TRI RELATIONS WITH OTHER NATION Foreign Affairs Is Subject Message From President. matic Corps—Department of State's Good Work for Latin- American Republics. Washington, Dec. 3. submitted to congress today of several messages. It was to our foreign relations and was as follows To the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives: The foreign relations of the United States actually and poten tially 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 in the moral, intellectual, and material rela tions of the family of should be a matter of vital Interest to every patriotic citizen The national pros perity and power impose upon us du ties which we can not shirk if we are to be true to our ideals. The tremen- dous growth of the export trade of the United States has already made trade real factor in the in trial and commercial prosperity of the co With yf Indu the 1 come a Still n its CON have a and UnNNECas; eign President Taft the first devoted part in States nations that a very ydus the development of foreign commerce of rapidly be essential Whe States must ore factor ymic welfare ther seeing and weklessly pl and whether our for based an intel sent-day world con ditions and : r view of the tialities of the f1 are 108 Ie policies are ligent grasp of upon poten iture, or are governed temporary and timid expedlency befitting questions in ¥y a or by narrow fant nation, are ternative consideration 18ider n views an the convince any thoughtful citizen no department of national polity fer the the the Jury, than that foreign relations of th ‘nited reign pol should be greater opportunity for the or promoting % a 1 interest Of peopie on han chi other of one greate AnCe national with 1 St The fundamental f the United States high above the ship and wholly dissociated from ferences as to domestic policy foreign affairs United States should present to the world a united front. The intellectual, financial and industrial interests of the country and the publicist, the wage farmer, and citizen of pation must in a spirit of high patriotism promote that na- tional solidarity which is Indispensable to national efficiency and to tainment of national ideals The relations of the with all foreign powers a sound basis of peace, harmony friendship. A greater insistence Justice to American « ests wherever it may nied and a stronger need of 1 y in commercial other strengthen our il raised artisan I dir In its conflict of the earner, the whatever occu co-operate to the at States United romain remain tizens or have been emphasis of relations have only friendship eign countries by placing tho ships upon a firm foundation ties well Reorganization of the ment, the beginning of nited upon its As A8 ASpIration State Depart. At mi fully ered world power, with thrust upon it by Spanish-American war, and gaged In laving the gre vast foreigr should become and more found itself without the machinery for giving thorough at tention to, and taking upon, a mass of Intricate vital to American interests conntry in the world The department of state was an archale and inadequate machine lack- ing most of the attributes of the for eign office of any great modern power With an appropriation made upon my recommendation by the congress on August 5, 1909, the department of state completely reorganized the present ad stration the 1 States, having ent a8 a the i the already undwork of a trade day dependent upon which it one more effective action business in every was There were created divisions of Latin American affairs and of far eastern, near eastern, and western European affairs. To these divisions were called from the foreign service diplomatic and consular officers possessing expe ual service in different parts of the world and thus familiar with political and commercial conditions in the re glons concerned. The work was high. ly specialized. The result is where previously this government from time to time would emphasize in ite foreign relations Accomplishing. It is very important that the young man select his life work early and bend every energy toward accom- plishing something. One of the most common causes of failure in this life Hes in the fact that men do not see the importance of being thorough un. til it is too late. —Florence Vidette. —— wo No Escape From Them, Even when the expected happens there are people who will insist on saying “I told you so.” Merit System in Consular and Diplo- matic Corps. Expert knowledge and professional training must evidently be the essence this reorganization. Without a trained foreign service there would not men available the work In the reorganized department of state President Cleveland has taken the first toward introducing system in the foreign vd followed by the appli of the merit principle, with ex results, to the Almost nothing be for step service heen cellent branch entire however, had In this age f diplomacy f(t evi was branch Novem order 1 to in that on in of the service. Therefore 1909, the ber 286, by an diplomatic executive placed gervice up upon non-partisan tem, rigid examination appoint ment and promotion only for effi as had been maintained without in exactly the strict of the same merit sys basis for ciency, the consular service Efforts Peace, fleld of peace Successful in Promotion of the of gotiated to In