Evening star., 1905-10-22
In Florida.
RECEPTION FOR MEYER
AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA GUEST
OF HONOR AT BOSTON.

BOSTON, Mass, October 21.-George Won
L. Meyer, United States ambassad to
Russia, was given reception at the Hotel
Brunswick this afternoon by the Essex
Club. an organization of which he is past
president. Among the guests and speak
ers were Lieut.. Gov. Curtis Guild. jr., and
Eben S. Draper. the republican nominees
for governor and lieutenant governor, and
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
Ambassador Meyer spoke of the needs of
American representatives abroad and
touched upon internal affairs of Russia. Mr..
Meyer said in part:
1.-The President in his speech at Richmond
the other day said: In foreign affairs we
must make up our minds that, whether we
like it or not, we are great people and
must play a great part in the world. 1t is
not given to us to choose whether we will
play a great part or not; We have to play
1t: all we can decide is whether we shall
play it we'll i'll, and 1 have too much
confidence in my country to doubt what
the decision will be-
"All of you who followed the career and
broad statesmanlike policy Of our late great
Secretary of State, John Hay, appreciate
the words of our President. All of you
have seen and familiar with the part
that the head of our nation played In the
worlds history, which resulted in peace.
but in the future it will be necessary
for Congress to make largely increased ap-
propriations to the State Department for
diplomatic requirements. Our representa-
tives abroad should be on equal footing
with the diplomatic representatives of other
nations. They should be equally well in
formed by cable and otherwise of events
that are transpiring at home and abroad.
and an interchange of dispatches should
be arranged between our ambassadors. all
of which must largely increase the expendi-
and reorganization of the system
the State Department in connection with
our diplomatic corps will have to follow
in order TO meet the requirements of our
ambassadors and ministers that they may
ably represent the country and keep our
authorities at Washington officially posted
Ambassadors should not be obliged to pick
up crumbs of information through the kind
ness of their colleagues or be dependent
upon the generosity of the Associated
Press.
TOO much credit cannot be given to Mr.
Stone, the general manager of the Asso-
ciated Press. for the system he has
tablished and the representative he has Sc
lected at London, Paris, Berlin, Rome,
Vienna and St. Petersburg. all of whom |
know personally, and have come in contact
with.
They are bringing credit to the great
American news association in Europe and
are endeavoring to inform the American
public promptly and conservatively of
events that taking place without be-
ing biased or influenced by any party or
creed.
There is another matter in connection
with the diplomatic corps that our govern
ment should consider and that is owning
the embassy or legation building in the
various capitals. 1t is undignihed and un-
democratic not to do so and I believe
when the matter is thoroughly understood
that a great and rich nation such as ours
of over eighty millions will insist that the
houses which are known the American
embassy or legation, as the case may be.
shall be owned by us and be in fair com
parison with those of other great nations.