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Taft outlines merit system and foreign policy aims
President Taft submits a comprehensive message on foreign relations and the merit system in the diplomatic and consular services. He argues for a strong, nonpartisan State Department, highlights arbitration successes, Central American aid, China reforms, and the need for tariff and trade policy adjustments to sustain U.S. commerce and national interests. He calls for modern, united diplomacy at the nation’s midlife.
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Consular and Diplomatic Corps
Department. of State
Washington
Taft
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Union
Department of National
State Department
Department of State
Cleveland
Argentine
Brazil
Peru
Ecuador
Panama
Costa Rica
Hayti
Domini Republic
Nicaragua
Honduras
Bolivia
Republic of
Colombia
China
Chile
South America
Pacific
Hukuang
Gulf
Central America
Caribbean
Department of
Europe
Secretary of State
Liberia