Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-19
DAILY POST INTELLIGENcER
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Nov that q Democrats hriaadssf Alin-
isssrs Plsniposenaiary and EnVOyErirs :
ordinary, Minister'S Resident and O'o@f
dsu,onasse representatives with abssrd-
lv hIeh- forn titles. are invading kn-
rope from tsie United States 70 take We
place Of Republican brigade "nhn y
on ita way home, il Ia not s1r1oas HnAs
the pespIe are asking WHISTLER S1f dap'o.
ua.ie ssrvsce u w0rth shs anount o.
,noney which il snrasIlJ expended -
its maintenance, whisti IL about BAH .
million d ,lIars. That u not gl'eAa
sum, indeed. IL any COED Is 70 oe oe-
rived from rs exrs0ditare. but u u nos
svideu. that the presence OF United
sta.ss lee cations In foreign .eo0iasE1''a Is
an advantage 70 any save the feri1-
nate politicians Who ars sent into hon
o.ble resiremerf al the Nations en-
psnss.
Az the time oIlr diplomatic sersioe
Gas established. u was an ansienisoae
n.e~ssity. Decentralization bsss'een
America and Eursps vas slow and On
serssin. Questions ipiRkt arise "eiso
rsouIrsA inImeaii.te attention. To oesa
wish such IL was necessary that there
shoald be in the capitals Of Europe per
ANS Who could speak auihorhtativeiy
for the American Government. II an
American aisizsn we're uDiustly thrown
into Spanish InisOn, Il was well 70
have Minister In Madrid, who naRn'
make an immediate and energetic pro-
test. Otberviss tho prisoner would Be
likely 70 Ianguist for many months be
fore the government AZ home Was a'Ears
Of bis plight, and many months more
before Protest could reach Ma'ir.d'
Further, We had ut that tine many deli
cate questions psndinR with foreign
powers. France and Spain owned ter
ritory on our sSouthern and Western
borders; our Northern boundary Wa
"a defined and disputed; and The United
States had yet 10 assert its Eight to
pIses In the family Of Nations
Nov, however, Il IL different Com
munscsiion between Washington ant
any city Of Rarepe h almost tnstinta
neous. Let Al American citizsn b
treated sninstiy In Lendsn, and within
half day q protest sould arrive from
Washington, which would be Just q
sffsssiye, even II NOT 10 formally word
ed, a. any Stats pslpsr that couha b.
drawn 40 By . Lowell and PAelp
combined. Thete ars no defeats ne
sotiasions pending between tha govern
meat of the Ufited States and that o
any ether nation Oar boundaries ar
ssttisd and wsii defined, aud We hav'
no desire 10 eitsnd them. Should
serious question arise, the PreAiden
could appoint 10 oondnct the neilosia
tions special agent, who could Arriv
at any OF the European capitals within
fortnight Of his appointment.
The necessity Of sonsuis and cDnsu
lsr agents al important points ID, o
eourse. nnquestioned. Their duty, hos
ever, should be confined 10 gsners
supervision Of American trade an
shipping interests in the districts I
which thsy are accredited. They nee
not be regarded a. In any sense diplc
matic representatives Of tho Unite
States. Oar diplomatic establishment
~ ~ nov szssts 10 sambosso-ae, Ota,oiet
and unnecessary. II would have bee
abolished long sRs, xsre u not tina. a
most every member Of Congress hops
10 And refuge in foreign land whe
his constituents make known their viii
inansss 70 dispense with his services.
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