St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1914-06-05
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e impossible 70 comply with Your
request I
= construed the wording to mean.
that It would be impossible for DIR.
Brandes to see the president, and OH.
my way to New York stopped off at
Washington to be informed regard
ing the same. S
.Dr. Brandes' stay in this coun-
try is only ten days. Having accept
ed invitations to address a number
Of colleges and literary clubs, he
can only come to washington on
Friday next. Being cabinet day,
l fully appreciated the, necessity Of
making arrangements before hand,
and Congressman Hammond of Min
nesota made a definite appointment
for me to meet MI. Tumulty at 10
o'clock today. After calling and
waiting forty-five minutes / was In
formed that he could not see me.
When I told him my mission, he
very politely Informed me that 1t
would be impossible for DR.. Bran
DIES to see the president either Tues
day, Wednesday or Friday and also
refused to present the matter for
your consideration. His reply was:
What does Mr.. Brandes want to
see the president abouty'
This remark was quite a shock.
for nearly all the 8 ,OOO,OOO or more
foreign-born citizens are interested
in DR.. Brandes, as are well informed
Americans.
Il Am greatly disappointed to. be
obliged to relate the above facts,
but as a sincere friend and admire1
Of yours 1 am in duty bound to dc
SO, and when the facts are known
will add considerably to the al.
ready strong criticism in the foreign
press incurred by similar circum.
stances. Yours truly.
&C. A. Quist."
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81 bioirtter FANNIE or6ret:
A DIPLOMAT. IN ACTION.
The epistolary duel in which Mr.
G. A. Quist commended so nightly
with the Presidents Secretary has
qualities of humor that will not es
cape local appreciation, despite the
robust indignation, which, according
to MI. Quist's prophecy. is likely tt
be stirred up in the foreign press
But then, the foreign press does
not know Mr.. Quist, and SO viii
never quite understand. Here al
home he has a certain charter O
speech, wide enough to blow OF
whom he will withal. Here al
home he may to his hearts conten1
convey information, dictate. conduct
expound duty, administer advice and
reproach inaccessibility to the pi
lotage Of his: mind. =.
But unfortunately, the profession
of diplomacy-for, which Mr.. Quis1
is known to be hastely training him
self-has created a code of manners
which may be foolish, but is con.
%secrated by custom. IF he could not
arrange so simple a matter as a pu.
rely social call upon the President
by DR.. Brandes without a rattling
fire of correspondence requiring in.
slant publication, how would he con.
trive to pick his way through the
vexatious formalities of an effete
European court?
Greatly as the diplomatic service
may crave Mr.. Quist's acquisition,
it is doubtful if his appointment to
a post will be fastened any by the
incident.
Still MI. Quist has accomplished
one thing. He has fixed Mr.. Wilson'S
place in fame as ssthe first President
classed as a literary man." however
much objection may be made in be-
half of Thomas Jefferson and the