The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-02-11
Frederick Martin Tells of
Popularity of Movemer to
Buy Buildings.
OFFICES ARE DINGY
AS NOW CONDUCTED
Small Salaries Said 10 Be Re
SpOnSible for "SnObbiShness
of Diplomats"

Inviting suobbery. un-Ameriean- bad
business policy, and Undemocratic are
only a few Of the terms Frederick
Townsend Martin uses TO characterize
the present system Of housing American
diplomats abroad
With T. CIarance Jones. president
of the American Embassy AsEocis-
ton. Mr. Martin has come TO Washing
ton 10 do everything in his power 10
make members of Congress see the mat
ter as he views II. so that they will
pass the bill now before the two houses
fOr the construction of adequate homes
for American diplomatic missions
None Properly Housed.
Sr. Martin IS a brother OF Ar. Brad
Iey-AIarrin. OF New York and London,
and has Travelled the world over in an
effort 10 find an American ambassador
or minister who is properly housed He
declares he has failed in his quest and
that the only kind of brains Uncle sam
can enllSt IN carrying ont his foreign
policy is the kind that IS coupled with
great wealth. Nobody but millionaire
can afford 10 be an ambassador, Mr..
Martin AYERS II IS a shame. he argues.
that men with big minds wei equipped
70 Erapple with international problems.
are barred from the service because
they must work for a living
Compelling an ambaSSadur to rent his
own house and paying him so little SaIa-
~ that the yearly income does not SUI
fee 10 pay six months. rent Tor the
nome which IS also -le ONCE, OF the
American diplomat makes for su01-
berry AIr- Martin further announces
The avowed object of the American
Embassy Association Is tH carry 0r-
The pHojert AIr- Jones and Mr- Martin
advocate. and these gentlemen ueTU-
vice president and president of the or
EaniZation- respectively, are now IN
d u
the Congressional committees with the
Endorsement of boards Of trade and
chambers Of commerce IN every part
Of the United States
Have Toured Country.
Both Representative Of the sszocia-
ton have toured the country in the in
terest OF their organization. address
iHE organization and public meetings
on the subject OF embassies and the
necessity for giving American repre-
seutativeS iu foreign capitals homes
commensurate with the Importance Of
The interest that has been taken sd
tie subject I'm all sections or the couu-
try has been surprise to the aSS0cia-
TONS advocates They have been in
rorueG that the Indifference people
have heretofore adopted in their at
1irude toward this subject has been
Cue largely 10 ignorance The people
they weIe told hardly felt Iam-l-l-
enough with the matter 10 discuss II,
sud were Willing TO leave It 10 Con
gresS for final adjudication
Salaries Too Small
"The gentlemen Of The committees
know better than any one else could how
ROW inadequate are the provisions made
for our ambassadors said Ar. Martin,
Il the Capitol today They know how
impossible II IS for an ambassador TO
raiutaiu a home and Offices in for
agu country on the salary paid for his
Services bv the United States and 7
feel sure that they agree with as when
We point to the embassies rented lv our
ambassadors and say that they are TOO
exclusive. and therefore Inaccessible To
the American travelling public L am
EsO certain that the cum-ulIt=E= do not
apprOVe-DaT- 7 hope CDDlem1-tHe sort
n offices which are maintained BIZ our
ambassadors for official puruoses-io-
Gated as they are IN out-of-tIe-vyay
places. hard to get ar. dIuEE- uudiEuf-
fed, and IN no way Representative OF
ire power and greatness Of our nation
Trey need not be told now a-e- we
are as n nation for foreign Investments
f- our securities. and how Illogical i'm
polite our method of procedure How
can we expect Europeans 20 respect us
and treat us as a f7rSt-riass power when