of the appointments being made as at present to specified posts. There should be an adequate inspection service, so that the Department may be able to inform itself how the business of each consulate is being done, instead of depending upon casual private information or rumor. The fee system should be entirely abolished, and a due equivalent made in salary to the officers who now eke out their subsistence by means of fees. Sufficient provision should be made for a clerical force in every consulate, composed entirely of Americans, instead of the insufficient provision now made, which compels the employment of great numbers of citizens of foreign countries whose services can be obtained for less money. At a large part of our consulates the office quarters and the clerical force are inadequate to the performance of the onerous duties imposed by the recent provisions of our immigration laws as well as by our increasing trade. In many parts.of the world the lack of suitable quarters for our embassies, legations, and consulates detracts from the respect in which our officers ought to be held, and seriously impairs their weight and influence. Suitable provision should be made for the expense of keeping our diplomatic officers more fully informed of what is being done from day to day in the progress of our diplomatic affairs with other countries. The lack of such information, caused by insufficient appropriations available for cable tolls and for clerical and messenger service, frequently puts our officers at a great disadvantage and detracts from their usefulness. The salary list should be readjusted. It does not now correspond either to the importance of the service to be rendered and the degrees of ability and experience required in the different positions, or to the differences in the cost of living. In many cases the salaries are quite inadequate. THE WHITE HOUSE, December 5, 1905. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. 4 Same to same May 10 Treaty between the Argentine Republic and 32 Practice of professions in the Argentine Repub- Sanitary convention between the Argentine Re- Same subject. Instructs to endeavor in every LXV 888 45 45 46 34 7 38 The Austro-Hungarian Em 1905. Jan. 1 bassy to the Department 130 Mr. Hay to Mr. Storer. Jan. 3 Mr. Hay to Mr. Hengel- Jan. 5 muller. 208 Mr. Storer to Mr. Hay.. Jan. 24 214 Same to same.. Feb. 17 142 Mr. Hay to Mr. Storer. Mar. 11 221 165 170 Transportation of emigrants from Hungary. Same subject. Incloses papers relating to the Same subject. Expresses hope that an effective Territorial integrity of China. The Austro-Hun- Commercial and tariff treaty between Austria- Mr. Hay to Mr. Storer...... June 23 Transportation of emigrants from Hungary. In Mr. Peirce to Mr. Storer.... June 28 Baron Giskra to Mr. Peirce July 1 (telegram). closes letter relating to an alleged discrimina- Transportation of emigrants from Hungary. July 30 Transportation of emigrants from Hungary. In- Oct. 7 Same subject. Incloses correspondence with the 211 Mr. Hay to Mr. Townsend.. Feb. 9 The Belgian Legation to Mar. 14 Same subject. Incloses letter from the Maritime Same subject. Incloses a protocol agreed to by Mr. Adee to Mr. Townsend....do... Same subject. Authorizes him to sign the proto- 253 Mr. Townsend to Mr. Hay.. Mar. 16 col ad referendum. Same subject. Reports that he has signed the Arbitration treaties with Russia, Switzerland, Death of Secretary of State John Hay. Condo- 69 69 Same subject. Reports the names of the countries Oct. 30 Same subject. Reports that he has signed the Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Kongo Free State. Incloses report of the com- Same subject. Incloses full report and copy of 1905. BOLIVIA. Death of Secretary of State John Hay. Condo- Commercial relations between Bolivia and Peru. Same subject. Reports that the two countries Same subject. Reports that a new commercial 65 Mr. Root to Mr. Sorsby..... Dec. 18 Same subject. Expresses hope that the two countries may be able to come to an under- Same to same.. 1905. Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Mr. Hay to Sir Chentung....do... Mr. Hay to Mr. Conger | Jan. 5 Mr. Loomis to Mr. Conger.. Jan. 6 Mr. Hay to Sir Chentung....do... Sir Chentung Liang-Cheng....do... 54 Mr. Loomis to Sir Chentung Jan. 9 Liang-Cheng. Jan. 14 Mr. Loomis to Mr. Coolidge Same subject. Telegram from Chang Chih-tung Same subject. Above note has been cabled to Conservancy of the Whangpu River. Incloses a .do... Neutrality of China in the war between Russia Mr. Hay to Mr. Coolidge Jan. 17 Mr. Hay to Sir Chentung ....do ... Same subject. Incloses copy of a translation of the note of the Russian ambassador of the 13th instant. 112 117 124 126 113 127 127 127 128 128 128 114 119 135 195 136 |