The New York herald., 1920-01-29
STATE DEPARTMENT
ASKS MORE FUNDS
Lansing Calls on Senate for
Liberal Appropriations to
Reorganize Branch.
FOR POLlTlCS.TRADE LINK
Secretary Urges Increase in Diplo-
matte Salaries and Removal of "Arti-
ficial Barriers" to Commerce.
(speciql pespotoh to the Hera1d.l

(Speolal Despatch to the Hcrald.)
3 WASHINGTON. D. c.. Wednesday.--An
appeal has been sent to the Senate by
Robert Lansing, Secretary of State,
urging more liberal appropriations 4
order to reorganize the department. The
communication was sent in response to a
resolution passed by the Senate last octo-
ber. requiring the heads OF various de-
partnents to make special report ~
their work and its needs.
Mr.. Lansing emphasizes the growing
Importance Of diplomacy as the result of
the changes wrought in the world by the
war. and particularly urges the need of y
closer relation between commercial and
political relations. lie suggests also that
artificial barriers to trade be removed,
recalling the address of President Wilson
in which he advocated the virtual aban-
donment Of all tariffs. Mr.. Lansing also
asks that the salaries Of diplomatists be
increased in order to command the SER
vices Of better trained men in both the
diplomatic and consular services.
I'm the extension OF foreign trade
should not be overlooked that the role OF
diplomacy Is almost q preponderant one,
said Mr.. Lansing. Those age- -'es
through which the State Departm ant
undertakes the development Of our
foreign commerce-that is, the diplomatic
and consular service and the office
the foreign advlser--are all integral parts
Of the machinery through which effe It
is given to all general policies relating to
lC:e.gn affairs.
Must Examine Problems.
For that reason it would be difficult to
make specific recommendations for til
separate executive improvement of ;.ay
one OF these related branches without du-
regard to the general adjustment of the
whole. We have reached that stage in
our international relations when 1t ap-
pears opportune, and even necessary. in
lconside.'iug theNbetterment of our govern
mental machinery to examine into the
nature of the problems with which we
find ourselves confronted and toward the
practical solution or which our efforts
should be earnestly directed.
AS result of the war the entire ad-
justment of the world has altered aud
through no design of our own the United
States has come naturally into position
lof economic preponderance.
The machinery of government now pro-
vided for dealing with our foreign reia-
tons is in need of complete repairs and re-.
organization Adequate as IL may have
been when the old order prevailed and the
Affairs of the world were free from the
present perplexities. II has ceased to be
responsive 10 present needs.
American agents in the foreign field
must broaden the scope and intensity the
nature of their work in order that the
State Department may have at its dis
posal. knowledge of the actual facts of
every development or turn of events. Any
degree of conjecture is fraught with the
graves. danger. r"'.1-tt
Chief among the results to be achieved
Is higher coordination OF political and
economic data go that the two may be
considered Jointfy'in their relation to each
other. and utilized on the basis of the re-
suits attained through their linking to-
gether.
ITO the end that these two elements
may be fused and converted to their ap-
propriate uses, the State Department must
be reorgauized so to provide an in
strumentality capable OF performing this
delicate task. Already plans are under
consideration which contemplate higher
order of concentration of material in that
department. AT the present time several
departments are engaged in collecting ma
terial relating to foreign trade. The De-
partment of Commerce disseminates
purely commercial information. whereas
the State Department rarely disseminates
the political informa ton which may have
a direct bearing thereon. ! hope that 1t
may be possible 10 find means OF treating
related subjects concurrently by driving
them to a correct focus In the State De-