The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
A GENERAL MOVE.
President is Making Several Changes
Among Ambassadors.

Washington, Jan. 8. -- Presiden
Roosevelt is devoting some time al
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 a
conference with the president today be-
fore the meeting of the cabinet, and
| it is understood that the matter OF APP
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 II. 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 Me-
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
N his present place until the president
lecides to transfer him to another post
N the diplomatic service.
As to the Enthusiastically to Italy.
nothing definite can be said now. 1t
ias been rumored that Ambassador
GEORGE Won l.. Meyer is to succeed
ieneral Porter at Paris, but it can be
AID that such change is not certain.
he probabilities are that Mr.. Meyer
vii remain at Rome. General Powell ,
layton having decided to relinquish !
is post as ambassador to Mexico at ,
he end OF the present administration, I
q MI be succeeded by Edwin II. Con-
err, now United States minister to
nina. 1t is not expected that Mr.. I
onger will continue long at the Mex
AN capital, as he is understood to in +
md to return to his home state of Iowa :
be candidate in succession to Gov !,
NOR Cummins. He will be succeeded =
David II. Thompson, of Nebraska. =
no at present is minister to Brazil. :
Ir. Thompson accepted the appoint q
ent to Brazil with the understanding
lat he would be appointed to higher
lace in the diplomatic service as soon
opportunity afforded.
Mr.. Conger will be succeeded at the ,
urt OF Pekin by William w. Rock
II, at present director of the bureau
American republics, who is reeogniz- R
as an authority on all subjects per- m
lning to China and the Chinese. ii
John X Gowdy, who was appointed %
President Mckinley American CON q,
| general az Paris, viii be succeeded i,
r. II Mason, who is now consul a
neral to Berlin. In succession to n
: Mason, John Lewis Grifiths, of
will be named. NJ
L IS expected that some other changes w,
Il be made in the corps of American 90
nisters, but at this time they are not M
tainable for publication. 90