Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-21
AMERICA ACTS FOR
A WORLD AT WAR
Caring for Affairs Of More Countries
and NatiOnalities Than Any
Nation in History.
TALY's ENTRY MEANS MORE


WASHINGTON, May 2O.-If Italy
we're to enter the European conflict.
American ambassadors, ministers and
oonsuls abroad would add TO their
already numerous tasks the Gus
tody OF Italian interests In Austria,
Germany and Turkey, as we'll as
Austrian interests In Italy. mas
much as Italy has been acting for
Russia in Turkey. the American en-
hassy in Constantinople is expected
to take over Russian affairs. Swift
erland would handle German inter
ests in Italy.
Never the like before.
The diplomatic and consular machinery
Of the United States government is car
ing for the affairs OF more countries and
nationalities than any one natioa has in
the history OF the world. An appropria-
ton Of t2OoOOOo I'm congress was provided
for the extra clerical help and IN
spectors. Caring for the diplomatic and
consular interests of a friendly nation
is a courtesy, the expense Of which is
borne by the neutral country.
The extraordinary demands OF this
work not only has necessitated increases
in the stats abroad, but has resulted I'm
the employment of large special force
at the State department. AS a rule. inn
portsnt communications pass through
Washington, but in many cases much
OF the routine business is accomplished
by direct telegraph and cable between the
governments concerned and the Ameri-
can embassies and legations.
Nations II Represents.
The United States now represents Aus
tria, Germany. Turkey. Belgium, Serbia,
Great Britain, France, Russia and Japan.
all belligerents, in various quarters of
the globe. Some neutral countries also,
have asked the United States to look out
Cor their interests. Switzerland. which
has no representation in China, today
asked the State department TO instruct
the American legation to care for Swiss
affairs there.
Since the outbreak of the war. the
American government, also by request,
has taken charge of the diplomatic or
consular interests of Switzerland. Den
mark, Greco, Panama, Brazil. Nicaragua
and Guatemala in some of the countries
and cities where they had no representa-
tives. Some OF the belligerents are rep
resented in various places by Spain and
Switzerland.
List of Governments.
Up to- date the. United States. through
it's embassies. legations or consulates.
represents the interests Of foreign gov
ernments as follows:
Diplomatic:
In Serbia--Gernnan and Austrian.
In Austria-F'rench. British and
Japanese.
In RussIa--Austrian and German.
In Germany-French. British, Japa-
nese and Serbian.
In France-Austrlan, German. Turk
ish. Guatemsian. Nicaraguan: ma.
In Belgum--Austrian, German, br1t-
ish. Serbian, Japanese. Danish
In Great Britain--Austrien. Ger
In DISQUALIFICATION and oeiman.-
In Egypt-German, Brazilian ana
Swiss. -,
fish, Belgian and Sviss
Consular:
In Austria--Canadian, Russian. Ser
bian, Japanese and British
In Germany-Frenoh. British, Canad.
fan and Panamanian.
In France and Possessions-Tursish,
Austrian and German.
In Belgium-Turktsh, British ana
Ia Russia-Austrian, Serbian, at
Warsaw.
In Japan-Austrian and German at
Yokohona and German and swiss
at Kobe and Nagasalxi.
In China-German at Hardin and
Dalny, Manchuna and Kwantung
province
In Turkey-British at Smyrna,
Beirut, Alexandretta, Aeppo Da-
mascus and British and Greek in
In Persia--German at Tabriz
In United Kingdom and Possessions
turkish, German, Austrian, Swiss at
Bombay, Singapore, and johannes
burg.