Show TRADE SUPREMACY OF OFUS U. U S. S WAR GAIN Secretary Lansing Declares Country Has Economic Preponderance oJ v t. a W Jan 29 23 Tho rho ho United States S Secretary Lansing deI declared de do- dared today In a a. report to the senate I has come as a a. result of th the war anc and through no self effort into a position of economic preponderance quite comparable com com- parable to that which was vas coveted by Germany and she sought ough to at attaIn attain attain at- at tain by means of ot aggression and force The report which was in res response onse to a a. senate resolution inquiring inquiring- of the heads of the several departments the steps taken to pr promote mote the for foreign trade of the United States expressed the belief of Mr Lansing that the state department especially that portion devoted de de- devoted de voted to trade problems must be com- com reorganized The European wa war warr came upon upon the United States in 1914 said Mr Lansing Lansing Lansing Lan Lan- sing as a surprise chiefly because its department of state through inadequate inadequate quate equipment had been unable to gather Information and interpret it Ina in ina ina a manner which would reveal the hidden hidden hid hid- den purposes purposes' by which hostilities were were precipitated Possibly no blame ca cabe can be imputed to this government for this laxity In view of the general confidence in t the e supremacy of international Justice justice justice Jus jus- tice but today toda after the experiences es through which We hav have e passed no reasonable reasonable reasonable rea rea- effort must be spared to make a. a a a. similar surprise impossible in the future Asserting that diplomacy macy and nd trade promotion more than ever will wUl go hand handIn In hand aa as a a. result of the thear war ar the secretary expresses the opinion that the time has now arrived to to establish a a. unity of command in the matter mattei of foreign trade Mr adds that while there may be no duplication of work se several governmental agencies are are operating at present in the same domain of foreign tr trade de One of the principal recommendations recommendations recommendations made to the senate in the report is that the diplomatic and co cons consular War services ser- ser ices vices be brought closer r together and given ghon an n interchangeable character ta ter Another is that a a. means ns e provided for r promotion of consuls general and diplomatic secre secretaries ries to th the grade of minister t r Y obtaining ng the p e services services ser ser services vices of trained men L I I I I I BUZZ OFF IS IS i NAME HE IS GIVEN I EN ENI J. J LONDON Jan Jan 2 29 W Sir William Su Sutherland Suther- Suther land M oM P r. one of Lloyd Georgea secre seere- secretaries Cre t tells tell of an n amu amusing experience he ho had in Budapest He was very ery perturbed as lo to hoW hour to get aw away a Bela KUn and the Bolshevists were In slon of ot th the city pad and lie he could 10 set a passport or t other o her f facilities l 1 tI ties So he went and sat sit 4 In a tr train t t g to luck to escape Very soon Bolshevists approached the carriage and spoke to him put but ut he made mado signs that he Tic did not understand They went awa away and brought back some high officials official and be he was Interrogated again This time he felt himself growing pettish pettish pettish pet pet- tish and remarked heatedly O 0 0 buzz off Buzz off These words created d a a. great impression l sion slon were made a a. notice put on the window and the carriage door was locked with the Englishman alone Inside The train moved off oft At the next station he opened the window window win win- dow and found that the notice read This compartment ment is reserved win win-I for Count |