The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-29
What is true of the lowest pIac,. IN ON,

What Is true OF the lowest PLACES In orr
foreign service Is true In principle Of many
Of the highest places. For instance, IL il
becoming well known that only n rich man
can afford TO take the appointment as min
lister to London, TO Paris or to Berlin. The
legations which we maintain In those CAPT
tails naturally become the social center OF
the American colony. and this entails A
great expense upon the minister. lie must
give dinners-it Is a rule In London and
Paris that the American minister never
dimes alone except upon Sunday-and In
addition there are the parties, the teas the
coaching expeditions, the thousand and ono
attentions which generous American oc-
cupying the post OF minister likes TO shower
upon his countrymen who visit his city
Our government does not pay anything
like the salaries which are enjoyed by the
diplomatic representatives OF the other
great nations. For instance, Sir Julian
Pauncefote. the British minister at Wash.
ingion, is paid 10000 year by his govern
ment, and in addition has liberal allow.
ance for expenses. The highest salary paid
by the United States is 81, 500, which goes
TO the ministers at London, Paris, Berlin
and st. Petersburg.
The next highest salary, So, 900 a year. "a
paid to the ministers 20 Austria. Brazil
China, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Spain
AT nearly all Of these IL is said the minister
can live well and save little money. Tho
third grade salary, $4,000 a year. goes 10
the ministers to Chill. Costa Rica. Guate-
mala and Honduras, Peru, Argentine Re-
public and Turkey. Ministers Of the fourth
grade, g. 900 q year, are accredited to Bel
GUM, Corea, the Hawaiian Islands. the
Netherlands, Venezuela, Paraguay and IRA
quay, Sweden and Norway and Denmark.
The ministers 10 Switzerland, 70 Bolivia
and Ecuador draw s. 600 each. and the min.
lister TO Roumania, Servia and Greece COW
ers three countries and is paid g. 800 Wa
have minister 10 Liberia whose animal
pay is $4,000, and he is our only minister in
Africa, though we have on that continen,
many consuls. Our remaining minister,
are those TO Siam. Persia and Portugal. and
their salary is 5000.
In addition 10 the salaries congress makes
an appropriation every year for the com.
pensation of ministers and consuls for tho
time occupied lin receiving instructions in
making transit TO and from their posfs
and while awaiting authority toactr Th.s
amount is indefinite. Congress also apuro-
PIRATES the sum Of 5000 a year for the
widows or heirs Of ministers or coo.nls
who may die abroad.
Quite a number Of secretaries Of legation
are employed. Our biggest legation. oddly
enough, is in Japan, where we haycaun..
lister, first and second secretary. and .f
interpreter. In London we keep 0niyf.r.e
men, and only three in Paris and N.cr.4
The British legation in Washington ns,..
bers eight officials, the German Six. t..
French five, the Mexican seven and Obj.
Chinese ten. These figures show how,
nomical Uncle Sam is in contrast n..
other nations Our total expcndltur Up
secretaries is only 81, 600 year and our
ministers cost only 10000
We have secretaries ut London. p..
Berlin, st. Petersburg, China and Jap.
at s., 625 each, and secretaries in Nc.n
Corea, Bogota, Guatemala, Turkey. ST..
tria, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Argentine Rofr'.
lie, Venezuela, Chill and Peru at sals.,
ranging from q, 500 TO $1,000. Our n.
terpreters in China and Turkey cost Dr..
$1,000 each, and the japanese interpre'et,
paid $500 The interpreters in Persia all
Corea get 81 600 each.
Among the odd items Of expense 10 rio
foreign service are these: Bringing hom.
criminals from foreign countries, $500
year; TO pay expenses incurred for ship.
wrecked American sailors, 81, 500. los, ie
exchange in remittances, $2,5oO; hire .
steam launch for use Of legation m Co..
stantinople, Sl.s00; transportation ~ u-
mains Of ministers, etc, who die abroad.
$4,000. ROBERT CRAWL