Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-10
HIS PLANS COMP PLETEO.
The President Selects AM
bassadors to Foreign Courts.
TRANSFER OF PLACES
HENRY WHITE TO LEAVE LON
DON FOR ROME.
Why Minister Bowen Does Not Re
ceive Promotion-Minister Barrett
to Remain at Panama.
TRANSFER OF PLACES

The President has finally completed his
plans for making considerable changes IN
| the most important United States dlplo-
matte Offices in Europe, and these Will take
effect soon after the 4th of March, though
Ambassador Porter is likely to remain IN
Paris nearly three months later. AS al
ready announced, Mr.. Wh1telaW Reld sue
ceeds Mr.. Choate as ambassador TO the
court of St James; Mr.. Mccormick, at
present United States ambassador to ST.
Petersburg, will succeed Gen. Horace Por-
ter as ambassador at Paris; George V. l..
Meyer at present ambassador at Rome,
will replace Mr.. Mccormick as ambassador
at St Petersburg and Henry White, secre-
tary of embassy at London, will become
United States ambassador at Rome. Mr..
Henry l.. Wilson. minister at Santiago,
Chile, will succeed Mr.. Lawrence Town
send. the present minister at Brussels. who
retires from the diplomatic service. Mr..
Townsend was appointed minister to Bel
gium in 1899, but he was originally appoint
ed to the diplomatic service as a democrat
as secretary of legation at Vienna in 1875.
Minister Bowen's Services Appreciated
1t may be stated that while the PreSl-
dent had in mind some time ago transfer
OF Minister Bowen from his post at caracas
to one higher in diplomatic rank tins IN
tention has been abandoned, or at least the
execution of the plan has been indefinitely
suspended, owing to the Importance OF the
negotiations which have been in progress
between the United States and Venezuela
respecting the adjustment of certain Amerl-
can claims against the latter country. Min
lister Bowen, it is said has been conduct
ing these negotiations in behalf OF the
State Department to it's entire satisfaction,
and though his claims to promotion, based
on services rendered in providing Tor the
Venezuelan arbitrations, are recognized, II
is felt that because of his familiarity with
the subjects now under negotiation ana ms
close ations with the Venezuelan govern
ment, he should remain for the present at
Caracas. Moreover, it is pointed out tnat
if he were withdrawn from that capital
at present the action might be construed by
the Venezuelan government INTO dlsip-
proval of MIR. Bowens own government or
his course in the conduct OF the negoua-
tionSs.
Minister Barrett to Remain.
Although at first favorably disposed t3-
ward the suggestion of Mr.. Barrett, United
States minister at Panama, that the duties
of his office be consolidated with those OF
the governor of the canal zone, the Presl-
dent has finally decided to make no change
at present in the diplomatic representation
at Panama and Mr.. Barrett will continue
to hold that office, at least during the re-
mainder of the present fiscal year That
decision was brought about upon the earn
est plea of the Panaman minister mere, as
we'll as by representations from the people
of the tiny new state that they would ieel
greatly Inundated by the withdrawal OF
its minister by the United States just IS
they were about to establish diplomatic and
consular relations with Europe through res
ident ministers and consuls