The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-11-20
HIGH PRICED HONOR
1t Costs to Represent Uncle Sam
at a Foreign Court.
HEDGED ABOUT BY DIGNITY.

Trials and TribuIations That Beset q
New Ambassador - Ceremonies In
Which He Must Participate and For
Which He Must Give Lavish Tips.
economically abroad than at home
that is a fact Food Is cheaper. Serv-
ants work for less money. This being
so, why is 1t not possible for an un'
pretentious Yankee diplomat to live in
Europe for the same money as In
America? l put the question to for
mer ambassador who has lived In Lon
don, Paris and Rome
They tell me one can go to the mar.
ket and buy part Of a chicken-a
wing or drumstick. Think Of It'll
Food must be cheap there
But the ambassador cannot sally
forth with market basket on his
arm" said the retired diplomat.
That sums up the difficulty. An am
bassador cannot do anything for him
self So he is shining mark for ev-
erybody. There is nobody so helpless
In America. except the poor taxpayer.
Let us look into it.
international law, which is as full of
fine spun distinctions as conn mon law
or domestic law, regards an ambas-
sador as the direct personal representa-.
tive of the ruler of his country and
0rdains that he be treated In a manner
BETTING such very important per
mn fe &C.,
attending the ambassadors presenta-
ton Of the presidents letter Of Gre
dence to the sovereign. In detail the
function varies in different countries.
but the continental custom is In gen
eral as follows:
At the day and hour fixed by the
king, emperor or president court
uniform appears at the abode of the
new American ambassador. He Is ac-
companied by numerous other person
ages. somewhat lower In rank. but
uniformed In equally bright colors. He
is provided with three court carriages.
together with attendants and outriders
He is In command of mounted escort
and. last but not least, of a white
plumed band, accoutered with instru
ments of glttering brass.
The American ambassador, probably
fustered by the ceremony. is con-
Quoted to the first of the carriages,
which is drawn by eight horses. He Is
politely waved to the back seat, while
bis personal escort instead of sitting
by his side, takes the seat facing him
The Yankee diplomat wears frock
coat-Prince Albert he calls it-and 8
silk hat and his gloves, dictated by
his wife, are of gray suede.
Across from him sits the chief func.
tionary, attired with a brilliance sci.
dom seen outside of comic opera.
In solemn stately procession the car.
riages and outriders, preceded by the
mounted troop, with the resonant band
palace. On both sides of the thorough
fare is a curious, gaping crowd. AT
that the many corps de garde soldiers
come out and present arms, and when
the American ambassador, a plain
man. perhaps, arrives at the palace
there Is an elaborate presentation of
arms and a beating of drums that COM
pletely take the gimp out of him.
Unexpectedly simple Ia the SOY
ereign's reception of the new diplomat
but after 1t Is over the American must
again endure the ceremonious process
sional back to his domicile. Then
comes the shock
The first secretary explains that the
sun must not set before the pourboire
IL distributed This. the ambassador
learns. Ia French for tip. He also
learns that the transportation to and
from the palace has a purse string to
It. The keeper Of the royal stables
must be tipped.
sit is an inviolable CUSTOM" insists
the first secretary.
"How much3'' asks the fedgling dip
3omat.
"For an ambassador" says the FIRST
secretary, "the rule Is 5000"
There Is probably an explosion, bu
In the end the ambassador pays.
A London editor. who was born In
America and received his newspaper
training on this side of the water. once
said:
"You can safely give present, Il
not a gratuity. to any official below
the sovereign on the continent"
"How about EnglandY' I asked
THE present should be more expen
Give, the gratuity larger" - Henry
Beach Needham in Saturday Evening
Post
Paint Saves Money.
Why not use a little paint occasion
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inca adds xalna To the mica of tn.