The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-09
OUR MINISTERS ABROAD,
COUNTRIES IN WHIcH UNCLE saw
owns THE LEGATION HOISES
Fo,eie- Representative IN washins,o,.
Their Hutidinss. Rank, ssd Allowance
Pine Quarters and Living or the R,,,-
,sh. aeru,an, snd Rraziltsn LeRaroa.

tsh, German, ene brazilian LegatIop.
wAsH1NoroN, Sept. st is the con,,,,,
boast Of patriotic American stump orators tl,,
the United States own no territory nut,ido IN,
own borders, and does not desire to. but I'm. /,
not strictly true. The United states doc. own
a few patches Of ground in foreign countries
some Of them having been purchased and Other,
received rs gifts. These small sections of \m,r.
ican territory are In the East Indies. turr,
Japan, and Siam. and were acquired SOLELY lo,
the purpose OF furnishing sites for legations IN
those countries. and there is probably not NOR.
than ten acres OF this ground all told.
The policy OF the United states Government
Is opposed to setting up protcntiou, ]lrst.on,
abroad, and expects It's representative to live In
a becoming manner upon the mcagrc salary al.
lowed them; but the foreign property men.
toned was purchased Of necessity. as othcrwiss
It would be impossible to furnish suitable aid
habitable residences for the diplomatic rcprc-
sentntives of the Government. One NJ the Nm.
pleasant features of residence in the far last IL
the difficulty experienced In securing quarters
in which Americans can live. Our Ministers
have frequently resigned and returned home be-
cause OF their inability to put up with the quar.
tiers the natives have to offer.
So strenuous were the reports made in favor
of the State Department securing permanent
legation buildings In some OF these COMMITTEES
that "A few years ago steps were taken to acquire
property at the cities mentioned and the trur-
lion q adequate buildings for the Minister aud
Now we have as fine legation quarters al
Bangkok; Seoul, Corea; Toxic, Japan, and At
one Of the East Indian cspitals as any country
gift of the country, but the legation proper vas
constructed and paid for by the department.
reasonable sum from Corea, and a very unique
legation building erected Az Tokio the Cow
eminent owns one of the finest legations there,
built after tho Japanese fashion.
In all these countries the style OF the legations
conforms to the pc scdal isrr srf Sht ii,lTs fash fashions
other handsome buildings of those cities. MIR.
DENLY, the American Minister to Pekin, lives in
a house for which the United states pays $4,000
a year. The quarters of the attachG, Charge
d'Afaires, and other officials under the Minis
mission is transacted there, instead Of at tho
regular offices IN the business section OF the city,
as Is the ssH;}n In other county, amt Esoncs ,0yo =.
IN ali cities where the Minister holds a certain
ali these countries control their own legations,
and the lands on which they are erected, Rus
Spain. Austria, and some OF the South Amcricai
republics are doing Xix lewis
finest buildings in the fashionable quarter 4
the city, covering nearly half q block. II stands
on Connecticut avenue. the fashionable bouie-
M MATHEWS 'S Of the Wnitod ., states sI't sa S%s."s
british Embassy 10 one OF the few that
make any ny prst sIsir s TO LAVISH , epser San Tno,a
was especially built for the purpose Of the gcr-
mans and dances which are always given upon
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the Ambassador ot
bassador or Minister to this country. The Eng
lishh Blue Book states Gs it to be $50, oon, snG N
Of s3o.o Joe for an entertainmen fund.
Great Britain was the first power to acquire
her own legation, and only n the last few S,ars
The French Embassy is now established In tho
old house owned BY Admiral Porter, and in
stands a little outside the fashionable quarter,
and is only a few doors from the Metropolitan
ing the winter. Jules Patenotre, the present
Ambassador. who married Miss Elverson II
phiiadeiphia last spTipg: was q bachelor dYrinS
. germany has, next to Great Britain. the finest
built by Major Ferguson. who now represents
the United States at the court OF Norway and
land and all, was conveyed to, the Ger
many WINS outright her embassy and about
q quarter OF an acre OF land upon which, 10
II SSiI bov sP been t mad srq TO ths S Sopsa' uh nj now
1t is one OF the largest in the city and admirably
adapted for purposes, of entertaining. The port
COCherc Is peculiarly German in style, and IS
surrounded by the Iron. lattice work 30 fire.
guently seen in. Berlin and other German cities.
every sunday and upon all holidays and am
niyersarics observed In the Fatherland.
Japanese Legation. which was acquired by Japan
niteen years ago. The building is unpretsntinns
snd s1nHds s SaSk seve Tse o JSpSn frSm c5 5Eg mare are
displayed ON Sundays and all legal
holidays.
fer OF the Matthews property to the Brazilian
republic. Work is progressing, In anticipation
winter season opens Minister Mendonca viii
have the third finest legation quarters in WASH
city ever hoist their colors except those which
own their buildings. An exception Is the Arfen-
sends the peculiar White and yellow nag OF ths
up "chock-a-block." where II remains
but few OF the great foreign powers. place
their diplomatic representative TO Washington
in the first rank. All OF the European capitals
Britain has placed the United States I Alongside
OF both Germany and France, in point Of i'm
which the French, British, and German lega,
tons, both here and abroad, have been advanced
70 the rank OF embassies will have much todo
in future in the choice OF the men selected To
those countries in Washington. For
eign usage ,compeis an embassy tn maintain
which has increased this rank OF its r,prespntI-
tive TO the United States has also bad 10 in
This is one OF the objections Russia has to
raising her Washington delegation To the rank
t 81 an - e ~ pssy GntiI Ia she doe our rePrtscD'a-
lister, as only by practically mutual agreement
between the two powers could the rank al ne
office be advanced. Russia's action In raising
her legation would have To hc followed imwr-
diatcly by the United States in giving Minister
Breck the same rank. No inCrca-, q
pay would follow, however, as in no ease has
Congress made any difference in the salir, ~
allowance for missions 10 London, Paris. I'D
Berlin since they were increased in dignity aud
power according TO the diplomatic view taken,
The French Ambassador here gets a silary 4
10000, and Is allowed "A liberal sum for ''l-
tlngent expenses. The Russian Mini>,,r IS
about 81 900, or tho same practically allowed
our Minister To Russia. Baron Fava, the ltilHl
AnbasSHdor, has IA salary ~ $4,000, aud pr -
ably saves the greRteT part ~ IL, ms he was u,'"r
known tn give any large entertainmDur tnr
years the Minister lived In Al very small house a
m out-Ot-the-wRy section of the city. MftHfla
advanced rank ut Ambassador he has r.uI.. a
larger house, and, IL is said, will entertain 30
orally next winter.
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