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AMBASSADORS TO RETIRE
Pres. Taft Must Name New Represent-
ntives to England. France and
AnStrla-DacOn Going 10 Paris.

Washington. July 25--On January va
cancies will be created in tho United
States embassies at London, Paris and
Vienna. President Taft so Informed n
close personal friend to-day On tho
date named the following diplomatic off,
GERS will he retired Whitlaw Reid Of
New York. ambassador to the court Of
ST. James: Henry White OF Rhode Is
land. ambassador to France: Charles S.
Francis OF New York. amba ssa dor to AUS
tria.
All Of these rer are followers from
the previous administration and ore Of
them, Mr. White has been in the diplo-
matte service for the past q years, save
for a brief period He has been at Paris
since Decemh"r 1905. Mr.. Reid was APP
pointed to his present position by Pres.-
dent Roosevelt In 1905 Mr.. Francis has
been ambassador TO Austria since March,
1906
SO for rs II known the President has
chosen only one man for these prospect
I've vacancies. Robert Bacon OF New
York who was secretary of State dur
ing tho last few DAYS of tho Roosevelt
administration. Will succeed Mr.. White
at Paris Mr.. Bacon twice declined
this appointment because OF his friend
ship for Mr. White. He knew that tho
latter was pulling every string in sight
TO retain his position. nut the Presi-
dent had long since made up his mind
that Mr. White would have to go. II Is
said thAt this vas one Of the irst chang
es he decided upon after taking the
oath of office.
The Tafts wcrc 1ispeasci by their
treatment 1T the United States enbasSr
during n visit In Parts and there was
never any doubt In tho Presidents mind
regarding tho desiribil,ty of having n
change Mt that post. After Mr. Bacon
had been frankly told this and was fur
ther Informed that Il he would not ac-
cept tho appointment, II would go TO
some ono else. lie said he would take 1t.
FAIRBANKS MAY GET PLACE
The position at London was offered
TO Dr. Eliot and. although he has not
finally declined. the impression Is
general that he does not care to
serve, The President has not yet
abandoned hope that Or. Eliot will
accept the mission.
There has been strong effort
among influential republicans. espc-
cially members Of the Senate. to So
euro this appointment for ex-Vice-
President Fairbanks. 1t Is known
that some OF his friends have gone
So far as TO write to him asking him
| II he would accept tho ambassadors
ship If It were rendered to him. There
| Is every reason to believe that Mr..
Fairbanks would be glad TO accept
such an important post IN the for
cign service. His appointment. II DR..
Eliot continues to decline would not
create a great deal OF surprise. 1t is
known that Mr.. Taft entertains the
highest personal regard for Mr. Fair
| banks
1t was oil fixed up that ex-senator Ker-
ems Of Missouri should succeed Ambassa-
dor Francis at Vienna, In fact the Aus
| TRAN government was sounded as 10
| whether Kerens would DO acceptable. 1t
was learned that no objection would be
raised at Vienna to his appointment. At
about this time. however. Kerens was
knocked out Of the running by uncxpect-
| ed developments At home. Something
| happened 70 break the slate and he Is no
longer regarded as eligible.
| Tho New York republican organization
will mako strenuous effort to land one
| Of these prospective vacancies. One rea-
son given by the President for declining
| 10 appoint New Workers. In the foreign
service has been that the States quota Is
filed. with the retirement OF Messrs
Reid and Francis It will be claimed that
III" State Is entitled to another appoint
men' In tho ambessadoi1al grade.