The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-13

Representatives SO That They
Could Go the Pace With European
Nobillty-Tcxan Comes Back With
Declaration That Hili Was Recalled
to Make Room for Hammond
Washington. July 13. - Answering
the recent speech Of Representative
Henry Of Texas a Democrat, con
cerning dollar diplomacy" or "the
scandalous" way our presentday am.
bassadors scramble for royal favor,
Representative Kahn Of California,
Republican, entertained the house
with results Of his researches in the
files Of the state department
In order to demonstrate that tines
have not changed and that II it is
true. as Representative Henry charg-
es, that American diplomatic repre-
sentatives at foreign courts seek 20
hask in the sunshine Of kingl" smiles.
il was oven more true in the days Of
cid. Mr.. Kahn read n number of com
munications received at the state do
partment a century or more ago.
Silss Dean. Mr.. Kahn sail. wrote
homo from France to the Ccntinen.
tai congress. requesting that some
products Of the colonies he forward
Cd to him to he given to Queen Marie
Antoinette to secure her roya innu
ence.
Representative Kahn remarked
that MIR. Henry had decried the fact
that men of large means are invarla-
bly, selected 10 I'll responsible diplo
matte posts abroad. From the very
outset" said Mr.. Kahn, tho pay 20
our representatives abroad has hocn
entirely inadequate. and at every
period of our countrys history the
mon who have represented us on dip
lomatic missions have been ccm-
PEELED to use their private means in
order TO n Hintain the dignity Of their
| positions and TO uphold the honor OF
their county. Thus Thomas Jeffer
son, when minister TO France wrote
to the Continental congress and to
his own personal friends that It was
impossible for him to live on his sal
airy. He suggested a mere liberal
appropriation.
Goes Without Saying.
"1t goes without saying" added
n Kahn. "that 80 our Representa-.
tives abroad arc to accept courtesios
they are compelled TO return cour-
tesies. John Quincy AdamE pFobabR
the most experienced ~ aii our DIP
lomats. wrote to tho state depart
ment in 1915 that the annual salary
of an American minister is INSULT
clent TO support a man with fam
| ily--I say not in tho style OF high
official rank, hut in the decency be-
coming a private gentleman"
Replying to Mr., Kahn. Mr. Hclry
declared that extravasant an unroa
sonabe standards had boon set up in
the conduct cf the American minis.
tries in foreign countries, and de-
useless expenditures supposed to be
necessary on the part Of in~uribents
of those positions.
Continuing. Mr.. Henry said: Am
bassadcr Relds vice regal state IN
London Is not typical of tho Amori-
can government" Mr.. Henry aid he
would rather this government should
never send another representative TO
Berlin than to take orders from the
German government as tc what is to
be sin quo non Of a diplomat there .
Representative Henry added that
David Jayne Hill had been with
drawn from Berlin in order 10 make
room for John Hays Hammond. Mr..
Henry referred to the published re-
pert that Mr.. Hammond had nudged
the king" (King George OF Englandl
in order 10 attract his attention, and
refer TO the success OF the coronation
III we send Mr.. Hammond abroad
10 another coronation" said Mr.
Henry. amid laughter, 81 suppose he
will nudge the queen"