The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-22
US. Embassyin
London May Get
New Quarters
Plans Under Way to Con.
solidate All Diplomatic
Offices Under
One Roof.


are under way to bring under one
roof all the branches OF the American
diplomatic and consular offices In
London. now scattered over miles of
territory.
The plans nre tentative. pending
the passage OF the bill now before
congress which provides for sort
II consolidation Of all tho diplomatic
and consular services under one head.
ing. 10 be known MS the foreign serv.
Ices Of the United States.
Even II the bill is not passed, how.
ever. II In hoped 20 coordinate the
London offices, although this may re-
qulre special legislation. The main
idea OF the scheme Ii 10 reduce over.
bend expenses.
II In pointed out. for instance. that
the Ambassadors home Il In Princes
Gate. the embassy at Grosyenor Gar.
dens, the consulate In Cavendish
Square and the treasury In the Hay.
market, each Of which is more than
two miles from any Of the others.
This requires an endless amount Of
work for messengers. besides extra
expenses for the upkeep OF the sep
aratc establishments.
Domestics Leave.
Hundreds Of domestic servants OF
both sexes have gone TO America In
the last six months as tho result OF
scarcity ~ ready cash among the
first families Of England. Many old
families are unable. TO keep their for
mer large household stats and are
moving into flats or smaller houses
~ reduce their expenseg.
Many servants have been with GER
tain families practically since they
we're born, have now been turned out
and are looking for places Some
are willing to go any place In the
world. preferably America, Mt small
wages open In comparison with the
wages here, which average one pound
sterling weekly for women and two
pounds for men.
Americans visiting London are be.
sleged by domestics DESTROYS OF re-
turning with them.
British Free Masons are consider
ing building n new central hail on
the finest site in London-Adelphi
Terrace, overlooking the Thames. The
Masonic headquarters for more than
q century have been In an unpreten
tlous building on KINGS Way. near
covent Garden. The Masons have ac-
cpmulated n large building fund,
Many OF the members are urging that
the new hall be placed on the old site. |
for sentimental reasons. II they buy |
the Adelphi Terrace plot, they will |
evict the famous Savage club, George
Bernard Shaw and Sir James Barrie.
Drink Problem Acute.
Liverpool business men are excited |
over the drink problem In west Africa, /
following charges that liquor Is being |
shipped from their city to the natives
At a meeting held this week, a
resolution was unanimously adopted,
calling for abolition Of the traffic. The
chairman, Alexander Guthrie, said he
must protest strongly II 1t was
proved, as alleged, that Liverpool
merchants are involved.
Statistics quoted at the meeting
showed that from 1901 to 1913 this |
country sent 42,s53,71s gallons OF !
spirits to the west African colonies, |
and the general trade OF the colonies
was valued at f147 100000, while dur
ing the next seven years. from 1914 to
1920. only 16 900 900 gallons Of spirits
were sent and the general trade rose /
to f274,00O 900. This indicated. 1t Is !
argued, the consumption OF spirits |
curtailed the purchasing power of the
natives.
Too Many Teachers.
The teaching profession In England.
unlike that In America. Is becoming
drastically overcrowded, according to
estimates Just published, showing sew.
etal thousand teachers to be without
employment.
Commenting on the situation, Sir
james Yoxall, general secretary of the
national union OF teachers. declared:
This il the inevitable result OF the
so-called economy resolutions OF the
Geddes committee. These included
larger classes and fewer teachers. The
result is that the profession is badly
ov,rcrowded. and several thousand
ere unemployed.
This development reveals big
waste OF public money. Many teach
ers were induced by Bursaries-paid
for out OF the public funds-to leave
the secondary for the primary
schools. New all that money is
wasted, for the teachers are out Of
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