The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-13
THE ADVANCE GUARD.

The greater the Importance relations with other
countries the weight and Importance has
The consular service of the United States has been growing
N OF late and has the reports ystematzed
with that has called whole world to the
methods used The United States been which has
put the consular service in direct communication daily people
Consular reports longer pgeonoed muy Offices but they
over the Department Of Commerce and a1or re9Gs - | -
to make written enquiry of the diplomatic in anv
OF the world commercial then
It is remarkable thing that matters does
from trained consular corps
raj adapabi the first place power organza
ton in the second Our conu and orr diplomats are taken from al
walks OF life Sometimes they lawyers
tile pursuits sometimes politicians, sometimes literary men,
Every profession in the United States gives its quota to
the consular and diplomatic army These intelligent
The ordinary easily acquired Then they devote
themselves to getting information. Were this information pgeonIoed
it would but fact promptly put
FORTH and the name OF the gater made public stimulates those who
gather Then comes in of organization department like
that OF Commerce and Labor takes the reports edits
away the dundane concentrates the information and then sends it
broadcast the land is issued free and the village
the land receive as readily the largest city Is wonder that
and that Germany is taking leaf o book?
It not amss to few paragraphs from
the Department Commerce and Labor the diplomatic
sular service OF the United States OF the origin of consular urd
ton it has this to say:
Early in the history necessary for CONNER
ca states establish jurisdiction vessels
disc And the operations of foreign ports might
national interests well individual merchants and
seamen became equally necessary that this jurisdiction
states OF antiquity commercial magistrates with functions similar
those vested the consu OF modern times though
tensive.
whether magistrates the title of consul from motives
OF vanity observed by writer, from
office and the authority by which bestowed
by another nevertheless when distinguish
executive magistrate of Rome be used by
states of former times designate the officers who resided foreign
their citizens their commercial
has been continued modern though powers
consular officer have been greatly modified
During the Middle Ages Conu quas-publc
watched the interests of their counmne deciding their disputes
protecting their and exercising large judicial
powers independent of the local But public minister's
and fact be established Except
countries where their dependent upon treaty
much OF their dignity and privileges They for the
commercial agents. and have character Both civil
and criminal they subject to the laws the
which they reside equally with all other exceptional priv
ges claimed must be by virtue of treaty puaons
local law Any judicial which may be the
conus accredited particular country
examination OF the spuatons with country
OF the state from which the conu derive their appointment
The consular service OF the United States
vceconsu general deputy general conu vce-consus
deputy consu commercial agents. vcecommc agents.
agents. clerks interpreters mahals
1t be regarded the advance guard the main
merce and manufacturing with which the world
The of McKeown the embezng secretary University
Board who sentenced years for embezzg
s funds will argument against the operation of the
tracks about San Francisco McKeown said
his eangs betting the Such
SHOULD
After the staggering blows admins
tered the sea fights by the Japanese the probability