The Washington herald., 1914-04-19
Massachusetts Legislator Says
that Experienced Diplo-
mats Have Been Displaced
by Men New to State De-
partment Procedure.

partment Procedure.
A new and revised who's Who Ii
Democratic Diplomacy" has been con
tributed to current thought by Represent
ative John Jacob Rogers, of Massachu
setts. A signed statement from Mr.
Bryan on our policies toward Latin
America to the effect that President VII
son is not concerned as to the personne
Of the government; all he desires is thai
the people shall have such Offices as they
desire" is quoted by Mr.. Rogers as &C
curately summing up the Secretary OF
States point of view toward our diplo'
matte service. THE record of Mr.. Bryan
in the portfolio Of State, during the past
year" says Mr.. Rogers, has conclu'
siyely established that he is not con-
cerned as to the personnel Of the diplo-
matte service, all he desires is that the
Democrats shall have such Offices as they
desire"
Representative Rogers Who's Who In
Democratic Diplomacy is startling
document 1t shows that of the fifteen
new appointments to legations in Latin
America only four occIr in Who's Who
in America" II shows that most of the
men displaced by Secretary OF State
Bryan were college or university grad
yates. It shows a surprising preponder-
ance of small fry Democratic politicians
and office holders to take the room of
men who had spent, in some cases the
best part of their lives. in other cases
long periods of years. in the diplomatic
service Of their country. 1t shows, also
that the average age Of the new minis
tiers is fifty-two. as against the average
of forty-seven years, which is the age or
tho disnlaced ministers so that the argu-
ment that young blood has been in
jccued into the service falls fatty to the
ground. Here is Mr.. Rogers South
American list:
O'Rear. John D. Cappointed). Born in
Mexico. Mo, in 1870. and has lived there
ever since. His diplomatic qualifications.
if any. arise from the name of the town
in which he has resided; certainly he has
had no discoverable experience. The Pan
American Union Bulletin. speaking pre-
sumably autobiographically. SAYS:
He also served on the Democratic
State committee. He brings TO his new
post the energy and enthusiasm of youth,
combined with the prudence and fore
thought of a trained lawyer
If the gentleman himself is to be be-
lieved. what more can the country ask?
Knowles. Horace G. Cdisplaced). Was
born in 1853: is a graduate OF Delaware
College. and a lawyer. He entered the
consular service in 1880. and since that
time has been minister to Roumania and
Servia, diplomatic agent to Bulgaria min
lister to Nicaragua. minister and consul
general to Santo Domingo. and minister
to Bolivia. He has thus been engaged in
various branches of the foreign service
for twenty-five years.
Colombia.
Thomson, Thaddeus A (appointed). Mr..
Thomson was born in Texas in 1858. and
has always lived there; his present home
is Austin. Tex. He is a planter. ranch
owner, and locator of public lands No
diplomatic qualifications have been de-
tected other than a presumabie acquaint-
ance with those kings of Democratic
patronage and first citizens of Austin.
Col F. NJ. House and Postmaster General
Burleson. The trustworthy Pan-American
Union Bulletin informs US that
though a prominent factor in State and
national politics, he has never held any
official position prior to his appointment
to this very important diplomatic post"
Du Bois. James T. Cdisplaced). Mr.. Du
Bois was born in 1851 and is a graduate
Of Cornell and of Columbian University
Law School. He was appointed COM
nercial agent at AiX-la-Chapelle in 1871
and consul in 1880. Since then he has
been consul at CaIlao and Leipzig, consul
general at St Gall. law clerk in the De
partment of State, consul general at Sim
Zapore. and minister TO Colombia. His
foreign service thus covers a period of
years.
Costa Rfcn.
Hale. Edward ]. Cappointed) Born in |
North Carolina in 1899 and has lived there |
ever since. Newspaper editor.
Einstein. Lewis Cdisplaced). Born 1877. |
Holds two degrees from Columbia APP |
pointed secretary in the diplomatic serv- |
ce in 1903 at Paris: then successfully |
secretary at London. at the Moroccan |
conference, at Constantinople. and at |
oekin. In 1911 promoted TO be minister |
II Costa Rica-
Gonzales, William f. Cappointed). Born |
n Charleston. S. C, in 1866 and has lived |
here ever since. The Pan-American
Union Bulletin tells US that his father
vas concerned in the first filibustering
expedition from the United States to
,uba in 1850. and goes on to say that
lis ancestry and training will
i've him the advantage OF sympathetic
OF the nature of the Cuban
'eople.
The report of the treasurer Of the
national committee. Mr.. Rolla
Wells chronicles-page S-that Gonzales
Srothers, Columbia, S. C, contributed
500 to the true cause in the national
ampaign of 1912. Perchance here is an
ther qualification beyond those alluded
o in the Pan-American Union Bulletin.
Beaupre, A NJ. EdIspIacsdt. Mr.. Beau
re was born in Illinois and was appoint
d, after an examination, secretary of
he legation and consul general at Guate-
lala in 1897; successfully charge d'affairs.
ecretary of the legation, and consul gen.
raj at Bogota, minister to Colombia.
Minister to Argentina, minister to the