The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-27
SPONSORS MOVE
TO SECURE
EMBASSIES
Home From Europe, Mrs.
Coolidge Makes Plea for
Purchase
BY JEAN ELIOT.

vice officials are agreed. And now
that the hogers ball, author
izing a reorganization OF our diplo-
matte and consular establishments,
has been safely passed and its pro-
visions are being put info ERECT. Il
seems reasonable to prophesy that
there will be an organized move
ment to persuade a net too sympa.
thetic Congress to the purchase OF
embassy and legation buildings IN
foreign capitals from lime to tiIre
as opportunity offers.
Much of the difficulty on putting
over anything of the sort Is IN con-
centrated in the type Of mind. NJ
too frequently to be found up on
the Hill,'' by which plIolic building
is spelled post office.
However, some such provision
must inevitably be part and parcel
of the movement to take diplomatic
, NUNS out of the hands or the poll.
ticians, giving. our career men
chance to reach high place in their
profession, which IS now IN prog
ress and toward which President
Coolidge is said to be most SYM
pathetic For 1t Is quite imposslpie
to rent and maintain an estaDiIsn !.
ment compatible with The dignity OF
capitals on the salary Of our am
bassadors or ministers, thus limit
inr seIections-in q highly Lndemo-
cratic way-for such positions az
present to men possessed Of private
fortunes.
IN London the problem has been
~oIved by 7. Pierpont MOrgnnS GIT
10 the nation of his house In Hyde
park Gate, which is now being
made ready as our embassy and
which should be ready for occu-
pancy before long, although AmDas-
sador Houghton is still Quartered
at Crew House, which was the
home OF the Secretary OF State ana
Mrs. Kellogg when Mr.. Kellogg was
our ambassador to the Court or 81.
LANES. We also own our embassy
IA paris, but most Of our represerl-
tatives In European capitals are
housed In rented residences.
Mrs. Harold Coolidge Makes Plea
For Study Of Situation by People.
In view of all this the plea Of
Mrs. Harold J.. Coolidge, of Bos-
ton, who has just returned from
prolonged sojourn abroad and
who has made something Of study
of the situation, has considerable
interest. 1t should, moreover, find
q sympathetic reception in Wash
ington, where we have q rather
better appreciation of the situation
than have the people Of the rest
of the country.
Mrs. Coolidge says:
"On my way home after visit
to Brussels, The Hague and Stock.
holm. there is question Of real
importance / am sure my fellow
citizens do not realize. Unlike those
OF other nations. our legations in
those countries are housed according
to the extent OF the private pocket
Of our ENJOYS. This seems 10 me
undemocratic. and I am sure 1t Is
only lack Of imagination Of the slt.:-
alton by the great mass Of American
citizens which permits this to go
on. 1t discriminates very unfairly
on those valuable servants connected
with out State Department In their
foreign service who are not wealthy
I'm Paris. by the brilliant stroke
Of Ambassador Herrick taking adj
vantage Of the exchange at its very
peak last year we have just bought
at last suitable embassy. In
Brussels just at this moment an
equally great opportunity exists
which will be lost by next October,
TO get a charming house exactly
right for this purpose. Ambassador
Phillips. in whom we all have the
utmost confidence. is most 1lxious
to have this done for the future
With the exchange now In ou- IA
Vor it is a chance which will not
occur again. In Holland we have
the same situation. and Richard To.
bfn feels 1t keenly. There is an old
house. not large. but dignified and
reasonable in price in a perfect stu
alton which is at this moment pos
etble to acquire. In this time when
We are attempting to stabilize Our
Foreign Service bv promotion and
not by political appointment. IL IL
not an extravaganza but an econ-
omy In the end to avail ourselves
Of the unsettled conditions in
Europe. It is for the advantage and
the prestige as well as the future
ana lasting benefit to our repre-
sentatives not to hamper them
financially. We will have to buy
legations later. so why not now?
In Prague fine house has lust
been purchased by our government.
owing to the public spirit of the
owner. who refused a much higher
price from another government who
wanted the property for the same
purpose. In Stockholm the iden-
teal thing exists. The legation
Is in charge of Mr.. Robert w.
Bliss. It is in a most suitable
house, which are scarce in that
city, with rooms for offices in a
wing. Owing to financial reverses
OF the owners at this moment, II
could be obtained. It Is not too
large a dwelling, built Of wood,
with grounds around It, a most
excellent investment from every
point OF view. speak from per.
sonal knowledge and cannot say
how strongly / feel on this sub.
5ect. VIII not our people raise
their voice for this most reasonable
requirement and speak to their Re
representatives. in Washington so our
ENJOYS. who are giving such splen'
did service in foreign lands, away
from their own country, will not
De handicapped, or think that we
thoughtlessly have not considered
their needs and the future?"
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KELLOGG GUESTS AT
HARBOR HILL.