Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-20
ROGERS BILL REQUIREMENTS

% A LARGE number of foreign service officers are
N staying on IN the hope that the Rogers bill will
afford them relief declared Director Of the Con-
suar Service Wilbur F. Carr. testifying before the
Committee Foreign Affairs of the House the
merits OF the Rogers bill. AT twenty-five
could step out at far higher compensation from
private firms but they will stick in long
as they without too sacrifice" he continued
Mr. Carr stated that the IN the foreign
not interested primarily in the question more
pensaton but they do want some that when
they have become superannuated they will not
thrown out and left TO the mercy OF outrageous cir
cumstance.
Congressman Temple of Pennsylvania stated he had
discovered while touring Germany that the
American more interested in the retire.
ment provision OF the Rogers bill than In any other
portion OF It, and Chairman Porter said that he had
found Identical sentiment during trip abroad
We are the only nation which makes provision
our superannuaed foreign service officers lnterjeoted
Mr. Carr who emphasized the justice OF the retirement
provision by pointing the fact that the army navy
officers retired three-quarters pay at the end OF
thirty years service and this without contribution from
their salaries. contemplated IN the Rogers bill
retirement OF diplomatic and consular officers.
The Rogers bill makes provision for retirement pay
to these officers ranging from maximum 81 500 10
a minimum Of 1875 per annum. according length Of
service and salary received the time retirement
This fund is to be kept up by initial Congressional
appropriation OF $4,000 and thereafter by conribu-
tions from the salaries OF the ncumbents OF per cent
This is expected TO take the situation without
expense 10 the until 1885, when an sppro-
pratlon will be necessary make up the deficit IN
1857 the peak appropriation be necessary huge
sum is made available by Congress annually 20 provide
for retired OF army and navy officers but as yet
nothing has been the foreign service officer
who is first line defense under nationally ap-
proved policy Of exhaustng the resources diplomacy
before resort Just how vindicate a policy
which makes diplomatic consular officers contrib
ute their retirement fund while other branches
do not would be dificult foreign service men
are willing to let it go at that.
Mr.. Carr gave a very illuminating address on
foreign service comparing with foreign services
other nations particularly Great Britain whose con-
iuls are paid considerably more than because
IF the fact that they given representation allow
lnces for travel. moderate amount OF entertainment
o meet extraordinary expenses, etc, all which, in
he OF men, OF their ID
pockets. II they at ALL These representation al
owanees would OF particular value in such parts Of
he world Canada Australia, india South Africa etc.
lave embassies legations Certainly no American
where commercial matters loom large but where S
business house would think OF sending representa-
ives abroad to dig down In their pockets
rdlnary expenditures arising. =
Interest in the Rogers bill growing stronger daily
nd unless flbuster should jam legislation 1t
I've feat the part Of the Republican party