Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-12-05

erp - q concern OF vital Importance 20 this
nstion- No evidence of prosperity among
vell-esfablishst farmers should blind us
TO the fact that lack OF capital is pre-
venting q development Of the nations az
ricuitural resources and an adequate in-
crease Of the land under cultivation: that
Agricultural production In fast falling BE-
hind the inoreas- In population: and that.
In fact. although these weil-estahffshef
farmers are maintained In incr~ssias
prosperity because of the natural Increase
IN population. ne are not developing the
Industry Of Agriculture.
The need Of capital which American
farmers feel today had been experienced
by the farmers Of Europa. with their cen
turtes-oid farms. many year arn. TIE
problem hsi been successfully solved IN
the oi1 world and n vas evident that the
farmers % this country might profit BY
study % their systems. I therefore order
ID. through the department Of state. an
investigation 10 ~ made hy the fipio-
matte officers IN Europe. and have i,ii
the results % this investigation before the
governors Of tire various states with th-
hope that they vfri ~ u.~f 10 atvsntars
In their forthcoming meeting
Increase of Foreign Trade.
In my last annual message ssH that
ire fiscal year .rSei June ~ 1911. vas
Noteworthy as marking the hfxhe>f record
% export. % American products 10 fo--iga
cOuntri~-. IN. rSrai year isi- shows that
this rate of advance has n>~n rnsi1tairef.
the totai domestic exports having valu-
alton approximately of .. Nn ~ 80. as
compared with a f-artio- over q 90 sss 30
the previous year n - ai.n significant
that Manufactured snf partly uAnufs--
tur~f articles continue to - the chief
commodities forming the volume % our
augmented exports. the demands u our
own people for on-sunp-ion r~gui-inx tha,
an incrxssinx p-rrorticn Of our abundant
Agricultural procucts Re kept AZ hou1~-
fn the nrcai year 1911 the exports q arti-
eies !. the various stAxe- % uanuf.--
ture. not Including fco.issuns partly -
wholly manufactured amounted appruri-
unAfely tn szr ss. go In the .-rai year
isi- the tctsi vas aeariy 81 -z--- aoeo 90.
gain os siisoooac
Advantage os Maximum ard Mirinu-
T,rrtS Provision
T- Importance which cur -1a-usarfur~s
have assumed n the cnunerc~ - ths
World In cuurefi.inr With tire nlanusae-
tur~- % other countries again draws at
tenttan 20 the fzffv - this Government 2,
use its utr-n-s @nt~avu-. 70 .erure In
partial treatment for American p-ufurts
IN ali markets Healthy ou--,ervtai nv
airy IN International frtsrcuurse - h~ss
assured BY th- pu->e-sfcr - rrop~r means
| for prutecti1x a1t prumotfr< cur foreign
trase. T. - natural that competitive
| Countries should view With some corc~rn
this steady expansion % cur cor1-~----
II IN so-re instance TIRE measure taken
~ them - rect " are rot euffr-iy sgui-
| tahis. a remedy Should - found II fnr-
rrer reza.r~- have a--rrfb~t fhe uec1-
tia,ions os TIRE department % state Stta
| foreign wpvsr-ru@rts FOR the adjustment
| of ths maximum and minimum tArt- IS
| provided IN .-rtton % TIE tsr'- iaE q
| t1<trn-ut ef cur trade r~iattons u1d@r tsls
Law hav. cunstnsl~i during ta- last y~A-.
ant Nnrne at1sttcnAl css-s % dlsrr-i1a-
l tory treatment cs which has reasn-
| % complain have b~>r r~rDow~A Tse te-
| rartns~nt % STATE has scr IT, crst TIM
/ In the history Of m. country cbtaizss
Substantial nc r-fsvu-eS-n nnston treatment
from AL tA4 countries q ts@ world Thsrs
are. how~vsr. other instance. which. Ehii.
apparently nos oanssitutta< unstu~ eiS-
I crirzfnAfio- IN the ssas~ e s-cfiar 49,
n-T~r-h-i~-s ereepsio-- 20 the ernpi~ts
1 equity % tsrsr trsafmens for An@riea1
| p-o1sets that the eeparrr@nt % state
| eonstscrrtiy has ~oaxhf 20 obtain to-
| American commerce abroad
Ties. 6evsiopments confirm the opia-
Ton cSnv<yed 10 you N ny annual mes
sage of 1911 that while tns rzaxizs-
| and nirimum provision % the tar->s
| law Of 1909 has been fully justified ~
the ss1c--ss achieved In removing pre-
i viousty existing undue Determinations
| against American products. yet expert
/ ence has shown that this feature OF the
| law should be amended in such way a.
/ to provide = fully effective means n
meeting the varying degrees Of dis
/ crtminstory treatment Of American
i commerce In foreign corntries still
| encountered. As well as TO protect
/ against Injurious treatment on the par,
/ Of <nraf&- - %s4-
| legislative or administrative measures.
| the financial interests abroad Of Amer
lean citizens whose enterprises enlarge
/ the market for American commodities.
cannot too strongly recommend TO
congress the passage Of some such
enabling measure as the bill which was
| recommended by the secretary of state
In his letter OF December ~. 1911 The
| object OF the proposed Legislation is in
brief to enable the executive 10 apply.
as the case may require. TO any CT all
commodities. whether or not on the
free list from a country which dis
| eliminates against the United States. q
graduated scale OF duties up to the
maximum of IS per cent ad valorem
| provided IN the present law. Flat tar
IFS are out Of date
Congress shouli fully realize the condi-
tons which obtain IN the world es we
ind ourselves AZ the threshold of our
I
emerged fun grown n peer IN the great
ccncourse Of nations We have passed
through various formative periods. We
have been self-eenter~d IN the struggle q
develop our domestic resources and deal
with our domestic questions. The nation
is now too mature 20 continue in its for
eixn relations those temporary expedieuts
natural 10 a people to whom domestic az
fairs are the sole concern In the past
our diplomacy has often consisted ir
normal times. In q mere assertion OF tho
right TO international existence We arr
now In a larger relation with broader
rights OF our own and obligations to 9TH
| ers than ourselves. A number Of greai
| guiding principles were laid down early ia
the history Of this government The 70
cent task Of our diplomacy has been tc
| adjust those principles to the conditions
| Of today, TO dereiop their corollaries. &c
ind practical applications Of the old prin-
ciples expanded to meet new situations
| Thus are being evolved bases upon which
| can rest the superstru-ture OF polIciei
| which must grow with the destined pro
| gress OF this nation The successful con
| duct OF our foreign relations demands q
| broad and n modern view We ian not
meet new questions nor build for tee fu
ture IL we eonnne ourselves to outworr
| dogmas % the past and TO the perspec
| tive appropriate al our ernsrsence from
| colonial times and conditions The open
| ing Of the Panama canal viii mark new
| era in our international life and Great.
/ new and worldwide conditions which
| with their vast eorrelations and conse
| auences. will obtain for hundreds Of year.
| TO come We must not wait for events e
| oyertake Us unawares With cOnunuit,
| Of purpose we must deal with the prob
| lens OF our external relations by a diple
| macy modern, resourceful. maguanimous
| and nttingiy expressive Of the high IDEAL
1 Of q great nation