Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
BRA|N5,N0TCASH,
FOR DIPLOMATS,
BACON URGES
Georgia Senator Wants to
Make Poor Men Eligible for
Foreign Posts.

WASHINGTON. March 21-Demo-
cratic congressman will urge president
Wilson 90 recommend to congress in a
special message a remedy for the ST.
uation that makes it impossible For
men without great wealth to represent
this country at foreign courts.
The statement Of President Wilson
concerning the inability Of william +,
McCombs to accept the ambassadorsh'p
to France because OF the fact that Gus
tom has made riches a necessary equip
ment for an American representative
abroad caused much comment among
senator's 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 filing them.
If the government would provide
suitable homes in foreign capitals for
it's representatives abroad. suitable in
each instance in character Of construc-
Bacon. Il believe that 1t would go far
20 solve the problem. ! have hereto
fore advocated in the senate and voted
in favor of purchasing such homes for
our foreign representatives. and | ex-
pect TO advocate and vote for them In
the future.
Have House and Live in II.
Il think that to provide these homes
would go far to obviate the present diff
hculty. If an ambassador has a digoi-
fed and we'll appointed residence. he
will be able, although man Of moder-
ate means, to maintain properly his
station as the representative Of this
government.
In my opinion, not only should an
am ba ssador 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 if rica
man should be appointed to the posi-
ton he could not rent a palace and set
a pace that his successor could not
follow unless he also was a rich man
With the declination Of the offer Of
the amba ssadorship to Great Britain by
Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus Ct
Harvard University; and the Chinese
post by John r. Mott. Of Montclair, y
j., the noted Y NJ c. A. worker. and
the offer Of the ambassadorship to Der
! lin to Professor Henry Burchard Fine
4 OF Princeton il became known. thai
! President Wilson has made no other
offers Of diplomatic posts.
During the fortnight beginning witt
Wednesday, the day Secretary Of State
Bryan returns from the West President
! Wilson will begin consideration of indi-
viduals for specific posts.
EIaibIes For Diplomatic Posts.
The list OF names the president ha:
before him for diplomatic appointment
| is long one and most of them will be
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. Penheld, Of Pennsyl-
vania; George W. Guthrie. Of Pennsyl-
vania. Thomas Mott Osborne. Of New
/ Ork. Macelane IONe, OF New OFk
| p. A. Stovall. OF Savannah, Ga; eX-
/ Lieutenant Governor Joseph f. Willard
Of Virginia Thomas Nelson Page, OF
| Virginia Ex-Governor Benton McMil-
In OF Tennessee; Representative
James l.. Slayden, Of Texas; r. w
Gregory. a lawyer. Of Texas; Charles
/ Z. Crane. Of Chicago. the man who was
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. ci
! New York. and Judge George Gray, o.
/ Delaware.
| The presidents plan is to go over The
/ slate with Secretary Bryan and work il
out with the view of the fitness of the
men for certain positions. The presi.
| dent hopes that in this way he will ge
men in places for which their tempera
Iment and experience best fit them.