New-York tribune., 1906-11-23

Of the tariff situation in Germany, and thoroughly
to acquaint the Germans with the American situa.
ton. May this step bring great advantages to the
Commercial and Industrial life in both our cou9- 1
over this step which she notices the sincere ef
% to. to RFng
Not only shall endeavor give freely OF the in
stand from them more clearly the point of view
Of the people whose interests they represent thus
sepfl geemen al The appontment Of this
mission emphasizes 10 my mind nd trait Thcn Roose Is
yelt and Emperor William1an abiding desire nb0 boT
rather than to misunderstood him.
GERMAN AND AMERICAN LEADERS ALIKE.
This nations leaders like ours are no not o6DoTen 0Gn1snt
better things, and thereby help the world. It is
o R9 f6o 6o 1ne 9 they
good. and breaks bad ones because they are bad
ing criticisms Of those who make of fault finding
pastime There is no place NOWADAYS I IoF oes ee nn
h1sEfts ing lest sDeu he do n'StI wrong ng- O' '
al alone y conrv IN it than
pleasure and privilege to avail mse S the or pen5e ao to
Whose government have the honor to be accred, ed
sd TRat ssenss eseSs eSshed BY the German
and his people for your President and you ,,t; ms
We're not equally endeavoring to enable my people
and feel as you and fs0w s sse fee
the good will. felt by the people of the United
f us hope that the great Blessings which George
Washington and Frederick the Great hr9ugnt TO
and which have been so strengthened by the &1ar rd
aoterg ana pobces bs Continued and renewed With and
through the years.
In introducing Ambassador Durand' Mr.
Jesup said:
Those who happened to read The Sunday
Tribune must have seen an article on tne BIZ ac
credited to this country for long years back
has been of the most distinguishes men OF EIng-
land Among their names was Sir Henry N'01
The account in that article not only shows
Sir Mortimer Durand to be diplomat put u
statesman and q man of courage ana enter
prise He is here with US tonight he mas
been with us a nation for three years. rS
has done his part vel re mas oSder And not
only that gentlemen. he has endeared hlrIlsen hI
to us ell by his courtesy, his KIND ana gentIe
treatment Of US, and whatever he has DONE en-
tarfne into our sports entering into our AIneri-
can life he mas given US an index or ms cllar @
acter and what he is, and we think a s, sIea-
to leave US And IL we had a vote to-nlgnt as
to his staying and he obeyed that vote oe-
leve he would stay.
Ambassador Durand said in part:
am rejoiced to think, from the terms OF me me
toast to which & haHS oeeP 6f commeres does not
regard the diplomatic service as wholly useless
fear that perhaps in this practical age age our 9oTa g9ld
uniforms and and rlDDonB ana IotANa4A-
ties have caused to be looked upon falher as
picturesque anachronisms than as usefui neihoers t
OF society, and shat there has even been q, ten
dency toward scofnng when our methoos ana our
pretensions were discussed. No doubt we nave
given the etemy some 10 blRspheme. DIG
putes about diplomatic precedence have at times times
been very ludicrous, and diplomatic discussions
have occasionally been Of a nature to remind one
OF the old arguments OF the schoolmen as TO now
many angels could dance on the point OF a needle:
That very delightful book THE Practice or
Diplomacy" recently published by a former dplo,
Foster, quotes some amusing instances of dplo-
matte proceedings. 1t is therein related, for ex-
ample, that IN 1851 certain ambassador in Eng
land. wishing 70 secure place in the roya!
procession next 80 the King and before his French
colleague, attacked the latters coach in the streets
OF London, hamstrung his horses and killed his
If were to set my myrmidons upon my valued
colleague, NJ Jusserand, on his way to the White
House, my zeal for my countrys honor might
nowadays be regarded excessive.
General Foster relates, again. how when peni-
pote1tiaries OF two great powers met to settle the
conditions of royal marriage they stepped to-
gethe". with the right foot side by side into a
Council chamber hung in corresponding halves with
their respective ColOrs, and sat down at the
instant precisely opposite each other square
ORIENTAL COURT INCIDENTS.
That sort OF thing goes still in the East. I
remember that occasion when durbRr
public reception being held at great Oriental
court the official who held the highest seat had
come forward and make a speech TO the British
representative. There had been some disputes
about the order OF sitting, and when the speaker
had got fairly under way saw the second official