The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-12-20

from Fenterlng into business Wltnln
the limits of their Jurisdiction They
nave the right 10 receive and transmit
complaints made tc them by seamen,
passengers or merchants, who are
citizens of the United States, and
they are required to keep detailed
list of ali ssamen or marines shipped
or discharged BY them; the arrival
and departure of vessels, their ton
mage, the nature sand value OF their
cnrgoes Where the laws of the coun-
tries permit they are to take possss-
sion of the personal estate lefs by any
citizen of the Uuitot States, other
than seamen who shail die within
their consulate, leaving no other per-
son to care for said estate, and &c
administer upon the estate thus left,
to transmit the balance to the treas
ury of the United States to be held IN
trust for the legal claimants
The more ordinary duties known
and those which continually occupy
the attention of such officers relate
to the trade relations between the
citizens of this country and that in
which the consul resides. They are
required to procure and transmit to
the department of state authentic,
commercial lr formation of such char
aoter and In such mauner and form
and at such times as the department
may from time to time prescri be; this
includes the prices current OF articles
of merchandise exported to the United
States, but the duties enumerated
do not exclude such other duties aE
may naturally belong to the Office.
The law carefully provides against
anything in the nature of grating
| on the part OF consular officers. He
cannot be sbseut from shls post more
than ten days. at any time without
permission of the president. He has
the powers of notary public as tu
adm nistering caths and taxing depo-
sitions.
No diplomatic or consular officer
shall correspond i'll regard to the pub
lie affairs of any foreign government,
with any private person. newspaper
or other periodical nor recommen d
any person at home or abroad for any
employment of trust or profit under
the government of the country In
which he is located, nor ask or accept
for himself or any other person any
present, emolument, pecunlary favor,
office, a title of any kind from any
such government The president is
authorized to make regulations for
the government of consular officers
not inconsistent with the laws aud
constitution of the United States
rhe service of consuls like that nf |
officers in the diplomatic service Is
confide ntiai and to some extent se-
cret. The rules forbid copegl to say
anything by speech or writing that
might in any way excite jealousy,
produce Misunderstanding or other
wise disturb the relations bet tween our
country and that to which he is sent.
Consular reports are not to be made
public until after they are published
by the government.
From this it will be seen that it
u n ha ico pnr IoY- I.
to become newspaper CORE spondent,
or to indulge in any discussion of
the relations of the two governments
in public
We are Informed that Mr.. Bright,
his wife and child are comfortably
located IN the rooms occupied by his
predecessor. Judge Stone of Chilli
cothe. Judge Stone extended every
courtesy TO his successor, and their
relations are perfectly friendly.
The government at Washington
publishes a pamphlet entitled "Da ily
Consular ana Trade Reports" which
may be had on application to the
bureau of manufacturers, department
CT commerce and labor. la the issue
of this pamphlets for Octobet3rd, 1906,
"a prominent place and liberal space
is given to one of Consul Bright's re-
ports III siIverwsre. We give some
brief extra cts:
"Consul Frederick 1. Bright advises
s rat there ls-a good sand general de-
mand for electroplated hollow ware
IN the Huddersfield consular district.
He says The following lines are
found in the market to meet the
requirements OF trade Biscuit jars,
cas- ors, cake baskets, coffee sets, berry
or fruit dishes, cups and sauceTs, fern
dishes, jewel boxes, loving cups, etc.
The following Ines are kept in stocK
by dealers, but the demand for them
Ia small; Candelabrae. puff boxes,
toilet sets, lavatory sets an d urns.
The baking dish popular in the
United States Is not found in tins
(Hudderstield) district, Formerly
nearly all OF such wares were in cleo
tro plating, but in later years the
demand has greatly Increased for the
standard silver In the smaller wares /
snd novelties.