New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-03

influences are so potent as social influences "hci
combined as in Lord Duherin's case, with genuine
| ability: and none can, as in some other cases
| so entirely replace or make good any dehcIe"c9
| In real diplomatic capacity.
| what struck people at first saws reasonable
| French commentator on this matter, was Lo'u
| Dufrcrin's clearly settled purpose TO make III
! Hotel the rendezvous of the lest Partisan society
| and of the political world The Ambassador ana
| the Aubassadrcss receive freely they are always
! ready TO drive out They are TO be seen az the
Presidency at the Ministries. in the dra"inG-foois
| Of the nobility You might say they had resolN I"
30 win over TO England by their exquisite poii,e-
| ness the capital of France and France herself
At first, people pleased with this spec'ac'e'
now they begin TO be concerned.
Every word have said about Paris Is Jnst rs
true about any other European capital: in some
rcspects even truer II is true Of London OF
Berlin of Vienna, Of Rome. Of st. Petersburg
Any European Power which cares to have It's
business well done sends an Ambassador VINO
knows how to apply these social influences IL
may not always but II does rs rule, ana every
Foreign Minister and every Sovereign Is aware
that if social qualities are lacking to his All
bassador he must have other very rare qtant'es
70 make I'D for them. The social opportunities
are in any case, provided permanent Ehioae9s
on O great scale: a permanent salary correspo"o
ing to the house and the way in when II -
meant TO be kept up. permanent sian c"p'o',
of administering this great esta bDshmeht' anu
40 on. The United States alone among the great
Powers nursues the frugal policy. we sen' h'
Ambassador We provide no Embassy. we pay
no salary sufficient 10 enable even the Minister
va do send 70 live as other Ministers live: we
have an inadequate and Otter incompetent stan
incompetent because II Is so often changed before
IL has learned it's business.
II does happen sometimes thst an Ah'Iic'"
Minister has the social position ne ought 10 ha'e
abroad, and makes his Legation social req,
dezyons If so. he does it ont of his personal
resources: never ont Of the full treasury u U''o
nation The nation eets what II does not pay
for The nation one OF the richest in the "orio'
seems willing to allow its representative I" pay
IN bouse-rent more than his whole salary comes
TO- There seem to Ike Americans who thihK 'H'e
consistent with the dignity Of the American
nation. II does worse than this fur II allows i'S
Minister who has not wealth Of his own 10 HNe
meanly: 70 bring by fault OF his OWL sohe
contempt on his country; and TO tnHnsacO iS uu't
news with his hands lied The resources winch
his opponents enjoy are denied to MIN inc p'Si-
ness Of bis Government suffers but the spfiu oil Ill
intolerant parsimony Is grained. lie ha'ro"
view prevails Negotiations are prolonged; ii
they succeed il is in spite of Obstacles which this
spirit of parsimony puts in their way II they
fail. IL is because the Chinese idea Is uppermost
IN certain parts OF America, and because there
arc voters who intelligent in domestic concerns,
are stupid in foreign affairs md will not see that
q policy of wise hbcrality is both economical and
honorable Therefore it is that l say this foolish
French cutlery about Lord Dunerin is a lesson
to us II Is testimony to the immeasnrabe
value of the very position and influence which
America withholds from her representatives
abroad Il. w. -