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Show THE 8lr 3HlNoTON. European f.-t ens Ralce Salaries of T : i Ambattadors. Not vvli'i 1 1 nlcs, not vHl warnlilps, but with ;'. ii which v. lit buy both money ll c nations of Etiropo aro pic-paring pic-paring tlmiy fnrcos fi)1- llio eaplui (,f WashliiKl-.il. In 1803 Orunt Itrltaln raised tin anlt of liar envoy at Wellington Well-ington fri. i minister to ambassador. Franco un 1 (leruiany did llkexvlso tho samo yea I'.tisrla In ISO?. Italy In 1901 and Aintrln Hungry hi 1R92. Mexico, Ilrvll and Japan followed tho example oi ilio Kitropean powers. IncruitHe.! i:inl requires better housing, hous-ing, and f -elt;ii milloiu lutvo spent much sltico 1898 In buying and building build-ing embassies at Washington for their representative.!. Homu of these aro splendid en .u'di to bo vvoithy of tanking tank-ing will- ",ny of ICtirope's palaecs It wn !! u left for (heat Ilritaln to dlscovi . ili.il her utnhassador ought to bo pall as ninth as tho president of tho Culled Mtutes, and Mr. Ilrjce Is to receive $",0,000 a year, $5,000 moro than his prctlpccs&or. As In 1893 Germany Ger-many followed llrltaln's lead, ho now her amhnxs.'doi'H nalaiy has been raised $!,()00. Undoiihteilly tho rcpro-eentalhcH rcpro-eentalhcH of other nations hao felt tho "pbii h of piosperlty" and would bo Kind to lerulvo an Increase of salary. The moi e money tho embassies nnd legations hn.o to spend tho better It will bo foe. the shopkeepers of Washington. Wash-ington. Tho diplomatic betipllts nro not so obvious. |
