Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19

his subordtnates knew that he liked
them, understood them and would help
them.
Understanding Of Nature.
Apart from this relation between
Mr.. Castle and young men his under
standing of human nature is of enor-
nous and constant value to him. Some
of the men now carrying on our for
eign relations may deserve the epithet
so frequently heard-"the dancing
boys of the State Department" This
variety of American diplomatist enters
the diplomatic service because he likes
the easy path and regards the enter
tainments Of foreign capitals as the
summum bonum of life. This is the
type which regards an assignment to
Central America, where our Balkans
are actually fermenting, as q bad
post" and is anxious to go into the
field" say in Paris or London, where
dining out and not suppressing revo-
lutions will be his principal concern.
But Castle entered the State Depart
ment as a special assistant and did not
enter the foreign service.
When Congress is in session foreign
relations come prominently into the
foreground. At the State Department
there are rustling and scurrying and
officials asking themselves: What Is
the Senate going to do?"
In such situations it is not enough to
understand the particular treaty or
protocol which Is before the Senate. A
knowledge of the WITNESSES of public
opinion of individual Senators and of
that inclusive term "how the Senate
will act Is indispensable II measure
is to succeed. Especially Is that true
in the United States, where cabinet
ministers are denied the privilege of
the floor and where the contact be-
tween the executive and legislative
branches is comparatively remote.
Mr.. Castle realized the Importance Of
this At his house he entertained not
only the foreign diplomats. but many
Senators and members OF Congress.
He understood them and liked them.
They reciprocated.
When he was giving courses In Eng
lish literature at Harvard Mr.. Castle
always insisted that a study OF litera-
ture was worth nothing unless one
knew the history of the time at which
the literature was written. This was
in conflict with theory OF education
current today which says that all
knowledge can be subdivided and that
a man can study, say. biology Without
a knowledge of chemistry.
Divisibility Of knowledge.
Again we find a parallel between his
earlier and his later life. for the divi-
sion Of Western European affairs evinced
similar theory that all knowledge was
Invisible into labeled pigeonholes. AT
that time the division occupied itself
solely with political questions. What
was legal had to be passed on and
usually drafted by the solicitors ONCE
and what was economic" had to be
drafted or passed on by the ONCE of
the economic adviser. Inasmuch as
there are few, If any. diplomatic ques-
tions which do not involve both eco
nonic and legal considerations, the
messengers In the department were
busy carrying dispatches around from
the various divisions to the solicitors
and the economists ofices. t
The matter should be treated as
whole, Mr. Castle thought, and now a
representative from the economists Of
flce is detailed to each geographical
| division. Maybe a similar step will
some day be taken with regard to the
solicitors ONCE
AS chief of the division Of Western
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