The gentleman is quite right. and at certain consulates these native clerks are very abusive to the people who come there. their own natives. if you please. This does not represent the spirit of America. and this Is the immigrants first contact with any branch of the American Government. So. Mr. Chairman. I hope rather than retrench. the appr6priation will be increased. We have an increase in the allowance this year. as I have noticed from the hearings. and that is very wise and necessary. Why. Mr. Chairman. I served in the American Consular Service five years. and when I resigned from the service I was so broke that I had to work my way home on a steamer.
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