Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-28
BUCBANAN'S ODD CAREER
Rose from Crockery Merchant to
Be a Diplomat.
Tie Was Regarded by the state Dc.
partment At Washington ms It's
Most Valued Envoy a. a Pro-
mOter Of Pence.

The state department faces with some
IT has sustained In the death Of Will
liam 7. Buchanan. For twenty years
he has been the departments most trust
ed envoy and diplomat. Others have
enjoyed higher berths in the diplomatic
ranks, but none have had greater. moro
difficult or more important work thrust
upon them, says the Washington cores
pondent Of the Brooklyn Eagle.
Mr.. buchanan was the envoy Of peace.
He founded a new profession 30 far as
concerns America--that OF practical bus
mess diplomacy. He has settled more
rows, prevented more wars. made friends
Of more nations that were disposed to be
enemies. than any man of his times. His
life was an illustration of the possbili-
ties for the man with brains and the
courage to use them.
He had a career entirely unique Twenty
wears ago he was a dealer in crockery
ware In Sioux city, In. Few dreamed OF
the capacity for diplomatic work lodged
within his brain. It has never been stat
ci that Mr. Buchanan himself suspected
II. He was good business man, and.
as SUCH was made manager OF the Corn
Palace expositions held In that city
From, this position his career ms n dip
lon1at began. For four wears he contin-
ued ut the head OF these expostiors,
making their fame worldwide. and
bringing 10 them as exhibitors the ma
tiors Of the world. He went to the
Worlds r-air. Chicago as commission
er from Iowa. and made such n record
there as head Of tho department Of ag-
riculture and forestry that President
Cleveland made him minister to Argen-
tina.
broke into the diplomatic service in
which he continued through changer .
conditions. hostile political adminis~
tons. and dangerous situations. down
20 his death From booming the bust
moss Of n Western city through an ex-
position he Developed tho idea Of push
nr commercial relations, and he be-
came = general agent for American on
tcrprse in South America. In prosecut-
inF this work he bocruc tho most pop
ular diplomat in Latin-America,
Argentina and Chilli were on the verge
Of war over a BOUNDARY question. Bu-
chanar was nNde tho umpire Of arhi-
tratc their differences. II was his work
which steere1 that difficult and compl-
Gated arbitrat ton to a successful conclus-
ion. II was the first great triumph OF
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