New-York tribune., 1909-04-14
DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
c. p. Bryan Going TO Belgium
T. st. John Gafney to Portugal.
rFrorn TIE rrfbun. Bur-au-I

Washington. April 1S--Charles Page Bryan. now
Minister 10 Portugal is to be appointed Minister
to Belgium. T St John Gaffnsy. Consul Cen
eral at Dresden, will be appointed Minister -
Portugal No answer has been received from
Senator Fulton. to whom the post or Minister 70
China offered. but IL is regarded doubtful
If Mr. Fulton will accept especially as representa-
tions have been made at Peking regarding Mr. Ful-
toms opposition to the Chinese which may result
in his being declared persona non grata-
The appointment OF Mr.. Bryan TO the legation az
Brussels is promotion, as the Brussels ministry
carries salary 900 IN excess ot that 10 Portugal
although is not what Mr.. Bryan wanted He
hoped to obtain the place OF Anbassador 10 Brazil.
where he served minister and where he
made many friends When Mr. Bryan's friends
urged his promotion TO Rio the President explained
that in view OF the short time The present amoas-
sador Irving r. Dudley. hsd served at that post
and the obIisatlons which Mr.. Taft inherited from
the former administration II would be impossible
grant their request.
The announcement Of the appointments made
here does not come from the President. although u
IS made on a high authority. The President and
the Secretary of State have practically completed
their slate for diplomatic appointments They have
requested few OF the present monuments 20 I7-
main as long possible, have Indicated 10 tho
others when their designations are likely 20 oe ac-
cApted and In most instances have chosen thelr
Successors But IL is contrary TO the policy Of the
President to make any announcement Of dIplc-
matte selection until he has both an acceptanco
from the prospective sppoiutee and word rom I7
government TO which it IS Purposed 70 send MN
that he will be acceptable
President Taft believes that II is hardly dlSh'i7'
to have diplomatic appointments banded aool,' -
TO speak offered and then declined and maze .
matter of gossip in the press Moreover. ne ieeS
that premature announcements. follower. as t'i-'
sometimes are by inability 70 carry out the p1-
pose because the nation interested lnHisa'eS &c 60
the proposed representative Is not acceptd0'7' 20
work serious injustice TO a friend, ana I'7 -, -
fore is unwilling TO put the stamp OF MS aPF -
on anv diplomatic announcement IN advance % -
cor,pletion of the necessary DrelininarleS.
Tbs oDposition which is understood 20 oe -
,ns IN Peking 10 the appointment OF MI
iS cited as an instance of this. and II i s. 49,
ti,,ated that had not Mr. kerens triei'uS - -
.IousIv permitted il to become known 'l'a' -, -.
under consideration for Vienna that aPp 90
might have been made without ohlectloh '-V'
Austro- Hungarian government .. a. . not
FINALLY the President has decided tn'C " ,-,i,s+
fair 20 any diplomatic representative 'i -, W on
Statss holding ofice to have II become -. - con-
tally that his successor has been :, ,r.
s,darabIv in advance of the retire'ne ~ ,e
incumbent and hereafter. so far as ne ls-,,-l,
,1u prevent his intentions regardins -. Tina
,ra,srr,ent from becoming known u'l'''
tor carrving them into effect is az hand