The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16
BY JOHN p. HAzLETT.

4 BOUT this time look out for foreign
~ dispatches in the newspapers tell
ing how Our new diplomatic agents
have been received by the countries to
which they were accredited by the
president Immediately following his in
auguration. Also. he prepared to hear
divers comments about the soft snaps
secured by Ambassadors Reed. White
and the rest. as the cable summarizes
from time 10 time the social functions
given for and by them. Nothing to do
except to swap the time OF day with the
nobility will undoubtedly be a stock
remark, delivered i'm a more or less sar-
castle manner, for to many Americans
the thought of their representatives
abroad assOciatinE with royalty and
nobility ON any other than a purely
business basis is far from pleasing.
So right here let it be known to them
that this swapping Of the time of day
with the ruling and governing classes
of the country to which he is accred-
tied is am eNceedinly important part
OF a. diplomats days work.
With diplomat. being sociabIe is
largely a. matter OF business. just as it
is with a. manufacturer who wants TO
sell wholesaler several Thousand dol
lars worth of goods. Does the up-tO-
date manufacturer state the price at
which ne can sell the goods. and let IT
so at that Not much He invites the
wholesaler out to lunch. fills his StOm-
ach with the delicaCies or the season.
takes him 90 the theatre. and in yari-
GUS social ways eudeavors to attract the
man to his goods This is business
sociability. and il is as fixed a custom
q as business itself.
So i'm diplomacy. y diplomats duty
is to make friends for his country. if
possible and in any event to keep his
country from making enemies His
friends will be his couutry'S friends. or.
at least. viii not be hostile to his COun-
try when IL comes time TO discuss in
tcrnatioual business. The easiest way
known for making friends is to be
friendly yourself Therefore II is in
cUmbeut upon diplomat abroad to be
friendly.
1t is well known fact that Mr.
ChCate. by displaying great sociability.
has immeaSurab bly, strengthened the
pleasant relations existing between this
country and England He never de-
clmed an invitation 10 deiIVer addresses
at universities and other seats Of learn
ing. Whenever ne was asked TO help
unVen monument or attend BAN
quet he was always ready. and his ad-
dresses. after dinner and otherwise set
all England to applauduE him, and in
cidentally. caused all England TO think
a bit more of Mr. ChOate's fellow
Americans.
Mr.. Choate was happy from the start
iG making these sOciable hits ON behalf
of his country. When he arose to ma Ike
his first speech before an English audi
euce. ne observed that the galleries sur
rounding the banqueters were filled with
beautiful women Looking up at them.
Mr.. ChOate said.
Nov I know what the Scripture
phrase means when it is written. Thou
madest man a. little lower than the
angels
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ers by storm and the next day the pa
pers in telling it, added sraveIy that
the new American ambassador, by rea-
son of his intellectually and pleasing
address. would surely find no difficult
les placed before him by the British
public i'm the performance of his dipIO-
matte duties
Every day has its social demand on
a diplomat. II may be an official break
fast. and because America does not
sanction "a gold and lace uniform for its
diplomats, he appears at the function
CARRIED for all the world like the waiter
back Of his chair-in evening dress
though the hour is a. I'M. Or he may
be hidden To r. court reception. where he
is "a marked man because of his SWaI-
low-taiied black coat Perhaps he him
self is entertaining the minister OF for
eign affairs and other dignitaries. on
Yet again, he finds himself one of a
distinguished party spending the week
end under the hOSpitable roof of Lord
and Lady So-aud-S0. In the last event
ne has excellent opportunities for be
coming more or less well acquainted
with men who are powerful i'm the gov
eminent, both i'm Office and out Of it,
The more men of this class and their
views that the diplomat knows the
easier viii il be for him To accomplish
his mission. For the diplomat to be
successful in the highest sense. must
become thoroughly conVerSaut with the
ways and the view point of the coun-
try TO which he is accredited. He must
know its idiosyncraSieS and its preju-
diCes. if he is to judge its motives
Alright as applied to his country. Every
nation has its own peculiar way of look
ing at things i'm general and i'm particu-
lar. There IL no better method OF gain
ing all this highly necessary knowledge
than by being sociable. so. remen Der
when the cables begin 10 tell how Am
bassadOr Reid is giving lavish recep-
lions to England'S nobility. and Ambas-
sadOr White is entertaining in almost
regal fashion in Rome. that ali the
while they are as busy as ants IN behalf
Of their country though to the unin-
itiated they appear to have lost al