American Consular Jurisdiction in the Orient e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In reading the correspondence contained in these public documents one cannot fail to appreciate the importance and excellence of the services of our diplomatic and consular representatives. To them has been entrusted the elabora tion of the American foreign policy and the promotion of American commerce in the Orient, the high character and success of which in the hundred years and more of their existence is generally known. How much our ministers and consuls have individually achieved toward this general result we may know only in the more conspicuous cases, but we may look with pride upon their accumulated contributions to the national honor and welfare.