The sun., 1909-12-02
STATE DEPARTMENT CHANGES
POST or DIRECTOR OF CON-
SULAR SERVICE CREATED.
chief Clerk Wilbur ,. Carr Appointed ne
Its Head--A Division eG Near Eastern
Affairs Also Established with Charies
r. wilson ss Assistant selicitor

r. wilson ss Assistant selictter
WASHINGTON. Dec. i.-Secretsry Of
State Knox made several changes to-day
with q view to improving the efficiency
Of the organization OF the State Depart
ment. The post OF Director OF the Con-
sular Service was created and Wilbur j.
Carr. chief clerk OF the Department,
was appointed to the new Office. Secre-
tary Knox also established a division
OF Near Eastern Affairs. Charles r. VIII
son. law clerk OF the Department. was
appointed assistant solicitor. These APP
pointments became effective to-day and
are due to the large increase in recent
years Of the work OF the Department.
Since the beginning OF the new ad-
ministration Mr.. Knox has made a careful
study OF the administration organization
OF the Department with view to increas-
ing it's efficiency. For the last two years
Mr.. Carr has served as chief clerk and has
also exercised general supervision over
the affairs OF the consular service. Both
these branches OF Mr.. Carr's work have
been 40 increased that Mr.. Knox regarded
IL advisable to relieve Mr.. Carr of the
routine duties OF chief clerk in order to
allow him to devote his whole attention
to the consular service.
Mr.. Carr was chief of the consular
bureau from 1909 to 1907. when he was
appointed chief clerk. During this period
he has completely reorganized the service
and has established system OF civil
service examinations for appointment
to the service. William McNair. chief
Of the bureau Of rolls and library. will
succeed Mr.. Carr as chief clerk. John
A. Tonner will be promoted from assistant
TO chief Of the bureau OF rolls and library.
The establishment of a Division OF
Near Eastern Affairs In an extension OF
the politioo- geographical organization OF
Eastern Affairs has been in operation
for about two years. The Division OF
Latin American Affairs, OF which Thomas
c. Dawson, American Minister to Chile.
has been appointed chief. is now being
organized The Division OF Near East
ern Affairs will have jurisdiction over
diplomatic and political questions arising
in the Balkan States, the Ottoman Empire
and in Asia Minor. Evan Z. Young OF
South Dakota, American Consul at Salon
ioa. has been selected for duty in the new
division.
Mr. Knox is working out a plan for the
establishment OF two additional bureaus.
one to handle the affairs OF northern
Europe and the other those Of southern
Europe. With the establishment OF these
TWO EuTOpc0u OuIcAus tuo TlOiltiCO-HCO-
graphical organization OF the Depart
ment would be completed. A certain
specialization in European affairs has
already been arranged under the direc-
ton OF Chandler Hale. Third Assistant
Secretary.
There has also been an Increase in the
amount OF work in the Solicitors Office
OF the Department. which handles claim
cases and international arbitration Of
such cascs and other legal matters. Here
tofore there have been only two Assistant
Solicitors. There are several important
arbitration cases now pending. however.
such as the Newfoundland Fishery case
and the case Of the Orinoco Steamship
Company against Venezuela. II is Mr..
knoxs purpose to have these interna-
tional arbitrations handled by officers
OF the Department. This policy has made
necessary the appointment OF Mr.. Will
son M Assistant Solicitor. He was private
secretary to Mr.. Knox when the latter
was in the Senate. He was also clerk
TO the Senate Committee on Rules. He
has been law clerk OF the State Depart
ment since March ~ last. Henry l..
Bryan, who has been assistant law clerk
since 1907. will become Law clerk OF the
Department.