The Red Cloud chief., 1912-12-05
AMERICAN DIPLOMACY WINS
Its Success in Settling Central
American Troubles.
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE BETTER
Reorganization Has Done Much to In.
crease Its Efficieney--Adjustment
Of the Sealing and Fisheries Dis.
putes-intereots Of United States
In the Near and Far East.


In the Near and Far East.
Washington, Dec. 3-President Taft
submitted to congress today the first
OF several messages. It was devoted
to our foreign relations and in part
was as follows:
To the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives: The foreign relations Of
the United States actually and poten-
TALLY affect the state Of the Union to
a 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 rela-
tions 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-
dous growth of the export trade Of the
United States has already made that
trade a very real factor 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 still more essential factor in
its economic welfare. Whether we
have a far-seeing and wise diplomacy
and are not recklessly plunged into
unnecessary wars, and whether our for
eign policies are based upon an intel.
igent grasp Of present.day world con-
oitions and a clear view Of the poten-
tialities of the future, or are governed
by a temporary and timid expediency
or by narrow views BETTING an in
fant nation, are questions in the al.
tentative consideration Of which must
convince any thoughtful citizen that
40 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.
fury, than that which deals with the
foreign relations Of the United States.
The fundamental foreign policies of
the United States should be raised
high above the conflict Of partisan.
ship and wholly dissociated from diff
ferences as to domestic policy. In its
foreign affairs the United States
should present to the world a united
front. The intellectual, financial and
Industrial interests Of the country and
the publicist, the wage Garner, the
farmer, and citizen of whatever occu.
patton must cooperate in q 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
. sound basis Of peace. harmony and
friendship. A greater insistence upon
Justice to American citizens or inter-
ests wherever It may have been de.
uied and stronger emphasis Of the
need Of mutually in commercial and
other relations have only served to
strengthen our friendships with for
eign countries by placing those friend.
ships upon Arm foundation Of reali-
ties as well as aspirations.
Before briefly reviewing the more
important events Of the last year in
our foreign relations. which It 10 my
duty to do az charged with their con.
duct and because diplomatic affairs
are not Of nature to make 1t ap.
propriate that the secretary Of state
make q formal annual report, desire
to touch upon some of the essentials
TO the safe management of the for
eign relations OF the United States
and to endeavor, also. to define clearly
certain concrete policies which are
the logical modern corrollaries Of the
undisputed and traditional fundamen
tails OF the foreign policy of the
United States.
Reorganization Of the state Depart
ment.
At the beginning OF the present ad
ministration the United States, having
fully entered UPON its position as 9
world power. with the responsibilitie
thrust upon 1t by the results of the
Spanish-American war, and already en-
gagged in laying the groundwork Of {
taSt foreign trade upon which 4
bhould one day become more ant
more dependent. found itself withou
the machinery for giving thorough at
kention to. and taking effective actor
Upon, . mass Of intricate business
Iital to American interests In ever!
eountry In the world.
Tho department of state was al
lrchaic and inadequate machine lack
ing most Of the attributes OF the for
eign ONCE OF any great moderS power
With an appropriation made upon m.
Recommendation by the congress OF
August 8, 1909, the department O
state was completely reorganized