The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-21
MYSTERY OF u S. DIPLOMACY
1T rs THAT THERE'S NO MYSTERY
IN IT, EUROPE THINKS.
Diplomatic and Even NaVn Secret Code
Seemingly Free for An-London season
Not h IL was-MOney short
-Americans still Set the Social Pace.
Special caoss Despatch 10 The SUN.

Special Cooss Despatch 10 The SUN.
LONDON. July 20.-The way in which
the United States manages it's diplomatic
affairs abroad will never cease to be a sub
ject Of amazement to foreign diplomats.
They have talked for years about shirt
sleeve diplomacy, but what htcy least Of
all understand is playing the game with all
the cards on the table,. Secrecy has been
regarded as a fundamental rule since en-
voys first existed. America retains the
machinery Of secrecy. for what reason
nobody seems to know. but in practice
the precautions taken in using il are OF the
fimsiest description.
The work of ooding and deciphering
dispatches between most Of the American
embassies in Europe and the State Depart
mont is entrusted to poorly paid foreign
clerks and never undertaken by the attaches
sent from America. The writer knows of
one case where a man employed in this
work is actually in the employ of the Severn
nent Of the country where he is located.
Could any better guarantee be given Of
the simplicity Of Americas diplomatic
motives and purposes than this practice?
Still il seems quite conceivable that the
American Government might wish quite
legitimately to communicate privately
with its representatives abroad. Perhaps
the State Department can afford to be
open and ingenious in all its dealings,
but the case is hardly the same when il
involves affairs Of the navy. IL happened
not long ago that an American naval officer
on entering the office OF the United States
despatch agent at Londo ound a copy
Of the secret naval code lying open on the
counter.
D There is nothing that any European
navy SO strictly guards as the code book
If a copy disappears in any way the whole
code is destroyed and a new one COMPLIED
and published. The necessity OF such
precautions in case of war is obvious to
anybody. The United States despatch
agent in London is ~nominally Newton
Crane. a practising lawyer, who came here
more than a quarter of a century ago The
real incumbent is an English clerk, and
through his hands pass all the letters and
documents between the embassy and all
the American officials in Great Britain
and Washington
European statesmen are glad to believe
that Americas policy is for peace now
and for They are just a little
puzzled. however, to understand why she
should maintain any navy il she feels that
she can disregard all the ordinary pre-
CAUTIONS
SOCIAL NDo
v..r a,,sr va.r h.sors tho oorm.ncs-
nan, ~ the London seaaon bones and
nronbec;ss ara heard thai now at las, the
anr,hy a,d briIian, aeasons ~ before
South African war days will be seen again.
Year by year these hopes have been blighted
snd ,bs nronbac;es faIsi6ej This wear
the bonsa were higher than ever. The
oIor;.s "a N. mast we're RI bs reviv,ad for
ara hut disannointment followed and
cri,ics within and vu;tbout societv with ,
h;g arc now agreed hat the London season
a. Zoe, sirLino int the Cateoorv 81 glorious
nasts.
soc;stv writer laments the fact that the
eason must now he recognized as a thing
ho,b sbor,er and far less brilliant than II
waa The writer argues that the probib-
;,iv. class distinctions here nowadavs NAV
he said 10 hardly exist. or AT anv rate that
tbsv are sxtremelv elastic. Provided that
one has a certain amount of money. one
NAV emulate the pleasures. fashions and
SolIiss IF any class, The inmost ranks of
societv however. are inaccessible to out
alder. as in anv former epoch. but the outer
circle has long since thrown down anv bar
riars that II NAV aver have possessed. and
dav after dav hordes of invaders Join the
tbrong inst within the walls.
In nlain English. the middle classes have
r;.en nm and asserted their rights 10 enter
.ocietv' and as a preliminary step have
Invaded london during the season. So
cietv in consequences. ia withdrawing from
the omRium catherur, OF June and July in
'ne "e'ropon' "'u 10 % .h -. anI
more con.en' W ou 20 ~ go.
hurry III tne IoVe"e ~ -
"nere iornery mepe ann~nne~.
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inc majority VI '"o "ee" o"'' pom
country .-H..
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