Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-23
MORE AMBASSADORS.
President Favors Raising Rank
at Constantinople and Madrid.
Praise for John Hay and Also a Word
Of Criticism--PoliticaI Service.
Difference Between Ambassadors an Ministers
Pienipotentiary -0iher Notes.


Washington, March 22.-(SpeciaD.-l
President Mckinley is in favor OF elevatlng
our ministers at certain foreign courts 10
the rank of ambassador. The particular
posts whose Importance he wishes to IN
crease are that at Constantinople and at
Madrid AS to the first named, 1T is I'M
derstood that negotiations have already be-
,.un with the Turkish government If the
porte be found willing to increase the rank
Of its representative in Washington, the
new minister Of the United States at Con-
stantinople will be made an ambassador.
While the United States has small direct
interest in the outcome of the great game
of world politics now being played at Con-
stantinople, our indirect interest is very
great. A mere minister is not taken into
the confidence of the representatives OF the
European powers at the Turkish capital.
For year or more Minister Terrell has
been unable to keep the state department.
informed concerning the progress OF events
there, save as they were observed from the
outside. President Mckinley feels that the
dignity of the United States could be bet
ter upheld by making our diplomatic agent
m. ns;ao,,. e. olso x;ous to bave onr
- -. Mnan;d ,o;so5 IN tho rant Of
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representative of his sovereign near the
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have beeu asked the Question why this
Governments does not send an ambassador
to St. Petersburg. Russia is one of the
greatest nations in the world 1t is first
class mower while italy. to which we do
send nm embaesodor is a second rate now
or rho oxnl.pot;on is that tb;s GOVERN.
ment annIied To the cars government
some tima on for nermission 70 exchange
ambassadors but Russia was not willing
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to the limited States. no intimation that
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c1ass nn,yer h,t Ivas eo,olv a matter If do.
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service Tbeir consn,s oro rromoted to no
ministera and +heir m;nisters 70 be embas.
sadors Af+or . nan b.s onco coryed nc
embassodor no carnot he rednced 70 the
ranL If minister without offendino him
Russia has now on hand all the mbassa.
dorial material it can take care of.
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