New-York tribune., 1904-08-08
TO EXTEND COMMERCE.
Cooperation Bet7ceen Diplomatic
and Consular SerIIcc Planned.

yk-sssiarton Aug. THE State Department
hsE initiated measures whereby II is hoped fuI
20 improve American foreign trade by means OF Gu
operation between tho diplomatic and consular sV'-
.soeE Tor some gears American diplomatic onloeFs
have shown increasing interest and zeal = sup
plemcnting the work OF the consular service % I'
porUs On commercial sHd Industrial subjects a'iu
ft,e department nov hopes 10 make the c.p!onedo
oorns a systematic and eNic:crt auxiliary for the
promotion % export trade TEe action Of the &C
psr:nlent IS tentative yet ana taxes tne 10flh
OF an instruction from Act@s Secretary Looms .
the diplomatic OF =Ts calling Icr reports as u LIZ
fess.bil,ty OF the plau. TIE instruction says;
have the hoEor to request that you VIII cause
- fe prepared 81 your earliest con.e1ionce Tor ths
no.sia q tis de ee255tgePIt bs gBIa.e evos foT
se pro.oon Of our trade interests n ee TO- ~,
;artulent prompted il making this inquiry o. Two
tioss as shown by their frequent efforts tG assist
;he spread trade ilte!lgenee among oIr Pc
tie would seem 10 need only oenlle pI@a, pp.,,'i ~
action and proper Instruments 10 become toNeIiLGL
aS5iasles n me az gre NE ctureTs aud exporters
effective competition IN The woTId coille cI h.
s9-ma1lon al FIRST hands. such information can be
sscuTed bv consular officer only through the CO.
operation Of Diplomatic aSents on ~ courtesy courtesy
Moreover consul general il the capital s city Of .
9RTy ay yaSd R 9s uenee 90 a. not exted Beyond
;,srticuiar district. II VIII be apparent to you
fna5 15SF pIsss 9S amc5x tie indUstraIly competing
ators In The VTorl9's u,sritets nofhinE should be
lef, 30 such chances. but THAI the machinery for
collecting information as 10 business conditions in
other ooIntries should be made as efficient and
safely suton1atic the meaEs will allow. As you
ere aware the consula EserNice has made general
end very marked advance in its utility in this direc-
ton ia recent years much 50. in !act as 70 have
become the object OF imitation and emulation on
ile part OF the more prominent industrial nations
and II Is believed that Il the diplomatic service
could be brought into clOser ana more active CO.
operation with it, the United States would possess
az Instrument OF trade expansion which Il would be
sfii3cUlr 10 rival.
In veiw Of tho sact that tbs extension OF COM
inerce IN is many forms with multitude CT sub
Eidary interests has admittedly become one Of the
chief aims the world diplomacy. and the further
fact that come nations already have diplomatic
REPRESENTATIVES known IS commercial attaches,
charged with tho special duty IF collecting indus
tr.al and trade information. IL is assumed that no
serious question Of propr!eIy could arise from the
apsImption by an embassy OF legation OF The func
1sons which have been indicated, rs part Of IS
regular duties
The diplomatic officers also instructed 20 re
port upon The following questions
Is there such cooperation as that outlined above
between the diplomatic and consular service OF the
country 10 which you are accredited? II so. de-
scribe il as fully as you can
Has the government any commerce.! or Industrial
attachese II so. oeens their dutlts, diplomatic
STATUS, Gay. etc.
Would such attaches, IN your judgment, he useful
Cor abe United States?