Weekly journal-miner., 1912-12-11
DOLLARS GREATER THAN
 BULLETS DECLARES TAFT
President in His Message to Congress Asks Support for New Kind
 Of Diplomacy.

ale against American trade; a strong appeal to the Congress to uplift inc great foreign policies of Ameri- ca above mere questions of partisan ship; a triumphant vindication of the diplomacy of the administration, which is characterized as that of dollars versus bullets; master iul pride in the enormous expan- sion of American trade as n result of the foreign policies of his ad- ministraiion; and an earnest appeal for joint action by Congress and the executive to open new markets for American industries--thcse are the more striking features of President Tahs fourth annual message sent 10 Congress today.
 The message is the first of a series of such communications which he will make to Congress in the carly days of the session. and deals entirely with the foreign relations of the United States. Beginning with the usual reference 10 the ex- ising good relations with foreign powers. the President adds that these have been strengthened by "A greater insistence upon justice to American citizens, or interests, wherever it may have been denied, and a stronger emphasis of the need of mu,uality in commercial and oth- CT relations"
 For the first time in its history says the President the State De- partment has obtained substantially the most favored nation treatment from all of the countries of the world. Therefore. he says that it is only natural that competitive eoun- tries should view with some con cern the expansion of our com mercc Hence the warning, "lf in some instances, the measures taken by them to meet it are not entirely equitable, remedy should be found"
 To this end, the President strongly recommends the enactment of the bill recommended by Secretary Knox last December, permitting the Gov crnmcnt, instead of imposing tho full maximum rates of duty agains discriminating countries, 10 apply graduated scale of duties. up to tha maximum of 25 per cent.
 "Flat tariffs are out of datc,' say the President Nations no longe' accord equal tariff treatment 10 al other nations, irrespective of th' treatment from them received. It | very necessary that the American government should be equipped with weapons of negotiation an' adapted 10 modern economic con di,ions."
 The State Department, "an archai and inadequate machine" at the be ginning of this administration, th President says, has become ne' organization, with highly speciali2 cd bureaus and experts dealing wit every phase of American trade an diplomacy. Holding that the e' sence of this reorganized service found in the merit system. whic President Cleveland is credited wit having introduced, President Ia makes strong appeal to Congre' 10 make this machine permanen by giving the force of statutory Ia 10 the executive orders governin admission to and promotion m tl diplomatic and consular services
 To show that these appointmen are already largely nonpartisan' U President points 10 the fact tn
 three of the present ambassadors a
 hold-overs; that of the ten he m
 appointed, five were by promout
 from the rank of minister; that
 the thirty ministers appointed, eie
 en were promotions; and that in q consular service no less than
 per cent of the consuls appoin' by him were from the southe states.
 The diplomacy of the present a ministration has sought to respo ,o modern ideas of commercial inl'
 course," says President Taft I'll policy has been characterized substi,uting dollars for bullets. Is one that appeals alike to 'de isiic humanitarian sentiments, to dictates of sound policy and stra'e and to legitimate commercial aim The President adds that "becat modern diplomacy is commere' there has been disposition in so' uuattevs ta attrih,,fe tO if none