Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-07
FOR CONSULS
George Washington University's
New Move Deemed Big Boon.
TRAINS MEN For SERVICE.

National Business League 81 AmerioG
lndeesss College Fer Education Of
Nouns DlpIomats-Plans on Foo'
Fer Their sensfit-PsHslsn System
Fer Old Age.
Unusual efforts are to be made dur.
Ing the next few weeks to place be-
fore the public the great need of the
extension Of American commerce
abroad in foreign lands by means Of
more uniformly well trained consuIs.
The National Business League of
America has written a strong indorse-
ment Of the effort Of the George Wash
lngton university Of Washington to de-
velop a great consular training school
Ia connection with its new College of
Political Sciences and will send this
Endorsement out broadcast.
II Ia the intention to create In the
public mind the great necessity for a
new law which will give the perma-
nency OF statute to reform regula lions
inaugurated by President Roosevelt
and Secretary Root which aim at the
divorcing Of consular appointments
and politics and placing the appoint
ments on the same basis as in the
army and navy.
With this idea In view representa-
tive business men Of the country have
approved of the establishment Of the
consular training school, where any
ambitious young man may at himself
for the important duties Of a consular
Office and where he may look forward
to q career Of service without fear
that the next change in political ad-
ministration will cause his recall.
In connection with the Endorsement
Of the National Business League of
America there will also be issued two
pamphlets written by men familiar
with the needs of a consular training,
says a Washington special dispatch to
the Chicago Herald. One Is from the
pen Of Richard ID. Harlan, ID. D.,
IL. D., special representative Of the
George Washington university move
ment, and the other by John Ball Os-
borne, chief Of the bureau Of trade
relations, which IL reprinted from the
North American Review with add
tional notes.
In its letter Of Endorsement the Ma.
tional Business league says that the
extension Of American commerce
abroad and the increase Of the ma
TONS influence in foreign lands are
matters which must interest every
public spirited citizen. II points out
that more uniformly trained consuls
would secure this boon and that the
proposed new law and the establish
ment Of a special consular training
school would supplement each other.
The National Business leagues letter
reads as follows;
The league desires most impartially to
All Of these educational prof.
seta to the generous financial support OF
he business men OF the country. Only In
mis- way can we develop that class Of
Trained men mentioned by Secretary Root
from which the state department can
irMw for lite appointments TO the foreign
service In order that II may maintain the
high standards that have at last been
treated for the consular service.
But IN order to cooperate with the uni
fersitles In their EFFORTS to provide q sps-
'ial education for the new consular serv-
&C career opened up by the reform reg
Nations the great commercial orgnnIxa-
lens and influential business men through
'ut the land must now stir themselves to
United action In favor Of the immediate
'asSage BY congress Of q proper law,
which. as DR., Harlan well puts II, ''wili
Hive the permanency OF the stutute to the
equations which now merely rest upon
IN executive order"
Or. Harlan In bis pamphlet reprints
etters OF commentator from Secre-
airy Elihu Root in answer to a point
d inquiry from a special group Of
Few York importers, who ask. what
guarantee would the business inter-
sts OF the country have that the best
Of such schools would &C.
ually get the new appointments in
be consular serviceT' Mr.. Roots re-
'ly was so eminently satisfactory that
hey have since all subscribed to the
fund Of the university.
Secretary Root declared he would
aise the standards Of admission to
be consular service 100 per cent II
be means were at hand for preparing
nOugh men to attain those standards.
Among the new plans on foot are |
igner salaries for the upper ranks OF
a pension system to care
~ old age after the best years Of the
onsul Ofacers have been given over
} the service.