Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-29
Designated as Consul General
at Singapore.
CAREER IN THE SERVICE
Efforts Increased Customs Revenue
$500, 900 Annually.
FIGHT ON FALSE INVOICES
Appreciation of Embroidery Export
ers OF st. Gall, Switzerland, Ex-
pressed in Letter to superiors.

pressed in Letter to Superiors.
The President today sent 10 the Sem
ate the nomination of James T. Dubois
to be consul general at Singaport. Straits
Settlements.
Mr.. Dubois has had a wide experience
in the foreign service. He has served
the government acceptably at Aix-la-
Chapelle and Leipzig, Germany: was sent
to Callao, Peru. in 1883. and to ST. Gall,
Switzerland. as consul general in 1897.
He was transferred by President Nc
kinley to be editor of the laws in the De-
partment Of State. From this position he
has now been sent to the far east, where
1t Is believed he will do some good work
for the government.
At st. Gall he fought a successful cam
paign against an Objectionable system
of invoice undervaluation. which had
grown up in the great embroidery indus
try, and by which the government had
lost millions of dollars that lawfully be-
longed to the Treasury Of the United
States. and owing to which fair trade
with this country had been greatly ham,
pered.
NIS0lC OlYen TO Ou6OlS.
At the end of the first year of Mr.. Du-
Bois' services at st. Gall the Secretary
OF the Treasury sent the following letter
to Mr.. Hay. then Secretary of State.
1.-THE department has received a report,
dated the 10th instant. from Special
Agent g. F. Cross Of New York, stating
that the increased and additional duties
collected at the port of New York on en-
=,
tigatfon of the subject was instituted
about a year ago amounted to $144. 667 60
The increase in the revenue on this class
of merchandise Is estimated by the ap-
praiser at New York to amount to more
than $500. 900 year.
This result is largely due to the most
efficient cooperation Of the consul gen.
eral at St. Call
The letter was written in 1899. The sys-
tenn Of protection to the revenue estab-
lished by the Treasury Department at
st. Gall during the first year OF Consul
General DUBOIS administration of that
office has continued to the present time.
Official records show that the annual saw
ing to the. government has been at least
81 900. 0O0-sufficient to pay the yearly
salaries Of all the principal consular Of
ffcers in the service.
This difficult fight resulted not only in
the saving to the revenue. but improved
the conditions of honest trade between
Switzerland and the United States by
putting every Swiss embroidery exporter
on equal footing in the custom houses
OF this country, condition impossible
under the old invoice-as-you-please sys-
tenn.
Exporters Express Appreciation.
Leading exporters in St. Gall recognized
this fact in the following petition to the
President when Mr.. Dubois retired from
the st. Gall post:
ITO the President of the United States
Of America:
Greetings: We. the undersigned manu-
facturers of st. Gall. Switzerland. and
we. the undersigned importers OF the
United States. approaching the sterling
worth OF the present consul general OF
Dubois. most respectfully and earnestly
petition that he may continue to dis.
charge the important duties OF his pres
ent position, knowing, as we do. that
through his industry and vigilance the
best interests of fair. competition and
honest trade have been loyalty upheld.
His courage in fighting for the right
his keen appreciation of what is just, his
uniform patience and courtesy and his
impartial rulings have been of grea,
benefit to all interests concerned on both
sides of the Atlantic, and have won for
him our high respect and esteem.
1.-THE continuance OF Consul General
Dubois in his present position will not
only be for the good of the public serv-
ice, but also for the general welfare OF
GALL
Interests in Washington.
Mr.. Dubois has been largely identified
with local interests since he assumed
his position as editor OF the laws in the
Department of State. He has been for a
long time one Of the trustees of the Car
negie Library. and also one of the direc-
tors of the Washington Loan and Trust
Company.
He is also director in several success
full enterprises in Pennsylvania. He was
unanimously elected second vice
Of which he is charter
member.
He will take the best wishes Of many
friends with him to the Lion city of the
far east. where it is confident he will
serve the government in a satisfactory
manner. Next to Hongkong. Singapore
Is the largest entry port in the orient, as
over 10000 trading ships enter and de-
part from that port every year. 1t is
the greatest distributing point. there be-
ing about three hundred millions of dol
lars worth Of imports landed annually for
at this point. 1t has over
go, 600 inha bitants and is strongly garri-
soned by British troops.
The jurisdiction of the consulate-gen-
eral at Singapore extends over the Straits
Over 10000 copies of a speech delivered
by Mr.. Dubois before the National Civil
Service League on the Pressing Needs OF
the Consular Service" and which was
published in The Star were distributed
by the National Business League of Chi
cago, and proved very helpful in Great
ing sentiment in favor of the complete
of the service which re-
Gently took place under the administra-
ton Of Secretary Root.
Speakers Humorous Disclaimer Re-