The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-09
Japan, Turkey, Brazil. and
Mexico Now Have Dip
lomats of First Rank
Accredited to the
United States.
By oHARLorrEssI. ooNGER.

OF the ten ambassadors IN the dlplo-
matte corps at Washington. six are from
Europe, two from the Orient and two
from the Americas. when Congress, in
1888 after a struggle covering twenty
FIVE years. assented to and made provi
sion for the appointment OF ambassadors,
Great Britain was the first to avail her
self OF the privilege this action accorded.
Lord Rosehery. then foreign minister.
had no sooner received news of the
American statute changing it's diplomatic
service than he brought It 70 the atten-
ton Of the Queen, whereupon the inten-
ton OF the British government to pro-
mote its minister, Lord Pauncefote. to
the highest diplomatic rank was imme-
diately cabled TO this country, and few
days later the actual appointment was
announced.
France, Germany Italy, and Russia
were swift 70 follow in Great Britain's
footsteps. but IL was not until 1898 that
Mexico raised It's legation 10 an embassy
and appointed Mr.. Romero. who had
grown from a young to an old man while
serving as minister here. its first ambas-
sador. Brazil, the only other nation on
this continent represented here by an
agent of the highest diplomatic rank, ac-
credited her first ambassador to the
United States In 1903.
Japan and Turkey.
Japan. thrust into sudden Importance
in the congress Of nations because Of the
successful outcome Of her war with Rus
STA, was the next to promote her repre-
sentative, and Turkey. the last to range
herself with these countries, appointed
her first ambassador to the American
capital just year ago.
The United States is naturally tho
most important country with which the
Spanish-American countries hold diplo-
matte relations and the two republics
which maintain embassies here are repre-
sented by eminent men Of international
reputation The Brazilian Ambassador.
Joaquin Nabuco. has become well and
widely known during the three years he
has been stationed here and is a con-
spicuous and interesting figure in the
diplomatic circle at Washington. as he
was before his appointment 10 this post
Il conspicuous and interesting figure IN
the political circle OF Brazil, In the his
tory of which country his family for
four generations has played an important
part. his father, his grandfather. and his
great-granduncle having served as sena-
tors in the Brazilian Parliament
On the distafr side he is a grandnephew
OF the Marquis of Recifo, that patriot
who saved the national unity in 1924, and
he is married to niece of Viscount TIA
boorahy, for more than a quarter Of a
century the chief of the Conservative
party.
Aided I'm AbOIishing Slavery.
On the death of his father. an ardent
supporter of Dom Pedro II. Mr.. Nabuco
was elected TO succeed him as senator
in the Brazilian Parliament. where MS
service will be always memorable for the
part he took in bringing about the abo-
Iition OF slavery. a mission that entirely
obsessed him from 1878, when he first
interested himself in the measure, until
1883. when it was finally accomplished,
and accomplished at great cost to the
royalists. for II preceded and was in part
responsible for the downfall OF the mon
Rrchy and the establishment of the re-
public.
With the latter event Mr.. Nabuco, who
was unreconciled to the new government
and hoped for the re-establishment of
the monarchy, retired from politics and
devoted himself to literature, writing in
the next ten years a number OF volumes.
the most important being a life OF his
father, which is looked upon as one OF