Show BEN COMMENDS GROVER and ana speaks some plain words anent our diplomatic ara aad consular service samoa general Har harridon Harri rikon ion writes of the presidential office in the march ladies home journal and his comprehensive article is outspoken and plain I 1 he takes occa occasion ion to commend president Clev elands movement towards establishing a more permanent consular ec service ervice the ex president says the need of a better consular service has been getting a strong hold on the public mind the practice has been to make frequent changes in these offices indeed an almost complete change upon the coming in of an administration of a different party the duties of the consul relates almost wholly to our commerce with the country where he serves the recent movement by mccleve land and in congress for a better qualified and permanent consular force is to be recommended it is remarked that changes in in the home administration in other countries such as england and france do not involve changes in the ministers or ambassadors or consuls as they do with us the en english liah ambassadors at washington holds right on whether the liberals or the tories are in represents his countr country not a party and carries out the instructions from the home government loyally he is never heard beard to make speeches attacking att attacking ackin 0 0 the policy of the opposing party or criticising criticizing critic ising his own people perhaps one of the chief difficulties in our getting 0 a permanent diplomatic and consular service grows out of the fact that the tariff question is one that is always active in ia our politics arid and the reports of our consuls naturally take on oil the views held by them upon this question we cannot have a permanent dip somatic and consular service until we can call find diplomats and consuls who will leave their party politics at home borne if they are to be aired or exercised abroad then it follows that they must be in harmony with the pirty in power at home borne |