The Washington herald., 1908-03-08

l. Question-Will yog be kind enough to tell me
into how many classes diplomatic representatives are
divided. 70 whom each class is accredited and the
relative rank Of the various classesg
WOULD-BE DIPLOMAT.
Answer-Diplomatic agents are divided
into three classes. To the first belong
ambassadors. legates. or nuncios: these
represent their sovereigns or The chief
executives Of their nations. and are ac-
credited to sovere.gns and chics execu-
Ives. The second class includes envoys
and minister's who are accredited 20 SOW
erelgns and chief executives, hut do not
represent the persons of their rulers as
do those Of the first class. To the third
class belongs the charges d'affaires. who
are accredited TO the ministers for for
eign affairs. The precedence in each class
is determined by the length OF service
OF its members; Tor instance. the dean
Of the diplomatic corps is the ambassador
who has served longest In Washington
this distinction belongs TO the Italian AM
bassadOr, Baron Mayor des Planches, who
was accredited u this country in 1901.
. Question: have an offer as teacher Of mod
l
ven shaky as to ny Italian. especially the pronun.
citation, which IS dihiert TO my German tongue SO
nave determined 20 spend my vacation Of two
mouths in Italy. Please tel me how can Eet the
most profit out OF this time, where ] VIII find the
pest teachers and where the best pronunciation
The question OF expense is serious matter TO me-
so / would ike TO settle down at once and not
travel around. TEACHER.
Answer-You do not mention By what
route you will go to Italy, but I take
it that you will choose the most direct
one. and land at Naples From this port
would go at once to Rome and engage
rooms in an Italian pension patronized
only by Italians. and employ the best
teacher I could find. This you could do
through the American consulate OF by
consulting the rector OF the American or
English church. who have generally a list
of teachers by them. since they are so
frequently consulted in shis matter You
might remain a month in Rome and then
pass the remainder of your time in Flor
ence, where the same course should be
pursued. You will find the pensions in the
latter city better and cheaper. as a rule.
than in Rome. The pronunciation of the
people in the northern part Of Italy IS
to be preferred TO that of the south
Question-Wiu you kindly tell me whether
junior officer who is riding in a street car shoud
rise and salute seeing a superior on the streetY
Does midshipman rate a salute Thanking vol
for your trouble in advance am, very respectfully.
MIDSHIpMAN
Answer-A junior officer should never
salute his senior while the former is seat
ed. but in the case you mention it would be
excusable to omit the salute. According to
the Naval Regulations. "Midshipmen are
by law, officers in a qualified sense:''
as officers, therefore, they rate" salute
as you put Il, but this formallty is done
away with at the Naval Academy, where
the midshipmen are as thick as ants.
and to salute every time one of them was
met by an enlisted man would be
real hardship.
l. QueStiOn-Can you tell me who called a dinner
the climax Of civilization
Answer-Daniel Webster.