The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-04
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

The message delivered By President
TAFT TO the SiNty-sccoDd Congress ON
its assembling for it's final session is
confined exclusively TO our foreign re-
lations IT will. OF course, be followed
by other messages from time TO time
Ion domestic subjects as those subjects
come mp or are brought up for con
slderatiou. This successive method of
delivering the Presidential MESSAGE TO
Congress has double advantage. First,
IT allows of the fuller treatment and
emphasis on any given subject than
does the old-style message, which un-
dertook to treat Of everything at once,
and while being Of great length, was
unsatisfactory III its treatment of
special subjects The second advantage
In this modern method meets the latter
objection in that it allows of the full
treatment OF any subject which the
President considers desirable TO pre-.
sent TO Congress, The two methods
cannot well be combined, because if
they were the message would be of in.
ordinate length
The message first calls attention to
the great Importance of the foreign re-
ations Of this country. involving as
tney do duties which not only cannot
be shirked. but which it is of the ut
most Importance TO give the best na.
tional consideration. The President
calls attention 10 the reorganization of
the State Department: to the putting
into effect of the merit system in the
consular and diplomatic corps. and
shows that merit and not partisan ship
has ruled in the activities Of our for
elgn service. The President recon-.
mcnds an improved system in the pay.
ment OF our embassies and legations.
by separating the accounts, paving
moderate salary and giving adequate
funds for the expenses and proper
representation Of our foreign agencies.
basing each cost upon the scale and
cost OF living at each post Tho idea
is an excellent one, and If tho Presi- |
dent s further recommendation for the |
provision by Congress of government
owned buildings for the residence and |
offices Of our diplomatic officials, so |
as to place them more nearly on an
equality with similar agencies of other
nations, were put into effect our for
cign services would be on a much i'm
proved basis
The President is in favor Of making
our diplomacy helpful in our CONNER.
clal intercourse and IN the cause of
peace, and he calls attention to the
successful efforts made through our
llplonacy for the continuation Of
oeace, giving good illustrations of the
'Pplication of that diplomacy.
In treating of China, the President
s brief, but gives concise resume Of
he conditions, not only as affecting
he territorial integrity of China and
he opcn-door policy, but with regard
% the promotion of helpful loans TO
Jhina. There is no explanation given
Us to why we do not recognize the new
epubic of China, but probably that
S because of our international under.
landings with the other powers where.
~ recognition Will be given by all
It the same time. In the meantime.
he United States maintains its full
lights as an active momber Of the
six power nations which have :
ntered into like treaty rights with
jhna, {
The President points out the need
or our help and encouragement in y,
CENTRAL America, in the debt adjust, G
nent OF the countries in that region. {
nd he directs attention to the fact {
hat much OF the trouble in Nicaragua ,
o rotIfy the financial treaties agreed /
pom between this country and Mica
aqua. The visit of Secretary Knox =
0 Central America and the Carib. !
eau is commended. The enforcement j.
our neutrality laws as those Central '
.mcrican nations are affected by them,
emphasized.
Our policy OF non-intervcntion IN
Iexico and forbearance in view OF 7
he turbulent conditions in that couu- c
~ are briefly SET forth. The hope i r
that the Mexican nation
lay soon resume the path of order,
and progress. In the mean d
me, everything possible has been done s
or the preservation OF the huge Amer n
ian interests in Mexico, and the r.
resident felicitates himself that this
as been done in the best possible man. a
CT without irritation arising between u
&c two countries.
The recommendation for the estab.
shment of agricultural credits where "
y farming communities may obtain rs "
bod business relations with the banks l.
3 business men do in the cities. II
laid To the credit of our diplomatic Il
hcIals, and the establishment Of agri- b
Iltural credit banks in this country "
again recommended. ci
The increase Of our foreign trade is m
It forth and the gains therein are ii
itIsfactorily pointed out. g
The President recommends, in view ct
the Importance which our manufac. Il
lres have assumed in the commerce c,
tho world, that the tariff bo so ad
lsted as to allow of the application jc
maximum and minimum provisions: OF
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