Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-16
Need of Education
Urged on Congress.

Snow, assistant chief or the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce, en-
phasixed the need of federal activities
to educate the youth Of the country to
I'LL the emergency. It has always peen
one of the difficulties which American
concerns entering the export trade
have had to encounter-to And suita-
bly, trained men to travel abroad, to
make up the stan of foreign Office
or branch establishment, or to handle
the export end of a business in this
country. While the United States was
not alone in this state of unprepared-
ness for foreign trade, this nation
has been and still is culpabiy behind
its principal competitors at a time
when the demands upon American
commerce are limited only by the ia
cilities and man power of this coun
try to deliver the goods.
Impetus to foreign trade education
has been given in high schools of
commerce. colleges. collegiate schools
of business, the Y. M. c. A. schools, in
district agencies. in correspondence
school courses. Encouragement to the
movement is being lent by the Nation
al Foreign Trade Council, the Cham
Der of Commerce OF the United States,
the American Manufacturers Export
Association National Association of
Manufacturers. the Philadelphia Com
merctal Museum, the Boston Chamber
Of Commerce, the New York Mer-
chants Association, the Philadelphia
Association of Commerce, the San
Francisco Chamber of Commerce and
scores of other similarly representa-
tive big business interests.
Resolutions adopted by the recon-
struction Congress recently held at At
lantic City show
Success Through ed the general zeal
of business inter-
Full Accord. ests throughout
the country in recognizing the i'm
education, as follows:
an the larger opportunities which
are to be opened to American business
men to play a part in the International
commerce of the world the need Will
be felt for more men who are trained
to a knowledge and understanding OF
the language, the business methods
and the habits of thought OF Ioreigh
lands. Complete success can only come
to those who succeed in putting them
selves into full accord and sympathy
with the people with whom they are
to deal.
wye urse upon our industrials that
thew take steps to provide opportuni-
ties to Young men to obtain an eou-
cation in the practices of overseas
commerce and finance ana IN the prdc-
teal use of foreign languages.
1--WE call the attention or the va
rious departments of government and
of educators to the Importance or
this matter and ask that special ef-
forts be made to supplement valuable
work already done and to open up
every facility to the furtherance OF
successful prosecution OF THIS eouca-
tional work"
DR.. p. P. Claxton. United States
commissioner of education, issued
similar rallyinE cry and chatienge 70
the educational FORCES OF this coun
try. He said: 1--WE are now becoming
conscious of the fact that our diplo-
matte and consular representatives
need a specific kind OF knowledge ana
a definite sort Of training. Things tnat
are happening on the other side of
the water are changing the center of
gravity of the world. Instead or com
ing to us gradually and in way that
would have made it easier for US to
respond, responsibility OF leadership
il coming upon US with rush.
ESTABLISHMENT of adequate courses
of instruction on foreign relations.
through the corporation OF govern
ment, business and education, mas also
been urged by such notable authorl-
ties as DR.. Glenn l.. Swiggett. spe-
cialist in commercial education, bu--
reau Of education: Secretary Lane Of
the Interior Department: Dr. wilbur
]. Carr, director of the consular serv-
ice and Breckenridge Long, assist
ant secretary Of state.
The federal board of vocational ed
ucatfon has been actively cooper
ating in q general
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