The Washington herald., 1922-02-23
FOREIGN TRADE
WORK FAVORED
BY COMMITTEE
Increase of $340,9O0 in
Appropriation Report
ed to House.

After approving the recommenda-
tions of the subcommittee the
House Appropriations Committee
yesterday reported to the House the
annual Commerce and Labor De-
partments' appropriation bill for
fiscal year 1928.
Increases over current appropria- =
tions for the foreign trade work OF
the Bueau OF Foreign and Domestic
Commerce amounted TO s3O4 800. Be
cause Of the pressure brought 10
bear by commercial organizations
and business men. tnis bureau fared
better than most of the other bu-
reaus Of the Department of Com
merce.
Increases over current appropria-
tions were granted the Census Bu-
reau. the Bureau Of Standards and
the Coast and Geodetic Survey. hut
reductions were made in funds for
the Bureau OF Lighthouses, the
Steamboat Inspection Service. Bu-
reau Of Fisheries and the Bureau of
Navigation
Aske Incrcase Of Ss4c,O20.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover
had asked for Increases for the Bu-
reau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce amounting TO S742.o2O. This
request had the approval Of the
Budget Bureau. In view Of the
policy of economy neCessitated by
the effort to avoid the deficit which
would result II the budget recon-
mendations were adopted through
out. officials of the Bureau of For
eiEn and Domestic Commerce are
fairly well satisfied that the COM
mittec increased its funds by as
much <as 100000.
When the bill comes up for con-
sideration on the floor Of the House
today II is expected that no effort
will be made to obtain further in.
creases for the Bureau Of Foreign
ana Domestic Commerce.
May Appeal to senate.
After the bill is passed by the
HOu$e. however. Secretary Hoover
IS likely 10 ask the Senate Commit.
tee on Appropriations to increase
one or two of the funds further As
the bill now stands the fund from
which European activities are pro.
vided for is not as large as officials
of the bureau believe il should be
A moderate increase in this func
probably will be asked.
So far as proposed increases ir
salaries are concerned the appro'
priations committee rejected all ot
them In accordance with a hard anC
fast policy. In the case of statu.
tory positions an effort will b,
made later TO put through a lcgis.
lative authorization independent ri
an appropriation bill increasinE
some of these salaries.
Increases Aid Export Work.
The $3O4.9OO increase granted tn,
Bureau of Foreign and Domesti,
Commerce was made up of Sl35.OOj
additional for the creation OF ne y
Commo 1ity divisions in connection
with the promotion Of export indus
tries. S7O,65O additional for the pro.
motion of commerce with Central and
South America. S54.1O0 additional
for the promotion of foreign and
domestic commerce. including trade
commissioners in Europe and ac'
tivities in the United States: $29,0Gt
additional for commercial attaches
and $l6,l5O additional for the pro,
motion Of commerce with the Far
East.
The specific new activities which
will be made possible by the in
creased appropriation are the fol
lowing:
Creation of nine new commodity
divisions in addition to fourteen
which were established during tn;
past year.
Adds Commercial Attaches.
Establishment of new commercial
attache Offices at Stockholm am
Havana, thus increasing the num-
her of commercial attaches fror
thirteen to fifteen, and the ap'
pointment of additional clerks al
London, Paris and Copenhagen.
Establishment ef new trade com.
missioner Offices in Russia. Athens
Canada, Cuba, Columbia, Uruguay
Venezuela, Delhi, Canton and Bonn
bay.
Appropriations are provided in
the bill for various funds OF the
bureau as follows:
Salaries of bureau officials and
employees In Washington-The bill
appropriates S232.51o, the same as
curing the current year, but sls.-
$50 less than the sum OF s25l.3So
requested.
Increase OF $4,000.
Commercial attachCs-The bill ap.
propriates 100000. which Is an In
crease of s2s,OuO over the currSn;
appropriation OF sl71 900. bit $500