The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-12-10
DOLLARS TAKE
THE PLACE Of
BULLETS
President Says This Does Not
Mean diplomacy Only
MaterialiStiC.
HIGH PLACE AMONG NATIONS
Monroe Doctrine Strengthened in
Eyes of World-Urges the
Merit System.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, December 8. - A |
note of warning to European powers
which by indirect means continue to .
discriminate against American trade; |
strong appeal to the congress to up.
lift the great foreign policies of Amer
lea above mere questions of partisan
ship; n triumphant vindication of the
diplomacy of the administration, which |
is characterized ms that of "dollars
versus bullets; masterful pride in
the enormous expansion of American
trade as n result of the foreign policies
of his administration; and an earnest
appeal for joint action by congress and
the executive to open new markets for
American industries these are the
more striking features of President
| Taft IS fourth annual message sent to
congress today,
The message is the first of a 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 reference to
the existing good relations with foreign
powers. the President adds that these
have been strengthened by GA greater
! insistence upon justice to American
citizens, or interests, wherever it may
have been denied, and stronger en-
phasis of the need of mutually in COM
mercial and other relations
A Warning Note.
For the first time in its history, says
the President, the state department has
obtained substantially the most favored
nation treatment from all of the coun-
tries of the world. Therefore he says,
that it 10 only natural that competitive
countries should view with some con-
Germ the expansion of our commerce.
Hence the warning, eff in some in
stances, the measures taken by them to
meet it are not entirely equitable, a
remedy should be found.''
To this end, the President strongly
recommends the enactment of the bin
recommended by Secretary Knox last
December, permitting the government
instead of imposing the full maximum
/, rates of duty against discriminating
countries, to apply a graduated scale OF
: duties, up to that maximum of twenty
= five per cent.
Out of Date Tariffs.
Z" Flat tariffs are out of date, says
the President. CITATIONS no longer nc
: cord equal tariff treatment to all other
: nations, irrespective of the treatment
1 from them received. 1t is
very necessary that the American gov
eminent should be equipped with wea
: pons of negotiation and adapted to
:, modern economic conditions
Promotion for Merit
The state department, can archaic
and inadequate machine,' at the be
! ginning of this administration, the
President says, has become a new or
: ganization, with highly specialized
bureaus and experts dealing with ev
+ cry phase of American trade and diplo
i macy. Holding that the essence of thi'
reorganized service is found in the mer
T. it system, which President Cleveland il
> credited with having introduced, Presi
IS dent Taft makes strong appeal Il
y congress to make this machine perma
,, nent. by giving the force of statutor,
Il u law to the executive orders governing
Il admission to and promotion in the dip
lomatic and consular services.
II To show that these appointments ar
g already largely non-partisan, the Presi
/ dent points to the fact that three of tn
II present ambassadors are followers
;, that of the ten he has appointed fiv
e were by promotion from the rank o
" minister; that of the thirty minister
:, appointed, eleven were promotions; am
q that in the consular service no less thai
" 80 per cent. Of the cOnsus appointed b,
70 him were from the Southern States.
Dollars for Bullets
= "The diplomacy of the present ad
n ministration has sought to respond t
J, modern ideas of commercial inter
u COURSE" says President Taft. 9TH
u policy has been characterized as subst
tuting dollars for bullets. II is one tina
appeals alike to idealistic Humanitarian
sentiments, to the dictates of SCUM
policy and strategy, and to legitimat
i commercial aims
20 The President adds that "becaus
n modern diplomacy Is commercial Their
< has been disposition in some quarter
IS 10 attribute TO IL none but materialisti
h. aims"
b. =" How strkingy erroneous Is sue
pr AN impression may be seen from stud
Is of the results by which the dipomac
Of the United States can DO Judged,
4 says the President,
He mentions the arbitration trenii,
o. with France and Great Britain, whie
~ failed Of confirmation Ina the senat,
~ the successful tripnrlte mediation q
the Argentine Republic, Brazil aud tl
%. United States, heiweon Peru and Ecui
a. i0ri the arbitration 0f the panaml
u. Costa liioa boundary dispulei the IA
prevention between Haiti aud the ID
IA minirnn hepnblie on tho verge at va
N the suppression NJ tbs Nifafaguan wa
r ihe halting MI inirfnrfiur strife in linl
NJ ldlus, tho adjustment Of tho celebrate
llHnua Arinn dispute between Peru an
4, CHILE nnd ihe adjustment uf thf 70
IN lWlHn ffuad0rIan boundary iHue
ln consequence nf ihrfH lmnRt aal
~ mo lirslieni ihprn hlt been q Reprr
d. Wtlnp uf international tension On n
H MNat Comet Uf South AmrufH ~ Hl