Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-01-06
A GENERAL MOVE.
President is Making Several Changes
Among Ambassadors.

Washington, Jan. 8. = President
Roosevelt is devoting some time at
present to consideration of important
appointments in the diplomatic and
consular service, which are to be made
formally by him at the beginning of
next March. Secretary Hay had
conference with the president today be-
fore the meeting of the cabinet, and
it is understood that the matter of ap-
pointments in the diplomatic service
was one of the subjects discussed.
While no official announcement of the
presidents intention regarding the po-
sitions has yet been made, it is known
that he has decided upon several
changes. Joseph H. Choate, ambassa-
dor to the court of St. James, has indi-
Gated that he does not desire to con-
tinue in that position. He will be sue
ceeded by Whiteslaw Reid, proprietor
of the New York Tribune, who was at
one time minister to France.
General Horace Porter, American
ambassador to France, will retire from
that position soon after March 4. He
was appointed by the late Presidnt Nc
Kinley, and, with the expiration of his
present term, will have served the
United States at the French capital
eight years. The president has decid-
ed on General Porter's successor, but at
this time no announcement of his de-
cision can be made.
Charlemagne Tower, American am
bassador to Germany, and Robert S.
Mccormick, American ambassador to
Russia, will continue at their respect
i've posts.
Bellamy Storer, American ambas-
sador to Austria-Hungary, will continue
in his present place until the president
decides to transfer him to another post
in the diplomatic service.
AS to the ambassadorship to Italy,
nothing definite can be said now. 1t
}. has been rumored that Ambassador
George Won L. Meyer is to succeed
General Porter at Paris, but it can be
said that such change is not certain
The probabilities are that Mr.. Meyer
will remain at Rome. General Powell
Clayton having decided to relinquist
his post as ambassador to Mexico al
the end of the present administration,
he will he succeeded by Edwin H. Con
ger, now United States minister to
China. 1t is not expected that Mr.
Conger will continue long at the Mex
ican capital, as he is understood to in
:. tend to return to his home state of Iowa
to be a candidate in succession to Gov
Y ernor Cummins. He will be succeeded
by David E. Thompson, of Nebraska
4 who at present is minister to Brazil
Mr.. Thompson accepted the appoint
ment to Brazil'with the understanding
that he would be appointed to highel
place in the diplomatic service as soo1
= as opportunity afforded.
p Mr.. Conger will be succeeded at thu
= court of Pekin by William. w. Rock
! hill, at present director of the bureau
- of American republics, who is recogniz
;. ed as an authority on all subjects per
. tanning to China and the Chinese.
= = John K. Gowdy, who was appointed
y by President Mckinley American con
sui general at Paris, will be succeeded
by F. H. Mason, who is now consu
:. general to Berlin. In succession t.
= Mr.. Mason, John Lewis Grifiths, O
:. Indianapolis, will be named.
70 1t is expected that some other change
will be made in the corps of American
ministers, but at this time they are no
obtainable for publication.
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