The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-31
WHITELAV REID TO 60
 TO COURT OF ST. JAMES
WILL SUCCEED JOSEPH H. oHOATE AS AMBASSADOR.

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 oH0ATE AS AMBASSADOR. Charlemagne Tower and Robert s. Me
 cormieI, Who Respectively Hold the
 Missions to Germany and Russia, to
 Remain at Their Posts-General
 Horace Porter to Retire from French
 Post-Other Diplomatic Changes.
 Washington. Dec. So.-President Roosevelt is deyoting some time to con sideration of important appointments in the diplomatic and consular service of the government which are to be made formally by him at the beginning of the new administration next March. Sec retary Hay had conference with the president to-day, and it is understood that the matter of appointments in the diplomatic service was one of the sub- jects discussed.
 While no official announcement of the presidents intentions yet has been made, 1t is known that he has decided upon several changes. Joseph H. Choate, ambassador to the Court of St. James, has indicated that he does not desire longer to continue as the repre- sentative of this government in Great Britain, and that he expects. when re- lieved, to return to America to look after his personal interests here. He will be succeeded by Whitelaw Reid, proprietor of the New York Tribune, who was one time minister to France.
 General Horace Porter, ambassador to France, will retire from that post soon after the fourth of March. He was appointed by President Mckinley, and with the expiration of his present term will have served the United States at the French capital eight years. The president has decided on General Por- ter's successor, but at this time no an nouncement of his decision can be made.
 Charlemagne Tower, ambassador to Germany, and Robert s. Mccormick, ambassador to Russia, will continue at their respective posts. Strong influ- ences have been brought to bear in be- half of Ambassadors Tower and Mc-, Cormick. Tn addition, their services have been satisfactory to the govern ment The president finds it a pleas ure, therefore, to reappoint them.
 Bellamy Storer, ambassador to Aus tria- Hungary, will continue as the American representative to the Court of Vienna, unless the president should decide to transfer him to another post in the diplomatic service.
 As to the ambassadorship to Italy, nothing of a definite nature can be said now. It has been rumored that Ann bassador George von r. Meyer is to suc- ceed General Porter at Paris, but it can be said that such a change is not cer- tain The probabilities are that Arn- bassador Meyer will remain at Rome.
 General Powell Clayton, having de- cided to relinquish his post as ambas- sador to Mexico at the end of the pres ent administration, will be succeeded by Edwin H. Conger, now United States minister to China. It is not expected that MT. Conger will continue long at the Mexican capital. as he is under stood to intend to return to his home state of Iowa to be a. candidate for gov- errlor in succession to Governor Cum mirls When he leaves the city of Mex leo he will be succeeded by David E. Thompson, of Nebraska, at present minister to Brazil MT. Thompson ac- eepted the appointment to Brazil with the understanding that he would be ap- pointed to d higher place Tn the diplo- 1natic service as soon as opportunity of fered.
 Minister Conger will be succeeded at the Court of Pekin by William w. Rockhill, at present director of the bu- reau of American republics, who is rec ognized as an authority on all subjects pertaining to China and the Chinese
 John K. Gowdy, who was appointed by President Mckinley as American consul general at Paris, will be suc- ceeded by Frank H. Mason, now consult general at Berlin. Tn succession to MT. Mason, John Lewis Grif11ths, of Indian apolis, will be named
 It is expected that some changes will be made in the corps of American min isters, but at this time they are not ob- tainable for publication.
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