Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-07
Trade Promoter Tells How
U. S. Commercial Repre-
sentatives Lose Money:
MUST PAY EXPENSES
OF ALL Entertainments
Also When Travelling Over Their
District They Must Meet Out
:: lay From Own Purse.

The pay Of the United States consult
is Inadequate and badly distributed
declares W. E. Aughfnhaugh. trade
promoter the world over. in the cur
rent number of Leslie's Weekly.
Declaring that the business men OF
tho United States are beginning to re-
ALIKE that they must educate Congress
to tho necessities of the consular serv-
ice, Mr. Aughinbaugh says that none OF
the consular officers save any money
from their salaries. and few OF then
make both ends meet
He cites the case of DR.. ]. f. Jones
United States consul general to Genoa
italy.
'Dr. Jones is one of the efficient and
experienced members of the consular
CORDS When the European war start
ed. of his own initiative he chartered
every available ship in the harbor lor
the use of American tourists. In aodl-
could not get their checks or letters OF
credit cashed, thousands of dollars,
5000 of which is still owed him by
those he befriended."
Spent $4,000 Over His Salary.
The writer continues:
s"There is a man in the service now
who has recently won great praise Tor
hts work during the stampede in Eu-
rope, who has kept a record Of his ex-
penditures since he entered the serv-
ice, less than dozen years ago, and
the record shows that he has spent
nearly $4,000 more than his salary
from the government.
This is a serious commentary upon
our public service and uncovers con-
dition which should not be permitted
2 nj Tor
the reader of the future to suggest the
query which would, likely arise after
reading the above paragraph.
why does he stay in the service
What a fool he is to pay for the priv
ilege of serving the government.
-That is, 1 admit, a logical question,
but there are men today, as there have
been in the past, who do not depend
entirely upon the small stipend the
government pays, but who have in
comes on which they draw to make
their office worthy of the government
they represent.
=. Not Expected to Entertain.
"One would naturally ask why con-
sular officers need to spend their per-
sonal fortunes, for the State Depart
ment tells you that consular officers
are not supposed to entertain; that
they are really the trade agents of
the United States and are not expected
to do any social stunts, and should live
within their incomes.
What fallacy! a consul, living in a
foreign country, is gagged by the con-
sular officers of other nations and
these are provided with special funds
out of which they are not only ex-
pected,. but required, to do certain en-
PERTAINING. The American consular off
GER cannot possibly dodge his RESPONSE
bility in this respect and hopes to be
a success in his district and properly
represent his government He must
in order not to give offense, accept
invitations from other consuls, dip
1omats and public officials and these
must be returned.
IT have in mind one consular officer
who, when a prominent American Wis
tied him, was asked by the leading
men of the town to give them an op-
portunity to meet the distinguished
guest. This took the form Of a dinner,