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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.

June 28
July 1
July 3

1905. Jan. 13

Territorial integrity of China. The United States
disclaims any thought of reserved territorial
rights or control.

Mar. 24 Neutrality of China in the war between Russia
and Japan. Transmits Russian protest against
alleged violations of.

June 7 Foreign consular officers in the Isthmian Canal
Zone. Suggests that two commissions be issued
to-one for the Isthmian Canal Zone and one
for Panama.

Same subject. Withdraws the above suggestion..
Death of Secretary of State John Hay announced..
Same subject. Incloses proclamation of the
President and instructs to display flag at half-
mast for ten days.

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ment.

Same subject. Gives further details.

Resumption of diplomatic relations between the
Argentine Republic and Uruguay reported.
Same subject. Expresses gratification
Message of the President of the Argentine Re-
public transmitted.

Treaty between the Argentine Republic and
Uruguay for the suppression of lotteries. Text.
Additional protocol to the extradition treaty be-
tween the Argentine Republic and Italy. Text.
Pension law for diplomatic officers in the Argen-
tine Republic. Text.
Practice of professions in the Argentine Repub-
lic. Incloses law relating to the.

Death of Secretary of State John Hay. Condo-
lences.
Sanitary convention between the Argentine Re-
public, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Text.
Prohibitory tariff on parts of agricultural ma-
chinery, etc. Instructs to make representa-
tions to the Argentine Government.

Same subject. Quotes the pertinent clause of
the law passed by the House and now before
the Senate.

Same subject. Instructs to endeavor in every
proper way to secure the free admission of
integral parts of machinery.

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ARGENTINE REPUBLIC-Continued.

No.

From and to whom.

Date.

1905.

Mr. Beaupré to Mr. Root (telegram).

Sept. 16

Oct. 5

Same subject. Prominent importers express
belief that the matter will be arranged satis-
factorily.
Practice of professions in the Argentine Republic.
Incloses law relating to practice of pharmacy.
Prohibitory tariff on parts of agricultural ma-
chinery, etc. Incloses the law as reported to the
Chamber of Deputies by the budget committee.
Boundary treaty between the Argentine Republic
and Paraguay. Text.
Prohibitory tariff on parts of agricultural ma-
chinery, etc. Quotes substitute reported by
the Senate committee, with which importers
express themselves satisfied.

The "Monroe doctrine" and South American
governments. Incloses opinion expressed on
this subject by the Argentine minister for for-
eign affairs.

Practice of professions in the Argentine Republic.
Documents required by American college
graduates before entering upon the.
License law in the Argentine Republic trans-
mitted.

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AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

1905.

Transportation of emigrants from Hungary.
Calls attention to the principles on which the
Hungarian emigration law and its administra-
tion are based.

Same subject. Incloses papers relating to the
complaint of Miss Ella Burger and Miss Esther
Schenker.

Same subject. Expresses hope that an effective
remedy has been applied in regard to the com-
plaints which have been presented to the De-
partment.

Territorial integrity of China. The Austro-Hun-
garian Government concurs with the views of
the United States.

Commercial and tariff treaty between Austria-
Hungary and Germany. Text.
Transportation of emigrants from Hungary. Ad-
ditional papers in the complaint of Mrs. Anna
Tirpak.
Liabilities of American citizens of Austro-Hun-
garian origin upon their return to Austria-
Hungary. Incloses laws relating to.

June 23 Transportation of emigrants from Hungary. In-
closes letter relating to an alleged discrimina-
tion against the American line.
Same subject. Incloses letter relating to an
alleged discrimination against the Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine Company.
Death of Secretary of State John Hay.
dolences of the Austro-Hungarian Govern-
ment.

July 13 Transportation of emigrants from Hungary.
Department's instructions Nos. 165 and 170
have been carried out.

July 30 Transportation of emigrants from Hungary. In-
closes communication from the foreign office
giving the views of the Hungarian Govern-
ment on the subject.

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Same subject. Incloses correspondence with the
foreign office relating to.

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Mr. Hay to Sir Chentung....do...
Liang-Cheng.

Mr. Hay to Mr. Conger Jan. 5
(telegram).

Cancellation of the railway concession of the
American China Development Company. Ad-
vises the Department of the intention of the
Chinese Government to cancel and annul the
concession.

Same subject. Telegram from Chang Chih-tung
and Sheng Hsuan-hwai requesting an early re-
ply to above notice.

4 Murder of Ho Choy Yeen. Incloses papers giv-
ing an account of the incident and requests
favorable action by the Department.
Cancellation of the railway concession of the
American China Development Company. Asks
that the Chinese Government be urged not to
take any action in the matter until all the in-
terested parties have been heard from.
Same subject. Instructs him to urge upon the
Chinese Government not to take any action in
the matter until all the interested parties have
been heard from.
Same subject. Incloses correspondence with the
Chinese minister at Washington.
Same subject. Advises him of Department's No.
868, of January 6, 1905, to Mr. Conger.
Same subject. Advises him that the proprietors
of the Canton and Hankau Railway have re-
gained control of the ownership of a clear
bona fide majority of the entire stock of that
company.

Mr. Loomis to Mr. Conger.. Jan. 6

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Liang-Cheng.

Mr. Hay to Sir Chentung ....do...
Liang-Cheng.

..do...

Jan. 9

Jan. 14

Mr. Loomis to Mr. Coolidge
(telegram).

Same subject. Above note has been cabled to
the Chinese Government.
Murder of Ho Choy Yeen. The matter will be
given immediate attention.

Conservancy of the Whangpu River. Incloses a
counter agreement presented by the diplo-
matic corps.

.do... Neutrality of China in the war between Russia
and Japan. Advises him of Russia's declara-
tion of China's persistent violation of her obli-
gations of neutrality, and instructs him to urge
upon the Chinese Government the necessity of
scrupulous observance of neutrality.
Same subject. Department's telegram of the
14th instant was not intended to mean that
this Government had adopted the view of the
Russian Government.

Mr. Hay to Mr. Coolidge Jan. 17
(telegram).

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Mr. Hay to Sir Chentung
Liang-Cheng.

do

Same subject. Incloses copy of a translation of
the note of the Russian ambassador of the 13th
instant.

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