The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-19
YANKEE CONSULS
PINCH And SAVE
American Officials Abroad Are
Obliged to Get Along on
Meager Allowance.
Correspondence of The Journal.

Correspondence OF Inc journal.
Vancouver, B. G., July, 1.-two con
the American and the japanese. Be
fore the war began-for that has
marked some retrenchment in Japanese
xpenditures-the Japanese consul s.
salary was exactly double that of the
American s.; he was provided with two
secretaries, where the American was
allowed $500 year for clerical assist
nished house and provided by his gov
eminent with two domestic servants, so
that when any new man came to the
post all he had to do was to move in
with his trunks.
The American must hunt himself up
house, hire his own servants and pay
for them, and get along on the small
allowance for clerical assistance.
In addition, the Japanese consul has
a fund for entertainment, and his an
Eual gatherings on the mikado s birth
day, before the outbreak Of host1ities,
were the great social events OF this
This is the story of American consul
lates everywhere.
Yankee Consul Popular.
Colonel L. Edwin Dudley of Boston
Is the American consul here, his ap-
pointment dating from the beginning
of the first Mckinley administration.
He is extremely popular, and the Van,
that the great republic to the south has
sent 80 ikable a man. American con-
suls in the dominion, as in other for
eign countries, are not in all cases a
credit to the United States, as every
American traveller has occasion to
learn. Colonel Dudley gives. regularly
ar American reception on the Fourth
of T,,1u h,1t account
the death Of John Hay, it was turned
into a memorial service. The largest
hall In the city, seating 900 persons,
was crowded to overlooking. Fully
two-thfrds of those present were Brit
ish Columbians. The mayor Of the
city made an address,, an orator from
Seattle was imported for the occasion,
and Colonel Dudley presided.
Many Americans There.
''This is an extremely pleasant CON
sular post says Colonel Dudley, "be-
cause it is so much like being at home.
I see many Americans here, particularly
those in excursion parties going thru
the northwest.''
"Is there any sentiment here for
annexation to the United States7'' the
consul was asked.
"None at all. I have heard more Of
that in Ontario than here, but that was
some years ago. ..+. IT,. -...,-....,...
els there any sentiment here tor
reciprocity with the United States?''
'Not nearly so much as there was
now discussing the preferential
system between the British empire and
her colonies There are some men in
the city today from Australia who
came here to talk the thing up. There
was a meeting last night in one, of
the public halls, at which these Austria
liam visitors made addresses. Among
the business people of the city senti-
ment is rather favorable, as L view 1t,
to the Chamberlain idea.
Vancouver Is Growing.
''There can be no denying that this
city is growing rapidly. In 1901 the
census found $4,000 people here, but
current asa estimate To-Day place it !, a, a
there are 100000 people here. The cleo
trical development is having much tc
\do with the present ps@yress OF the
city. Abaut twelve miles from here
likes lake 400 feet above Underwater
and near an ocean inlet. It covers 35(
acres, and it's water has been brought
down to a powerhouse after fall Of
with lake Of this size, range Of
mountains 1000 feet high between thi:
lake and a body of water covering
$500 acres, known as Lake COquitlan
which lies thirtyfve feet higher thai
the first one, has been pierced by {
tunnel Of two and half miles thr,
solid rock This larger body Of waite;
all this region. 1t is running the loca
cars and the tramway between her
and Westminster, twelve miles away
the local lines over there, and in ad