Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11
DIPLOMATIC PILOTS
Americans Employed as Aids
to Foreign Ministers.
POSITIONS OF TRUST
FIVE ARE LAWYERS AND ONE A
NEWSPAPER MAN.
Ranks as Counselor or Chancellor of
Legation-Their Import
ant Duties.
POSITIONS OF TRUST

one is newspaper man. Their status is
somewhat puzZling. They are entered
upon the official diplomatic list issued by
the Department of State, and yet they are
American citizens, without the immunity
to local jurisdiction enjoyed by their fellow
diplomats They do not regard their en-
ployment equivalent to expatriation, and
if such suggestion is made they will reply
that they are performing truly patriotic
duty by aiding to augment the friendly re-
lationS between the state employing them
and that of their birth AS parts of the
suites of their ENJOYS, they have reserved
for them honor seats at all of the great
state functions, and their wives share these
courteses with them.
Two With Panama Legation.
The infant republic of Panama employs
two of these American advisors for it's lega-
ton. Both are lawyers and rank as 'coun-
selors of legation" One of them William
Nelson Cromwell, has to a large extent
been the brains back of the entire Panama
canal enterprise. In fact he was engaged
by the Panama Canal Company of France
that he might be instrumental In securing
the passage OF the Panama canal bill in our
Congress. Since its passage he has been
perfecting the details of the transfer of the
canal property to our government. He is
an off1cer. director or counsel of more than
twenty OF the largest corporations in this
country, including the United States Steel
Corporation, popularity known as the "steel
trust. AS assignee he has reorganized and
put on a paying basis several corporations
which have failed for millions. 1t is doubt
full whether the Panama interests could
have selected a shrewder man to outwit
both their Nicaraguan and Colombian
brethren
The other counselor of the Panama lega-
ton Mr. Frank DnnI1n
New York lawyer He was counsel for
the Spanish commercial and financial in
terests affected by the loss of Spanish SOW
ereignty over Porto Rico, Cuba and the
Philippines, and in 1898 was in Paris for
three months during the negotiation of our
treaty of peace with the dons. In 1901 and
1902 he was counsel in the United States
for the Cuban chamber of commerce and
for the allied commercial and economic or
CARNATIONS of Cuba then waging the cam
paign for reciprocity between our country
and the pearl of the Antilles. Since No
vember, 1903, he has been counselor of the
legation of Panama in the negotiation of
the treaty for the construction of the ca
nal and in subsequent matters.
Employed by Two Legations.
In fact, there has been more than ordi-
nary demand for Mr.. Pavey's peculiar tall
ent and adroitness. Since last June he has
been counselor Of the legation of Ecuador
also. 1t is believed that Ecuador is tempt
ing the United States with the Galapagos
Islands, off it's Pacific coast, which it de-
sires to sell. These islands would be
menace to the Panama canal If acquired by
a power unfriendly to US, and II any
European state should dicker for them
we. with the Monroe doctrine In mind,
would have to rise in the might of our
wrath So If Ecuador is ambitious Tor a
sale to the United States Mr.. PaVey Is the
man to make a shrewd bargain: he is d
buckeye native a graduate both or Yale
College and Yale Law School, and has been
elected to both houses of the New YORK
legislature.
Colombia employs as counselor of its le-
cation Mr.. Lillian Herbert Andrews, another
astute lawyer of the metropolis He has
been the general adviser of that lsthmlah
government for about three years, having
been selected as such by the late DR.. Mar
tinez Silva, former Colombian minister to
the United States. In January, 1903 he be-
came formally the counselor OF the lega-
ton. He was born in Saratoga ffty-two
years ago and is the nearest living relative
of Gen Nathaniel Greene of the American
revolution Mr.. Andrews was graduated
from Williams College at the head of his
class in 1874. and was associated imme-
diately afterward with the late David Dud-
ley Field.
Chaperoned by College President.
The Emperor of Korea has for a num-
Der of years employed as official chaperon
of his Washington legation President
C1drleS W. Netuiloill VI ire NIeoI sc WASH
ington University, formerly Columbian
Dr. Needham is New Yorker by birth.
but went to Chicago to practice law in 1874.
While in the windy city he aided in or
ganizing the Chicago University and was
one of the board of trustees. He has prac-'
ticed law at the national capital since
1890 and became professor of law at CO.
lumbar in 1897.
He organized the universty's school of
i,.,~i<. md .y1n
becoming it's dean. He has been president
of the university since 1902. He became
attached to the Korean legation in his
present capacity in 1901.
This not the first time the Koreans
sought Yankee brains to steer them clear
of the rocks and shoals of official Wash
ington. In 1885, when the emperor sent
his first legation to Washington he selected
DIR. Horace n. Allen, an American medical
missionary in Korea, to accompany the en-
voy and his suite to our capital DR.. Allen
had arrived in Korea in 1884 and during
the revolution shortly afterward had en-
deared himself to the old ruler by saving
the lives of a prince and several other
dignitaries of the royalst party, who were
dangerously wounded. In reward for this
he was made medical officer to the Korean
court and it was during his service in that
capacity that the emperor sent him to
Washington. He arrived with the legation
in 1888, set it up in business and returned
to Korea as secretary of our legation there,
afterward serving as minister under Presi-
dent Mckinley, which office he still holds,
although his early retirement is rumored.
Santo Domingo's Yankee Coach.
Santo Domingo is another state depend
ing upon Yankee brains to steer it's Ameri-
can legation in the main channel. Mr..
Henry G. K. Heath counselor of the lega-
ton, is a New York lawyer, and was Sc
lected because of his peculiar efficiency for
Strengthening out the bad financial tangle
in which the Dominican republic lately
found itself He has also been influential
in the negotiations under the protocol and
subsequent treaty, which instruments have
been the source of much debate in
the Senate.
The American coach of the Nicaraguan
legation Is Mr.. Cory Montague Stadden,
who divides his time between diplomacy
and journalism. He has a title distinct
from those of the other gentlemen named
being the chancellor of legation" which
rank he has held for the past four years.
File was born in Ohio thirty-five years ago
and was an editor In his native state be-
fore coming to Washington in 1888 as cor
respondent for several well-known journals
OF the middle west. He is now Washing
ton correspondent of the New Orleans
Picayune and contributor to the leading