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Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1929, Page 1

REFORMING THE FOREIGN OFFICES. / Dr. .Jnines I’. Shotwell, the eminent American Professor, whose hook on the Kelogg Pact was reviewed in li Public Opinion ” recently, makes an interestin'' declaration •in..“ , ihe Outlook” of New York. He suggests that as the idea war is more and more eliminated, those who conduct : foreign affairs should he hotter trained lo deal with economic problems. and win, l l, lie uroes with regard to America in this direction surely applies to other countries. Dr. Shotwell says: “ What arc the 1 pacific means of settlement ’ which are to he the alternatives for war 'i 'I hose that we know of now may he grouped as follows: Diplomacy for ordinary-a flairs, and triliunals or institutions ‘for matters that arc more technical or more didicult of settlement. Diplomacy will he increased rather than lessened in an era of international peace hceau.se the increasing contacts of growing business make frontiers less real Ilian in the past and create an ever-growing body of overlapping interests between the citizens of one country and those ol another. Much cif this will he taken over from foreign offices and the State Dcpaitmout into departments of commerce, hut even that will not lessen the sum total of routine political business in the hands of diplomacy. The first duty, therefore', of the State is to improve the quality of service in its 'foreign unices. There is no more pressing nee,l of reform in any branch of government than this. It is the poorest of economy ifor a n'ation to economise in the management of its foreign affairs.”—Dr. .1. T. Shotwell, in the

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