The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-22

speaks at Colgate on "Our Dtplo.
matte and Consular SerxIcev

HAMILTON, n. Y, April 2l-Ftnlv I osl
students: alumni and friends Of Colgate
Patrons day address by President James
4. Angel, IL. d. OF the University az
Mic 1lgan DR. MoreI, ;he new president
Of Colgate. presided Rev. Jess Hungale,
81 Homer, n. Y offered the invocaiion
Dr.. ANGEL WAS greeted with great anplaf,s,,
by the large audience. HIS address was
I5oh me SUBJECT or our Diplomatic and
Consular Service" DR. Angel smoke in
paFi as follows:
Il have thought that perhaps / might
render some service by Offering few sag-
service OF The United States. I shall aim
to show that the diplomat OF our country
hloFv worthy Of appreciation than
he generally receives and that the csnSn-
lar system Is in need If some important
changes IT IL Is 10 render the assistance ff
ought 10 give 10 commerce. ana 30 the Sc
cur5ty OF property ard life. / choose :hern
now. because all are convinced tNat we are
heneeforth 70 have mere intimate, and ey-
tensive. perhaps I'm some resDect@ mora
asiicate and dangerous, relations with
foreign powers than we have ha1 In, the
past. We all see thai we cannot live. lonv.
or in the comparative isolation which We
nave enjoyed. Even II We do not have
greater complications ira our tsoifsEcat rets
lions though II Is prusfshta W., snail sttIt
there * 10 doubt we are 70 play n -,,urh
larger part than ever before in the com
mere OF the world. since We are nc-ag 10
supply tina markets NJ the world with
MANY products al cheaper rates frRss ANY
other nation
These facts make IT importsn, that we
should appreciate more Justly than We
have done the value OF efficient djnionatic
service ard a better consular service
i>T. Angel then proceeded TO show ho-,
there had been q tendency 70 forge. 49,
worth os Diplomatic achievements and
10 gloTitg military achievements 'T,s.,.
treaty ~ Wesfphalia IN 1892 vxas nerha.s
the most diplomatic settlement CT the tt,ret
centuries, as II practically established tbs
= tss-e ar
but historians who gave whole. Volumes
IN the thirty years which Il closed DO uat
even mention the names eff the greet ,,,ar
VINO made the treaty. Our school his
tories whiCA eui0giZe All our a.rerals
f@fety c1ncsscen8f % fc3i tx who naro-
oated our principal treaties. He then
work Of Franklin. jay. John Adams Jeh,
Quincy Adams Menr0s. Livingstone Wen-
ster. Hamilton Fish and others. and asked
where ~ oar school hooks A NJ. qra "a
quate mention If their deeds Tie shoxes4,
now even Influential journals even rns
commended the a abolition ~ our es4nlar,7a.sf
service he commented on The insufficient
provision Icr the support - oar y.pre
Seafatfves arft t1e neglect NJ g,ry, .-o,ssry,
nent 10 furnish tnena residences rtrtfi
lately the representatives to yhe great
courts were subjected ~ ilss.fyarfagEs
oy having lower rank th&F thaf - : ~,
SassSitoT. As Il w4E clear that ", vvere
90 saFA closer relations wlth ferrfa,
powers II was hCue4 thar .hs4qA vs-gt,,YS -
entire appreciation Of the fs,,r,oryages ~
f.tHsF t4r1s fers ard Better brewster, far
them Might ~s ncs also hf,r.~ rhs. hfe
toF1ans will teach the coming asry.rafissrx
the names * the men wNo hage svon .sea
victories q p@ace As we'll as ina Victories
Of war
IN conclusion. Re expressed an. han..
shat some method sEBlziG - a88ufra ush3tb
would open cur foreign service ts ct,r
s-ofia4- graduates, wAtch wnalH yuaka
s. WORTH sAe while az aa-yae -
taez4 - pT@Etsys thenseels.a Fa~
y Rn8 @Tt@T sgSn a. rfN rf,t7f,fe.s
&@~0 sn@t college ssuserss3
fajrs. Use tss3Geffs gaose ~ sApfn vehe.
sHEs7l3 80 iuFo rasitr he 20 rarry v0fts
tNe0 he h.Ea stnfca; Inspiration 4 s5s.ss
TIE aoaae i3f~ - tse university gives theT,
ard na expressed the h1gse taas sh.. ia
sflfutor witch As8 98Ee ~ fn5sch f4r r.
esfrYchs ~ a&Ii q nssf bA wanting in tgnf~se,ass-
si.s se.ills q i's afsL sogs % me diplomatic