The Washington times., 1912-12-03
Says Foreign Policy Should
Be Above Conflict of
Partisanship.
LIKES MERIT SYSTEM
IN DIPLOMATIC CORPS
Declares Reorganization Of State
Department Has Added to
Nations Prestige.
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q review Of foreign trade. dwelling
upon the advantages Of the maximum
and minimum provision Of the tariff
law. and asking that Il be extended t0
eIVe tne President even greater powell
70 meet foreign Discrimination.
treaty. In which the President ssyl
that the Issue has been raised A. Ia
whether In closing the season for five
years the United States did. not violate
sit. indicates that the state DEPARTMENT
and White House are not satisfied with
the Democratic action Of last year.
The president regards as unfortunate
the failure Of thi. country TO- pass the
necessary anti-opium legislation. after
having initiated the international oon-
this narcotic.
Neutrality In Near East.
Reference 10 made to the Balkan war.
and the complete neutrality observed
by tho United States. Several minor
matters of diplomatic interest, inciud.
Ing disputes In spitsbersen. the n.
nances Of the Liberian republic. the
Chinese situation and the special trim
Of Secretary Of State Knox to Central
America. were touched upon.
The latter part Of the message 10 de-
a.
where again the virtues Of dollar dip.
lomacy" are extolled. More energetic
attack on foreign commercial fields IA
advised. and Congress IL urged especial.
~ to look after the widely expanded in.
terests of the United States after the
says the President. will create new
and worldwide conditions which. with
their vast correlations and con seoue nces.
VIII Obtain FOR hundreds OF years to
come"
Exports Factor In Prosperity.
Following 10 the text Of the Presidents
message:
To the sennte and House of Rep.
resentatives:
The foreign relations Of the United
states actually and potentially affect
the state OF the Union to a degree not
widely realised and hardly surpassed
by any other factor in the welfare Of
the whole nation. The position Of the
United States In the moral. Intellect uai,
and material relations OF tho family
OF nations should be q matter of vital
Interest to every patriotic citizen. The
national prosperity and power i'm.
pose upon us duties which we cannot
shirk II We are TO he true to our ideals,
The tremendous growth Of the ex.
port trade OF the United States has
already made that trade very rea!
factor In the industrial and commercial
prosperity OF the country. With the
development Of our industries the for
eign commerce OF the United States
must rapidly become a still more es-
scntial factor In its economic welfare.
Whether we have farsceing and wise
plunged into unnecessary wars. and
whether our foreign policies are based
upon an Intelligent grasp Of present.
day world conditions and a clear view
of the potentiaiities Of the future. or
are governed by n temporary and tiniid
expediency or by narrow Views befttinS
an infant nation, are questions In the
a alternative consideration Of which must
convince any thoughtful citizen that no
department Of national polity orSers
greater opportunity for promoting tho
interests OF the whole people on the
one hand. or greater chance on the
other of permanent national injury.
than that which deals with the foreign
relations Of the United States,