The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
THE DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
THREE OF~TBEM VII T. BE TRANS
FERS WITHIN TIE SERVICE.

Dhitelaw Reid VIII BE tho Only Man Not
Now In the Corps 10 he Appointed TO
Place or nigh Rank-Powerful In
fiuences Secure tho Retention OF Tower
WAsHINoroN, Dec. 81 1t was made
clear to-day that In the reorganization OF
the diplomatic service OF the United States
in the new administration, which will be-
: gin on the 4th Of next March, President
Roosevelt has decided that, with one OK
oeption. no man bot now in the service
shall be appointedto place Of high rank.
The exception il Whitelaw Reid who is
10 succeed JosephH. Choate as Ambassador
10 Great Britain Even in this case tho
appointee Will not be an outsider In the
full sense, for he has been connected With
the foreign serYice before
II now seems probable that there will
be fewer ohHnRes in United States Am
hassadorships than was expected several
weeks ago. or before Congress convened
for the short session President Roosevelt
would like 10 get several men out Of The
diplomatic eeryioe. bat these sauna men
have enlisted powerful interests to keep
them in. Some Of the most influential
members OF the Senate have besought the
President 10 retain in the service Ministers
or Ambassadors who are serving their
second terms, the quality Of whose services
has not commended them especially to Mr..
Roosevslt~ In sorae cases tho President has
felt constrained " yield.
There has been a good deal OF gossip
about possible or probable changes in tho
foreign service, but il Is known that fve
important places have been pretty def,
nitely settled. Whi,elaw Reid of New
York will be Ambassador TO Great Britain;
George V. L. Meyer Of Massachusetts,
Ambassador to France; Henry White OF
Rhode Island, Ambassador to Italy: Charlie
magne Tower of Pennsylvania, Ambassador
10 Germany, aud Edwin II. coueer Of Iowa,
Ambassador Cd Mexico, Three OF obese
appointments will DO transfers within the
service. Mr.; Meyer now being AmbassadoE
Minister at PeHns ~
= Ambassadors Choate and Porter win re-
tire TO private life and Ambassador Tower
viii be retained at his present post Until
within the last day or two IL was believed that
Mr.. Towers Fesl nation would be accepted
when IL came TO the President, in accord
ance with custom. The President was not,
disposed, it was understood, 20 resppoint
Mr.. Tower, believing that he had serveda
sufficient length of time abroad. Strong
however. and he VIII be retained. There
Is no assurance, however, that he will be
allowed to continue as Ambassador for
more than a year or two longer.
Only two United States ambassadorships
remain to be setlled II Is highly probable
that Bellamy Storer viii DO reappointed at
Vienna and the chances favor the reton-
ton of Robert 5 Mccormick no st. Peters
burg
Solely on merit and without reference
20 political considerations. tho President
has told several persons that he feels bound
TO promote Henry l. Wilson. Of Washington.
now. Minister TO Chile; Irving b. Dudley. of
California. Minister TO Peru and John W
Riddle AGENT and Consul-tencral at Cairo,
Egypt. Minister Wilson has had a longer
term OF service than any other American
diplomatic represeu tative Except Ambas-
sador Porter, and the President il especially
pleased with his record. as he is with those
of Mr.. Dudley and Mr. Riddle Minister
Wilson will be promoted 10 a European post,
possibly Spain, and the others will receive
substantial recognition.
Tho friends of David E. Thompson, now
Minister Of Brazil. have tried to secure
promise from the President that Mr. Thomp-
son shall be appointed Ambassador to
Mexico IN case Mr.. Conger retires next
September in order 10 make the race for
Governor Of Iowa, but Mr. Roosevelt has
not given any definite assurance In this
case. Mr.. Conger viii be succeeded rs
Minister 10 China by ". ". Rockhill OF
Maryland.
Among minor posts, 70 IS settled that
William F. Powell shall 10 reappointed
Minister to Hayti, where his services have
been Of the highest character, in the opinion
Of the State Department This Is one Of the
few posts available for Colored men and it
commands better salary than the Liberia
mission. Nearly twenty negroes are after
Mr.. PowelPs place, but the excellent work
done by tho Minister outweighed the power
ful influence they brought 70 bear on the
President.
IL was learned to-day TINT John Lewis
Griffiths OF Indiana, who has been urged
for the place Of Consul General at Paris,
will probably not be appointed.