Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
POST AN IMPORTANT ONE
Embassy Is Center of Activities Of
Americans Abroad.
Loss in Atmosphere" of the Old
French Capital Is No
ticeable.
BY A. w. L'AMOUREUX.
d Correspondence OF The Star.


PARIS. March 16 1912.
eMyron T. Herrick the new American
ambassador to France, is assured a cordial
welcome in this city. His reputation as
a clever and genial man of the world
and a brilliant lawyer already has pre-
coded him. Mrs Herrick also Is de-
scribed as one of the most distinguished
women in the United States. Paris
takes with particular kindness to Amer
lean ambassadors, who invariably are
the best type of virile public men across
the Atlantic. Generally possessed Of
great wealth. and having wives with So
cial gifts. these diplomatic representa-
tives are distinguished for their unof-
fetal activity. The embassy house in the
Rue Francois is the center of the Amer
lean life of Paris. the rallying point for
a dozen enterprises for the good Of the
eXpatriated citizen.
American shops and institutions occupy
the best sites on the boulevards, and
American dollars obtain for their owners
the best hotel Accommodations in the city
Hotels indeed, are built now on the
American plan. The result is loss IN
atmosphere but a gain in sanitation.
Attain Great influence.
American ambassadors. by their open
hospitality and readiness to serve their
countrymen in every capacity-the en-
bassy has the look sometimes of tour
lists office-obtain an influence which ex-
tends far beyond the diplomatic field.
The OLD idea that the diplomat was a
species of spy, charged with sending Sc
cret information to his country, has en-
tirely departed under the daylight meth
DDS of Uncle Sans emissary. Ability to
make an amusing after dinner speech and
TO wheedle around the tariff is of more
account in this new game OF diplomacy
than the most Machiavelian tortuousness
or Bismarckian Inconsistencies
As matter of politics there is no rea-
son why France and America should not
be on the best of terms They have no
quarrel, nor are they likely to have one.
except over boots. or perfume, or some
other article of transatlantic exchanges
Statues to Lafayette adOrn the city, and
z faint. romantic aroma still clings to
the former abiding place of Paul Jones
American artists abound and carry Off
many of the popular suffrages Of the sa-
and daughters of Columbia, learning
everything, from poker work to painting.
and American singers make constant de-
butts at the opera.
Project Has Adventure.
The naval project of Toulon has met
with an extraordinary adventure. He
was about to preside at meeting Of the
chief officials of the port when he was
told that one of them had called and
wished particularly to see him first. The
admiral had sufficient time for such a
visit, so the official was admitted: but he
was scarcely in the room when he made
the peculiar announcement that he would
be extremely Obliged if his superior would
telegraph to the ministry of marine to in
form VI. Delcasse that he rendered his
resignation OF the post. to which he had
only recently been appointed.
The kind-hearted ADMIRAL endeavored
to dissuade the man from such a foolish
determination, but his arguments simply
had the effect of exasperating the official.
who got into a fury, and pulling a big
revolver ont of his pocket, aimed at the
admiral The latter, throwing himself
upon the official, succeeded in wrestling
tunate man, who, as need scarcely be ex-
planned. had suddenly gone mad, was
taken to the hospital.
Nuns Forcibly Rescued.
There has been great excitement at
Iepuy owing to d fire which broke out
at the Convent of the order of Sainte
Calire, situated in the poorest district
OF the town. Although the order has
been dissolved. seven of the oldest nuns
were allowed to remain There is a
strict rule that no man shall be per-
mitted to enter it's doors, and so when
the flames burst out the good sisters
after vain attempt to combat them,
took refuge in the dormitory, which still
was untouched. and barricaded them
selves in it, They were forcibly res
cued, however.
The Nice Casino has been the scene
OF robbery that borders on the vaude-
villesque. The iron safe of the Casino
containing $4,000 was carried away
early this morning by burglars, who
did not know that the building was
guarded by gendarmes-
Tt is unpleasant to learn that the
noTgue is again getting too small.
Parisians like to forget what every
tourist wants to see. and to be told
that the morgue is no longer large
enough is disagreeable news. Years ago
II was considered wonder that some
600 bodies year should be taken
thither. Now the number of corpses
has risen TO $500 year.