The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-11
JEALOUSY SHOWS ITSELF IN
SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES
AMBASSADORS GO TO COURT
Mere Ministers, Have Not the Ttle
Power, Influence and Dignity Suf.
feient to Suit the South
American People.
Ardmorelte Special.

Ardmorelte Special.
Washington. u. G.. Feb. ll-Jcal.
ousy figures In International diplomat
ic matters. as it figures in almost
every phase Of social and business
life.
one OF its curious manifestations is
the attitude assumed toward one an.
other by the South American coun.
tries ON account of their diplomatic
representation at this capital Each
one OF them Is determined that IL
shall not be uutrunkol or outshonc
by the representative Of any other
South American nation. In a lite
while therefore, unless something is
done To check the tendency. AN of the
important South American countries
will bee represented i'm Washington by
ambassadors. Mere ministers, If you
please. are not of sufficient power and
influence and dignity To suit the
South American peoples. They feel
that they must be represented at the
American capital by ambassadors who
at all times, under diplomatic usage
and custom. may deal directly with
the president of the United States
Congress is cndcavoring to discour
age the appointment of ambassadors
to America from countries that are
comparatively small because. under a
law and custom that now prevail
when a country raises its legation 80
tho rank Of an embassy at the capi.
tai, the United States finds It incum-
bent to respond by raising its legation
in that country to the rank OF an ON
bassy. This arrangement entails upon
the government an expense which at
times, Is inordinatc in comparison
with the importance of the representa-.
tiOn. American ambassadors receive
flat salary Of Sl7.5Ou a year, wheth.
er they serve at London, England. or
Rio, Brazil.
When the Brazilian mission to
of an embassy. the United States dcs-
ignated an ambassador to that coun-
try. This action aroused the Jealousy
of other South American countries
which were ambitious TO be represent
ed i'm Washington by ambassadors.
In due time the state department re
ceived information that at least two
other South American nations We're
contemplating the elevation Of their
legations here to embassies Brazi's
ambition in this direction had been
discouraged, but the discouragement
had not been effective. Chill is partlc.
ularly anxious to have an ambassador
in Washington; indeed she has an
nounced the elevation uf her lega.
tion here to the rank Of an embassy.
Whether America Is to be represented
in Chill by an ambassador will depend
upon the time of the presentation Of
the Chilian ambassadors credentials.
An amendment has been made to
the diplomatic and consular appropri-
alton bill now pending before congress
repeating the existing law requiring
the American government whenever
foreign power clevatos It's Washing.
ton representative TO the rank Of an
ambassador to promote the Amer
lean representative 10 the same grade
II that provision should become law
before the ambassador Of Chill pre-
sents his credentials. there win be no
United States ambassador to Chill
The enactment of that provision win
put an end it Is expected 10 the in
discriminate creation Of American en-
bassies
Peru and Argentina have indicated
their desire 10 be represented in this
capital by ambassadors but the pass
age Of the proposed law by the Amer
lean congress will probably curb their
desire