Evening journal., 1897-07-22
FOREIGN CONSULS.
Every Nation on the Earth Rep
resented in New York.
some state OmciaIs who Have Little
or Nothing to DO, Yet Are Nee
essary TO Keep Up AD-
penrnnces.

mote portion OF the BlODe, Which /
finds itself without an official rep |
rcsentative in New York city. |
Whether "A foreign country has any |
Of its subjects residing here or not
and whether or not there is any trade
worth mentioning between the two
lands seems to be unimportant consid-
erations. A consulate must be main
tained. apparently, for the dignity and
propriety of the thing. Thus although
of 1874 persons accredited to the prin-
cipality Of Monaco probably not more
than half dozen live in this city,
Monaco has, nevertheless. its consul in
the person of NJ. James Dupas, whose
Office is at No. 35 South William street.
There is. naturally, no extensive com
merce between the United States and
Monaco. The latter country's area is
exactly eight square miles, and its busi-
ness interests a.e not such as TO war
rant heavy trade. Nevertheless the
Monagasques are independent in spirit,
and the few who may pass this way are
as well looked after as If there were
hundreds of thousands of them. Some
times there are questions of heirship
and transfers of property to be settled
by the consul. and he is often consulted
by tourists as to the customs and regu-
lations of his country.
The Orange Free State is another gov
ernment which can point to few of its
citizens who live here. The business of
the consul at No. 1913 Liberty street, re-
lates chiefly to the commerce between
the two countries. He has frequent in
quires also from people who desire
either to trade with South Africa or to
emigrate thither and start out in any
sort of business which the consul can
recommend as likely to prove profit
able. Dutch sailors who are citizens
of the Orange Free State sometimes call
at the consulate. "and they would
think it very queer" said the consul,
If their government had no representa-
ton here" A few days ago young
man came all the way from the state
for the purpose of attending Columbia
college.
The consulate of Corea seems to be at
present in state of suspended anima-
ton. That is. although it may be found
in the directory, it has not been in
actual existence for about two years.
Everett Frazar is mentioned as the con-
sui, but he is now in Japan. He is the
only person who has ever been Corean
consul in New York, and if the Office is
resumed. as there is some idea that it
may be. he will probably be reappoint-
ed. So far as is known there are no
Coreans in New Y York OF anywhere else
in the country. with the exception of
those connected with the Corean lega-
ton AT Washington, so that il does not
really look as if it made much difference
whether there was a consulate here or
not.
Liberia, the nation whose fleet, con-
sisting of one gunboat, recently made
itself conspicuous beyond all proper
tion to it's size, is represented here, but
the consulate appears to have absolute
ly no business on hand. Liberian af-
fairs are dun and easily managed, yet
a consulate there must be, for the
names sake.
The consuls of Hayti. San Domingo
end some of the other West Indian and
) Central and South American countries
have little to do in protecting their few
citizens who are resident here, but the
large amount of commerce carried OF
between the United States and thos,
5 places affords plenty of work of a diff
$ ferent sort, and thus gives the consu
e lates ample excuse for being.
a Nearly all of the consulates are sit
uated in the extreme lower part of the
! city. in the neighborhood of Whitehall
i street and Bowling Green. The on'
building which contains more than any
other is No. "a State street. This is al
h old-fashioned brick structure, whicl
e doubtless represented, when it was pu
up, high type of Office building, bu
which is now sadly behind the times
The consuls, however, seem entirel,
satisfied with their old home, an,
evince no desire to change it's groove
worn floors and uneven staircase 70
anything better. No. "a State street is
little foreign colony in itself, and
= most varied one at that. for within il
D walls are the consulates of Italy, Grea
Britain, Norway. Russia. Sweden, CO
d lombia. Ecuador and Turkey.
l. After all these have been mentione
n there remains one more, which is 4
several respects the most original an
il interesting of all the consulates in Ne,
York. It is the one belonging to tn
:, kingdom of Siam. If anyone shoul
= happen to see floating above the Unio
League club bright red flag bearin
,e upon its field the sacred white elephan
m he may know at once the reason for II
in display. II is not a new emblem S.
es lected by the club, but merely the roy,
ensign of Siam. flying in all prophet
- over the Siamese consulate. The onl
Ok address given in the directory for Isaa
o. Townsend Smith. consul from Siam
25 this city. is No. l East Thirty-nint
25 street. the Union League club. lie
25 not unknown there and elsewhere j
70 the city, but it is doubtful whether a
20 of his many friends are aware of Il
90 diplomatic Office which he holds. It HI
~ not yet been definitely ascertained ju
10 how absorbing the duties are at IL
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