Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-11
i. 5. EMBASSIES
IN EUROPE.
Mr. Bryan Says Accommodations
For Our Ambassadors and Min.
listers Are Inadequate.
SHOULD NOT Be ON WHEELS.
He VIII Go Before Congressional Com.
mittees and Urge Purchase Of
Permanent Homes.

New York, Jan. il.--lu an article
upon his tour Of Europe. published in
The American today, William j. Bryan
discusses his impressions Of Swltzer-
land and comments upon the lack of
accommodation for the United States
embassies and legations In all the cap
itals he visited, 1t is stated that he
intends to appear before the commit
tees Of Congress and plead in favor Of
legislation looking to the purchase OF
suitable property for such posts abroad,
The trials Of our diplomatic repre-
scntatives in Europe, together with the
high rents they are compelled TO pay
for their residences. have convinced
me- said Mr.. Bryan, that we as a
people are at fault In not providing
permanent and appropriate domicileg
ior our ambassadors and ministers at
foreign capitals. In ne great cities OF
Europe 1t Is not impossible to rent at a
moderate price, u house suitable for
our use, but II IL often difficult TO Sc.
cure n properly convenient location at
any price II IL scarcely democratic to
place upon an official an expense so
great as TO preclude the appointment
OF man OF moderate means; nor does
II comport with the dignity OF our ma
ton to make the choice OF an embassa-
doral or ministerial resident dependent
on chance and circumstance. Our rep
resentatiyes In Europe are conspicuous
In the diplomatic circle at court func-
TONS because OF their modest attire,
but II Is not necessary that our am
bassadors and minister's homes should
be on wheels In order to be democratic.
! believe that our government ought to
inaugurate a new policy IN this mat
ter and build In the chief capitals OF
foreign nations, on land convenient to
the foreign offices, buildings suitable
In every way for the residences and
offices of our diplomatic representa-
tiyes. Such buildings constructed on
characteristic American style of
architecture and furnished like an
American home would not only give
10 our representative fixed habitation.
but would exhibit to the people Of the
country to which he Is accredited the
American manner of living"
In the course OF his observations
upon Switzerland, Mr.. Bryan said:
Il found that the people are so
pleased with the popular control over
government given them by the initia-
tive and referendum, that there Is no
possibility that any party will attempt
to attack II although there ara some
that would prefer the representative
system freed from the restraint witch
tina iRitiutiNa nd ..i,
Their arguments are:
"First--That the Legislators knowing
that the people can initiate legislation
feel less responsible and, second that
as the legislators actions can be re-
viewed by the people, the legislators
are more tlmid about introducing
needed reforms. The friends OF the
initiative and referendum meet these
argumnts by declaring that the legisla-
tors are really not relieved from re-
spcnslbility, but on the other hand are
melted ia action by the fact that the
people can act In the event that their
interests are neglected by the legisla-
ture and that the tmidlty suggested Is
only likely TO prevent legislation when
the Legislators themselves doubt the
merit of the proposed action.
DIR Adolphe Deucher president of
the Swiss confederation, Is a fine rep
resentative Of the scholarly. big hearted
Teuton, He is OF German extraction
He speaks with frankness and convic-
ton and IL as simple In his manners
as the humblest OF his people.
AS n nation. Switzerland, with her
6, 100000 people, does not attract the
attention that neighboring nations do,
and In a contest at arms except upon
her own soil, she could not hope to
achieve much, but In that high forum,
where conscience dictates and where
reason rules, she Is a conspicuous mem.
Der Of the sisterhood Of nations. II
we believe the world to be making
progress toward nJbler notlonal ideals,
we may expect Switzerland to occupy
a position Of increasing Importance,
for the love OF liberty that character.
ICES her people, the democratic charac.
;er of her DstitutIons and the industry
OF her people oil tombire to give assur.
ance OF increasing prestige"
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