Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-04-16
SOUTH
AMERICAN
DIPLOMATS
Want Their Jobs Extended
and Made More Profitable

ahd NtdbS tWUAN EtVittdNtN
I Washington, April i6.--In spite Of
Secretary Roots recent visit, In spite
of Andrew Carnegie's gift OF several
hundred thousands OF dollars for
+ the building OF a peace palace for the
Z bureau of American republics, all Is
not harmony between the Latin
American republics and the United
States. Scarcely had Secretary Root
returned with words OF praise for al,
he saw below the equator, before
Nicaragua and Honduras fell out
over a lowly mule and restored 90
isticuffs. Uncle Sam Is preparing to
spank them. Now Il is Chile that has
caused the rift In the lutte.
Chile is sulky. The long-drawn
out republic that takes up much OF
the space on the western coast OF
South America, believes Il Is entitled
TO a more dignifled representation
here In Washington than Il has en-
joyed in the past. Grateful under
the ovation given him at Valparaiso
and Santiago, Secretary Root lent n
willing ear to the chilean appeal, ana
prospects seemed bright that the
little republic would gain It's end,
Then there was trouble. Brazil
Is the only South American nation
that has been deemed OF SUFFICIENT
Importance in the past to entitlo I.
TO the honors OF an embassy here.
When Chile strove to get into the
Brazilian class there was an uproar
IN Couth America that rocked the
Andes and made themighty Amazon
run backward In It's channel. Cries
OF "carambal" rang from peak TO
peak and protests piled up In Wash
lngton.
Then negotiations took n sudden
drop. Secretary Root shook on the
eneryating effects OF his southern
trip and intlmated politely and dlplo-
matically 10 Chile that It's requests.
much as he regretted. scarcely could
be complied with at this time. where
upon Chile, who had withdrawn It's
minister, Senior Walker-Martlnez, 10
take part In the Pan-Amerlcan con-
ference az Rio Janerio. showed lts
piQuo by failing either 90 permit him
TO return or 10 appoint a successor.
As a result OF the disappointment
Chile Is maintaining merely n hollow
show OF representation, and Alberto
Yoaeham, secretary OF the legation.
is twiddllnk his thumbs over a fca-
tureless job ana wondering how lone
the position win last.
The disappointment. however, was
not entirely confined To Chile and Itt
representatives. II was believed ia
dilomatlc circles that the raising OF
the Chilean legation 20 an embassy
and the sending OF an ambassador 60
N Chilean capital. would mean p
general shake-up In the United
States diplomatic service. and conso-
luently a number OF promotions. Itl
vas generally conceded that the post
n Chilean ambassador would have
zone to Herbert g sQulres. the pres
me- minister 10 Panama. for his rec
'rd practically entitled him to the
.ew berth. had n been created.
Minister squlors. who left the
rmy In 1891 20 enter the diplomatic
ervioo. has had a stirring career
ie first served IA the embassy al
ierlin and in 1898 was assigned 10
be legation az Pekin. During the
lege Of that city by the Boxers be-
las made chief OF stan 70 Sir Claude
IaeDouald. and for his services IN
rotectlng the foreign legations h 2
as warmly thanked by tho British =
1vernment. From 1899 20 1895 be :
as minister 20 Cuba. "A
hut all this does not console those &
no are disappointed by the hoped D
n promotions in the diplomatic SER n