Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-17
TO ANOTHER POST
Minister Loomis Transferred to Por-
tugal.
MINISTER BOWEN sent TO CARACAS
Other Important Changes in the
Diplomatic Service.
NO CHANGE IN POLICY MEANT

The President today made some impor-
tant changes in the diplomatic service by
transfers, involving no original appoint
-ments- Francis B. LoOmis of Ohio, at
present minister to Venezuela, is made
United States minister at Lisbon, Portugal,
succeeding Minister John n. Irwin of Iowa,
resigned.
Herbert W. Bowen of New York, at .1es-
ent minister to Teheran. Persia, is trans
ferred to Caracas, to succeed Mr.. Loomis
as minister to Venezuela.
Lloyd c. GriscOm of Pennsylvania, at
present first secretary of legation at Con-
stantinople, has been made minister to
Persia, to succeed Mr.. Bowen.
Spencer F. Eddy of Illinois, now second
secretary of embassy at Paris, has been
transferred to ConstantinopIe in the ca
pacity of first secretary of legation.
Arthur BailIy Blanchard of Louisiana,
now third secretary of embassy at Paris,
has been promoted to be first secretary of
that embassy.
All of the changes above noted. being
simple transfers from one post to another,
leave room for but one original appoint
ment. namely, that of third secretary of
embassy at Paris to succeed Mr.. Blanch-
ard, promoted.
Transferred at His own Request.
By his transfer from Venezuela to Por-
tVgal Minister Loomis loses $500 a year.
The salary at Lisbon is 81 800 and that at
Caracas $4,000 per annum. But Mr..
LOomis finds sufficient compensation in the
climatic change and in the probability of
more cOngeniaI duty at his new post. Be
sides, his actual rank is the same in either
case. namely. envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipOtentiary. Mr.. Loomis is
now in England. on leave of absence.
Mr. Bowen. who becomes minister to
Venezuela. has a most creditabIe record in
he diDlOnaric Ha
became United States consul at Barcelona
in 1892 and his office at that post was
raised to the rank of consul general five
years afterward
Mr.. Bowen stuck TO his post through the
exciting days of the Spanish-American war
as long as any American could have found
safety on Spanish soil. At the conclusion
OF the war he was about to return to his
ol D post. but instead was appointed minis
ter resident and consul general to Persia.
Lloyd c. GrisCom has had short but
brilliant career as first secretary of lega-
tion at ConstantinopIe. AS a matter of
fact. he has actually discharged the full
duties Of a minister at that important
capital for several years, and if the Amerf-
can mission claims have at last been sue
CcSfully adjusted. a large part of the
credit goes to Mr.. Griscom- He receives in
his new capacity a salary of 5000 year.
Mr. GrisCOm is a son of the president of
the American Line Steamship Company.
Mr. Eddy's Promotion.
perience in diplomatic life. When Secretary
Hay was ambassador to London Mr.. Eddy,
VINO was a resident of Chicago, became
honorary and personal attache to the am
bassaGor. When Mr. Hay came to Washing
tomas Secretary of State Mr. Eddy returned
with him. and in course of time was ap-
pointed third secretary of embassy at Lon
don in February, 1S:9-
-Four months later he was promoted to be
second secretary OF embassy at Paris.
and discharged a multitude of delicate and
difficult tasks during the exposition.
Mr.. Blanchard, who becomes the second
secretary to the embassy at Paris. has been
IN Paris less than one year. He is a con-
nectiOn of ex-senator Blanchard of Lou
tsiana-
The Change Not Significant.
The Shange SO far as ii concerns the
Venezuelan minister is said at the State
Department to have no particular political
than Caracas at his own request and de-
sire. II is true that the Venezuelan gov
ernment has expressed dissatisfaction with
Nh. LOOmis in more ways than one, but
the fact that the minister IS not removed
from the diplomatic service but is given
another post Of equal dignity and honor Is
a mark Of the esteem Of the State Depart
merS
Also. 1t may be noted Mr.. Bowen. the
new minister TO Caracas. goes to his post
with Instructions on the same line as those
supplied To Mr.. LoOmis. which formed the
basis for his action. that Nj Bowen
who is man Of great vigor. is likely TO
follow Mr. LOonis' footsteps in the matter