Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-03
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Washington. Dee. 3.-'rcSidcnt
TEirS first message to the last se-s ion
Of congress in lis term Was received
with clos, attention of both branches
wien leg s'rtiNo business began today
rc,lng entirely with foreign relations
and Americas commercial progress In
,uI, -u trade, the mossigc paved the
Way rnr others the chief executive VII,
srnd later dealing With the hig Qu"s-
t,unS ur legislation and government
4 note ul warning 10 European pow
crs which by indirect means cuntuu"
to discriminate against American
trade: strong appeal 10 tn" congress
To urllr the great foreign policies 81
America above mere questions "i lihi
tiSanship, - triumphant vindl'hll"i
or the diplomacy at the ndmin'Siin-
ton which ~ characterized as that "I
dollars versus hullCts,' "a mdSicriuI
uridc ~ IA" enormous expansion ul
American trade ~ result ur IN" FOR
cign policies of his administration
and an earnest appeal Tor Joint "c-
tiuu tn congress and The executive o.
open new markets Tor American III
dus'lirs these prc ~, more strikihr
features of President rats iuurll
annual ~, ssagc Gent tn congress ="
day.
TlIr m"ssngr ~ the first NJ s"1c'
of such communications which hu vii
make tp congress IN the carly days "'
tho session. ana deals cplircly WI
tho rorciIu relations OF tho Cnlleo
States beginning with tho usual ref
rrcucr to the existing good relntIon'
with foreign powers, tho prcsidcn
adds that these have beHn strength
cnrd hy - greater nsiEtcncc upon
Justice Ia American citizens, or In
trrrsta. wherever II may have beet
denied ana u stronger cmphhsis "i
the need of mutuality In commcrcla
and other relations
For the first time In lis history
Fays the president the state depart
ncnt has Oblunrd substantially th'
most favored nation treatment frnE
an of the countries 0f the world
Therefore. he says that II IN only nat
Iral that competitive countries shohlt
view with gOmc c0ncorn the expansion
of our commerce. Hence the warn
ing, "if In some Instances, the meas
urcs taken by thcm 10 meet 1t ar
not entirely equitable. rcmcd'
should be found"
10 this end. tho president strongl
recommends tho enactment Of tho hII
recommended by Secretary Knox las
December. permitting tho govern
mcnt, instead OF imposing the ful
maximum rates of duty against dis
criminnting countries, to apply
graduated scale of duties, mp Ia thn
maximum of % per cont.
"Flal tarifs are out OF date" say
the president. Nations no lOnge
accord equal tariff treatment TO n
other nations. irrespective of III
treatment from them received. II
very necessary that the American gov
crnmcnt should be equipped wit
Neapons Of negotiation and adapte
10 modern economic conditions.
The state department, Fan nrchhl
and Inadequate machine" ~ the he
ginning Of this administration. III
president SAYS. has become new nj
ganization. with highly specialized bt
reaus and experts dealing with ever
phnse OF American trade aud diploT
acy. Holding that tho essence of tn
rcOTgnnizcd service n found In III
merit system, which President ClcN'
land IL credited with having Intro
duccd, President Taft makes stron
appeal to congress 10 make IN mi
chino permanent, by giving the fore
OF statutory law to the executive ~
dars governing admission Ia and PR
motion la the diplomatic and rOnsuli
services.
TO show that these appointment
are already largely on.partlsan Il
president points 60 the fact that thr'
of the present ambaEandO arc holt
overs; that Of tho ten he has nppoln
cd, nvc wcro by promotion from u
rank az minister. that of the thir
minister's appointed, eleven were pr
motions: and that IN the Consul
service no less thhn 81 per cent
the cOnsuls appointed by him We
from the southern states
"The diplomacy OF tho present n
minIstrntlon has sought to respond
modern ideas OF commercial into
course" says President TAFT "Tf
policy has been chhrheterised ~ al
HtitutIng dollars for bullets. II is q
that appeals alike to ideallatic h
n1anlsarIan aentiBenta 20 the III
tatea OF sound poIicy and Etratcl
and 10 legitlmata commercial aimi
Tho president agda that 'becau
modern diplomacy II rOmEnercl
there has been diDpaaitlDn IN eoi
quarters 10 attribute q Il none ;
materiallatlc alma"
How strikinsIy esyengous u "a
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