The chronicle=news., 1913-04-05
CONGRESS NAY VOTE
EMBASSY HOMES

"hshlnSIOh. Aprll g. WiIilhm y
McCoOmb's dcclinaiion OF the office
OF Ambassador TO France on the
ground that only n man OF large pri-
ya,n means could keep mp the cSpen-
Siy" dorial establishment,
which custom and cxampi" require,
hhs started an agitation that may
result in provision by III. United
States government To enable It's Am
bassnhors and Ministers abroad ia
maintain their embassies and lcga-
tions with proper dignity without
The necessity OF going deep into their
own pockets.
There IL now talk in official cir
clcs that the President would send
II message TO congress advocating
legislation that will enable poor men
of the intellectual calibrc required
10 accept diplomatic posts In foreign
countries where the standard OF lIv-
ing aud entertaining set for nmbas-
sadors aud ministers requires a
heavy expenditure OF money.
Senator Bacon. of Georgia. chair
man OF the committc" ON foreign re-
lations. came out In favor OF the re-
form that President Wilson would
like 10 accomplish. Mr. Bacon has
always been n firm supporter Of tho
effort 10 provide suitable embassy
and legation buildings for American
ambassadors and ministers In Europe
and clscW here.
Mr.. bacon made the suggestion
that an ambassador or minister
should he provided with home
properly furnished. and in tina, ad-
dition there should he u requirement
OF Law that he should iiv" In IL. This
requirement. In Mr.. Bacon's opinion.
would prevent the wealthy ainbassa-
sctting pace which his Successors
might lie unable to maintain.
The Limitation OF $4,000 impos-
I'd In tho law OF February. 1911. for
the purchase OF any embassy and lc-
cation site or building was all wrong
Senator nacon said. II would he I'm
possible to purchase proper rcs!dcn-
,cs for that amount In snch capitals
as London. Paris. Rcrlin. Vienna. st.
Petersburg and Rome.
In u report mad" last year on the
hill to acquire premises for diplomat
IT, bliShmcnis In tho ciiy OF
Mexico. Toxic and Rcrnc. Rcprcscn.
'aiiv" Tlood said that while the sal
AIRY OF an American ambassador was
81 500 y year. tn" salaries Of the
British Ambassadors at Vienna.
Rome. st. Petersburg. Berlin aud
Paris ranged from s?..O06 tn 3ia.-
onO. Tn" salaries Of the Gcrman n
ambassadors at these places range
from $4,000 10 $3...oO: those Of
tn. French ambassadors from ScA.-
1000 to $I0.000: thoss. Of the ans
bassadors Of Austria Hungary. from
t3i 900 to $4,000: those OF ihs
Italian ambassadors. from So: 1000
to 423.50O. and tho salaries OF Rus-
sian ambassadors from e1c.0O0 "a
$4,000. Mr. Flood emphasized his
argument by ihis statement:
AT London. where tho Auxtro.
Hungarian anbassn'ior receives .
salary OF $4a.000 n year. there !,
furnished In Official residence and
offices. which rosi approximately
S.SO.OO0: nj Iicrlin. where the
French ambassador receives n salary
Of $4,000. an official residence II
furnished which originally cost SO.
40. hut IL now valued at fs.9.000:
u, Ecriin. where the british ambas.
sa,ior receives salary OF S1O.00O:
nm official residence In furnished
which cost 32aI 900: ut Paris
where the British representative re-
ceivcs ss3.ooo u yer In salary. an OF.
fetal residence Is provided. which III
1874 was purchased for Sl5'.0O'
nnd IL now worth ten times ns much
ut ST. Petersburg. where the German
ambassador receives II salary of $3i'
| Ia kn
recently appropriated $5G2.500 fol
the purchase OF residence.
| Besides the official announcement
that Charles ". Eliot. president
emeritus OF Harvard had declined
the ambassadorship to Grct Britain
there was no definite word Mt th,
| White House as TO probable diplo
matte appointments.