Evening star., 1901-07-05
CONSUlS IN NEW YORK
MANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS REP
RESENTED THERE.
China the Only Country Which Main
tains a Consular Residence-Watch-
ing CONNIE rcfal Matters.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
The post of consul general at New York
is the most desired in she entire consular
service of my government" said a genial
foreigner who IS now consul general at this
port. ITO nearly all South Americans in
the consular service this city appears in
the same light A consul who makes a
successful record in New York generally
steps into something mighty fine on his re-
turn home
If the consuls like New York the city has
no reason to be dissatisfied with the con-
suls at least with the number Of them, for
there are more countries represented here
than at any other port in the United States
There are forty-One or forty-two conSulS
in all-twenty-three sent out by republics
and eighteen by monarchies. The Orange
Free State representative has not yet made
up mis- mind as to whether his duties are
ended. The Transvaa is one of the few re-
publfcS which have not a regular repreSen-
tative at this port.
One hears little about New York consuls,
as compared to the foreign ministers at
Washington. Yet the conSuls general rank
closely after their superiors at Washington
in the Importance of the duties they per-
form for their governments, and they are
often called to the capital to consult on i'm
portant affairs For the most part they
will seldom speak about public questions,
leaving that delicate duty to the Washing
ton representative. While the legations at
Pekin were besieged by the Boxers a score
Of reporters Gained at the Chinese consulate
every day. Every known preteXt was used
to gain audience with Consul Chow Tsz
Chi, but it would have been as easy to see
the old empress doWager. AT the beginning
of the trouble he announced that he would
say absolutely nothing on the Chinese ques-
ton, and the only phrase he ever uttered In
the presence of reporters was, Il have
nothing to say
Consuls Kept Busy.
There are few countries which are con-
tent with simply sending a consul to this
city. Great Britain, Germany, France,
Russia and Italy have consuls general, con-
suls vice consuls and chancellors, although
the titles differ slightly in several in
stances Several small faraway countries
are represented by Americans who are ac-
quainted with the countries. Corea, Slam
and Persia are examples. Hawaii was
formerly represented in this way. Every
South and Central American republic has
from one to four consular representatives
here, and most of them are kept busy.
The duties of consul and his assistants
and the services performed by the CONSUL
ate are many and varied. They differ, too,
with different countries. For instance,
much of the business of the French, Ger
man and English cOnSulateS has to do with
ships and shipping, while the Chinese and
Japanese consulates have never cleared
ship since they were created. 1t Is OBJ
vious that the countries having a large
would have the busiest consulates. This
fact makes the Italian consulate in lower
Broadway resemble barber shop, in that
its patrons have to stand in a row and
await a strenuous Next" from the
clerks. The Japanese consul is chiefly in
terested In exports and imports, but sup
plies his government with much valuable
Information regarding developments In
New York along every line. Zadazuchi
Uchda, who has been consul for four and
half years, has just returned to Japan to
take a more important post. His successor
will arrive in August. The consul general
of his majesty the King of Spain, Jose de
Navarro Lopez de Oyala, has been busy
man since his arrival in the city, at the
close of the His chief aim has been
to build up the shattered commercial re-
lations between the two countries.
Most of the consuiates are in Office build
ings In lower Broadway or in nearby
streets, such as State, Whitehall, Worth,
William and Wall streets. The Swiss
sulate is the only one situated uptown the
office being at No. 4S West list street
China is the only government that MAIN
tains a consular residence in this city. 1t
Is at No. $50 West list street. and there
Chow TsZ Chi entertainS all Chinese Wis
itors of prominence. Two nephews of Ii
Hung Chang were the last visitors of prom
inence to accept the hospitality of the
consulate