The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29

policy from New England to the Pacific
Coast After the election Mr.. Mckinley
called me TO Washington. He told me
he desired me TO go to China as minis
ter within a year. In the meantime he
cautioned me not to say or write any
thing that would offend the Chinese.
Then he sent me TO the second Pan
American convention in Mexico. / was
delighted with the men I met-thes were
cultured brOad-minded. and friendly.
While in Mexico I was called to ST. Louis
by telegraph. The managers OF the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition offered
me $4,000 a year and expenses to work
up interest in the Orient Japan had de-
clined to take part in the exhibition. I
saw the leaders OF the government and
Japan appropriated 5000 o0 yen. Mr.. Con-
ger, our minister, said China was too
poor ana any effort I might make would
be wasted I visited the five viceroys and
In PelIin had an audience with the Dow
aser Empress. China appropriated 10
900 taels. also went TO Korea. India.
and Slam. Indeed. saw all the crowned
heads Of Europe and Asia.
After Mr.. McKinley's death Mr.. Roose-
veit asked me TO be minister To Argen-
AAAAds VIC ANAN hslWW ilAAAA aUNAk AilN
Orient he was kind enough to say.
until you went there. The Argentine
Republic is the most progressive nation
in South America We need fuller in
formation about that country. 1t will
take you a year and a half 10 get the
facts I want
II Travelled all over Argentina and Into
Chile. Uruguay. Paraguay and Bolivia.
used boats. mules, and railway trains.
In six months I sent my report to Wash
ington. John Hay told me he received
the report one afternoon and looked It
over at home in the evening. Next morn
ing he put IL in his portfolio and took
It TO the Cabinet meeting that he might
show It 20 the President am quoting
Hay. mind you, in what am now telling
you. After the meeting Of the Cabinet
the President said: We must have a
man FOR Panama
Here is Barrett's report. Fay replied.
He has cut your year and a halfs work
Sc % FER cert
Ask him. said Mr. Roosevelt ~ he
is now willing 10 try Panama
"Of course" Mr.. Barrett went on TO
say Il gladly agreed 10 the transfer. al
though I was just getting settled in Bue-
nos Ayres. had rented house for enter
tanning. and had made the acquaintance
OF statesmen. editors. and church digni-
taries- When I got 10 Panama people
were dying with the yellow fever. 7 was
there for a year. but l wasn't III for a
minute II was soon clear to me- that the
governor OF the Zone should also be
the minister 70 Panama. gave my
views 70 the State Department and they
were accepted. Next Mr.. Roosevelt re-
qUested me 10 go 20 Colombia and try 10
have it forget the loss OF Panama. The
people there were bitterly against the
United States. Women had even offered
to CUT of their hair to hang the first
Yankee caught in the streets OF BOgota.
the capital
ThIrty-One Days on DOnkeys.
while Mr.. Root was making his tour
OF the South he cabled me to meet him
of the west coast Of Central America.
made Journey Of thirty-one days on dom
keys through a new country. on our
way back TO the United States Mr.. Root
asked me II I would undertake 10 reor-
ganize the International Bureau OF the
American Republics IL he could make the
necessary arrangements When Mr..
Roosevelt saw me he said he would ap-
point me Ambassador 10 Brazil told
him Of Mr.. Roots suggestion. Take the
place. the President exclaimed. Your
work there win be constructive. The
South American movement Is Roots baby
and you will be it's wet-nurse
Are you a pessimist on rainy days?''
asked. "or do you have any days OF
that sortT'
My father ana mother reared me In
the doctrine that a mans world was
largely Of his own making. John, my
father once said. other people don't
want to hear your troubles; they are only
interested in telling their own I have
rainy days. but I am careful not 10 let
any one know It."
"A man Of your steam capacity, or
ganizing ability, and Imagination" 7 said,
could make a fortune were he to en-
gage in business. Wouldn't you like 10
be a millionaire"
Il have been offered FIVE times my
salary as q public officer, but I really
have no desire for money Still, I have
always saved a part OF my earnings. Ny
life is insured and I have made pro-
visions for my mother I have never
had any other sweetheart. She has been
loyal TO me and / have been faithful to
her. So under all the circumstances,
would Infinitely prefer to keep at the
work L am doing than TO make any at
tempt toward a personal fortune"
Copyright, 100, BY James B. Norrow1