The Appeal., 1908-05-30
Diplomacy as a Career
For Young Americans

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The diplomatic career as a future
for the young men of America is
growing in favor every year in the
minds Of all thinking people, and poll
ticians, business men and college pro-
fessors unite in regarding it's possibil-
tiles with interests.
That America shall be- we'll repre-
sented everywhere is the desire of
every loyal American citizen, and the
great majority are rapidly becoming
alive to the fact that this is no longer
a new country, for which excuses can
be made on account Of it's youth, but
a nation Of well educated. thoroughly
well poised men, who are fitted to
take their place among the older peo-
pie of the world, unhampered by lack
Of knowledge in even the smallest de-
tails of court etiquette. The diplomat
ic career is therefore career in the
best sense of the word, but one in
which to attain success there must be
careful instruction. @
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Is diplomacy only for the rich?
would appear to be the question of the
hour. Money is always of supreme
Importance in every career. But the
lack of it does not make the life Of a
diplomat impossible In England and
other countries the younger sons turn
to diplomacy as career best suited
to a gentleman without fortune, so
why should not American young men
aspire to the. same state of affairs :?
True, the salaries paid are not large,
but there are many perquisites, so it
is said, and not more demands than
come to the purse Of any well born
man in any business or profession. At
the same time it would seem as
| though this we're business best of all
suited for the sons of the enormously
rich men, There does not seem to be
in it the prospect Of any great fnan-
cial future. The glories. of success
are, as it were, tentative, and for this
reason the assurance of a we'll estab-
lished bank account must leave the
mind free to grapple with the intri-
cate and mysterious affairs of state.
It is no career for the idle minded
no career for the spendthrift, but a
career for man of find mand, unlimit-
ed tact, a judge Of human nature and
a passionately loyal American citizen,
who is willing to sacrifice his own in
terests to the interests of his country;
to realize that it is more than a sue
cess as a fnancierahe- will attain, but
that financial success is riot to be in
cluded in his scheme, and surely no
rich man but would feel he had in
vested his capital wisely when he in
vests for his son in such a line of bust
ness.
Political men of mark apparently
appreciate the possibilities of the ca
reer for their sons, for it is said sena-
tors highly appreciate the honor of
placing their sons in diplomatic posi-
tions, and, in the Washington jargon
who "have the pull'' to place them
and every year sees some name we'll
known in the national affairs of this
country which in the second genera
tion is represented at some of the for
eign legations a most minor post,
it is true, but it is by beginning at the
very bottom and slowly but surely
moving upward that the coveted post
of authority can be gained.
No young man, no matter how
wealthy he may be, nor how good may
be his backing, is at once made a
partner in firm of whose business
methods he is absolutely ignorant He
goes through a long course of proba-
ton, compared to which the long
working at the diplomatic career
seems absurdly easy in contrast.
College men are much exercised at
the. moment over this subject of the
diplomatic career, and all the univer-
sites of the country realize the i'm
portance Of the question. There can
be no doubt that the college education