The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-28
Our DIPLOMATS
What the Lenguorth Bill
Which May Possibly Pass
This Season Will Ac-
complish
UNITED. STATES PAYS BADLY
SALARIES PAID TO THEIR REP
REsENTATIvEs BY FOREIGN
COUNTRIES POSSIBILITY
THAT OURS MAY RECEIVE
HIGHER COMPENSATION

Ai1-AI OSAAso -i<AA lI.'~ - -
HIGHER COMPENSATION
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s, 1aoe--
There seems to be some hope Of Cna-
gress passing the Longworth hill this
year. and putting our diplomats abroad.
SO far as official residence is concerned.
on a par with other countries Of equal
and less Importance 1t is estimated
that to acquire scuitable official resi-
dences for our Ministers and Alnbassa-
dors in foreign capitals will cost not
more than 81. 100000. In some countries
we can't own the official residence and
would have to take long leasehoidl on
the property. Aside from the patriotic
and reasonable pride which should de-
nland that the United States representa-
tiyes in foreign capitals be housed equal
" we'll with other diplomats, and without
requiring the representative to pauperize
house, there ID another excellent argu-
ment in favor of the Longworth BILL set
forth in the report of the House Conn
mittee on Foreign Affairs, jill recommen-
dation of its passage. as follows:-
,.sThe underlying purpose of this bill is
TO remove the one at present absolutely
necessary Qualification, that of great
wealth, for the holding of high diplomatic
office under the United States. 1t is an
open and notorious fact. and one which
cannot be and is not disputed. that with
the very small salaries paid to our diplo-
matte ENJOYS, in comparison with those
of other countries, none but very rich
men can aspire TO these offices; that no
man of however great learning, experi-
ence or ability can represent this country
abroad unless he be man of great
wealth. No matter how much salaries
might be increased. there would always
be an evidence Of the wealth of each
particular incumbent according TO the
style of residence he occupied. IF, how
ever, suitable dignified official resi-
dence be given to each of our diplomatic
ENJOYS, then. at least so far as external
appearances are concerned, the rich man
and the poor man will appear alike"
There is hardly forein gcountry that
does not own its embassies and lega-
tiones. The United States owns its Of
fetal residences only at Toxic, Japan;
Bankok, Siam; Seoul, Corea Tangier,
Morocco. and Tahiti, Society Islands.
Salaries paid to American Ambassa-
dors ministers and other diplomatic
agents are, as a rule, about half as large
as those paid for the same service by
other governments. The United States
pays no expenses. nothing beyond the
salary Every other government makes
an allowance for expenses, and most
other governments pension their Ambas-
sadors at retirement. These pensions
in many eases are larger than the sala-
ries We pay our diplomats while they are
in Office.
just how meanly we treat our diplo-
mats, in comparison with the treatment
of the diplomatic corps given by other
governments. is shown by a glance at the
salaries paid Here are the salaries al-
lowed by the United States to all its
Ministers and Ambassadors.
Ambassadors Extraordinary and Pleni-
potentisry to France, Germany. Great
Britain, Mexico and Russia. S17, 500 each;
Brazil. Italy and Austria Hungary, $12.-
600 each; Enjoys Extraordinary and
Ministers Plenipotentiary 10 the Argen-
tin Republic, China. Japan, Cuba and
Spain, $4,000 each: Belgium. Chile. Co.
lombia, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Panama, Peru, Turkey and yefxuela
$4,000 each; Nicaragua, Costo Rica aud
Salvador, $4,000; Guatemala and Hon
duras, $4,000; Denmark, Morocco, Par-
aguay and Uruguay, Portugal. Ron
mania and Servia, Sweden and Norway,
and Switzerland, $500 each; Greece and
Montenegro and Diplomatic Agent in
Bulgaria, 81 500; Bolivia, Ecuador, Hiatt,
Corea, Persia and Siam. $500 each;
Minister, resident and Consult General to
Liberia, $500; Minister, resident and
Consul-General to Santo Domingo,
5000; Agent and Consul-General at
GREAT WINTER RESORT R0uTr