Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-04
President Sends Special Mes
sage to Congress Dealing
with Relations of the United
States with Foreign Powers.
AMERICAS PRESTIGE IS
RECOGNIZED EVERYWHERE
Note Of Warning to European
Countries Which Continue to
Discriminate Against This
Nation Indirectly,
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Washington. Dee. 5. President
Tafts first message to the last session
of congress In his term was received
with close attention of both branches
when legislative business began today.
Dealing entirely with foreign relations
and Americas commercial progress In
foreign trade the message paved tho
way for others the chief executive Will
send later dealing with the big ques-
tlons of legislation and government.
A note of warning to European
/ powers which by Indirect means con-
! tinue to discriminate against Ameri-
can trade. a strong appeal to the con-
gress to uplift the great foreign poll
ccs Of America above mere questions
OF partisanship, Il triumphant vinu'-
cation Of the diplomacy Of the adinin-
istration, which Is characterized AZ that
| of dollars versus bullets" u Muster
fu pride In the enormous expansion
! of American trade as a result OF tho
| foreign policies Of his administrations
and an earnest appeal ftr Joint acton
by congress and the executive to open
new markets for American Industries
these are the moro striking fca-
| ibIfh VI lIfrluNut iNiN lthit't hf'''teN'
! message sent to congress Today
| The message In the first of "A series
of such communications which he VIII
make to congress- IN the early days OF
tho session, and dculs entirely with tho
| foreign relations of the United states
beginning with the usual reference ~
the existing good relations with tor
lcign powers, the president adds thht
these have been strengthened py "a
greater insistence upon Justice TO
| American citizens, or interests, wher-
ever II may have been denied. and ~
stronger emphasis Of the need OF mu-
tuality In commercial and other re-
| lations."
| For the firt time IN It's history,
says the president tho state depart
ment has obtained substantially tnc
most favored nation treatment from
| all of the countries Of the world.
Therefore. he says that II Is only nat.
urnl that competitive countries should
view with some concern the expehsioh
of our commerce. Hence tho warning.
III In some instances, the measures
taken by them to meet II are not en-
tirely equitable, il remedy should be
| found.
TO this end. the president strongly
recommends the enactment OF the hi'l
recommended by secretary Knox ihst
December permitting the government
| instead of imposing the full maximum
rates Of duty against discriminating
:, countries, to apply graduated scale
OF duties, up to that maximum OF 20
per cent.
"Flat tariffs are out Of date says
| tho president Nations no longer uc-
cord equal tariff treatment TO all otn-
cr nations, irrespective Of the treat
ment from them received.
In A
government should be equipped with
weapons OF negotintlon and adapted
10 modern economic conditions.
The state department "an archaic
lnnd Inadequate machine" at the be-
ginning of this administration, the
president says. has become new or
sanitation. with highly specialized bu-
reaus and experts dealing with every
phase Of American trade and diplo.
macy. Holding that the essence OF
this reorganizcd service Is found III
he merit system. which President
! Cleveland is credited with having IN
troducod, President TAFT makes
strong appeal to congress to make this
machine permanent. by giving the
force of statutory law to the executive
orders governing admission TO ana pro-
/ motion in the diplomatic ana consular
services.
To snow iHHi iItNt uIfP'ii'bf'@b'' '"'N
already largely non partisan. the pres'
dent points to the fact that three OK
IN. present ambassadors are hold
overs. that Of the ten he has appoint-
ed five were by promotion from tno
rank Of minister. that of the thirty
ministers appointed. eleven we're pro-
lmotons and that In the cohsuiar
service no less than So per cent OF tne
consuls appointed by him were from
the southern states
"Thc diplomacy Of the present nd.
lmlnlstration has sought To respond w
modern ideas OF commercial inter-
course" SAYS President Taft. This
policy has been characterized as SUD-
stituting dollars for bullets. II rs ono
thai appeals alike to idealistic hnmani-
tarlnn sentiments TO the dictates OF
sound policy and strategy. and TO ie-
gitimate commercial aims
The president adds that because
modern diplomacy IL conlmerciai.
there has been disposition In somo
quarters 10 attribute to Ii none bue
mnicriallstic aims" -.
How strikingly erroneous II such
ian impression may be seen from y
study OF the results by which the di-
plomacV Of the United states can DO
Judged" SAYS the president.
He mentions the arbitration treaties
with France and Great Britain. which
failed OF confirmation In the senate:
the successful tripartite mediation OF
the Argentine Republic. Brazil. ana
the United states. between Peru ana
Ecuador. the arbitration of the Pana-
ma Costa-Rica boundary dispute; tho
Intervention between Haiti and the
Dominican Republic on the verge of
war. the suppression of the Nicara-
guam war the halting Of internecine
strife In Honduras. the adjustment OF
the celebrated Taona-Arloa disputes