The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
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he was realizing an income or SlC0,Oo0 year
from his law practice alone
But how different is John Bulls treat
ment of Lord Herbert. his ambassador TO
our sepublican court. That high function
airy draws So. 500 year. to which is added
free use of the pfetcntous British embassy,
at Washington. England pays some of her
ambassadors as much as $4,000 per annum
in addition to housing them in veritahle
palaces. But in its parsimony toward it's
diplomats the United States stands in
unique and unenviable position. All other
nations give to their high representatives
mansion which. through continuous use,
by all successive representatives, becomes
the real embassy. An American ambassador
is forced to rent furnished house." He
does not dare to buy a mansion or to fur
nsh one, because he knows that his term
of office may not last longer than four
years; that the chances of his having an
elephant on his hands would be ten to one
Italy lately paid 5000 for her embassy
in Washington. France is spending s2SO.OOO
for The construction of an official palace
here for her ambassador. Seven other gov
ernments own their diplomatic homes here
while we own only our legations In those
Oriental countries where suitable arrange
ments for rental or for construction cannot
be consummated.
The Borsig palace, Berlin, was offered to
our government at a reasonable figure late
ly, but no official of the state department
would be so bold as to ask Congress for
the money with which to purchase it. For
fifty years our ministers and ambassadors
have been recommending our purchase of a
suitable diplomatic domicile at the German
capital. Mr.. White, the former ambassador,
was one of these. But Mr.. Charlemagne
Tower, our present high representative at
Berlin, is worth s10.OoO,00O and cares little
for the economic side Of the proposition.
When he gave his house-warming at the
new embassy in April Emperor William 8
court officials issued the 1900 invitations.
The grand marshal and master of ceremo-
MES of the court received and introduced
the guests. All of this was according to the
German court custom While minister to
Austria Mr.. Tower maintained at Vienna
the palace of grand duke. The dining
room was furnished in the lavish Louis XIV
style and opened into Japanese salon.
The Paris mission is also expensive
berth. While he held 1T Whitelaw Reid
spent 100000 year over his salary. Am
bassador Porter keeps up the posts repu-
tation for hospitality Mr. Reid paid his
Partisan landlord $4,000 a year for house
rent Mr.. Eustis, while minister 10
France. paid $4,000 year for his mansion.
In an itemized statement he estimated his
personal expenses while minister at $2I.0 900
year. 1t is said that Representative Hit
of Illinois, while secretary of our Paris
! legation, spent $4,000 year for entertain
ment.
SALARIES INSUFFICIENT.
Wayne MacVeagh and General Draper
while serving our representatives at
Rome, occupied the new Piombino palace,
built by the prince of that name and lately
purchased by the Dowager Queen Margaret
and now occupied by her. In this, the most
magnificent palace of the eternal city, the
American ENJOYS dazzled the Italians with