The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-12
ROOT EFFECTS
MANY CHANGES
IN DEPART MENT
Diplomatic and Consular
Work VIII Be
Distracted.

Secretary of State Root in putting in
10 effect his policy for undermining the
foreign service of the United States
which has been made necessary bv its
rapid and important growth within the
last few years, is gradually mapping
out the details of dividing the admin
istration Of both the diplomatic and
consular service into geographical dis
tricts, with an Assistant Secretary in
charge Of one district each.
While the Secretary is not vet ready
10 make an official announcement, the
work has reached the point where it has
been definitely decided to divide the
districts and the responsibilities into
four divisions, as follows:
Robert Bacon. Assistant Secretary. is
TO have supervision of diplomatic af-
fairs in South and Central America.
AlVa a. Adee, Second Assistant Sec
Rotary. is to have supervision of the
diplomatic affairs OF Great Britain and
all Of Continental Europe, excepting pos
sibly Turkey, and OF Morocco and all
or Africa. excepting possibly Egypt.
huntington Wilson, Third Assistant
Secretary, will have supervision Of both
consular and diplomatic affairs in the
Far East, including Japan. Korea.
China, Siam, India, Persia, and possibly
Turkey and Egypt.
Wilbur ]. Carr. chief clerk. who has
just been promoted to that office from
chief OF the Consular Bureau, will have
supervision Of the consular affairs OF
the remainder OF the world not handled
by Mr.. Wilson.
Root Has Worked Hard.
This will be an inn ortant innovation
in the diplomatic consular service.
which Is another step forward in max
ing both services modern, for which Sec
rotary Root has worked so hard for the
two years he has been at the head OF
the State Department. Always, up to
the present the Assistant Secretary
has been interested in the diplomatic
and consular affairs of all countries as
the principal assistant 10 the Secre-
tary: the Second Assistant has given
his attention exclusively to the diplo-
matte affairs OF all the world: the
Third Assistant has given his attention
10 the consular affairs of all the world
Dividing the service into geographical
divisions. with the purpose OF having
each secretary so thoroughly acquaint-
ed with a certain field as to be expert
on II instead of endeavOring TO keep in
touch with the affairs Of all nations.
will put the service on a similar plan
as the foreign service OF Great Britain.
Germany, and other European coun-
tries.
wilson's knowledge of East.
Mr.. Wilson is given the Far East be-
cause of his knowledge of Japan.
Korea, and China. He has long been
cIn ufr ~ "a
commercial conditions of the other Or
iental countries. He is expected to be
a specialist in all matters pertaining to
those countries, as Charles DENLY the
retiring chief clerk, has been a special
list in both diplomatic and consular al
fairs in China. since he was brought
here from Picking for that Office a year
ago last fall
Mr.. DENLY, in being promoted as con-
sui general to Shanghai, will be ex-
pected to be special adviser on both
diplomatic and consular affairs in the
entire Chinese empire. In this work ne
viii be directly In communication with
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Root.
Wilson to Have Assistance.
a secretary Of the American legation
IN Picking and a Chinese interpreter,
both OF whom have had years Of ex-
perience in China, are coming fresh
from that country to assist Mr.. Wilson
in prosecuting his new line of work
AS the details Of the plan are deveI-
oped it is possible that a secretary will
be brought from the embassy at Tokyo.
and secretaries viii be brought from the
legations in Siam, Persia, and Turkey
TO assist In the work consular clerk
with experience at Cairo also may be
detailed to the work This Far Eastern
staff viii not be builded up In the i'm
mediate future. however
Mr. Carr is given the general super
vision of the consular service because
OF his absolute familiarity with il. he
having borne the brunt OF The work Of
Ieorganizing the service and putting il
on modern basis. in accordance with
Secretary Roots policy of progress.