Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-26
DIPLOMATIC EXPANSION
Urged ON CONGRESS
Commercial Interests Demand Bet.
ter Representation and
More pny.
MEETS WITH GENERAL FAVOR
change WIN Aid Greatly In he
,ciopmcnt of Foreign
Trade,

,StiINGTON, Jan. Eff tho
,....,,.,.pJntiona ,b,, ,..,.,,
I"N'hs "n" 'ho ottle'aIs or tho
tih'r department have made 10 con.
rrcs are put into tho form of lcri.
no.E tho America, ,na,
r,pf.yrutatiyes In for.i,,, ,ai,' ~"
u.I he moro numsro,,. 49, .rlrH
engaged in this vork ali, , ",'n
naid A rough canvass o., [
iou.sa OF conr,.ss ,nJlr,,o.
majority OF democratic nm, ron,t.,t
r,rs alike arc In t,,., ,F"Nu
p,rs,.g OF m, sta,e d.n,,,,. =" w." "S
dIl.umltlr and connilar ,,nr.sor,,
uo, abroad AZ ,ha, n. a.. 80,
prDductiye nation I'M tho unrr, 80
Iur,I States viii r.celNo a. ,,,
maj, share OF tr,d. 80 ur,,os 's',, ~,
mot on'y will the nroposc, n,nars,o,' ,i,"'
Of ne state depariment MIA Amcr,r,,,'
business in developlng foreiyn ,,,Jc
but that n also viii encou,nya ,hc
"rnod Will" which 4. ,.sartiG
nermanent trns, wi,h otho. ,a,t.,.
This oxn,nslon N nnnroves n,.
congress uIil no ,bc vrc,t.., A, ,h,,
,,eruiIvc depa Nment Jurin. ,ho ht.
tory ~ the country /, wlIl re,,
~. estphlIshmen, of new i,.a,to,.
a large inrrense I'm ,hr ,,,n,her 90
-enr.sentntIycs attache, 90 t,,t,c,
states foreign offlccs and hi,h,r az.
ARC. for PRACTICABLE plI those an.
rarrd In state denertm.n, work
ah.otd
There IL little douh, TIM, IN. ,tr
,rhodvlng these Observation-Disclosures
will he reported and pl,re1 b.,orc
tho house within n few weeks I, "a
tpnvn thai N maIorItv NJ tho hc,.c
committee ON foreign af,nirs loot
uron most OF tho recommendation.
favor.hIy.
Salaries in tho cons,,or .cryice
under tho proposed cxpnnsion nlen
Will tncrcnse from las v.or's to,,i
W ,i.eOS 200 10 o7i soo FOE Tho
fiscal wear 1870 Fmployment OF "A
i,pe puuber ~ "erorcA,Ic ,s.t.,
ants who will he attached 10 All
embassies ana lepstIons nnd viii rm-
ce.VH salaries OF not more than az non
each ls one az Tho newly made aup.
ros'ions The duty OF these acono,nic
sssls,aais viii he 20 assemble trade
statistics and trade information q,
value 10 this country. This work is
somewhat similar Ia that OF the com
mcrclai attaches nov under The de-
nar'ment ~ commerce. There IL n
strong contention. especlally in the
house. tha, those commercial AT.
tarhes should be connected with the
state department inst cad OF the de
par'mcn, ~ commerce. and II ~
known that Secretary Lansing favors.
such a plan
Among the other recommendations
made which indicate tho extent OF
'hc proposed expansion, is one ask
ING an appropriation ~ 1858 0On for
clerk hire nj embassies and icgn-
'lons. tho early appropriation Tor
hits service before the war helng only
ahou, 1900. 600 Another request IL
that tho appropriation for clerical
assistance NJ consulntes he inrreared
from 1900 on0 vcar before the war
10 ~ 200 600 Just four times NJ
much
tntil now tho secretaries have rc
eelyed salaries NJ from 81 900 10
g. o0O a year ana only men of wealth
have been able 20 accent the an
rointmcnta ~ In suggested that the
secretaries and diplomatic corps
should be graded from s. 200 20
- o0O year - II emphasized nv
officials under VWSecrc'arv Lansing