Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 352, 25 October 1908 — Page 7

THE RICHMOND PALliADIU3l AND SIJX-TE LEGR A 31, BtJXDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1908.

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PROPOSITION TO DO aWAY WITH CONSULS

: Stated Ambassadors Have to ; Recognize Them Socially In Europe. AMBASSADORS OBJECT. '" OWING TO PECULIAR CODE OF 80CIAL RULES CONSULS HAVE NO SOCIAL STANDING QUESTION DEALT WITH. J By Mrs. John A. Logan. Washington, Oct. 24. It is reported '; that there Is a proposition to do away "jirltb. the consuls general In the American forelga service to relieve the embarrassment of our ambassadors, due I juo obligation of recognizing consuls i general socially. These officials are "trade representatives and are therelore outside the social pale," accord- - jng to European Ideas. Consuls genferal have no standing in the courts I. 'of Europe. Why this should affect X the social standing of consuls general at the American embassies is astonlsh- ' :Ing to a majority of citizens of our Republic. I If we mistake not there are at present an American ambassador and cont eul general representing us in the same J-country who at one time belonged to 3r the newspaper fraternity. Each, began life at the bottom rung of the ladder 1, to fame, which they- have been climbJng by the usual means of taking adrantage of their opportunities. . To be pure, one has been more fortunate than :the other, because of his good luck in f Snaking an alliance that has given him I ;jk large share in a' fortune that was f , accumulated by strict attention " to I trade. Both are bright men whose wits i .have been sharpened by their expe rience while plying their trades in the . newspaper field. Why should this arabassador accord willingly and gladly i-social recognition to this consul genThe standards for social recognition fixed by the courts of Europe should jiot concern us. t Heaven knows they Admit many Into the royal circles who would not be received in the social ' circles of some of our frontier towns, '""to say nothing of the Impossibility of their being received in larger cities h by educated and refined society. Scions t, of royal blood are often so profligate in their habits that they should be excluded from all society, even that of n the courts of Europe. It Is to be hoped that the state department will not depart a single inch 1 1 Ulli cue buuiu it uoa Laivcii cvo iu iuc i rank of consuls general in the circular 1, which, names ambassadors, ministers .j and consuls general as the proper orj. der of rank for American representa,'r tlves in the diplomatic and consular ?v service, especially as no protest has i . been ( filed by any European country a against our government making such ,3 regulations for our representatives as f comport with our republican form of fc- gorernment. They do not expect inf terference from us with, their diplomat- ; Ic, consular or social customs, either j la Europe or In the United States, particularly with the character of recognition they give their own people, while representatives In any branch pof the service are accorded the most cordial reception everywhere In the United States. United States Envied. The people of this country are the envy of the whole world on account of their commercial resources. The consul general at any post has more to do with the people of the country to' which he Is accredited than any ' ambassador can possibly have. Trade is the basis of our prosperity and supremacy over all' other nations lies Jn the Importance of our resources. Our commodities are indispensable to the nations of the earth and keep us in the lead In national wealth.- We can understand that a consul general "" might be unnecessary In Rome as that " imperial' city is Insignificant in the r matter of commercial Importance. London, Paris; Berlin and Vienna, however, are significant marts of trade. 'Some of the most distinguished and "influential men of this country have filled the post It Ion of consul general at the highest posts in Europe and the Orient, among them being at least one former cabinet minister. If uncouth and ineligible men have been apLpolnted to populous abroad H is the duty of, ambassadors to insist upon the recall of the objectionable appoinTruth Quality appeal to the Well-Informed in every walk of life and are essential to permanent g success and creditable standing. Aceoringly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs f : and Elixir of Senna is the only remedy of known value, but one of many reasons why it is the best of personal and family laxatives .is the fact that it cleanses, 'sweetens and relieves the internal organs on which it acts without any debilitating 'j after effects and without having to increase ? the quantity from time to time. i It acts pleasantly and naturally and truly as a laxative, and its component vparts are known to and approved by ? physicians, as it is free from all objection--'alle substances. To get its beneficial effects always purchase the genuine Braanufactured by the California Fig Syrup tjo.; only, and for sale by all leading druggist. '

