The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-19

PAY TOO SMALL
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Why $,7,500 a Year Isn't Enough
for the American Minis
terS to Live On
MUST ENTERTAIN lAvISHly
Rents Alone Total as High as
Two.Thirds of Salary
IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE SIMPLY

Paris. April 19.--The American at
home who reads OF the difficulty Of
l'nding suitable ambassadors because
The salaries arc so small, may wonder
why $4,000 year isn't enough for
any American family To live on
whether at home or abroad That
sum does seem sufficient, and more.
to the every day onlouker untl ne
secs what an ambassador and his wife
are expected and really compelled to
no. Then doubts may arise.
The FIRST serious thing is the house.
When The ambassador reaches ms
field of work he begins to realize thar
his country viii be judged by what
| lac does that hc is no longer an in
dividuW American who may act as lac
pleases about most things, but that
ms country viii bc misiudgcd unless
u" conforms. 10 some extent at least.
10 the ways in which other ainhassa
doris do things. Therefore he deter.
mines that hc should occupy huus,
and not live in a Hat If he cannui
AFFORD house In the center of tho ~
elusive section, it must at least be uu
the fringe Of this quarter The house
which has been occupied i'm Paris by
several American ambassadors Is
neither large nor particularly impos-
ihr, yet the rent is $4,000 u Year TN
furnished. Tue residence is about one
quarter as 'arge as the British. thc
Russian or the German embassies. II
the new ambuSse dor ~ehould decide To
take over the house of his predeCes-
SorH twu-thirds of his salary win 10
~ r"nt He may, by searching. find
a smaller house. or he may engage
furnished apartment. The latter
would have him an expense Of about
$4,000. the cost of moving his house
hold goods from the United states to
Paris ana back again. But even =
furnished apartment i'm the borders Of
the desirable districts would cost him
third ur his salary.
Must Travel Fast Pace,
The ambassador aud his wife. upon
their arrival and Cunlinually there
after. are invited to other Cnbassieg.
TO the entertainments OF the high Of
iicials of government and to the homes
of the important people of the CAPT
tai Evcrywhcre the ambassador and
the members OF his family find exclu-
Sive dinners flowers, numerous ser
wants, beautiful costumes. lie does not
choose his associates. They are made
for him by his position as ambassa.
dor of the United states.
lie 80 not invited ON personal
grounds, but because he is the am
bassador Of one of the great govern
mcnts. II he were not invited the
government of the United States
might have Just cause of complaint If
he did not go freely among his col
leagues aud people of equal rank II
might further cause of complaint. and
his work as an ambassador would bc
the uUre difficult The social life OF
an ambassador is 50 interviewer with
his official position that to iii the one
serviceably ne must give time, thought
and money Ia the other. Being en-
tertained, he must entertain Proper
feeling Compels him to do so, and
strive as he may he is drawn into ex-
pcnseS on which hc never rcCkoned.
He is Inundated, in his own opinion,
IL lac eudoavors to avoid them
one American ambassador to q con
tinental state, on n salary of $l7500
year, once said to u friend:
Il read in the American papers that
am saving money out of my salary.
You know I live at hotel: that |
have a hired carriage. that do every
thing Just as simply as 7 can. Well, I
have Just gone over my books and |
lind that during the past twelve
months have spent $4,000"