The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-17
n, p. CuNuJEFE-OwEN.

,E EDWARD MALET. In n of
his extremely rare speeches. de-
~ lycred at a farewell banquet on
tho occasion 81 his retirement from the
british Enthusiastically at Berlin.
,bich he had held for n number Of
Gears. likened diplomats to buttons. He
Iuc,ared that they served as a connect
,,s link " that garment of peace with
nhlch the world should he clothed.
sometimes the buttons are perfect and
fulnl all that is required OF them.
IN, Occasionally they are so made
,ua,e. such lamentable mishts, that
they completely fail In their mission to
recp the garment Of tranquility Sc
curely fastened. with the result that
!, slips and slips. and ever gives way
altogether. dropping into the mud Of
usr as has been the case during the
las, few days in the southeast Of Eu-
rope.
Crea, Bri,ain's buttons in that
mar, Of the world and those Of her
allies. France. Russia M Italy. have
shown themselves to be Of the unsatis-
factory order. They have shown
themselves incapable Of carrying into
effect the policies Of Sir Edward Grey.
q, NJ. Delcasse and Of NJ. Sassonof,
and the action Of Bulgaria In siding
with Germany and Of Rumania and
Greece in refusing to cooperate with
the Powers Of the Quadruple Entente
cannot he looked upon otherwise than
in the light Of n diplomatic defeat.
which representatives OF the Allies
have sustained at Soma, Bucharest and
Athens.
There is a disposition nowadays to
consider diplomacy in the light of a
s%uperfiuous calling. and ENJOYS as hav-
ing no other use than to impart tele-
graphic and written communications
from their own government to the one
TO which they happen to be accredited.
II is argued that the days are past
when the foreign relations Of sovereign
States lay in the hollow OF the hands
OF virtually absolute monarchs or of
master statesmen. such as Prince Bis
marck, the great Prince Metternich.
Count Cavour. Lord Palmerston and
Billy Pitt. And II Ia claimed that in
ternational policies and questions con.
nected herewith are now determined
BY Cabinets composed Of numerous
Minister'S and by the legislative bodies
which they represent.
But while this may be the Ease to a
certain extent with some OF the West
ern nations, such as. for instance,
Great Britain. France. Italy and Spain,
it is certainly o SO in what are
known as the Balkan kingdoms. In
Bulgaria. Greece and Rumania the
control Of the foreign policies Of the
nation has been usurped by the mon
arch, who. foreign In a C and in two
instances in creed to the people SUBJ
Jet 10 his rule. exercises II in the
present instance in a diamet-
really opposed to the will and best
interests Of the people.
Al Sofa. at Bucharest and at
Athens II is the King with whom the
decision rests, no matter what the
views OF his constitutional advisers
and in Greece We have been witnessing
for nearly ten months past the specta-
Gle OF Constantine and his German
Queen defying the authority Of Veni-
zelos. the most powerful statesman
that his country has produced in
modern times. this too in spite OF his
backing by an overwhelmingly large
majority in the Boule. or single legis-
lat!ve chamber.
In such countries, therefore. where
the foreign policies OF the nation are
% entirely dominated by the occupan,
Of the throne. the field for the exercise
Of all the arts Of diplomacy Is very
great. II the envoy Is an adept In his
profession he should be able to win the