The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14
CANNOT LIVE ON HIS SALARY.
orsat Britain's Ambassador to Paris Com
neiled to Spend a Fortune.

RFifHIu > AmDASoAOON W Il arb AOLn-
J oeiIed to Spend a Fortune.
have reason to believe that Lord
c.i;shnrv would have been glad 10 pro-
lord Dufferin's term of Office had
haebown himself ifrelined to stay. None
~ the very wealthy noblemen from
'roono whom Lol;: Salisbury thought Of
-aloctino an ambassador cares for the
root The, rts%er to spend their for
tPnnes in their own way to dashing
short money in Paris, for it would
come to that.
Of course, $4,000 a year seems a
u,ocnifeent salary, but it is hard now
~ make ends meet on it. Lord Lyons
nod 10000 and was hospitable on it,
Int his circle was very restricted COM
.ored 70 that of Lord Dufferin. He saw
pnlr narrow set of English friends,
4oni his dinners were for them and
for the great personages merely of the
ofcial world He gave one ball which
oost 1900. and garden party to cele-
brota the queens jubilee. He spent
freely on his horses, and after the Met
+erncbs went away had the best APP
noin+ed eouirages of any member of
+be corps dipomatique. There was NO
lady LYONS. and therefore no heavy
dressmakers bills to pay. A British
ambassadors is expected to dress hand
.somely.
y The grand dinner to the president of
fine republic begun by Lord Lytton
makes great hole in the present sal
arv of e9.O00 year. If Lord Salisbury
could find a very wealthy nobleman, of
nleasing manners, with a great name,
willing to spend his fortune here, there
might be advantage in sending him as
ambassador 10 Paris, but the fall in
4be value of land has diminished the
number of such peers. 1t should also
he remembered that, although Lord
Salisbury is out of conceit with the
Diplomatic ser,ice. great noblemen sent
TO Paris to negotiate sometimes make
grave mistakes.
The best men were a long way back
namely, Portland and Bolinbrolzc, and,
in the reign of Louis XIV, Lord Abe
marie The duke of Bedford, who had
nothing but irumps in his hand, made
in 1862 fearful blunder in dealing with
Newfoundland That mistake of his
has been a constant thorn in the side
Of British ambassadors ever since Ferry
took office i'm 1888.
Lord WhtWorth did not shine by his
discretion, and Lord Stuart De Roth
say, was not apparently prepared for
any Of the GREAT French events that
took place when he was ambassador.
Lord Castlereagh was certainly not
success. At the congress of Vienna
Taleyrand said that he bored everyone
with his coiorless prolixity and con-
ceit
1t is very hard. seeing in what deep
grooves the English foreign Office moves,
for British diplomacy to show brilliant
results. French diplomacy has GER
tainly been very successful within the
last 70 years, but it is too soon yet to
say whether in distinguishing them
selves, the diplomats of this country
have not forced into being dangerous
combinations against France. French
foreign ministers, who are also pre-
mlers, whip and spur their diplomatic
agents to strenuous action in order 20
be able to deal with an unfriendly in
terpellation. This has been a cause of
European restlessness, and may be
fraught with perilous consequences to
France
The French foreign office can COM
nand results by disposing as it pleases
pf large sums of money The British
foreign office secret service fund is
spent almost entirely in helping the
widows and orphans of diplomats
Paris Cor. London News.