The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-03
DOLLAR DIPLOMACY
ASUCcESS, TAFT |
TELLS CONGRESS.
It's Business Against Bullets,
and Influence Is Proved,
He Says in Message.
HE ASKS FULL BACKING.
Wants Nations Foreign Poll
cies Lifted Above Partisan Ba-
: sis-Warning to Europe.
HE ASKS FULL BACKING.

WARRINGTON. Dec. IA note Of
warning to European powers which oy
indirect means continue TO DIS r.mipats
Against American trade; . strong ap-
peal 70 the Congress to uplift the for
etgn policies Of America above mMs
questions Of partsanship: q vindica.Ion
Of the diplomacy II tho Administration.
which II characterized a. that Of dol
lars versus bullets" q pride In the
enormous expansion Of American tiads
- result Of the foreign policies Of mis-
Administration and an appeal for font
Aeuon by Congress and tho ia .cutive
10 open new markets for American in
dustries-thNse are the more striking
features Of President Taft's fourth an
nual message sent to Congress to-day.
The message 10 the first Of . series Of
such communications which he Will
make to Congress in the early days OF
The session. and deals entirely with the
foreign relations Of the United States.
Beginning with the usual refer ence to
the existing good relations w'n for
eign powers, the President adds tina
these have been streng thened by -
greater insistsnos upon justice to Amer
loan citizens, or interests, wherever II
may have been denied, and . stronger
emphasis Of the need OF mutually in
commercial ana other relations"
FLAT TARIFFS OUT OF DATE
SAYS THE PRESIDENT.
For tho first time In its history. says
the President. the State Department
has obtained substantially the most IA
vored nation treatment from all Of the
countries OF the world. Therefore. he
says that It is only natural that COM
pe,itlvo countries should view with
some concern the expansion of our
commerce. Hence the warning. III In
some instances the measures taken by
them 20 meet 1t are not entirely equi-
able q remedy should be found"
- ,nla end the President strongly
rg.Cmmends the enactment of the bill
,l.s.,r aacnGel by Secretary Knox last
t.. l.1ar permitting the Government
's..,al ~ imposing the full maximum
rr.-g Of duty against discriminating
countries 10 apply a graduated scale OF
o.tI.s up 20 that maximum OF % pei
cf~,
ga. tariffs are out OF date" say.
thu President. Nations no longer &C
cord equal tariff treatment TO all Other
nations irrespective of the treatment
from them received. II Is very necessary
that tho American Government should
be equipped with weapons Of negotia'
ton and adapted to modern economic
conditions"
The state Department. "an archaic
and inadequate machine at the be.
ginning of this administration. the
President says. has become a new or.
SANITATION, with highly specialized bu'
reaus and experts dealing with every
phase of American trade and diplo
macy. Holding that the essence of this
organized service Is found in the meri
system, which President Cleveland IL
credited with having introduced, Presi
dent Taft makes strong appeal Il
Congress- to make this machine perma
nent by giving the force OF statutor.
law to tho executive orders governini
admisslon to and promotion IN th'
diplomatic and consular services.
To show that these appointments arr
already largely non-partisan the Presi
dent points to the fact that three o.
the present Ambassadors are hold
overs; that Of the ten he has appointed
ave were b. promotion from the rani
Of Minister; that OF tho Thirty Minis
ssrs appointed eleven were promotions
and that in the consular service no les
than IS per cent Of the oonsuls ap
pointed by him were from tho south
srn States.
"The diplomacy Of the present Ad
uainistration has sought to respond t
modern ideas Of commercial inter
course" says President Taft. 9TH
policy has been Characterised - sub
ststuting dollars for bullets. II 10 on
appeals alike to idsaiistao humani
an sentiments, to the dictates o
i'd policy ana strategy and to lsgi
ate commercial aims"
ne President adds that "becaus