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of all opportunity to exercise that friendly, personal, 

 social influence which is so important an element in his 

 success. 



To sum up my suggestions as to this part of the sub 

 ject, I should say: First, that, as a rule, there should be 

 provided at each diplomatic post where the United States 

 has a representative a spacious and suitable house, either 

 bought by our government or taken on a long lease ; and 

 that there should be a small appropriation each year for 

 maintaining it as regards furniture, care, etc. Secondly, 

 that American representatives of the highest grade 

 namely, ambassadors should have a salary of at least 

 $25,000 a year; and that diplomatic representatives of 

 lower grade should have their salaries raised in the same 

 proportion. Thirdly, that an additional number of sec 

 retaries and attaches should be provided in the manner 

 and for the reasons above recommended. 



If the carrying out of these reforms should require an 

 appropriation to the diplomatic service fifty per cent, 

 higher than it now is, which is an amount greater than 

 would really be required by all the expenditures I pro 

 pose, including interest upon the purchase money of ap 

 propriate quarters for our representatives abroad, the 

 total additional cost to each citizen of the United States 

 would be less than half a cent each year. 



The first result of these and other reforms which I 

 have indicated, beginning with what is of the very first 

 importance, provision for a proper house or apartment 

 in every capital, would certainly be increased respect 

 for the United States and increased effectiveness of its 

 foreign representatives. 



As to the other reforms, such as suitable requirements 

 for secretaryships, and proper promotion throughout the 

 whole service, they would vastly increase its attractive 

 ness, in all its grades, to the very men whom the country 

 most needs. They would open to young men in our uni 

 versities and colleges a most honorable career, leading 

 such institutions to establish courses of instruction with 



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