New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-29
NJ. PATENOTRE TO GET THE EMBASSY.
WHETHER HIS CREDENTIALS COME FIRST OF
NOT, SIR JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE WILL


NOT, SIR JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE WILL
BE THE SENIOR.
Washington. March os tspccial-M. J. Pa.enotrc.
the French Minister. received dispatch from his
Government yesterday according to which he will
be appointed the first ambassador OF the French
Republic to the United States. Thc fact that the
legation here had been iaised to the rank Of an
embassy WAS announced day or two ago. hut it
was not known until to-day that VI. Patcnotre would
be permitted to remain here and represent his
Government in the higher office inst created. The
credentials Of VI. PatenOrc may arrive on tho same
day rs those OF sir Julian Pauncefote who was
raised on Friday to the rank OF ambassador. But
even II they do and delivered TO the state De
partment earlier than those of Sir julian. they Will
not be permitted to interfere with the promotion OF
the latter 10 the head OF the diplomatic corps in
Washington The State Department will recognize
Sir Julian as the representative OF the Government
which first indicated its Willingness to send an am
rassador to this country and for all practical purposes
admits his credentials ms having already been nicd.
The learned discussions which have within the last
few DAYS appeared In the public prints regarding the
privileges OF an ambassador over those 81 an envoy
extraordinary though curious and marked by rare
INGENUITY have little practical value. 1t has been
insisted upon time and again that now that Sir
Julian Pauncefote Is an ambassador he Will have the
right to ignore the State Department and treat With
the President directly. Technically This Is true'
but II Is more than doubtful whether Sir Julian OF
any other ambas will find 1t either prudent or
convenient to pursue such "A course. Nearly
quarter Of a century has elapsed since this socallcd
right, was exercised by ambassador, and with
the result OF precptatng one OF the most disastrous
and bloody wars OF modern times. II Is not at all
likely with a recoec Ion Of the results OF the Inter
view which Benedetu insisted upon having with
Emperor william the promenade at Ems In 1870,
that an will IN these days, and especially
| tn d.nl vi this Government without the
| intervention Of the state Department
There Is an equally false notion regarding the
nature Of the representation devolving upon an am
basador 1t has repeatedly been asserted within the
last few days that ambassador represents In the
first place. his sovereign, and In the second only his
government. This is not entirely correct, for the
simple reason that Republics like France, Tor IN
stance send amts,ssad ms abroad; those .oMcal' ;,
however. never thinking Of setting up the claim mat
they represent NJ. Iarnot personally or he Ireslaeh'
of The iiepubic for the time being. IL was repub
nc In fact that Of Venice, which first created am
hassadors but these officials never thought nj repre-
scnttng anything except the dignity and power Of
The republic. 1t is ridiculous TO suppose that here
I'm Washington Sir Julian Pauncefo'e. for instance
will claim TO represent Queen Victoria personally