New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-11
RETRENCHMENT IN THE DIPLOMATIC SER
PICE.
d. LETTER FROM MIR. Y. G.. sQUIER.
Hon j. W. PATTERSON, Of joint Commhee on Reirenn-
'nent on part 2f IRE Sorae Of The United States

a. LETTER FROM MIR. Y. G.. sQUIER.
Hon W. PATTERSON, Of joint ComaiHee on Re,reneh-
'neat on part 2f IRE ScnaLc Of the United suites
SR Feeling keenly the importance OF
great and immediate reduction IN the public e1penui'
lures and an attendant reduction burden OF TAXA
tiOn which is weighing down and paralyzins our enc
prise and industry avail myself Of your invitation "
indicate where think great saving may DO eneotou -
our diplomatic aud consular service without
TO the pno interest and perhaps with some advantage
TO our national rcpaation Few travellers VIII ueny 'o
unAtness which hiss characterized many OF our oipio
matte representatives abroad, especially III 'no S"0'
American Repubcs where to original iack OF quaino"
tOns they often add the vices resulting from H'eHo
and removal from the restraints OF puDhc OPINION az
illustration Of this could mfa cncf n ~ 1vopT Hhep
cnn Rut nv purpose "a rather 70 meet your llqigs
to t cner on this dsagreeabe task and IN DONG thls
h ,ip myself 10 speaking OF countries with when
bave had prfsOua acquaintance more or csS hudtu'
~ tho ministers resident on tins continent theIe aro
fonr supcruous In Central Amerca' the total
of which is only 21OS000, OF which more man na aiS
Indians who never heard OF thc Vnea SI3sHI VI od
America, aud who know nothing OF the OutsTe Mou j
Another third are mixed white and lndan OF lhIIn unu
negro and equally gIps T tnug 0 Nsrga and this
is a sufficient for keeping minister there As
o. noaSt and as steamers py between the Pacific
ports of all of these States OF Central America ute
month ne ite 9pl9mStS g'es' s' single minister
residing in Nicaragua, who shonld Dc a0wda secrety
BY this arrangement the pubic service Su O' s o'
ana the salaries of four resident ministers or S5VV'
saved TO the Treasury. -. ,
Our trade with the United states OF Colombia ana,
above all our Interests at Panama justly " III hcePHs
IN the Mission to that Republic As however. inc aus
lance from to Santa re- the capital Is great ana
the route diihcut-cOmmuncatlo occupying hearIy,
month-and the States Of the Republic are praclca
sovereign and independent, would strongly tecomueu
provision for COnsulGeneral as well rs COhsuI I'LL
Panama. ,..... . .t.. s.. o., =
Bolivia they II possible still lgss There IS pioDany
not single American resident IN ulis savage region
secluded among the AndGs.at ieaSt hoaiu VI h1 h
during my recent visit doubt II hVo 0ut or an the
members Of the Bolivian Congress Tell the United
States be IN North or south America. OF Ne% & VI
Washington the capital OF the country THESE Two SO
called Republics might very well be maze depenutht on
the Legation in Peru twhore we have fnll Mlnisterl'
with UonsulGenera! III Guayaqu the pOrt OF EcuauVr
and in La Paz, the Bolivian capital or ~ Co9ga
its only port ana where we have now t%nse d5
detrnent TO the public service, would save ABOUT so
u year. -, A,on t., have
personal ledge. OF the petty republics around the
drs glance It would appear that Paraguay should be at
tached To the Argentine Republic and Uruguay, since
our material interests there are small Blt lhese ler
ests may be ncreased and Paraguay Is hShting thc
battle OF Americanism against nonarChca ana save
holding Brazil. there may he gOOd pOilcal reasons LOT
keeping up independent diplomatic relations WIN tn"
\ Dictatorship 1890 !,
our being represented In the insignificant states have
| nominal amount of saving that the proposed changes
would effect would he S4j0 per year n great part paid
i'll gOldl less the cost Of rasDg three Cosus W inc RAM
| OF COnSuls General .
Should these changes not DO made and the Bolivian
and EctadOrian Missions attached 10 Peru then the lat
ter mission should be reduced tQ Minister Resident
ship made full mission for personal purpose
some years ago. -s..
10 resume: the United States keeps up four fun mis-
this Continent at cost OF $4,000 year, plus
the salary Of Secretary n each, viz: Mexico Chh Bra
z aud Peru Also twelve Ministers Resident, at $500
wear leach OF which is believe ened TO Secretary,
In the discretion Of the Department or State namely:
Guatemala, San Salvador, Honduras Nicaragua, Costa
Rica. Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador BohVa' Argentine
Republic, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
Their Importance may be estimated RON the following
our trade with them texport ana import Tor the