Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-12-05
President Sends to Congress
Foreign Relations Message.
WAUNING WORDS TO NATIONS
Presidents Message to Congress
10 Expression Of Pride In
Work Done Abroad by
Administration.

Washington, Dec. 4. - Glorification
OF dollar diplomacy" was the DOM
inant note of President Taft's fourth
annual message. Striking features OF
the paper were:
Note Of warming to European pow
ers that by indirect means continue
to discriminate against American
trade.
Strong defense of the diplomacy OF
the administration, which Is char
actorized as dollars VS.. bullets"
Expression OF pride In the enormous
expansion of American trade, at
ributed to the foreign policies OF this
administration.
Appeal to congress to uplift the
great foreign policies OF America
above mere questions of partisanship.
Request for Joint action by con-
gress and the executive to open new
markets for American Industries.
The message is the first of ceries
of such communications which the
president will make TO congress In
the early days of the session. and
deals entirely with the foreign rela-
tions of the United States.
Insists on Just Treatment,
Beginning with the usual reference
to the existing good relations with
foreign powers, the president adds
that these have been strengthened by
a greater insistence upon Justice 10.
American citizens or interests, wher-
ever II may have been denied, and q
stronger emphasis of the need OF q
mutually in commercial and other
relations"
For the first time In Its history.
says the president. the state depart.
ment has obtained substantially the
most favored nation treatment from
all the countries of the world. There
FORE he says, II Is only natural that
competitive countries should view
with some concern the expansion OF
our commerce. Hence the warning;
''lf in some instances the measures
taken by them to meet II are not en-
tirely equitable remedy should be
found" /,
Recommends Graduated Tariff.
To this end the president strongly
recommends the enactment OF the bill
recommended by Secretary Knox last
December, permitting the govern
ment, instead OF imposing the full
maximum rates OF duty against dis
eliminating countries, to apply
graduated scale OF duties, up to that
maximum of 25 per cent.
President Taft makes the direct
charge that the terrible events re-
corded In Nicaragua recently, the use
less loss of life, the devastation OF
property, the bombardment of the
principal cities. the killings and the
tortures and suffering, might have
been averted had the department OF
state, through approval of the loan
convention by the senate. been per-
mitted to carry out Its now wellde-
veloped policy"
"ln Central America the aim has
been to help such countries as Mica
ragua and Honduras to help them
selves" says President Taft.
Monroe Doctrine and the Canal.
While they are the immediate bene-
ficlaries, the profit to the United
States Is two.fold, he adds. The
Monroe doctrine Is more vital In the
neighborhood OF the Panama canal,
and such countries should be relieved
of the jeopardy of heavy foreign
debts likely to provoke international
complications.
The message concludes with an
earnest appeal to congress to COOP
crate with the executive in It's efforts
to apply the old principles OF diplo-
macy which have governed the coun-
try to the momentous new situations
of today, when America finds itself
at the threshold OF her middle age as
a nation too mature to continue In
It's foreign relations those temporary
expedients natural to a people To