The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-20
NEW AMBASSADORS
VACANCIES WHICH MUST SOON
 BE CoNsIuEkED.
Altered National Conditions Which Demand New Type of Repre- sentative-The Kind of Men
 Suitable for Such Work.
New York Times.

tdiS, VIII soon COnITOnL- the lutnOFltlej of this Government The impending re signatioTs of the chiefs of the American missions to Berlin and St. Petersburg will raise some questions in regard to ths choice of their successors which ha:e never been raised befoie, and the IT. appointees must he chosen on broaa :.' grounds and from a different standpo n than hitherto. at least in some cases oo- tained in such selections.
 The problem is 0f importance becaus. the conditions to be met by the Ameri can Ambassadors of the near future are changed from those that have existed in the past and are still changing. It Is one of some delicacy, because the United States has taken a new and start lingly prominent place in the family of nations. and upon the character and in tiuence of it's representatives abroad will depend in large measure it's ability to hold that place. and to insure that the world as whole may profit from it's occupa- tion thereof.
 The international questions that are inn minent between Washington ani the cap itals named are not the same in each case, although they may in part at least fall into the same general class.
 The pending questions in the case of Germany are entirely of a commercial na- ture It may fairly be conceded that Germany has m dreams of territorial ac- quisition afecting the interests of the United Sta',N'. The present generation of German inn, -ial officials has thoroughly learned the lessons taught by the con quest of Alsace- e-Lorraine and by the colo nial experiments in Africa, and its am- bition in such directions is quite sats- fled.
 Want New Markets.
 But German manufacturers are clam bring for new markets as well as be- seeching the Government for aid in hold ing. against the competition of other countries, those already acquired. The cry is of such nature as to command without fail the interest of a paternal government and its effects to afford re- lief. and governmental energy in this direction must necessarily at this time be expended against the inroads made upon it's own trade routes by the az gressive competition of the traders of the United States.
 The German Foreign Office is today surprised. chagrined and nettled at the delays imposed ty the Senate of the United States in the further negotiation of those treaties of trade and commerce which Germany is so anxious to complete in her own interest, of course-and re- spectfu attention to the consideration thereof cannot he much longer delayed by the Government of the United States.
 If the interests of the United States are to be properly guarded in respect to these treatiest, commercial knowledge and experience If the quality possessed by 8Ir. Kasson, for instance are indispensa- ble. The trade of the Philippines, amountin" to $60. 900 per annum, is now under the control of the United States. It has been largely built up by Germany and the interests of German traders in those islands are many and varied
 American Interests.
 Shall the United States conserve these interests. or, in deference to the interests of its own traders. shall 1t restrict the German trade and stimulate competition herewith? American interests represent ed within the confines r the German Elm pire 'tself have already suffered at the hands of unjust opcials and the oppor- tunities for unjust.~. d action. induced by mere national dislike and jealousy, are likely to become more numerous in the future. Further restrictions aimed at American beef and other foodstuffs are already on the program to be presented in the next Reichstag.
 The next American Ambassador to Ber- lin will not be able to discuss these ques- tions at sessions of the Prussian Acad- emy of Sciences. nor hear them elucdated by learned professors of the university. He must meet them in conference with the will directors of the Imperial For eign Office. fortified. as they are with that vast fund of information collected by the Government commercial agents from all over the world and by the az gressive and scientific methods for the advancement of trade pursued by Dr. Vossberg- -Reckow from the office of the League for the Promotion of Commercial Treaties.
 As to Russia, the conditions are some- what different, but quite as important and as worthy of attention. Questions of world politics are likely to arise be- tween Washington and St. Petersburg.
 It is the intiexible purpose of Russia to eventually control the continental short line of Asia, at least as far south as the chops of the Formosa Channel. Great Britain and Japan have given Rus sia check for the time being as regards Corea. but the purpose is still existent. and even the present generation may see Shanghai a Russian port.
 The Philippines.
 With the United States the owner of a group of islands of great strategic im- portance in relation to the Asiatic coast, Russia must decide between affiliating with this country aE an ally or the pos sfbility of having to meet it as foe The decision in this case will depend largely upon the conditions which determine the commercial relations of the two countries and the extent of such relations The nature of those relations form now. and will constitute for some time to come. the basis of many and intricate questions be- tween the two governments
 The fundamental question is not, how ever, one of rivalry in the markets of the world, but rather that of the terms on which Russia may be freely opened to American manufactures, involving nee essarily the advantages to Russia that the United States can offer in return. As in the case of Germany, therefore, the dip lomatic relations of Russia and the United States are to be concerned with matters of commerce and facilities for trade.
 In some respects the situation in Rus sia is more difficult than that involved in the relations of the United States With Germany. With q consistent and we'll defined dislike of the Anglo-SaX and all his works, Wits. who has in the last analysis to be reckoned with on every conceivable subject affecting the interests of Russia. is especially afflicted at th!s time with an animuS against the United States on account of it's attitude toward Russian sugar, bounty fed.
 His general policy toward all foreign enterprises is to admit them to the IItt44s- actions of their affairs in Russia. to ',ucl an extent as he feels may be beneficial to the needs for the time being of Rus sian citizens, and no further. If any becomes sufficiently profitable 10 it's own CTS to involve d sacrifice to them if ex- cluded from Russia, it Is the policy of the great minister of finance 10 force such interests to become kussianized, that is to do business as Russian houses with all that there is therein implied in the way of Russian citizenship and taxation on Russian enterprises.
 Russia s Needs.
 All importations of farm machinery and other articles so much needed by Russla must be handled by Russian houses. It needs no argument to show that this con- dition is an anaChronism and initiates against the interests of Russia as well as those of the foreigner who has some not continue forever. but as long as it does last it anects the American desiring to trade in Russia more than the citizen of any other nationality.