The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-11

opinion. and thus prevent IL from making a
serious mistake. Thus had Lord PAuNCE-
YorE IN ierstood the temper aud feeling
OF the American people, he would have
dIssusded Lord SALISBURY from writ
ing the letter to Secretary OLNEi, ga
which tho British Premier definitely
refused 20 submit the boundary OF
British Guiana to arbitration, n refusal
which, subsequently, he found himself con-
strained TO retract. The management ~
international relations will always be fur-
thered by accurate information concerning
the political and social institutions and the
movements o. popular sentiment In foreign
countries, Il il obvious, however. that
such Information can be secured better by
skilled politicians habituated TO q careful
study o! public feeling than by professional
diplomatists who are apt TO mistake the
opinions OF the coterie known as Sc society
for those Of the community at large.
The second point made by the writer in
the Na!toadl Re-ies is that diplomacy Ia
not an art TO be studied or a science to bs
learned. diplomats. lie born. no, made.
The qualities required are personal sttr,-
bu,es, such as tact and judgment, which
can be found not only In diplomacy but in
other professions. where, moreover, they
nay h combined with the technical knowl-
edge useiul for the specific end in view.
The frnness M authoritAtivenese OF .
soldier may Do required In one oase; the
perspicaci.y and persistence Of . lawyer in
another. TOT one post, the urbanity and social
~',-s q NA,.l. ~ ~ alaDea.
20 another. the constructive power and
grasp oi a inanCier. As long ago as the
as, century. yoLrArRs may be said to have
represented q tendency. which Las waxed
strcnSer a. societies have become mon
penetrated with popular forres, s tendency
20 dives, diplomacy Of apuo;es..onal QUA.
!,y AMI 10 throw the adjustment OF the ne.
la,;ons between nations as entirely as pos
sihle into the hands Of pain men u firm
and upright character and full knowledge
Of the spec!a. matters al issue.
The effect OF this tendency may n
observed a, the present time in England
and In the greater States 90 the European
Continent The sixteenth regulation Of
the British Foreign onice s~rnounce~ that
the Secretary Of state reserves 10 hinlse..
the power 70 recommend 70 the Queen
70 name any person, even though not In
the diplomatic service. for the higher and
more responsible posts in IT," This Is no
nominal reservation Of power. The riSht IL
freely exercised. No less than SIX ~ the
b-sr posts in the British diplomatic service
are now occupied by men who have not
been broush, up n the diplomatic pro,es-
sion. In the French. German. Austrian
ant Russian services also high Diplomatic
appointments are given frequently 20 men
who have followed other vocat!ors
The writer in the .Ndilo~dl Rcyt<as directs
particular attention 70 the American ser
vice, a. 81 example o.. a plan by which the
element 90 professional diplomacy 10 En-
;ire,y excluded, be evidently regards this
pan with favor. though he thinks tha:
the benefits which. sssuret'y. would b
derived from such a scheme are arnul!ed
by the IA; .hs, the choice O. members d.
Ponds upo2 their political opinions TIE
complete 'hsafe, moreover. @. a. the men.
b-rs Q! our diplomatic service every four
years i pronounced .~aoonvenlsai and M
practtca. Ii ia at the Nme time, admitted
TIA; tie United States by 5isressriirg
the alleged Necessity FOR any pompous show
o. representation an idss 10 which Euro
rear countries sre sill hound, more ~
.ess. BY tradition, manage, 6: a very
much smaller expense, 20 have their
interests ssteEuA-det by 2.A.2. pro-
;.c&' men Our Total expenditure -
tie diplomatic service as. year uss
cry about $4,000. whereas Erase
.ud Aastra-HunesEy. each .. -hica
hss tUi Ia. our population, s1p~niei
more, and Russia sP+r; s. 2S0O 90
TIE writer il the National Rtriex. VITO =
himself 4 Diplomat ia iue,inNi - ,a.rk
It's; re abolition q the professional e.A-
mert = diplomacy would e :he v.sest
reform - al. Wal such vievs srA sdvc-
ca,-t il England, il is roe9os.erous 10 TAX
ahou: uak!rS diplomacy q profession Il
tie Cui;ei States