricate business
vital to American interests In every
country In the world
The department OF state was an
archaic and Inadequate machine lack
Ing most Of the attributes OF the for.
eign office OF any great modern power.
With an appropriation made upon my
recommendation by the congress on
August 5, 1909, the department OF
state was completely reorganlzed.