The Washington herald., 1921-01-25
AGGREGATE sum
LESS THAN THAT
OF CURRENT YEAR
China's Legation Raised
To Rank of Embassy;
Others Lowered.

Estimates of amounts required
Tor the American foreign service
were slashed by the House Appro-
prtations Committee in reporting
out the diplomatic and consular bill
yesterday. The appropriations car
ried are for the fiscal year begin
ming July |.
The aggregate Of SS,534,
provided in the bill is s3,44O,195,l5
less than requested by the State
Department and nearly s1.OOO,OOO
under the appropriation for the cur
rent year.
China Raised to Embassy.
The appropriation for salaries Of
ambassadors and ministers is re-
duced by s22,5OO. as compared with
the estimates. The legation in China
IS elevated to an embassy, giving
the diplomatic representative there
the rank of ambassador instead of
minister. The ambassadors salary
is Sl7,5OO a year.
The former embassy in Austria Is
reduced to a legation, and a lega-
tion in Hungary also provided for,
with salaries for ministers to each
untry. The Turkish embassy like
wise is reduced to a legation.
\ total OF 100000 is carried for
expenses Of enforcing the passport
control act. This Is 100000 more
than appropriated for this purpose
during the current year. The com
mittee report declares the tide OF
immigration now amounts to IOO,-
900 year and this increased burden
upon the passport division renders
necessary the larger Appropriation.
Commenting on the bill, Repre-
sentative Rogers, of Massachusetts,
chairman of the subcommittee
which framed thu measure. said:
Sought Drastic Reduction.
The problem of the committed
was to reduce the departmental es-
Inmates as drastiCally as the pres
ent demands for economy make i'm
perative. without Crippling the very
important functions OF our foreign
service.
1T seems reasonable and newt,
able that our foreign service ap'
prOpriatiOns shoUId be reduced ms
terially below the amounts avail
able during the years of specia
stress. The bill has been made VI
on this theory and shows a reduc'
tion of something like 25 per cent
as compared with the war years"
Service Pays own Way.
1T should be borne in mind tha'
the foreign service more than pay:
its own way The amount recon-
mended in this bill is about SS,5OO,'
! 900. The estimated receipts for 1872:
4 are s9.SO5,OO for passports, $1,000,
900. for visas, $1,000, 900; for in
voices, $500, 900: for land Certih'
Gates. $4,000; for bills Of health
S65. 900. and for miscellaneous fees
$500 900.
The appropriation OF 100000 for
passport control work, leaving aside
the protection afforded to the United
States from undesirable immigrants
may be regarded as payment for ar
agency which will bring into the
United States some s7,OOO,ooO il
fees"
Following are the principal items
recommended for 1922. as compared
with regular and deficiency appro'
priations for 1921:
1921 1872
Salaries Of ambaSsadOrS-- k2lO.OuD VI rOO'
Salaries Of miniSterS..... 339, 900 35S, OO'
Salaries Of diplomatic sec
retaries .....-......... 435.I75 $500,
Salaries Of diplomatic
rlerks -......-......... $50. 900 300. .OO'
Salaries OF interpreters. IS 200 300. .OOl
Transport1tiop .......... $4,000 800. .OO'
Bringing criminals home 1000 ZOO
Rescu ng shipwrecked
American seamen....... 400 500
Emergencies in diplomatic
and consular service. 100, 900 .OO'
~,''s lee ,....,........... a,OOo. 500 500. 30,