tee. But no matter how unfit the appointee, It does not affect the position" or furnish any valid reason why the post should be abolished. ; The noted men of 'letters who have States in the past have not found it necessary to humiliate their countrymen who occupied subordinate positions, much , less to attempt to curtail the number of places to be accredited to our government In foreign countries. If there has been friction our ambassadors have too diplomatic to allow it to be known outside the confines of the embassy or legation. If slights have been given anybody representing the United States in any capacity, they have managed the matter so dextrously that no one has known anything about it until the wound received was healed. True, until recently there have been no alliances between the families of American ambassadors and favorites of the ruler of the country to which they have been assigned. This may be the cause of the new proposition. It would be a calamitous affair if the favorite of a king, who may have become the son-in-law of an ambassador, should be obliged to meet a consul general at a social function at the American embassy. The antecedents of the king's favorite may have been nothing, and he may have nothing except the king's favor upon which to base his pretensions and objections to trade. While on the other hand, the American consul general may have acquired a national reputation before accepting the consul generalship and is In every senBe of the word superior to the king's favorite. That any American who has had the good fortune to be appointed a diplomat to any court of Europe should consent to father a proposition that has for its object a reflection upon trade or its representatives is a source of deep regret, and it is to be hoped that members of the monetary committee, who have been solicited to present the matter'to the state department and congress with a view to its favorable consideration may decline to do so, and that universal ridicule may greet the authors of such an unrepubllcan Idea. It would be well after the next inauguration to discontinue the service of diplomats who no longer are true to the principles of republicanism. Their discontinuance in the service would enable them to devote all their time to sycophantic adulation of royalty.

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ENGLISH DIPLOMACY NO LONGER A FORCE

John Bull Awakens to the Fact That He Is Rapidly Losing Power. WANTS A COLONIAL NAVY. AUSTRALIA WILL. BE GIVEN POWER TO BUILD A MONSTER FIGHTING CRAFT AND MEET HER OWN QUESTIONS.

By William True Hawthorne. London, Oct. 24. The rude jolt of the Balkan crisis .has aroused Englishmen to an appreciation of a fact that has been apparent to the rest of the world for some years that British diplomacy is no longer the force it was, say, a decade ago. In other words, that in the game of world politics, Great Britain has been losing ground. You may well imagine that was a pretty bitter pill for Englishmen to swallow. For if there is one illusion your Englishman dearly loves to cherish it is that Great Britain, by reason of her overshadowing naval strength, is the mightiest single influence in the world's affairs. But England, to borrow a lately popular American word, has been playing the mollycoddle. With her people fretting under the burden of taxation, of late years she has been turning her thoughts toward peace instead of war. She has been proceeding on the theory that other powers would consent to such a reduction of armament as would "materially lessen the military burden and still leave England supreme In naval strength. This much-to-be-desired state of affairs was to be brought about through treaties and understandings with other powers. . But the Balkan affair has shown how worthless treaties may become , when they happen to conflict with the interests of a first-class power. and England is forced back to the conviction that dependence is to be placed in armed strength and not in the sacredly pledged word of her neighbors. To arms! to arms! then, is the cry that resounds through all the British Isles. The government has allowed it to become known that it has about faced and now favors a policy of naval and military aggrandizement. The country responds in a spirit of patriotic fervor. But what about the cost? The chancellor of the exchequer has admitted he doesn't know where the money is to come from to meet the constantly growing budgets, inaugurate the system of old age pensions, and keep the present comparatively modest naval program. Some time ago the proposition was advanced that the government borrow five hundred million dollars to build up the navy, leaving the bill to be footed by a future generation. Undoubtedly Great Britain could get the money, on some terms or another, but it would be about the severest strain ever put upon a national credit In time of peace. The average Englishman gets - a somewhat relancholi satisfaction from the fact that if Great Britain launches on a campaign of great naval expansion other European powers will have to follow suit, and other powers are less able to bear the burden than Is Britain. It would seem to be a case of "we'll all go broke together" in the race for military supremacy and diplomatic advantage. Australia Gets Navy. A very small silvery lining to the cloud, perhaps, is to be found in the Deakin scheme for an Australian navy. The Lords of the Admiralty have at last given consent that Australia shall have a navy of her own, and while the Admiralty appeared reluctant in the matter the rest of government is devoutly thankful and fervently hopes that Canada, at least, may be inspired to follow Australia's example. With Australia and Canada providing for their own defense, quite a load will be taken off the minds of those responsible for the naval policy of the empire. The idea of a colonial navy is absolutely unique, and the terms upon which Australia is to have one are of world wide interest. Control of the Australian flotilla is to rest with the Australian commonwealth while it remains in Australian waters, and whether it shall leave those waters the commonwealth will always decide. But officers and men will be subject to the king's naval regulations and should the Australian fleet leave Australian waters it will at once become subject to the command of the senior imperial officer. The naval world will now be interested In the class of vessels which Australia wlllbuild. The natural assumption might be that it would content itself with purely coast defense vesels, but down in Australia they are talking of fast cruisers and battleships of the Dreadnought type. This ambition of . Australia's for modern fighting craft is one upon which Great Britain might well look askance. It might turn out to be an important step in the direction of complete Australian Independence. Aside from sentimental bond, the only thing today binding Australia to the empire is that the empire relieves Australians of the need of providing for their own defense. .If the means of this defense are to be provided as part of the imperial policy, what is to prevent Australia, when she gets strong enough to stand alone, from taking her place inthe family of nations. It Is safe to say that England would

