Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-18

s'lShi - DiRN'i 49,
1.-THE embassy in London is about on
a par with other American embassies
l have visited. For instance, up to
short time ago our embassy at Con-
stantinople was simply disgraceful: 1t
was III a positive slum, and the Turk
ish authorities, during the last out
break, said they could not protect us
unless we moved into a decent part
of the town. All over the east the
same conditions prevail. In Teheran
we occupy a veritable shanty, and
there is no way of protecting our pro
perty. II anyone thought It worth while
to steal our code book or other state
papers IT would be simple enough. IN
Toxic our embassy is very shabby ana
certainly fails to inspire the Japs with
the i6ea of our greatness. The only
decent embassy in the east Is in CHINA,
From the business mans point CT
view the American embassies all over
Europe reflect on our country. What
we need everywhere abroad are per-
manent homes with good vaults for
holding state documents. The ambas-
sador should be decently housed at the
expense of the state. on par with
other plenipotentlares with whom ne
has dealings"
W. b. NORTHRoP.
WORSE THAN SECoND-RATERS.
Berlin, June 3O.--In Berlin the Aneri-
can embassy Is housed in a fiat over
book store, for which the rent paid Is
S125 month. AS the business premises
of the American embassy-or 'chan-
celery as the place has been called
for dignity's sake+-Unter den Linden
S., one flight up. has sheltered United
States diplomats for more than ~
years. 1t Is without exception the shah
best establishment Of its kind main
tanned not only by any of the so-cailed
great powers but even by second-rdte
nations like Spain, Holland and Tur-
key. At the corner of an insignificant
side street leading off the north side OF
Inter den Linden, II occupies the sec
ond floor of an ordinary four-storled
business building, which was impos-
ing When 1t was built in the sixties
but is now outclassed by its modern
neghbors on all sides
Passing In from the sidewalk the
visitor from home gets his first taste
OF Jacksonian simplicity in the form
of arenas from a typical German
ktchon--the residence of the janitOr--
which must be passed ON the way TO
the tenant on the second floor. The
third floor Is occupied by highly re-
spectacle middle class Berlin family
but the top floor has been empty for
two years because OF the buildings
medieval inconveniences-lack of
modern plumbing and sanitary appl-
ances. elevator, etc. In winter time
American diplomats warm their toes
against good old fashioned German
porcelain ovens Notwithstanding that
the town is full Of splendid modern
Mats equipped with steam heat
DARK AND DINGN
Barring the corner room, which
ha Ma sga ,lt,ss R,tsf.
Vatc office, the embassy" has the
doubtful honor OF being one of the
darkest and ding,ost apartments IN
all Berlin ana some Congress apostle
of ambassadorlal plalnness who might
try TO pick his way along the passage
leading from tie three by five ''rccep-
ton hall" would have a splendid chance !
to stumble hoadlong IN the dark The |
rooms occupied by the first ana sec
ond secretaries are smaller than the |
quarters allowed IN American business |
offices for the telephone desk. and tine |
embassy itself has always been too |
small 10 provide room for the naval |
and military attaches, VINO must rent
quarters outside and are therefore sell
dom TO be found az Inter den Linden |
6S where they belong.
"sNIDE" HEADQUARTERS
The "snideness" of Uncle Sans dip
lomatic headquarters in Berlin b.
comes painfully apparent when Ameti-
can visitors riding around town on
''mbbcr-neck" seeing Berlin automo-
biles have pointed out 10 them the
magnificent quarters of Russia, Great
Britain. France and Japan Tho cars
splendid, white stone pal
ace, fronting Inter den Linden for n
length OF nrarly aon feet, e'9rds al
most directly opposite the American
'chancellory," AS N 10 shame by IT'S
contrast the quarters Of the great re-
public. Around the corner In VIII
helinstrahse. It's great Ionic columns
forming one OF the architectural attrac-
IONS "a mat famous thoroushfare, is
me establishment OF Great Britain,