The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-12-30

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sum la 81 Peersbargh Furnished houses suitable
ior minister to live n obtained for $2 500 and in
vienna for $500 81 900 year whereas in Lima fur
nsheh apartments 10 be obtained at any price
but 10 De more particular viii refer tho estimates
mode by many of diplomatic agents Of the expense of
'lng IN different foreign capitals given in ia. report Of
ue Secretary of State, made u compliance with a rcsoia
hon OF the senstes calling for nfmaon as TO the expe
aency Of adopting graduated scale of diplomats sala
Doc No. a3l
Great Brlssn.~Mr. Lawrence thinks that The salary of
our minister 70 Great Britain hod be $4,000 Letter to
the Secretary of State dated December To- 1851 Doe No.
90, p ~
fsanes--Mr Rire in his letter dated November a. 1880
i'd PIP O. also pp a. IS after stating that British
ambassador receives annual salary OF 100000 with
large furnished hotel and every three or four years
asks Ought not the minister OF the United States
have an annual allowance Of one-thrd least of that
SUM y &c.
We may therefore coaclude that be Bought the salary of
our representative Paris should be about $4,000 and
he right
Russa.--Mr. Brown In his letter dated February 20,
1852, supposed that minister will ought to have
family here there elsewhere and that could not do
fair Justice 10 the claims Of his mission less than SIz
600 per amman, with the present outs and Unfit 2 and
know Mr. Browns estimate Is perfectly correct I'D
PIP. l5, I6)
Aasfr1a--Nr. McCurdy enclosed to the Secretary of
State in his letter dated Vienna December g. 1881 id
pp 81 22 estimate of the expense of living in the Ans
rian capital, made by Mr. Schwarz, formerly American
consul in Vienna Mr. Schwarz il Austrian and con-
sequenty well acquainted with the subject He thinks the
representative of the United States to that court would
spend $4,000 per annum; $4,000 $4,000 would be
about the mark.
P1n.--Within the last year have been Obliged TO
move the legation from the house occupied when ad-
dressed the letter to the Secretary State dated February
b 1884, id7 pp Al A. 43 Ny then 81 200 per
annum now pay ST. 500 Besides this increase in house
rent the necessary repairs of the house. (which in Lima
are always paid by the tenant furniture gasEx-
turcs &c. have cost At least $4,000 find that
expenses have also been nearly doubled BY my
promotion from the rank Of charge daaires envoy
traordinary. Ipat them down 81 1854 in 1852, when
was charge aafares and many items that afterwards
recolscted were omitted in that statement
This year Is5i) they will probably to little less
than $4,000 including the Sc 900 above mentioned can
then safely that the of the minister at Lima should
be $4,000 or $4,000 annum il to use the words OF
Lord Palmerston in reply to question from Mr. Golden
he would not wish the citizens of the United States "to
reckon him very stingy fellow and abuse him all over
the Union. Mr.. Golden, member Of the Committee
Salaries to Lord Palmerston Do you think that if the
salary OF the British ambassador Paris reduced to
60 00a instead Of fl0,00O, which would be than
double the salary which the American minister gets Eng
alites which they recsive; would they not very
likely be contented they If there fewsr
parties and fewer Invitations to dinner I" Lord Palmer
ston answered HNo; think Hat; think they would
reckon ambassador worry sdnU iallow aud would
abuse him all over Europe" 3D. p.l0)
When in Europe frequently heard citizens Of the Uni
ted States abusing ministers London and Paris for
being une'r and not saowing their countrynnem any aaen
hon = by which they meant that the minister had in
viied them to dinner, to party at the legation.
China--Mr John W. Davis, formerly commissioner
China stated in his letter the Secretary of State dated
February 1852 lid, PIP ls, 49, that minister might
live respectfully yet economically in Canton Macacl
on $4,000 $1,000" fso where is the justice
sity Of giving the minister 10 China $4,000, whilst those
to Peru Turkey and Chill be allowed only Ss,0oO2
assert without fear of contradiction that the expense
of living diplomatic agent in Lima is greater than in
any other capital in the world except perhaps London
and Paris where there are believe year in and year out
from two to three thousand of counymcn either resi-
dent transient
Those who reside at home, have house-rent pay
and who have the produce of their plantations and farms
to resort TO, we'll suppose that the $4,000 allowed
diplomatic agents s sufficient support them in
nay there who believe that they live u luxury
and sendor their posts bnt such have never
shoe on, and therefore do not know where it pinche
can speak knowingly only Of ST. Petersburgh Vienna
and Lima but all capitals dear, and Lima viii vie
with any of them in the cxobtnt prices of houseren and
| the other necessaries of life
Taking onelegaon of the rank with another believe
that the salary allowed present may be fair price for
the labor actually done for the official service actually
rendered but in most il is compensation TO those
employed Many Of the persons send abroad minis
practice at the bar lucrative than the pay
they dpomatsts besides putting themselves to
expense and inconvenience Of breaking up their house.
hold home II is they take office knowingly but
nation has need of the services Of he
least ought refuse them unless for very sub
stantial
Talent cannot be taxed and IL citizen be chosen as
qualified to fill important and responsible diplomatic
post he should paid accordingly He be expect
ed to his country for that viii barely give him
board and clothes But il is the Of service
alone that should be taken into consideration the
which would probably be sufficient to obtain the
ries Of life In foreign country If minister represents
the United States properly, he must do something
He should be placed in situation the civlities
offered him by the ministers and others OF the place in
which he resides and above all 20 show his flowcoun
trymen, whether residents travellers those
and The hospitality which from his position he is in my
opinion bound 10 g5ord and rhich hey hare right
pe BE should do so in respectable though osten-
tatious manner though confess that have yet meet
the citizen Of the United States abroad who complained Of
the umptuous way in which any diplomatic agent OF the
nation lived who not grat6ed IL he him pro-
duce proper effect upon the public by the manner in
which his establishment supported do not hesitate
TO say chat certain appearance in public and occasional
entertainments most necessary II not Indispensable