Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-03

this reform. | earnestly renew my pre-
vious recommendations of legislation
making IL permanent along some such
lines as those of the measure now pend
ing in Congress
I'm connection with legislation for the
ameIoration of the foreign service. 1
wish to in
Provision for Embassies wife atten-
and Legations. advissh5',tv
of placing the salary appropriations upon
a better basis l believe that the best
results would be obtained by moderate
scale of salaries, with adequate funds
for the expenses of proper representa-
ton, based in each case upon the scale
and cost of living at each post. controlled
by a system of accounting. and under the
general direction of the Department of
State.
I'm line with the object which / have
sought of placing our foreign service on
a basis of permaDency, L have at various
times advocated provision by Congress
for the acquisition of government-owned
buildings for the residence and offices OF
our diplomat tic officers, so as TO place
them more nearly on All equality with
similar officers of other nations and to
do away with the discrimination which
othe rwise must necessarily be made, in
some cases. in favor of men having large
private fortunes. The act of Congress
which | approved on February IL, 1911,
was a right step in this direction. The
Secretary of State has already made the
limited recomme nddtions permitted by
the act for any one year and II Is my
hope that the bill introduced in the House
of Representatives to carry out these rec
onrnenda tons will be favorably acted on
by the Congress during its present ses-
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In some Latin American, countries the
expense OF Government-owned legations
will he less than elsewhere, and it is GER
tainly very urgent that in such countries
as some of the republics of Central Amer
lea and the Caribbean, where it is pc
culiarly difficult to rent suitable quarters.
the representatives of the United States
should be justly and adequately provided
with digniiied and suitable official resi-
aences. Indeed, ii is high time that the
aignity and power of this great nation
sho,ld be fttinSly signaliZed by proper
buildings for the occupancy of the ma
TONS representatives everywhere abroad.
THE diplomacy of the present admins
tration has sought to respond to modern
ideas of commercial
Dollars Instead intercourse This pol
of Bullets. - naS neel n,,n nna
ing dollars for bullets. 1t is one that ap-
peals alike to ideaIistic humanitarian sem
timents. 10 the dictates OF sound policy
and strategy and to legitimate CONNER
cial aims. IL is an effort frankly directed
10 the increase of American trade upon
the automatic principle that the govern
ment of the United States shall extend
all proper support to every legitimate and
beneficial American enterprise abroad. !
How great have been the results of this
diplomacy, coupled with the maximum
and minimum provision of the tariff law,
will be seen by some consideration of the
wonderful increase in the export trade of
the United States Because modern di-
plonacy is commercial there has been a
disposition in some quarters to attribute
20 il none but materialistic aims. How
strikingiy erroneous is such an impress
sion may be seen from study of the re-
suits by which the diplomacy of the
United states can be judged.
I'm the field OF work toward the ideals
of peace. this government negotiated. but
10 my regret was unable
Promotion 10 consummate, two ar5i-
tration treaties which set
VI IcoeC. the highest mark of the as
ton OF arbitration and reason for war in
the settlement OF International disputes.
Through the efforts OF American diplo-
macy several wars have been prevented
or ended | refer 10 the successful tri-
partite mediation of the Argentine Re
public. Brazil and the United States be-
tween Peru and Ecuador: the bringing
of the boundary dispute between Panama
nd is.l rn ref IVA in
the staying OF warl.ke preparations when
Haiti and the Dominican Republic were
on the verge of hostiiities; the stopping
OF a war I'm Nicaragua; the hating of in
ternecine strife in Honduras. The gov
eminent OF the United States was thanked
for its influence toward the restoration of
amicable relations between the Argentine
Republic and Bolivia. the diplomacy of
the United States is active in seeking to
aSSuage the remaining ill-feeling between
rhis country and the Republic of Colom-
bia- In the recent civil war in China the
United States successfully joined with the
other Interested powers in urging an
early Cessation OF hOstilities. An agree
ment has been reached between the gov
ernmen,s OF Chile and Peru whereby the
celebrated Tacna-Arica dispute. which
has so long enbittered international rela-
tons on the west coast OF South America,
has at last been adjusted. simultaneously
came the Eews that the boundary dispute
between Peru and Ecuador had entered
upon stage of amicable settlement. The
position OF the United States in reference
TO the Tacna-Arica dispute between Chile
and Peru has been one of non-interven-
lion. but one OF friendly influence ard
paci6c counsel throughout the period dur
Ing which the dispute in question has been
the subject OF interchange of views be-
tween this government and the two gov
ernments Immediately concerned. In the
general easing of international tension on
Z he Of 4 1nrir
partite mediation, TO which / have re-
ferred. has been a most potent and heneh-
cent factor.
I'm China the policy OF encouraging
financial ENLISTMENT to enable that coun-
try to help itself