The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-28

Carlo, 5000; Charge daAGafrs cd In
teyznin and Diplomatic o6acsrs ahread,
ss5. 900; total. s4o8,5O0.
And here ara the salaries PAID In the
diplomatic service by other couptriess--
By Englan&-At Paris. $45, 900; at
Berlin. $4,000; at st. Petersburg, $780,,
600; at Rome, $4,000; at Vienna. s4o-
600. Government owns residences in all
cases except at st. Petersburg, where it
has q long lease on premises occupied
BY the embassy.
BY Germany AT Paris, $4,000; at
London. $4,000; at st. Petersburg. S37,-
SOC; at Rome. $4,000; at Vienna. $50,
Geo Government owns residences in all
cases.
France pays all Ambassadors $1,000.
making allowances for local indemnify
and entertanment as follows: Al Ber-
lin, $4,000; at London. $32. coo; at
Rome. S16,0c0; at St. Petersburg. So.
coo; at Vienna. $4,000 Owrs rel.
dences at Berlin and st. Petersburg;
long lease in London.
Austria pays Ambassadors $5.G01,
with allowances as follows: At Berlin,
sa6.o0G; at Paris. $4,000; at Lonlon,
$4,000; at Rome. s2s, eco; at ST. Peters
burg. $4,000 Owns residences at Par
is. Berlin ants st. Petersburg; long le.se
at London.
Italy pays Ambassadors S4.40a, with
local indemnity Of: Vienna. S1S,t0a;
London, s1S.0co; Berlin, Sis,9Go; st. Pc
tersburg. $4,000; Paris. $4,000. Whore
the embassy has not its own res 'dence
the Ambassador receives an allowance
for rent of the house.
Russia pays at Berlin. $4,000; at
London, $4,000; at Paris. $4,000; at
Vienna, $4,000; at Rome. $4,000.
Russia owns and maintains her en-
bassies in Paris. Berlin, Vienna and
London. The cost of maintenance aver.
ages from 5000 to $1,000 per annum.
In Vienna official residences are own
ed by Germany. England aud Russia; IN
Paris by Austria. Germany, England and
Russia; in Berlin by Austria. France.
England and Russia; in St Petersburg
by Austria. France and Germany
In London official residences are held
by leaseholds, summing from twentyaoile
to seventy EIGHT years, by Austria,
France, Germany. Italy and Russia.
At st. Petersburg England has . long
lease on residence
The governments Of Austria. France
Germany, England Italy and Russia
have both summer and winter residences
at Constantinople.
There isn't any agitation or propcsi-
ton for increasing diplomatic salaries
Any salary increase talk is too unpopu-
lar. The plan for providing Official resi-
dences viii help some. though, by reliey-
ing our diplomats of some of the heavy
expenses they are compelled to bear in
maintaining homes in keeping with che
dignity Of their position.
Ii is TO be heped that some day this
country viii take a different view of the
public service and make the salaries all
around more nearly in keeping with the
Offices The argument used in fayor OF
the Longworth bill, that a poor Inan is
debarred from the diplomatic service ap-
plies with equal force to Cabinet posi-
tions and to most Of the important offices
OF the government. 1t applies as we'll
to the United States Senate. The social
duties, which cannot be escaped, that so
with these high Offices, put the cost OF
living at so high notch that man cain
mot accept one unless he has private
means. A young man, no matter how
ambitious or able. is absolutely debarred
unless lie ha sa private fortune.
Some day, it is TO be hoped. We'll take
a higher view of public office. Instead
of looking upon important offices. such
as these of Senator, Cabinet positions
and diplomatic positions, as rewards for
party service to be given TO men with
barrels we may make them more at
tracfive for men of ability. and get better
men into them. by putting the pay on
somewhere near a parity with the ability
demanded.
The money powers, trusts and ccrpora-
tions OF the United States do not possess
a more powerful protection for their own
interests than the salary system which
almost entirely bars from the high offices
of the nation all but millionaire repre-
sentatives of their own class.
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