The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-04
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Washington, Dec. 4.-(UP).- Secretary of State Stimson has as- sembled the largest secretariat of high ranking officials ever grouped around one cabinet officer in time of peace.
 He has one under-secretary, four assistant secretaries, a special assistant to the secretary, a private secretary, an official secretary, an administrative assistant and 8 mili- tary aid. Only one other depart ment has an under-secretary, It being the treasury. Two assistant secretaries is the most any other cabinet officer can boast.
 Lawyers dominate this official family. Stimson himself is a law yer. as are Harvey Bundy and James Grafton Rogers, two of the four assistant secretaries. The un- der-secretary, William R. Castle, is a college professor. Of the re- maining two assistant secretaries, one, Francis White, is a "career dipiomat"-a man who started out to be a diplomat and has made it his profession. Assistant Secre- tary Wilbur J. Carr started as a clerk in the department and has worked his way up.
 These men preside over an in- teresting place. There isn't a nook in any corner of the world that may not be the center of their at- tention tomorrow. Tucked away in the archives in their charge is the story of this country's rise from a group of colonies to the worlds leading power.
 Speaking of archives, there is something mysterious about the werd. One pictures great vaults, barred iron doors and strong boxes filled with international se- crets. As a matter of fact the ar- chives are principally a row of hl- ing cabinets such as may be found in any office. They are kept in the basement of the state department building.
 For some reason the archives are of two divisions. The first con- tains everything from the begin. nings of the country to 1906. ana are in charge of the historical ad- wiser. The second division is made up of matters developing since 1906, and are in charge of the die vision of communications and rec ords. These are regarded as "re- C6uI ukG6s dQCA6 uStOo besSh A SAAA 1908 are considered history"
 Ancient treaties in the historical section furnish fascinating reading. There is one there negotiated with Tripoli by Captain Richard O'Brien an early American sea-rover, in 1796. Tn the English version of this treaty article II reads:
 "The government of the United States of America was not in any way founded on the Christian reli- gion."
 The assertion might have been explained as a sop to the Moham- medan Tripohtans were 1t not for the fact that the Arabic text, of which the English text is supposed ly a translation, does not contain any such statement. The sentence seems to have been an invention of the translator, but it was ratified by congress in that form.
 Then there is the "deed" trans- ferring Louisiana territory from France to the United states for $15,000,000. It bears the massive metal seal of Napoleon-as big as stove lid.
 The government publishes treat ies and correspondence with other governments in an annual series called Foreign Relations of the United States" Hunter Miller, in- ternational lawyer, is editor.
 Publication is IS years behind. The next issue due from the press is for the year 1918. Much of the correspondence, however, never is made public. Other governments won't consent.