ideals work the this my regret toward government ne but to was unable consummate, ties which two the the aspiration of substitution for in tt arbitration highest trea mark of the nd reason interna efforts of werican diplomacy several wars get nations toward of arbitration a the War tt the the the in Hondura United States fluence yward able relations republic and the Uni to ass in the United with the in urging an hostilities A hed bet Chile and Peru rend Weel govern vhoreby the ments of celebrated Tacna-Arica dispute, which long relations America Simultaneously the boundary and Ecuador had entered u rnational of South has so embittered ints on the west coast wel adjusted that Peru has at !ast been cams the dispute news between $ amicable settlement f the United States in reference TFacna-Arica between Chile and Peru has wntion but one dispute * ’ one of non been v % iy intervention { of in fluence and pacific « the counsel throughout the subject period dispute of the bet the two governments concerned in iterch questioa nge ows this wean immediately China, ’ In China the policy of financial encour: country sult of applicat! The consi adm bankers al ent Sarat rd » austria of, % ang railways, of ies upon which t ed, led the departmen administration American such i nitgd States might have equal and an equal volce in all qu pertaining to the public revenues concerned policy of promoting international cord among the powers having similar treaty rights as ourselves In the mat. reform, which could not be put into practical effect without the common consent of all, was likewise adopted in the case of the loan de gired by China for the reform of its currency hese ref in the citizens enterprises gtiona of the The same disposition Ay ters of Central America Needs Our Help In In Central America the aim been to help such countries as Nica ragua and Honduras to help them They are the immediate bene ficlaries. United States is two-fold obvious that the Monroe Panama canal and the zona of the most States. heavily upon the It is therefore essential that Desire for Long Life. There appears to exist a greater desire to live long than to live well! Measure by man's desires, he cannot live long enough: measure by his good deeds, and he has not lived long enough; measure by his evil deeds, and he has lived too long. Logic of Facts. “Dukfitz married an optimist” “Why do you think so?” “Any woman would be an optimist who accepted Dukfits.”" Birmingham Age-Herald, and from the danger of international plications due to disorder at home Hence the United States has been glad to encourage and support Amer ican bankers who were willing to lend a helping hand to the financial re habllitation of coutries because this financial rehabilitation and the protection of their custom houses from being the prey would remove national finances present ever com such dictators fut the of foreign creditors and the revolutionary disorder of would-be one stroke men ace men ance of The States second the 1 od is the southern business to nit one affecting and gulf ports and and Industry the south The republics of Central America the Caribbean great wealth, They need only a measure of stability and the regeneration to prosperity, bringing happiness to themselves creating advantage chiefly all the of and POSHOER natural means of financial énter upon an era ol peace and profit and and at the Bure same time to lead terchange of trade conditions hing In country flouris this I wish to call your especial attention the recent rences in ragua, for 1 believe the to a with to ocel Nica- terrible events the the recorded there revolution the iife during of useless loss of property, the bombardment of defenseless cities, the and woundigg of and children, the torturing of combatants exact contributions, and the suffering of of hu man beings-—might have been avert ed had the department of ough loan permitted past the suinmer ¢ Of devastation killing women non to thousands state, approval of the conven tion by the senate, carry out its now well-developed police of i encouragl aid states with nancial avoiding just such Agricultural Credits. t in rtant ork nt of + nation's agrict Trees adequate cultivation; fast popula of the lar jer agricultural g behil and that, in hed tained | in ng increase crease ction is ’ £3 a Lae we in ¢ wellestablis farmers are or prosperity cause o in lation, exper: by with The problem enced the ago their fully centuries-old solved increase of Foreign Trade ' sa} iagt ar 1% Message fhe al year 1913 this rate if advance vintained, the total domestic exports having a valu ation approximately of $2.200,000,000, ag compared with a fraction over $2.000,000,000 the previous year. It is also significant that and partly manufactured articles con tinue to be the chief commodities form ing the volume of our augmented ex ports, the demands of our own people for consumption requiring that an in- creasing proportion of our abundant agricultural products be kept at home shows that hag been n manufactured articles in the various stages of man- ufacture, not including foodstuffs part ly or wholly manufactured, amounted approximately to $807,500,000. In the fiscal year 1812 the total was nearly £1.022.000,000, a gain of $114,000,000 Advantage of Maximum and Minimum Tariff Provision, The