The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-07-14
kahn DELvES
into RECORDS
Finds Diplomats Have Always
Been UnderpaId.
URGES INCREASE IN SALARIES

Representative Henry, Who Started
Argument by Speech on dollar
Diplomacy" Replies That Necessity
Does Not Exist For American Ex-
fravasanee In European Capitals
and intimates That Hill's Recall
Was to Make Way For Hammond.
Washington, July 13.-Representa-
aive Kahn OF California, a Republi-
can, in answering the recent speech
sf Representative Henry of Texas,
Democrat, on Dollar Diplomacy"
entertained the house with the
results Of his researches In the
siies Of the state department. In
erder to demonstrate that times
nave not changed and that II it is
asue. as Representative Henry charg-
.es, that American diplomatic repre-
ssentatives at foreign courts seek to
hask In the sunshine OF kingly smiles,
r was even more true in the days OF
01u. MI tlhuH lGdu a vi toih
munications received at the state de.
partment a centuS1 or more ago.
Silas Dean. Mr.. Kahn said, wrote
home from Trance 10 the Ccntinen-
tal congress. requesting that some
products of the colonies be forward
ed to him to be given to Queen Marie
Antoinette to secure her royal infiu-
ence.
Representative Kahn remarked
that Mr.. Henry had decried the fact
that men of large means are invaria,
bly selected to fill responsible diplo-
matte posts abroad. From the very
outset" said Mr. Kahn, the pay to
our representatives abroad nas been
entirely inadequate, nd at every
period of our countr, history the
men who have represented MS on dip
lomatic missions have been com
PEELED to use their private means in
order 30 maintain the dignity Of their
positions and to uphold the honor of
their country Thus Thomas Jeffer-
son, when minister TO France, wrote
10 the Continental congress and to
mis- own personal friends that it was
gmpossible for him to live on his sal
ary. He suggested more liberal
appropriation.
Quotes Adams.
1T goes without saying" added
Mr. Kahn, that If our represents
dives abroad are to accept courtesies
they are compelled to return cour-
sesies. John Quincy Adams, probably
the most experienced Of all our dip
aomats, wrote to the state depart
ment In 1915 that the annual salary
of AN American minister Is insuiii
Gient to support man with n fam
sly cay not in the style Of high
official rank but in the decency be
coming private gentleman
Replying to Mr. Kahn. MIR. Henry
declared that eXtravagant AMI unrea
eonable standards had been set up il
ahe conduct Of the American minis
tries In foreign countries, and de
clared there was no excuse for thC
useless expenditures supposed to bt
necessary on the part of in"umbenti
OF those positions.
NoIliUNiuHs MI lAthIg ptlhF Ali
bassador Reld's vice regal state IL
london is not typical OF the Ameri
can government" Mr., Henry said h,
would rather this government shoult
never send another representative 4
Berlin than TO take orders from th'
German government as 10 what Is &
be sin quo non OF diplomat there,
DaK ~ lof IIanru aHdn1 fhn
David Jayne nm had been with
drawn from Berlin in order 10 max
room for John Hays Hammond, Nj
Henry referred to the published re
port that MIR. Hammond had nudge
the king" (Nng George OF England
in order TO attract his attention, an
refer to the success of the coronation
III we send MIR. Hammond abroa
90 another coronation" said MI
Henry. amid laughter, 81 suppose h
win nudge the queen"
Women and Banking.
The cashier OF bank which hn
many women depositors, In speaking {
these customers, said that the stoc
stories about overdrawn accounts an
Ignorance as to bank methods had b.
come pointless, Whatever may hay
been the case before, women Civ
hanks no more trouble now than me
The woman who insists on drawn
money when her balance has been e
Anusted because there are still blar
checks In her book has disappeare
and Ina her place we have womf
~ho wants Interest on her money al
who knows what call money means
Taid the cashier. Referring TO Il
told kind he added: "one day we d
have a real case, A woman rushed
said she had Just figured up her a
count and found she was $500 shol
Husband away-Do other money-wh
could she do? She had brought jewe
10 leave as collateral security Till
returned and then we looked up Il
matter and found she had over $500
her credit"-New YORK Tribune.
A Long Run.