New Britain herald., 1924-09-26
DREIGN SERVICE
 IS NOW ONE CORPS
tate Department Completely
 OVerhauled for New Law

,ssion of congress. A vast amount of detail work as been required, but now only le step remains--inauguration of ie foreign service training school ithin the department, authorized y the law--to ensure that future merican diplomatic secretaries nd consular officers are well luipped for the jobs to which they re assigned. The first step in the reorganiza. on. effected by executive order as the creation of the foreign srvice personnel board to examine nd report on the character, abl- y, efficiency and general availabil- y of all secretaries In the diplo- Iatic service. consuls-Eeneral, con- lis, vice-consuls of career, consul r assistants, interpreters and stu ent interpreters, The report was ompleted by July 1 and the &C., ial intervening of the consular nd diplomatic services has been in rogress on that basis.
 Take It Out of Politics 4 primary object of the reor- anizstion, ss explained during de- ates in congress on the bill, was to Ike the foreign service out of nlitics so far as possible. The srsonnel board machinery was de- gned to relieve the White House . the task of selecting for appoint lent any foreign service official ycept those ambassa dors and min ters who are not taken from the sreer groups in the state depart fent. There are indications already lat the White House has taken immediate advantage of the relief rus afforded. So far as known, elections for appointment to em- assies, legations and consulates arr eing left entirely to the state de. artment.
 The personal board also regulat'' stirement under the 65-year ag init, pensions being drawn from md built up by retaining pc ,nt from the salaries of all stat apartment personnel. One mem ar of the diplomatic corps and 3l om the consular service already ave beon retired.
 The work of the personnel boarl as by no means ended. Records all officials have to be Continual overhau!ed and kept up to date, diyidual performances studied to stermine In what particu ar feld tch individual IS most proficient, ,ecial qualifications and Limitations corded for future reference. Tn" 3ard has also tke power to rec. 2 nmend dismissal of officials whos9 ficiency rating is low. So far no smissals have occurred, nut som" lenders have teer denoted ard armed that unless improvement is town they will he dropped
 The orsign service school will ,me into full effect after the fall lplomatic exam nations. Success Il candidates will attend courses
 lectures on all aspects of con- liar and diplomatic work, includ- E also It's subtler sides such as the 'ickeries most prevalent abr oad for rading American regulations and btaining passports under false pre- .nses. Actual work in the divi- ons of the state department will fntermixed with the lectures. fter one year of schooling, de- artment officials believe, the stu snts' talents will have shown lemselves early enough to deter line their qualifications for the lplomatic or consular branches.
 Transfer is Allowed
 Under the bill, transfer from one ranch of the service to the other
 allowed, but that practice will ot be usual or frequent, depart tent officials say. The interchange as made possible mainly because .casions arise where the relations the United States with certain ,untries might make the presence a diplomat, rather than a consul ivlsable, though no ambassador or linister is formally accredited to rctect American interests in that afticular place.
 Expense allowance for ambassa- CTS and ministers are contemplat- l in the till, and to estimate these spenses the state department is 3n1pi;ing data as to the minimum 1th which each mission abroad in keep up in proper style. The ssults will be submitted to con- ress next session.
 Department officials describe the. sw plan as already having had irnulating influence on the person. ei.