importance which our manufac- tures have assumed in the commerce of the world in competition with the manufactures of other countries again draws attention to the duty of this government to use its utmost endeav- ors to socure impartial treatment for American products in all markets Healthy commercial rivalry In inter national intercourse ls best assured by tha possession of proper means Hard Luck. First Actor—Things didn’t seem to work together In your series of dra matic representations. Second Actor—They didn't. When we played tragedy the box office re were a farce, and when we played farce they were a tragedy. — Tatler. ! Quite So. “1 beg your pardon,” sang out the convict as the governor passed his cell. and It is for protecting foreign trade promoting our natural that countries should view concern this steady our commerce If in the measure taken by them to meot it are not entirely equi be in +» described the of the min with expansion some of some instances should found | of the state with foreign table, a former remedy MeBSAKes negotiations department governments for adjustment of the maximum and in fis ction 2 The adjus under law during the ar additional eases of discriy of which had nave re imum tariff as provided of the tariff law of by relations 1909 advan the tment of 8 secured trade this have continued last ve wnd some inatory tres We reason been department of state has gt time in the histery of substantial fr country obtained most-favored-nation all the of however, other treatment the m There which, countries world insets 11 apparently not coni diserin in the of ination u are nevertheless exceptions BONIBI section to ment the complete equity of tariff treat for American products that the department sought of state obtain merce abroad has com- consistently to for American Necessity for Supplementary Leigsia- lation. These developments confirm the ual max the opinion conveyed to you in my an the provision of that while fm " imum 1908 has been fully jus success achieved in re y exis inst ting undue dis American | a fully effed 1 the varying degrees of treatment of Americar still foreign as countries encountered to protect » the tn against inju treatment art of foreign ernments hore legislative istrati interest whe relations with Re more detail American forth in as follows ivarnments Congreas sl ! nditions which obtain urselves at Ae AS A emerged {1 ETOWH BE A of natl various ¥ COnPOUrss Sel passed th ods era than reat K id early in The been government recent has to adjust ditions of of meet new situation Thus » being evolved which can rest the superstructure of policies which must the destined progress this nalion The duet of our foreign relations demands and a We can new questions nor build for laries the ow +h grow with of SUCCOHS oon a broad modern view meet the future if we confine ourselves to outworn dogmas of the past and to perspective approp fate at our colonial times and The opening of the Pana- era in our and with conse ma canal will mark a new conditions which, vast correlations and quenges, will obtain for hundreds of years to come. We must not w ait for events to overtake us unawares With continuity of purpose we musi deal with the problems of our external re lations by a diplomacy modern, re gourceful, magnanimous, and fittingly expressive of the high ideals of a great nation. WH. H. TAFT. The White House. December 3, 1912. Discriminating Sparrows. An Atchison man planted but as fast as it came through the ground the English sparrows ate it off. stuck them in the lettuce bed and not a sparrow would consent to touch that lettuce as long as Old Glory floated over it.—Atchison (Kan.) Globe. A ASB Er — Getting the Best of It. The wisest man would make a good bargain if he could trade off what he knows for what he doesn't know. NAPSHOTS AT STATE NEWS All Pennsylvania Gleaned for Items of Interest. REPORTS ABOUT CROPS GOOD Farmers Busy in Every Locality— Churches Raising Funds for Many Worthy Objects—Iitems of Busi. ness and Pleasure that Interest. isiting her Summer raspbe r The had a make were ries berries delicious flavor was fil E. Church and tore a congregation East Bangor M lightning struck the beifry huge hole in it, doing damage est) mated at $5600. The sexton had left the belfry only a moment before the bolt struck While into the the ng The Rev. H. R. Bixell, who recently resigned as pastor of the First Chris tian Church, Bloomsburg, has been se lected to preach a special sermon at the second World's Christian Citizen. ship Conference to be held at Port land, Ore, next summer Desirous of keeping the street ear tracks off Ridge row and away from his home, W. WW. Seranton, of Scran ton, is willing to ‘pay $10,000 if the Councils wiil enter into a agreement not to award a contract or ogy | band have I want day money tne real Problem dear,” sald bride, “I'll the mare and all DEnK BU ppOss you d hy 10 the they Harper's His Successor, £ YOu expect ¥ Kind to Watch poarentiv ha “Every Picture Tells 8 Stary” Does a Sharp Pain Hit You? ion 4 y Cures aii KX neys A NEW JERSEY CARE, » y x res 1 ® KIDNEY PILLS 5 roo) regula : h w ¥ + APACE vegola CARTERS ITTLE | IVER | PILLS. —— "RICE. SMALL § SMALL DOSE, oem, &¢ in br. Lo destined to oa retoed ios tint wore | al men. 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