YOUNGER CONSULS

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13934, 12 July 1919, Page 4

YOUNGER CONSULS

SCHEME FOR >lORE VIGOUR ALL ROUND. ; The British Pa.vlianionib will shortly ba asked" toi sancitdooi a scheme- for a root and branch l^iOTganisaitobin of the ,■ Bt ilrish Coiwsuiair Servicei. If the plaai« of/ tiho now Overiseais Departanent- of the Board of Trade do noib misciairry the service will conisusib of a large . Biuimibeir' of young 1 and thoroughly tmdiiied meoi working uinder ithe diTectiora of an effioient horn© stall. Tha ie ■you-rig mien wiE im thei first place hvt'.vfl a sonind general educaftiibn amd wi'U haive to (pass an examdn'ijition to .prove it. They will then be given a special iliwo years' training! art' ai uniiver • sity in Landon <«" one of the p/oivindiai oMes, after which they must pa s«i anoitheij.' examiniaition 1. Then they v? ill' be expected to help in, the f:ale ol Britiish goiods abroad and also to give, advice' on; the beab meianiSi tlo develoip Br'tn'-sh eniben-pri'S® im the couinitai.es to which they air© senib. Their© wall be an Imip'en'iail end to the scheme and camdlidaiteis will be able to> einlteir direcit, fromi the ®elf-gic»veirning dominiionis. Business niem who hay been, cionsnjlted are niot in favour of tiaikiiai,g; the candidates! from . oammeircdiail homseg, buib iniS»i<gt> om the importaiace of h&vkitg yomng 1 mien specnally . trainee! . .iu«b as the; new techmcal exip&rtis in the engwnieeiranig 1, chern.ical, a.nd tiexldle trades are tra.in.ed. Men of this tlvpe, who build sipeciial knowledwie \vpxm a broad foundation hiaive been •lian'g'fily HeapqinisiLble for the'sue-' crag of Gea-lmiain.y and (the Uniifed Pihn.t«s in trade eixpansd'on- The new '"'twul'e: will g'eit bobber pay and ■ ;a.l-. v ■'"■■?rcen tbain the <oM, amd much m:r>re be expected of theim. The new British Consul will not bei a "rubber stiaTntp" merely eagninig daaumeaits. as in the piaslb, buifc well-informed m«n •sipienlki'inig! tlhie lanigiulage of the conntiry, bnofwiMgt all albicntit. its- hiistory and cusifotmsi amd aible to advisie oai bamkrni" 1. *r*ams.poirt!, and stpecn'al' wJienuew for the export and irrjpwt of pfoo'ds. They will emter the service beitrweeii the ages of 21 amd .2-1,;. and bo ready for junior posatdonß abroad after two years' initensivo ifartatmftig at Home. They will retire a* ©0.