Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-13

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Tulsa Drug CO., special agent Tul-
"a, Okla.
consul would receive in many cases
important informations
There is established in washing
ton special school for the training
Of consuls ! venture to express my
opinion, acquired by long travels and
extended visits IN foreign countries
that the main essential, In order to be
good consul, IL above all to have
perfect knowledge Of ones own
country, with it's manifold resources
knowledge as thorough as possible
OF its products and merchandise, ana
additionally "A liberal allowance OF
practical Yankee shrewdness and tact
II the knowledge Of foreign languages
could be added, II would In a result
great profit to the consul. as he could
do without interpreters and be more
free in his social intercourse.
Concerning my own experience as
consul, representing persia in two
Of the best eastern states. ! may say
that Persia is generally known to
most OF the people with whom |
come into contact. ! fact. the COM
merclal transactions with this coun-
try consist in the import Of large
quantities Of Persian rugs and car
pets, worth millions of dollars. |
know New York and Philadelphia
firms, which send every year their
own buyers to Persia. for the selec-
ton of the best qualities, and they
pay better prices than those paid ny
European colleagues. Most or the
visitors calling on n desire TO OBJ
tain postage stamps. Others want to
obtain ancient coins others pictures
and views, and many are Interested
to know what progress the mission
aries are making in the land OF the
oldest civilization There are some
especially ladies, who venture, atter
some general talk, to know some
thing about the social position OF
their sisters in Persia. sometimes l
am asked with how many good wives
am blessed" as they suppose that
consul general had to be a native
Of Persia, and when | answer, prob
ably smiling, that my mother is a
good American from st. Louis, and
father a Swiss, being myself true
Swiss American and voting citizen
here. married to an European lady
then | see that some of my graceful
visitors become quite "disinterested'
in Persian matters, as probably they
were disappointed in my answer
Coming back to my experience
when | was also consul general Tor
the republic of Paraguay with juris-
diction in fourteen stateI of the union,
an honorary position not giving any
retribution. | may add that Para
quay, through continuous propa-
ganda. became gradually known in
this country, but the distance to the
capital Of Asuncion being over LOoo
miles, and the journey requiring over
| thirty-five days, there are very few
people, who undertake such trip to
| this most healthy and interesting
country, situated in the heart Of South
America.
With every mail | was requested
from some father to send a postal to
his little boy or daughter. | supplied
their requests with pleasure so long
as the provision lasted, remembering
the time when | was myself an eager
collector and phiatelist. and this is
the best boy can do to get per-
feet knowledge Of geography and
| history.
There were also quite a number
OF inquiries from farming people
who wanted to know If the Paraguy
an government grants free lands to
settlers. There were also young men
with college educations ready to go
down to Paraguay who requested a
knowledge OF the opportunities Of
fered to them. | was always obliged
to answer that II they had no Enowl-
edge of the country's language, they
/ should not leave the U. S. a. with
out being provided with a return
ticket. so II they were not satisfied
after their arrival, they might come
back to this. the greatest of all the
yr,ot Countries