Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-18

Abroad-Anecdote About Charles
 Francis Adams.
 In a lecture recently delivered at the National museum in Washington An drew D. White, .ex-ambassador to Ger many and ex-minister to Russia, out lined plan for the reform of the diplo- matic service, says the New York Times. The main features of the plan were as follows:
 That while about one-half of the am bassadors should be appointed, as now. from citizens distinguished for services at home, without reference to previous experience in the diplomatic service, at least one-half should be advanced by promotion from lower ranks in the service. As regards the second grade in the service, that of ministers pleni- potentiary, he proposed the same gen. eral rule, and the same thing also as regards the third grade, that of min isters resident and the like. As re- gards the lower or special or temporary grades, whether those of diplomatic agents or charge or commissioner. he cast aside the principle of promotion, leaving the whole matter in the hands of the president, as now.
 For the lower ranks in the services he proposed two grades of secretaries of legation and three secretaries of the ambassadors, to be appointed after ex- animation, and when once appointed to be retained as long as they were ef- fcient and advanced from the lower secretaryships to the higher and from the least important capitals to the more important as they merited it.
 Mir. White advocated also the ap- pointment of young men from the vari- ous departments at Washington as at taches to be distributed among the capitals of the world in order to secure information on all subjects of interest to the home government and to obtain an experience and training which i would enable them to return to useful careers.
 MT. White regards as most important that in every capital to which we send an ambassador or minister there should be proper embassy or legation build ing for his use. He presented various reasons in support of this recommends. tion and made especial mention of the situation in Constantinople. where. in spite of the necessity of our asserting ourselves in order to protect the lives of American citizens and especially missionaries. our quarters often are such as to invite the contempt of the natives, besides being exposed in case of danger from the mob. He also thought the salary of the ambassadors should be raised to $25. 900 and that of the other grades in the service propor tiopately.
 | Mir. White introduced his subject by saying that some years since a very eminent American journalist in dis cussing our diplomatic service had pro posed a reform. which was nothing more or less than fo abolish 1t alto gether. replacing 1t with special com missioners. who might be selected whenever occasion demanded theil services and dismissed when the, i should have accomplished their mis sion.
 The speaker did not agree with thi feeling and emphasized the fact tha such a revolution in the methods 0 government would prove reform which would be possibly tragic in it consequences. He argued that in viev of the complex interests of the Unite States. which were ever becoming nor and more complex. ever demandin more and more quick insight am prompt action. what we need abroad not agents who may have been select ed for the occasion. but men who hay been trained for the work and who's experience fits them for prompt an successful action in behalf of the cour try they represent
 Many examples. he said- might b mentioned to show what could be don by the right man in the right place the right time. but one relating { Charles Francis Adams. who was mil .sser to Great Britain during the civ
 war. is sufficient to typify the cond
 tious he named
 MT. Adams he said was yer
 capable man and a very cool man 4
 one time it is said that during drought in Kansas he was asked travel through the state in order to T iuce is temperature. A crisis ha