East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-05
MONSIEUR JUSSERAND,
PREMIER DIPLOMAT
FRENCH AMBASSADOR
LEADS THE FIELD
Suavest, Busiest, Cleverest and Most
Popular Foreign Representative at
Washington - Athlete, Historian,
Courticr, He Has One End in View,
Welfare OF France.

Washington.-Jean Adrian Antoine
Jules Jusserand is his name, ambas-
sador extraordinary and plenipoten-
tlary of France his station, and the
sauvest cleverest, busiest and most
popular foreign representative at the
capital his reputation.
When 1t comes to real diplomatinga
the dapper little man who is ac-
credited to the United States from
Paris has everything on these shores
beat to frazzle. as one of our most
distinguished statesmen would ex-
press It, There isn't an accomplish
ment from tennis to public speaking,
that Jusserand doesn't perform
gracefully and well and always
with the purpose of letting the fact
sink in that France is Damon to the
Pythias of United States.
Stood in With Teddy.
In the days when Colonel Roose-
welt swung the big stick for amuse-
ment and the tennis racquet for ex-
ercise, there was no single party In
the capital who was more willing to
submit to graceful defeat-40 to love
than Jean etc And, necessarily.
there wasn't a man at Washington
who was more boon companion
not that Jusserand couldn't play ten
mis- once in while when he let him
self loose. Occasionally he did.
Jusserand was also indispensable to
President as an historical authority
the little Frenchman, by the way
has written several noteworthy books
of history. He was in demand as an
orator on every occasion from a con-
vention of foresters to a gridiron din
ner; and he was the most popular
ladies' man here at the capital.
Even now, that Jusserand dosn't
care for golf, and finds President
Taft a bit rusty on history. people
here who watch things find that the
French ambassador is still the busiest
diplomatic person around town.
Known TO Every Department.
Every department, from the state
to the interior, knows him. His dap
per figure fits through all offices,
and even the messenger boys know
him. At present the representative
from France Is particularly on the
lob at the treasury department. His
special object of solicltude is the new
tariff board Much depends, so far
nc France Is concerned, on what this
committee of three may recommend
regarding the maximum and mini
mum feature of the Payne-Aldrich
act. France Is said to be preparing
to discriminate against America IN
the matter Of her duties and there are
rumors of retaliation on the part of
this country.
just "Happens In"
Ambassador Jusserand hadn't been
back in Washington from the sum-
mer headquarters of his embassy |
more than a few days when he took |
pains to call at the treasury depart
ment and get acquainted with Prof \
Emery and Alvin H. Sanders, two of
the members of the new board. He
already knew former Assistant Secre-
tary Reynolds the third member. Up |
at the treasury they are stiil talking |
about that meeting 1t looked like !
a remarkable coincidence that, just
as the board had gotten together one
day a clerk should usher in Ambas-
sador Jusserand. He had 'just
dropped in to pay his respects" to Mr..
Reynolds, but of course, at the same
time he met the other members of
the board. They were delighted that
the ambassador had happened in
so opportunely, but those who are
wise know that the ambassador OF H
France never Just "happens in any
where.
II France hasn't yet learned the
fact, some one ought to tell her that
Mr., ]. A. A. ]. Jusserand knows how
to play the game.