The state herald., 1912-12-06
RELATIONS WITH
OTHER NATIONS
Foreign Affairs Is Subject Of
Message From President.
IS FIRST ONE OF A SERIES
Merit System In Consular and Diplo-
matte Corps-Department Of
y States Good Work for Latin.
American Republics.

Washington, Dec. S.-Presdent Taft
submitted to congress today the first
OF several messages. 1t 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'
uons of the family of nations should
be matter of vital interest to every
patriotic citizen. The national pros.
perity and power impose upon us du.
ties which we can nos 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 a still more essential factor in
its economic welfare, Whether we
have a farseeing and wise diplomacy
and are not recklessly plunged into
unnecessary wars, and whether our for
eign policies are based upon an intel
ligent grasp of present-day world CON
ntf1nnQ R1n tsGat 90
ualities OF the future, or are governed
by a temporary and timid expediency
or by narrow views beftting an In
FAINT nation. are questions in the al.
tentative consideration OF which must
convince any thoughtful citizen that
no 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
Jury, 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 a 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
n sound basis OF peace, harmony and
friendship. A greater lnsistence upon
justice to American citizens or inter.
ests wherever It may have been de.
MED and n 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 a firm foundation OF reall.
ties as well as aspirations.
Reorganization OF the State Depart.
ment.
Al the beginning OF the present ad
ministration the United States. having
fully entered upon It's position as A
world power. with the responsibilities
thrust upon II by the results OF the
Spanlsh.Amerlcan war, and already en-.
gagged In laying the groundwork OF A
vast foreign trade upon which II
should one day become more and
more dependent. found itself without
the machinery for giving thorough at.
tention TO. and taking effective action
upon, a mass Of intricate business
vital 10 American interests In every
country In the world
The department OF state was nm
archaic and inadequate machine lack.
Ing most OF the attributes Of the for.
elgn oiiiee OF any great modern power
With an appropriation made upon nv
recommendation by the congress on
August 5. 1909. the department OF
state was completely roorgnnized
There were created divisions OF Latin.
American AFFAIRS and Of far eastern.
near eastern. aud western European
Affairs. To these divisions were called
from the foreign service diplomatic
and consular officers possessing orpc.
rionco and knowledge gained hy act.
uAl service In different parts Of tho
world and thus familiar with political
and commercial conditions In the re-
gions concerned The work was high.
ly specialized The result IL that
where previously this government
from time 20 time would emphasize In
ita foreign relations one or another
policy. now American interests In ev.
cry quarter or the globe are being