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GERARD IS SICK
OF EMBASSY JOB
Says Cedntry Should Spend
More 10 Maintain Them.
IFS PERJURY lis RIOIGULED

Representative to kaiser's Court viii
Have Bill Presented In Congress to
Compel Americans Residing Abroad
Help Pay For Upkeep.
Berlin, Aug. 4.-Justice James w.
Gerard, the new ambassador to Ger
many, is so disappointed at the state
of the American diplomatic service,
due, he says, to the entirely inadequate
salaries paid to the ENJOYS, that he in
tends to have a bill introduced in con-
gress providing that Americans resid-
ing abroad should be forced to contrib
ute to the uplleep of the embassies
and legations by paying a fee OF $40
for registration after they have lived
year in foreign country.
After looking over the field and fail
ing to find suitable house for the en-
bassy, realizing that he would have to
dip into his own pockets, dive into
an embassy on the semblance of those
Of third rate power, Justice Gerard
said he was discouraged and dEap-
pointed and questioned his own wis
dom in having accepted the post.
He frankly announced that he was
going to play the diplomatic game as
nearly as possible like the representa-
tives of other powers, as it is expected
to be played in Berlin, and not as
many in America, unfamiliar with the
situation, believe that it ought to be
played.
Yes" he said, Il shall even wear
the diplomatic uniform. It's rule of
the court, and I'm not going to COM
mence by offending the prejudices of
the people l am sent to, although my
legs are not built for knee breeches
and silk stockings. 1t is all very well
to talk about democracy at home, but
we can't impose our views upon people
who don't understand them. To try to
do so Simply belittles our country and
makes ourselves ridiculous.
can ambassador is supposed to get
things for his country and to do things
for his people and promote friendly re-
1ations He can't do this if he is
looked on as a fool or if the United
States maintains a representation on
the scale of a third rate power"
III reply to question as to what he
thought an ambassador representing
the United States as it should be rep
resented would be obliged to spend,
T,1ctico Cara rd cai5.
"Well, one American ambassador
tolm me he spent $12S,000 in less than
the year he has been at his post"
The new envoy said the embassy
in Berlin is too small and most of it
is taken up by Offices. He couldn't in
vite his mother-in-law, and said he
thought President Wilson must have
had the size of the embassy in mind
when he selected a childless ambassa-
dor, who, nevertheless, might want to
adopt child.
The bill will provide that Americans
over the age of eighteen when they go
to a foreign country must register
within eight days after the end Of the
first year spent abroad, fill out regis
tration certificate and pay a fee of
$40, the embassies to retain the fees
up to $4,000, and the surplus to be
sent to the state department for the
maintenance of other embassies and
legations Failure to comply with the
provisions of the bill would imply
abandonment of American citizenship.
Justice Gerard believes this will also
serve to keep a check on Americans
who might so abroad to escape paying
income tax.