Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
BRA|NS,N0TCASH,
FOR DIPLOMATS,
BACON URGES
Georgia Senator Wants to
Make Poor Men Eligible for
Foreign Posts.

WASHINGTON. March 27.-Demo-
cratic. congressman will urge president
Wilson to recommend to congress in a
special message a remedy for the ST
uation that makes ii impossible Cor
men without great wealth to represent
this country at foreign courts.
The statement of President Wilson
concerning tho inability of William F.
McCombs to accept the ambassad orship
to France because of the fact that Gus
tom has made riches necessary equip
ment for an American representative
abroad caused much comment among
senators and representatives to-day.
Senator Bacon, of Georgia. chairman
of the senate committee on foreign
relations, expressed regret to-day that
the conditions are such that they will
not permit Of men of ability but mod
crate means filling them.
IF the government would provide
suitable homes in foreign capitals for
its representatives. abroad, suitable in
each instance in character Of construc-
ton and appointment" said Senator
Bacon, II believe that it would go far
to solve the problem. | have hereto
fore advocated in the senate and voted
in favor of purchasing such homes for
our foreign representatives., and l ex-
pect TO advocate and vote for them in
the future.
Have House and Live in It.
Il think that to provide these homes
ca, "a to nnNriatp ne diff
ficulty If an ambassador has a digoi-
fed ana well appointed residence, he
viii be able, although a man Of moder
ate means, to maintain properly his
station as the representative of this
government
In my opinion not only should an
ambassador or minister be provided
with a house duly appointed and fur
nished. but he should be required by
law to reside in It, so that II rica
man should be appointed 70 the posi-
ton. he could not rent palace and set
pace that his successor could not
follow unless he also was a rich man.
with the declination Of the offer Of
the amba ssaGorShip to Great Britain b.
| Charles W Eliot president emeritus Ct
/ Harvard University and the Chinese
/ post by John r. Mott OF Montclair. y.
/ J.. the noted Y NJ. G. 4. worker, and
| the offer of the ambassadorship 10 Bar-
! lin to Professor Henry Burchard Fine,
| Of Princeton. it became known that
President Wilson has made no otheV
offers OF diplomatic posts.
/ During the fortnight beginning with
] "Wednesday, - SarpnForys Of q
Bryan returns from the West, President
1 Wilson viii begin consideration Of indi-
( viduals for specific posts.
Elieibles For DipIomatic Posts.
The list of names the president has
/ before him for diplomatic appointment
is long one and most Of them win he
| offered places
The list includes Justice James w
Gerard. Of the supreme court of New
York William Gorham Rice, Of New
York Henry Morgenthau, of New
York; Frederic c. Penfield, of Pennsy!-
vania; George W Guthrie, of Pennsy-
vania; Thomas Mott Osborne, of New
York Macgrane Coke. of New York:
! P. A. StovaN of Savannah, Ga; eX-
| Lieutenant Governor Joseph l.. Willard,
of Virginia; Thomas Nelson Page, Of
Virginia; Ex-Governor Benton McMil-
lin. Of Tennessee; Representative
James l.. Slayden. of Texas; T. w
/ Gregory. a lawyer, of Texas; Charles
/ R. Crane, Of Chicago. the man who was
I named minister 20 china by President
! Taft and recalled before he got to San
| Francisco on his trip to his new post;
Augustus Thomas the playwright. Of
/ New York and erstwhile of Missouri:
/ Colonel Thomas Burch, of New Jersey;
| David r. Francis, former governor Of
Missouri William Church Osborn. Il
New York and Judge George Gray. %
! Delaware
The presidents plan is to go over the
/ slate with Secretary Bryan and work it
out with the view Of the fitness Of the
men for certain positions. The presi-
dent hopes hat in this way ne will get
men in places for which their tenpera-
ment anu experience best tit them