The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-06
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE NEEDS.
Changes in Onices and Salaries RECON-
mended by Secretary Hay.

WASHINGTON Dec. 5.-Some important rec
concentrations are contained In letter from
the Secretary OF State to the Secretary OF the
Treasury transmitting the estimates OF the
state Department for the next fiscal year. Sec
Rotary Hay wants the salaries oil the second anu
Third Assistant Secretaries oil state Increased
from $500 to 81 500 each He asks also that
the appointments OF an Assistant solicitor OF
the State Department be authorized at a salary
Of $4,000 lie recommends earnestly that au-
thority be given TO appoint. Mt salary OF
$1,000 n second Secretary OF Legation at Com
stantinople who shall be an American student
OF tho language Of the court and country.
IAN the work al the palace" says Mr.. Hay.
has to be done by our Interpreter eXceptwhen
the Sultan gives an audience to tho head OF u
mission. and even then. as the sultan speaks
Turkish the interrretcr has to be present
fGrfe render ,ng MiVs' Ssr Russia
and Italy have schools in Constantinoplc or III
connection with their uniyorsitie- as at
Oxford to train interpreters Tor this service.
Mr. Hay urges that the It'll Of the internrcter
at the legation in pekin be changed to CHI
This higher standing officially is necessary
aud he asks that the recommendation be car
sI ont 10y C3nsSs IN yoT b IN tn and of ho
necessity OF Keeping a viGilant and efficient
watch over the growing interests 81 AMIR can
interpreters are needed also. he says. at the
American legation In Pckin. He asks that
Congress provide a snlarry Of $1,000 or ccach Of
STATES. from IL to ~ years OF age should be
selected for examination; 10 II recommended
ing consular clerks to consular places after
Ave years satisfactory rvice. ,u-,-
to the Netherlands be increased from $500 to
$1,000. Living EXPENSES IN iollanh mn INC
Tu os costly F Eu Gr
he says. and The Hague. as a meeting place OF
International conferences. IMPOSES on tho
Minister certain demands and courtescs r. r.
curing an outlay which cannot bo met by his
salary. Increases in the salaries OF the Minis;
Siam Sian i from s5o6o to s750o arc re-
II is urged nv Mr., Hay that authority be gwen
to qpp0int Secretaries Of issation at s!i;5Oo
lands. siam, Sweden and Norway and Switzer.
land that Consulatcs General he established
with salaries Of s., 800 each and Consu'ates at
Niuchwung and Hungchow. China. at $4,000
each
Increases in the salaries OF consuls at the
Ayrrs; Tamsin. Formosq; Bahia AMI Para
hia ST, Johns. NSwioHudland: Yokohama
Chihuahua. Durango Enscnadn aud Maaat!an.
s MScf Fa I@mSeS Man cNss
dretta and sivat, Turkey; L. Gnayra, NepsIn-
leo; Barbados: Puerto Cabello: Rotterdam ;
MarsciIlea, Nice. France; ,Tnmqtave. Ma ngas-
Belize. Honduras; HUI. England Ottawa:
Chefoo. China; Hanover. Germany: Malta
Harpoot. Armenia Dawson City and Care
HHytirn.
Authority to transfer the consulate Mt Norris
hnrGh to Cornwall. Ontario. Is requested.
Changes from feed to saaried offices are rec
ommendci for the consulates at Budapest {:
Suva, FIJI Islands; Moscow. Port au Prince;
in nearly rverv case or the increase or change
from fees to salary is tho high cost Of living in
the Consul's post or the growing importance OF
the place to American trade.