. The essential facts of Oklahoma history and civics . rican sailors who may find themselvesin foreign ports. They must see that the contractsmade with these sailors are duly fulfilled, they are not dismissed from a slii,, withoutproper payment. In every way the consuls willalso protect and care for the interests of citizenstraveling abroad. When one finds himself in aforeign city, it is veiy pleasant to see the UniteclStates coat of arms above a doorway or to seethe United States flag floating there. This indi-cates the home or office of a consul or dinlomatAmericans are always welco
. The essential facts of Oklahoma history and civics . rican sailors who may find themselvesin foreign ports. They must see that the contractsmade with these sailors are duly fulfilled, they are not dismissed from a slii,, withoutproper payment. In every way the consuls willalso protect and care for the interests of citizenstraveling abroad. When one finds himself in aforeign city, it is veiy pleasant to see the UniteclStates coat of arms above a doorway or to seethe United States flag floating there. This indi-cates the home or office of a consul or dinlomatAmericans are always welcome in such placesbut they slfould be careful not to trouble the con-suls, who are very busy men, with private affairsunless a real need exists. The State Department. - All these officials areunder the control of the Department of State, 116 CIVIL GOVERNMENT at the head of which is the highest official in thecabinet, tlie Secretary of State. This departmentwatches over our interests in foreign the goods of American merchants are boycotted. International Bureau of the American Republics in China, the State Department wiU try to inducethe Chinese government to protect our a European countr}^ threatens to exclude ourgoods, the State Department will attempt to makea treaty by which their continued admission willhe secured. These are examples of the many waysin which the State Department protects the in-terests of our commerce. But it is not onlycommerce, but every interest and pursuit of theAmerican people, that the State Departmentmakes its own and looks after in foreign lands. AFFAIRS 117 Treaties. — When a treaty has been worked outby the Department of State and agreed to by theforeign government with which it is made, thePresident will submit it to the Senate. Under theConstitution, the Senate must be consulted con-cerning every treaty, and no treaty will go intoforce without its approval. This gives the Senategreat power over our foreign af
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