New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-02
WAYS CT DIpLOM ACY.
Some of Them Set Forth in En-
Secretary Fosters Ne7C Book.

In a speech before the Chamber Of Commerce in
] This city recently Ambassador Durand. the retlr-
Ing British representative this country contrast
Z Cd the diplomacy of to-day with that OF earlier
times with its extravagant ceremonals its exacti-
tude regarding matters OF precedence and the ire
znendous quarrels which grew out OF questions
10 who should sit here. who there international
congresses: who should be introduced first the
foyal presence, who second. and so on; who should
should wear the most buttons the greatest guam
referred to that very deitghifiII book The Prac
Gee Of Dipion1sGy recently published by former
": Foster. From its pages the speaker quoted
; In this hook, published by Ioughton Mfiin &
g. Generst roster SAYS that a large par Of the
sTere taken I'D in simply getting down TO work 4
dispute over table for Instance held up the Con
Eress of Ryswick for considerable time. In the
Tor the delega9tes who Immediately began TO dis
ssats around H. ,itIe debate wsXed ie%rer and
Sercer' and as the REPRESENTATIVES could find an" mo
last they moved to another room. where there was
door caused a serious hitch in the proceedings
e the Council Of Utrecht a round table had been
% take seats around II without regard 10 whether
one suddenly discovered that the place of honor
vas opposite the door of entrance Such being
rsf and lett So the original plan GF had to be
ebandoned Another controversy at this congress.
which at time threatened to disrupt It. was
De question Of precedence concerning the footmen
stresses" where it recorded that lit threatened
10 retard the peace OF Christendom." in spea king
AZ discussion OF the dispute which he heard in
g London coffee house Addison said In the Spec-
tator'': "All could learn from these honest gem
demen Was that the matter in debate was %
zoo higa a nature for such heads as theirs mine
TO comprehend"
When the pleniDotentaries OF France and Aus
t~ta met TO settle the conditions of marriage be-
tween Louis XIV and Maria Theresa especially
careful preparations made that exactly SINH
lar honors be paid TO each party In order TO pre-
esrre the fun dignity OF their nations they stepped
tcgsther, with the right foot. side by side into a
council CHAMBER hung in corresponding halves with
9aeir respective colors and sat down the same
tnstant precisely opposite each other at square
chairs. Such events as these in statecraft" says
General Foster. lied Voltaire TO remark that arm
chairs, backed chairs and stools were important
subjects Of politics. and iliustrious subjects of
Uuarreis' in those days"
Az another time competition was SO keen be-
tween two diplomats that II reached the following
elimsx Two newly arrived ENJOYS from Italy and
Germany were unable TO agree which should
6rst present his credentials TO the King OF France
End accordingly II stipulated that whoever
reached Versailles soonest the day Of the re-
cepton should take precedence over the other
The P-usslerl went the night before the audience
end sat on bench before the palace until dawn
Ehe Italian arriving early IN the morning saw the
e7sss'sn there before him. and slipped surrepti-