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Report On The Organization Of The State Department, August 20, 1910, Charles De Lane Hine
Report On The Organization Of The State Department, August 20, 1910, Charles De Lane Hine
Organization of the State Department
The document is a carbon copy of a typed preliminary report from Charles de Lane Hine to the President concerning the current and planned reorganization of the State Department. He discusses the organization from a business perspective, positing that the Government and its branches are less efficient, but in many ways more accomplished at maintaining policies and effects. He also emphasizes the need for change as the idea of the Secretary of State as a Prime Minister figure has changed since the conception of the post. In addition, to improve efficiency and effectiveness, the report states that there should be …
Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To William Howard Taft, February 22, 1910, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson
Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To William Howard Taft, February 22, 1910, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson
Organization of the State Department
The document is a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to President William Howard Taft concerning the responsibilities of the State Department in diplomatic education and international activities. It speaks to the effort the State Department goes to in interacting with journalists to be informative and to combat accusations of party prejudice. In addition, it explains the State Department's role in international endeavors and explains that other Departments must also do their part when those efforts fall into their field of expertise.