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not lift a hand to prevent Australia leaving the empire, but, the day would of here departure would be about the saddest in English history. Resent Hero Fund. There are some Englishmen who appear to resent Andrew Carnegie's "hero fund" of a million dollars for the British Islands. It is all very well, they say, to measure heroism by the dollar sign in the United States, but British heroes do not need the prospect of such reward. Of course, only the churlish ones take this view. The most liberal opinion finds fault only because it is an American citizen instead of a British subject who affords this unuiflcence. Some consolation Is found in the fact that Mr. Carnegie was born subject to the British crown, but it does gall some that American-earned dollars should reward the heroic deed of Britishers. The principle of Mr. Carnegie's gift to Great Britain is very similar to those governing the management of the American fund, but the details of administration are different. He provides that when the king presents medals for heroism In peaceful pursuits the trustees shall make immediate and careful Inquiry into the circumstances of the recepients, and wherever needed make provision for their wants or those of their families. If the king ever chooses to express a wish in such cases it is to be the law governing the trustees, and they shall look no further into the merits of a case. The king has given very hearty approval of the plan, and this has gone a long ways toward stilling criticism. New York Gains Palm. A "silly season" discussion as to what book has the largest circulation in the world has led to the discovery, amazing to Londoners, that the honor belongs to the New York city telephone directory, a million copies of this publication being issued twice a year. So interesting was the question to Englishmen that they delved further into the subject and discovered that the most recent issue had a gross weight of 2,(XH tons, and that it required 400 men with twenty trucks some weeks to make delivery to telephone subscribers. Perhaps it is only natural that British admiration of the '"bigness" of things in America always should be tinctured with some bitterness, but on the whole they are very generous in awarding the palm when there is no chance of successfully setting up a claln to British rivalry. Court in Shirt Sleeves. There probably will be surprise when it is learned there did not seem any serious shock to British sensibilities when it was learned that during the recent heated spell one of the king's judges not only removed his wig and gown but likewise his coat and held court in his shirt-sleeves. Not only this, but he extended a like privilege to the lawyers engaged in the case on trial before him. Such a thing was without precedent in an English court, but instead of the storm of denunciation that might have been expected, the press generally commended the judge's good sense. Who will say, now, that England Is not awake to the snlrit of nroareKs?

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FOR NEW ENGLAND IS CERTAIN FOR TAFI Preliminary Canvass Indicates Democrats Will Get No -Electoral Votes. 1904 PLURALITIES CUT. ALL INDICATIONS IN "DOWN EAST" POINT TO GREAT REPUBLICAN VICTORY AT COMING ELECTION. New York, Oct. 24. At this stage of the campaign there seem3 to be little chance that Mr. Bryan will get an electoral vote in New England. In Maine, notwithstanding the reduced Republican plurality In the recent state election, the only question is as to the size of the vote and of Mr. Taft's lead. New Hampshire is in the throes of an anti-railroad revolt which may affect the state ticket, but Mr. Winston Churchill and his followers are work

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ing as strongly for Mr. Taft as the worst victims of the free pass babit. Vermont will return Its usual Republican plurality. The only novelty In the canvass is a request from Mr. Hitchcock for campaign funds, and this violation of precedent has created a slight ripple. Massachusetts will choose Taft electors by anywhere from fo,0oo plurality up. Connecticut will apparently go to Taft by a reduced plurality as compared with previous presidential years. Only uncertainty Is as to how the labor! vote may be affected. Surface indications are that it will be cast on ordinary political lines. Rhode Island seems to be safe for Taft. The legislature and representatives in congress will be unchanged. Olney Arnold, Democrat and manufacturer, will probably defeat Aram Pothier, Republican and French Catholic, for governor, if the independent voters are not stampeded about Taft. The Democrats also hope to elect Archambault lieutenant governor against the Republican to be nominated in convention next week. The leading state issue is a reform movement against "Boss" Brayton and the Republican machine. The campaign In New England Is marked by great apathy. Scarcity of funds has curtailed the usual spectucular accompaniments of a presidential campaign. Gold Democrats are returning to the party. This 13 particularly

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