Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-06
ONE BIG CONTRACTORS oP1N1o
Says Attempt to Deal with American
is Waste of Time.
WORKS WITH BRITISH OFFICIALS
His Company Sc Registered in Great
Britain and II is Through
Their Agents that He
Gets Results.


conclusion Of DR.. Richard Davenport Har-
Ian, former president of Lake Forest uni
versity, Illinois, and eldest son Of Justice
Harlan of the United States supreme
court. He has been making tour 4
England and France in the interests of
the George Washington university and
has interviewed hundreds of business men,
both American and foreign, who almost
without exception have roasted the United
States consular service to brown crisp.
Typical of many who talked to Dr. Har-
Ian, an American-born building contractor,
one OF the largest in his line, who does
business in almost every large country
in Europe, though asking that his name
be withheld, declared that sad experience
had taught him that it was only waste
of time to deal with an American con-
sular office. so certain had he becoms
of this that he now practically ignored
the representatives of the United States.
and whenever he had need of the service
of a consul he repaired to the office of the
British agent his company being regis
tered under the laws of Great Britain.
The same man declared that for patriotic
reasons he would rather deal with the
representative of his native country. but
found IL impossible to do so.
Purpose of Dr. Harlnn's Tour.
The prime purpose Of DR. Harlans tour.
which has just been completed. was an
examination of the great Ecole des Sciences
Politiques in Paris and the London School
OF Economics and Political Science 1t is
the intention of the directors of the George
Washington university TO model that in
stitution after these two famous schools
and Dr. Harlan. as the representative Of
the movement In the United states, has
been having a look around. He has been
studying the features that are likely to
appeal TO the American needs. just before
he sailed for Canada, where he will visit
his father at Murray Bay. DIR. Harlan
granted me a very full talk on the move
p,ent in the United States and on what he
"a d seen in France and England
Fspealing of the Paris school he said;
The story OF the foundation and growth
Of the EcoIe des Sciences Politiques makes
one of the brightest pages in recent French
history At the close of the Franco-Prus-
sian war the one thought uppermost In
the minds OF every intelligent patriotic
Frenchman was, What can be done to
lift our country out OF the dust and make
new Frances?
1T came into the heart Of Emile Boutmy
that the best way for him to help his
country was to found school where her
sons might acquire a better knowledge OF
the nations OF the world (France incuded).
Of diplomacy. history. social questions and
the political sciences With this end In
view, Boutmy founded the Ecole des
Sciences Politiques in 1911 and gave gen.
erously OF his means and all his energies
and time to its upouilding.
Many Instructors Employed.
''The success of this school was instan-
tansous. II now employs fifty professors
and instructors and has 1000 students. Sc
important has been its service to France.
that during the last ten years all OF the
appointees to the French foreign service
whether diplomatic consular. with only
three exceptions. have been graduates OF
this school.
TITS diploma not only helps to open the
doors to the public service, but has en-
abled It's graduates TO carry of many OF
the richest prizes in large commercial en-
terprises In France. ana Emil Boutmy's
name will always be remembered one
OF the benefactors OF modern France
The growth of the London School oi
Economics has been even more rapid thar
that OF the Paris school. II was founded
in 1893 and within one year HAD to move
70 larger quarters. In 1900. when the Uni.
vefufty Of London was remodeled. the Lon.
Gcn School OF Economies was admitted a.
a school OF the university and once mors
II outgrew lite premises.
"rho present building In ClarO Marke,
was opened by Lord Rosebery In 1904 Its
enrolment was Immediately doubled. IN
creasing from bt2 10 t.oO3. 1t has steadily
grown In numbers. reaching total Of l,sSi
students for the year 1sos-7
Like the Paris school. the London
school OF Economics Is independent OF gov.
ernment control, although II now receives
government subsidy of from $500 to sOoC
pounds per year because OF its services
TO the state. For example;
Railroads Nominate students.
1T now receives each session 800 stu.
dents nominated by eight OF the Ereat
railway companies from among the mOst
promising OF It's employees. During tn,
last year. the school has undertaken foi
the secretary OF state for war the admiuis
tratiye training OF thirty selected on
GERS and a second course OF similar natur,
has been arranged for the coming session
"a Many important private corporations ar,
= NOW getting into the habit OF sending theii
best clerks TO his school. after business
hours, in order TO increase their efficiency
'The London and Paris schools wer
founded because there did not exist b
France OF England any system Of com
mereial education OF university type. an
OF scientific training IN public admlnistra
tlon.
Encouraged by the marked success OF tn
Paris and London schools" Dr. Harlan con
tinued. 'the George Washington University
proposes 10 do like service for the Unite
States and for the western hemisphere gen
orally by the development OF a special col
Iege Of the political sciences.
las soon as this college OF the politics
sciences is thoroughly and properly en-
dowed, some plan will undoubtedly b
worked out by which the state department
will cooperate An a very prsctical way 4
preparing men who wish TO apply for ap
D0intment For example, Suppose q ma