The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-05-22


growth OF sentiment In favor Of civil
service reform generally. brought
about an alteration In the previously
existing conditions, and today there Is
considerable amount of permanence
In the consular service and In the dip
lomatic posts below the rank of min
ister and ambassador. There IL even
q consular school at Washington now
to prepare young men for doing effec-
tive work for their country In posts
abroad. fact which Of itself indicates
the change that has come about since
the time when such positions were re-
garded almost solely In the light OF re-
wards for political service.
There has also come about n strong
sentiment In favor of building homes
at foreign capitals for our ministers
and ambassadors and making 1t possi-
Die for the government to send to rep
resent the United States I'm such posi-
tions men more distinguished for their
brains than for their money. 1t was
Mr.. Roosevelt's policy to follow this
plan so far as possible. and the idea
finds warm friend In President Taft.
The appointment of DIR. Hill. a man OF
some means, but not of large fortune.
to succeed the wealthy Charlemagne
Tower as ambassador at Berlin was In
line with this policy. The talk about
President Charles w. Eliot of Harvard
as successor to Whitelaw Reid as am
bassador to the court of st. James is
In the same direction. The Reid re-
Rime IN London has been one In which
money has been spent ON very lib
eral scale In maintaining establish
ments and giving entertainments. The
Reids have cut big social swath and
In many respects have greatly in
creased American prestige at the Brit
ish capital. But only man Of ex-
ceptional fortune could do as Mr.. Reid
has done In London, and the policy OF
combining such appointments to men
who possess great wealth Is much
questioned. The suggestion that DIR.
Eliot on his retirement from Harvard's
presidency would be a fit man for rep
resenting the country In England has
met with a response which was rev.
elation to many as to the high regard
In which he is held by the American
public. From every quarter of the
land have come expressions OF admira-
ton for the venerable scholar who Is
nearing the close Of his long admins
trstion Of the affairs Of the famous
university at Cambridge. and that he
should round out his career In the
most important diplomatic post In the
gift Of President Taft has been char
acterized as most highly fitting.
This sentiment was happily express
ed by Senator Elihu Root Of New York
at the Harvard dinner in Washington,
at which DR.. Eliot was present.
President Taft added his personal
tribute. which under the circumstances
possessed especial significance, when
he said. among other remarks:
"Dr. Eliot Is the dean of the teach
ing profession, and he has made that
profession. already great and infiuen-
tial. the leading profession In the coun-
ny. He has brought the university
INTO such relation to public life that
we cannot fail to owe to him great
oeot OF gratitude for having elevated
public life in the way the university
pirit represented by him. has ele.
vated IT,"
Inc appointment of Henry Clay Ide
~ vermont as minister to Spain Is in
Aae with the policy Of placing in I'M
pOf'ant diplomatic posts men who pos
- speeial qualifications. for them