The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-16
TESTS FOR FOULD-BE CONSULS.
Applicants Must Now Score 80 Per Cent. In
4 TharonEh Examination.

Thorough Examination.
At the examination Of candidates FOR
consular appointments (held on March IL
AND 10 Of this year, under what Is known
as the executive order Of June ~. 1905, APP
plicants were for the first time submitteo
TO a test as to their real efficiency.
After q proper formal declaration as to
citizenship, personal history and experience.
and also as to the sincerity and honesty OF
the answers given the applicant, az the
first examination, was required 70 secure
30 per cent. In answering the folowlng
questions reprinted In the American her7en
Of Repieps. Future examination papers, OF
course, will be different in detail Hln hos
be published, but this gives an laea Oh
what would be ConBuls must know
1.-The candidate was required to make q
close translation into idiomatlc English OF one
business letter French. German or Spanish
whichever he chosel on the examination sheet
and to retranslate into the language chosen Il
specimen business letter In English.
1.-THE questions on the natural, Industrial
and commercial resources and OF
the United States were as follows: % What
causes nave contributed TO the growth OF the
iron and steel industries In the United StateSY
~ In 1885 the price per barrel of flour i'll
New York was sl2; at the close Of the century
1t was less than S.. How was the decrease in
price brought about? ~ What IL the rank
Of the United States in agriculture, mining.
manufacturing and merchant marine? What
Is our rank in export trade? az State some
Of the requirements for the development OF q
large foreign commerce.. and what countries
are our chief competitors for foreign trade?
(5) Name the States or cities as called for
below which lead in the production or manu-
facture of wheat, rice. tobacco. meat prod
ucts. leather. glass. gold. silver. sheep. egrl-
| tItnHa I'm nj nnanfa hnnfE and 9hnaa and
cotton goods.
W.-Political Economy. IN Define po-
lltical economy and name three great works
on this subject. () OF what advantage 10
a Consul Is q kno wledge of the principles of
political economy t) State some Of the
principal reasons for taking at stated times
q census OF population and industries, es-
peoially with reference to manufacture and
agriculture. "a State some OF the advant-
ages OF foreign exchange In cancellinR In
debtedness between merchants OF different
countries. Why ia exchange on London or
New York preferable to exchange on smaller
cities2 (5) What are the principal reasons
for the development OF trade between diff
ferent countries?
IV.-International, maritime and CONNER
cial law. "a Define international law and
distln guish between public and private in
ternational law. () The United States hav-
Ing declared its neutrality in a given case.
may an American citizen build, equip and
sell q war vessel TO either belligerent? If 80.
under what conditions1 t3l What we're the
rules adopted at the Declaration OF Paris?
(D Define citizenship and domicile. What
are the effects Of naturalization upon the
status Of the individual In the country of his
birth. In the country of his adoption, and In
other countries? Discuss the nationality OF
married women. ~ Give three conditions
essential to the validity of a treaty. Distin-
guish between a de facto and a de jure gov
eminent. () In general. what papers are
necessary to determine the nationality Of a
vessel2 "a Define the status OF public
vessels and their crews while in foreign
waters, and of private vessels and their
crews while In foreign waters. ~ What is
meant by salvage. demurrage. general av-
erage, bottomry? t) What is a bill of
lading. an invoice. a power OF attorney. a
draft? uO) What is a foreign bill Of eX-
change? Name the three original parties
to a bill OF exchange. Discuss briefly the
liability OF an agent and his principal.
V.-American history, government and
institutions. ~ How, when, and from whom
was the contiguous territory OF the United
States acquired the non-contiguous territory?
(2) By what treaty was the War OF 1912 with
Great Britain terminated2 When was that
treaty signed and when was 1t ratified? What
battle was fought after the treaty
was signed. and by whom were the opposing
forces in that battle commanded? () How
is the President Of the United States chosen,
and what are the constitutional require
ments for eligibility to the office? tn Name
tho executive departments TO the Federal
and state the principal fumc-
tions Of each. ~ Where In the American
is the treaty making power
NI.-Political and commercial geography.
a. What countries, independent or other
wise, border on the Mediterranean Scar ~
Under what sovereignty are the following
places: Jerusalem, HonRkong. Valdivostok.
Hayre. Calcutta. the Azores.
y okohama. Vera Cruz, Johannesburg Chris
tiania. Antwerp. Edinburgh, Halifax. Tan gierH
lSl What country produces the largest supply
Of cane sugar OF beet sugar. Name the coun-
try which refnes the most petroleum.. the
0ne which Ia the largest exporter of ra silk
and the one which makes the most wine.
~ What is the principal export of Argentine
Republic, Brazil, Chile? (5) Name the bodies
of water through which a ship would pass
On the shortest all water route going from
Bombay, India, to Dover, England. Name
he two chief exports the ship would carry
10 England.
VU.-Arithmetic. Under this head the
applicant was required to solve four problems
one in simple arithmetic, one in methods OF
bookkeeping, one in percentage and one
INVOLVING the reduction to United States
money and the Anglo-SaNon measures of
weight and capacity factors and quantities
IN foreign moneys and the metric measure
nents.
V~HI.-Modern history (since 1850 of Europe.
south America and the Far East. a. Briefly :
describe the features which have been notice
Ible in the government and development Of
south American republics. (2l With what
and events do you associate the
GLOWING: Alexander H., Bismarck, Mar 1
Ito, Dom Pedro. Cecil Rhodes, THEIRS, I
iaribaldi, Macmillan? (3l Briefly describe {
he form OF government OF the German En- I
lire. 10 What causes led UP to the Russo ]
japanese war. and what were Its ~results9
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