The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-17
WANTED BY STATE DEPARTMENT
FOR POSITIONS IN OiPLo-
MATIc SERVICE.
WORK is VERY ATTRACTIVE
Good Education and One Fore On Ian
guage Required-Promotion, How
ever, Usually Steps Short Of the
Rank of Minister.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.


chance for promotion and If the desire
: 70 make the diplomatic service IA
life employment, the man who takes
"a place in it may know that if he
makes good he can work for his great
and good uncle as long rs b" wishes.
The other day William Phillips Of
Massachusetts was promoted To be as
siStant secretary of state. One of his
first acts in taking up his new duties
was to issue an appeal To young
Americans to try to enter the diplo-
matte service. Mr. Phillips said:
II appeal to the young men of the
country who have the necessary edu-
cational and linguistic qualities and
who are interested In international af-
fairs 10 consider seriously the honor
able career which the diplomatic serv-
ice now offers them. The department
Of state IS endeavoring TO enlist for
its foreign work the highest type of
American men, and there never has
been a more suspicious moment in our
history in which to enter upon such a
career"
The young American who may wish
10 enter the diplomatic service and
who succeeds in passing the eXamina-
ton must not take 1t for granted that
he is to be an actual diplomat, for
diplomatic service includes our for
eign officers who look after trade re-
lations and business opportunities for
American firms seeking outlets.
What Is Required.
In order to enter the service the
young American must be well edu-
Gated and be able to speak at least
one language beside his own, and the
second language must be one which IS
in use among many people. For in
stance, knowledge of English and
Welsh would not be sufficient, for
Welsh is in exceedingly limited use.
French, German. Spanish or italian
are the languages usually to be under
stood, in addition to English, by the
young men who succeed In getting pO-
SitiOns in our foreign offices.
Promotion comes in the foreign
service of the United States up to a
certain point and It would 60 beyond
that point perhaps in some cases were
il not for the fact that the government
does not pay its ministers and ambas-
sailors enough money ito sustain their
positions" This means. of course, that
nobody but a rich man can afford to
take the post of ambassador TO Great
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/ Italy, or to any other great country.
Some Of our ambassadors spend three
or four times the amounts of their sal
aries in keeping up" their position.
No Freaks in Inaugural Parade.
/ Word has gone out that there must be
/ no freak exhibits" in the big inaugu-
. raj parade of men and women who are
+ to march and show themselves on
/ Pennsylvania avenue on March ), the
/ day this year on which Woodrow Will
son will take the oath of office for the
/ second time as president of the United
States.
The managers of the big events
count it curious that so many Ameri-
/ cans Of supposed sense have shown a
! disposition to believe that certain
/ amount of bufrOOnery is all right on
an occasion like the high one of in
/ Quoting a president into office. All
| kinds of things were suggested to the
committee which 1t was supposed by
/ the suggesters would add enjoyment
| to the occasion. The answer has been
that clowns are all right in a circus
and end men In a minstrel show, but
| that grease, paint, didos and antics
are not fitting for an occasion like the
/ coming one.
Washington is going to be city of
light on the nights that the inaugural
| visitors are here. InaSmuch as March
4 falls on Sunday this year 1t is ex-
/ pected that the visitors attracted by
the inaugural ceremonies will come
on Saturday and therefore have one
more day than usual to spend Gin our
midst" Therefore the nights are TO
be made like the days in the eyes of
the assembled multitudes.
/ City Blaze Of Light.
Pennsylvania avenue and all the
streets shooting down into 1t are to be
Illuminated to the limit possible by
the lighting powers now held by the
electric companies of the district. Gas,
of course, will add its glare. Business
houses are not the only ones which
will blaze. The broad avenues of the
| residence districts will be shot with
light from the windows of the houses.
Everybody has been asked to light up
and it has been virtually promised
that, irrespective Of political affilia-
lions or Of administration or anti
administration views, the populace
will comply with the request.
In this part of the country there
are good many hunt clubs. Over in
Virginia and even on the edge Of the
district the willy and elusive fox fire.
quently is hunted by men and women
in pink riding clothes, who take
ditchpS and ooco sfopoIIy ctopo malls