Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03

IN CLASSIFICATION of the en-
~ tire foreign service of the
United States would be ac-
complished under two bills
which are being acted upon in the
House. The bill fathered by Repre-
sentative John J. Rogers of Massa-
chusetts, which reorganizes the dip
Iomatic and consular services was
favorably reported during the week
by the committee on foreign affairs
! and will soon be called up for a vote
in the House. where it is sure to pass.
Another bill. fathered by Representa-
tive Samuel Winslow of Massachu-
setts. chairman of the committee on
/ interstate and foreign commerce, pro-
poses to do for the Department of
Commerce foreign service what the
Rogers bill does for the foreign .serv-
ice of the State Department.
The Winslow bill is supplementary
! TO the Rogers bill, and hearings are
to be held upon it Wednesday and
Thursday next, with all the big COM
mercial and Industrial organizations
Whlch are concerned in foreign trade
supporting il, as well as some of the
great agricultural organizations, es-
associations
The Department of Commerce has
peen building up this foreign service
on an experimental basis for about
ten years. on legislation carried al
most solely in appropriation meas
ureS. The officials of the Department
| of Commerce and of the great foreign
trade and manufacturers sections are
thoroughly convinced that the value
or this service to American business
tnl Il
they are asking Congress to author
lie 1t by substantive law. That would
insure the continuation of the service
on q basis not possible under year
to-Eear appropriations which are an
nually subject to point of order.
Reorganization Made Possible.
Particular emphasis is laid by Rep
iresentative Winslow and the officials
of the Department of Commerce upon
the fact that this measure does not
call for any additional funds, but
Isimply enables the Secretary with au-
thority in organic legislation to re-
organize the service on perma-
nent basis.
The scheme of organization pro-
posed in the Winslow bill is by def
mite salary classification with sala-
RES ranging from $4,000 to $4,000,
for seven classes.
1t is explained that the $4,000 sal
AIRY is intended only for the most i'm
portant posts where the expense of
maintaining the office is eXceptional.
rms Is TO be absolutely a net salary.
with no post or subsistence allow
ance. Without any such allowance
the salary is not as high as salaries
paid in some other branches of the
foreign service where such allow
ances are made.
Among those who might be eligible
Tor such classification are: In Eu-
Icpe-i-ondon. Walter S. Tower. COM
mercial attache; Paris, Chester Iloyd
Jones. commercial attache: Berlin.
charles T.. Herring. commercial at
tache In Latin America-Buenos
ARES; Edward F. Feely, commercial
attache, and Rio de Janefro. William,
L. Schurz, commercial attacbe. In tba
lar eaSt-Peking, Julean Arnold. com
Inerclai attache. and Toxic EIwood
! u. Rabbit, acting commercial at
Thirty-twO Foreign Omces.
The proposed reclassification and
reorganization covers eighty persons
including assistant trade commits
sloners, trade commissioners and com
nerclal attaches. Clerks are not in
cluued. The foreign service of the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce has thirty-two foreign Offices
In addition to those named above arc.
Alexandria, Richard A. Nav. trade
commissioner: Athens, Ray O. Hal,
acting commercial! attache: Batavia
| Jesse +. Van Wicket. trade commits
sloner' Bogota. Carlton jackson
trade commissioner: Brussels. sam
! uel H. Cross, acting commercial al
tache; Bucharest, Louis T.. Van Nor
man. acting commercial attache
Calcutta, James +. Miller, trade com,
missioner: Constantinople, Julian Gill
leSple, trade commissioner; Copen-
| hagen Harry Sorensen. acting com
merclal attache; Habana. Charles A.
i LlVengood, trade commissioner: The
! Hague, Samuel II. Cross. acting com
mercial attache; johannesburg, VIII
liam E. Vaughan. office of trade com
missioner; Lima. William " Pearce,
office of commercial attache; Madrid
Charles H. Cunningham. commercial
attache: Manila. Philippine Islands,
John 4. Fowler. trade commissioner:
Melbourne, J. w. Sanger, trade com
missioner: Mexico City, Alexander V
Dye, commercial attache; Prague II
Lawrence Groves. acting commercial
attache: Riga. Carl j. Mayer, trade
commissioner: Sac Paulo. r. NJ. Con-
nell. trade commissioner; Rome, Henry
c. MacLean, commercial attache: San
tiago. Ralph III. Alderman. CONNER