New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-21
THE CONSULAR SERVICE.
EFFICIENCY OF AMERICANS RhOo'-
N1ZTD ABROAD.
,-,,rrRpRrsr SHOWN BY UNITED STATES
RrPREsENTATIvEs-B IN
crrNCT DOMINANT.



sTINCT DOMINANT.
-, -r,rcRAru TO THE TRIBUNE.
wss,,nrton. March @-The consular service oi
.Ao rrnitea States may not he m 'ue"' one - o.
Wv h,, evidence is accommodating 10 snow 'ha'
rs - os 90, MANY parts OF Europe as superior
y - - -, a., one respect This is probably the
10 ~ ,.-..,, ~ ALL namely. that as CONNER
-, .>,or,,~s or rather, skirmishers 10 eS'"o"Sh
80 -or,o,e American trade and commerce me
., s,6ystrv and Intelligence exhibited by me
- STE consuls have excited more attention.
i,o,ted more favorable criticism abroad than al
az In a report 20 theStste DEPARTMENT. nderdate
~. ,-.,,,or, Committeeman Mason. Of Berlin.
- q TRANSLATION Of an article from La Revue
nl'-,,s,,,Y. the organ Of the French Diplomatic
- ~ore,,lar Service The following excerpts from
!, Will Ne q interest
Ths Americans are practical meH ana theI IN, IN
80. fo- business g. marvellous. Nothing Is more
Sarscters.ic 10 ths respect man lhe oIs'il~atiOn
Q, ,be United states is remarkable instrument OF
Q. s,sion 10 is unique. and resembles none olher.
its duty s NAT OF sorJ oe bureau 90 n1p il'"
" Gina liy rom journalists. who carry into NOR
p.iel careers re trained instinct OF observation
on e1a --ii.k grasp Of passing events which be-
a. a. "a tie.r former profession
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SHOWN
anne countries the official printing Office leis-
rrenares the proofs Of consular reports. These
" returned for correction 10y the consuls. and
1bsn they fualiy appear they are no longer OF
est They are ~ 4 historic rather than
business character The American consul knows knows.
- his notes viii 80 without delay lmInedlatfly
!, ne pui q. and he gives in them. Ike good
reporter Information down TO me ialesI no1r .b,
The Ame- AID consul ooes MOI uiurtstal..u VA. .
;. has .0mmorcia. situation TO maintain Ply
Lt.S commercial situation 20 conquer. His
;rveriirv e. exercised 90 invent ana ma new h4d
~ e,s in his study Of ways and means ne oe-
Ae-Sss ~ +.e most minute details. For instance,
re- 5m,r-cus have wheat 10 sell The consul al
r ~ .r.raeae to import II into China hul NE
cef.nrse da not eat wheat They must t4 t pe
sSs--s5rr.rs cooks form associations. IN WIZ" mn
t~s re---v COPY or initiate one another Inc
consul suggests that some oozen- ol me- SSe -
i.cteI and fhat wheat De given 10 them, ah0 slSo
y. +bev be taught 10 make rev sinlit olSIltS-
49, s.,r--.s and fr0m there 70 families. Here Is
prsctl,a 5000 sense Last year az ero, '
American offered 20 ne fIcslHenls pai, ,rnJ
Where a sea only oyir f1s"e1 FR te and in
Ssnious ia sac new countries, ~ - az q 20
49, .iv ana aggressive. Despite their coonial con
go tfe Americana have compfe nenN'I w. ~
Iesl sl.s Ms ~ be cultivated and that they are
Forced to manufacture ana Sell oe''er Una" on
others
svPrRsEDING ENGLISH FIRMS
r,,v h.ean thefr industrial expansion by striking
. -. r.art % me old industry. In conquering the
rrgl,,h firms IN The birmingham market Iheir
,-1,,ples and rules those Of sport. Inc recoiu
-. y. n.s+en Their cOnFuls have won me 40
,,~a-,or o. the English. THE English merchan.tns
~ - 81 formal " Birmingham I'm Ociober tass. -
20 - sr.r.r as the American conSuls. -. 1,,.oa
To months ago r manuiaclife N NC s -
c.. asked The consul a. Blrmln bAah -o' -
,r.ssss Of certain English manufa ct urers W.
,,ska seamless steel tubes me colsu ~ S,siIs
- tAis method OF manufacture 10 prove 'sr ~, se
src4 could be manu- sc- uTeo n ~ sf+er thev
.o-s Coz :, sr most In all that surrounds mem ]ust
% tbey ana before As journalists. IA"t +b, go
&C. H GG-,srjcens have the art Of putting ne arg
.-i,,ative INTO career Where o'he' PeOi"o ~
rpon routine and imnooihiy.
GERMAN RECOGNITION.
A., ,,.-.r,a, o, Cheunitz. under date OF
r.,~s-y N ,sa9 sends a translation " an article
=. ~ io7i,c psre- Of that city expressing similar
o,ir,,,s and pra!Tng the efforts Of the Onteo
c., o,-,s~'5 In italy 70 extend American Usae
g. -.c.. markets Nj Monaghan adds that Ut.
p.,Rov.. writer Of European reputation IN ms
hook on me reforrn o. the German consular Ger
vice saws mat United States consuis give 10 ther
Government better service ana oe''er in1Oi "'a
than any other earth.
Consul Mcfarland sends from Nottingham. unoer
date ~ February g. 100 p clipping from Donooh
Journal reporting discussion ia the House Of Com
mon. o. the British consular reports one OF the
members in u subsequent interview compared the
work Of British consular officers with that OF the
Americans ie said In part.
The United States Government issues five dis
tirst puna cations There are me two large anhnal
Volumes containing reports trade and COM
mere. nan-t-. tunes. huau "a customs Avs trans
l,lr-aI,l facilities etc. with special reference 10
Opportunities Tor. obstacles TO. the extension
o. ,ss t0r United States products abroad Then
there lfe the monthly consular reports rom the
consular ana diplomatic representatives Of the
United States Two other publications are ISSUED
the special consular reports dealing with farms,
Dos. regulations money and prices. railways,
canals Irrigation and declared exports which give
ttA exported goods 10 the United States with their
i.vo.ce values
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