Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-11-05


country abroad, the appointment Of David E. Thomp
son OF Nebraska being more or less than a reward
for faithful party service.
1t has been suggested that the Government should
establish school of diplomats, but the project does
not seem to have gained very great fOothOld, ex-
cept in the discussion OF idealists The training
which would come from promotion would be ben
e6t every one would acknowledges; yet q system of
political reward discourages any hope in this diree
tion. The principal Of experience is recognized,
however, when Mr.. Thompson is compelled to take
the post of smallest Importance among those affect
ed by the transfers.
There is one disadvantage connected with the so.
called trained diplomatic service. Long-continued
residence abroad the lack of active participation in
home affairs and the constant association with dip.
lOmats OF other countries breed a point of view
which would reflect little credit the American rep
resentative. There would be weakening Of the
patriotic impulse, secondhand knowledge of the
politics of this country and willingness to do as
others do.
1t is granted that the men whom we send to for
eign courts have a reputation all their own. There
is tack Of acquaintance with minutiae, perhaps,
which charaeeFzes representatives O0ther countries
but there is there is the positive realization Of good
common sense, which commands the respect of for.
eign Governments The diplomacy OF this country
has been, for the greater part, open and above
board, bearing its own conviction Of right.
Yet there is great need for better understanding
"a uno NOmACAC40A pOcnlUAltACb VI d well GEhducu
consular service. Il is said the reason of Germany
great success in South America Is the fact that the
COunsuls Of that country familiar with the Ian
guages and institutions Of the countries to which
they are the accredited representatives The Amer
ican corps is more or less deficient Politicians
will hardly raise the standard The private initia-
tiveoflaTge commercial concerns must supply want
which brOken-dOwn political hacks permit to exist.
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Mr.. M. T. Fl. Holding, editor OF the LondOa Tai.
lOT, discOursing on trousers, has uttered \ long
range prophecy Of considerable interest to aascu-
line mankind. He says: 1.-THE trousers Of today
will not only be the trousers Of the next fifty or sixty
years, but OF the next million" It is evidently Mr.
Holdings belief that the fnalty has been reached
in designing the dress OF men. SartOFiaI evolution
here pauses, breathless, triumphant. The fttest
survives. The apex is reached in the grand seal
ing upward for tease, grace and common sense -
Rivers will run dry in lew thousand years. Niaga-
ras cataract will retreat 70 Ontario waters or per
haps be lost to the world in q general revelling.
The anthracite veins will ran out and a permanent
coal famine be established In million years there
will be new Star Of the North and possibly &
changed sun. But trousers viii still stand fast as
pillars OF fashion. Such daring prophecy is only
possible to a master mind il tailoring. It seems
pity to ask the sage to stOOp from generalization
to detail. Yet would one gladly know If the million
years will bring sure preventive Of bagging ct the
knees. Also II there will come q remedy for that
wearing away TO which the philosopher referred in
saying that SO mans moral fiber trays as well as
the bottom Of bis trOusers-legs."