The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-20
BRYAN ENJOYS
A MERRY CREW
List of Diplomats Who Stub
Their Toes Still
Growing.
WASHINGTON ANU SEQ
y. s. Ministers to Foreign
Lands Stars in Comedy
of Errors.
MORE TO BE HEARD FROM
Serious Complaint Made Against
Envoy to Latin Ameri-
can Republic.
MORE TO BE HEARD FROM

UAsHiSG1oS. July l9.--Ths list NJ
BRYAN diplomats who have stubbed their
toes is impressively large Just year
ago diplomats rlurs were dropping fast
into the laps Of the favored Democratic
workers The wilson Bryan sweep ~
the beginnings Of q real diplomatic SER
vice which they found when they csmc
into power was Just getting under way.
and almost every week found som. MEM
Der ot the party hugging himself with
elee az the prospects of a pleasant life
abroad
Vet even the short twelve months has
sufiired to brug 'hc diplomatic careers
- some II these uppointecs TO rude
termination. while others have figured
IN such unHa't,rlug Incidents ss to make
them seem slated tor carly retirement from
the public service
In tat developments Of this character
have como so frequently that Washington
already has accepted them a ample owl
dtnc- Of ne Justice of the criticism hesped
upon Secretary BRYAN when the ho1ors
were being passed out.
The case Of George Fred Williams.
whose resignation is hardly cold in the
files al the stat" pepartm mt Is one OF
the most conspicuous This case has
not brought any comfort 10 Mr.. Prvan
Will. It has given rise TO chorus ~
I told You sos from many ~ Prcsl-
den, Wilson's frisnls who opposed Will
ams's nomination. The Secretary of State
IS maintaining an absolute silence regard
ing the performance Of his appointee VINO
made all Eurup" chuI tie over this demon-
stration ~ thlir contention that Ameri-
cans know nothing OF international usagcs.
Will, the foreign offices we're resentful
1t Institutions that they were little better
than pirates and thieves IN their unravel-
ling of the Balkan tanglc.
Williams u Close Friend Of Bryan.
Mr. Williams j. q close personal friend
of Mr. Brysn and VAS 10y him selected
for the post Of Mnitscr to Greece There
is reason 10 believe that relations between
the United states and Greece are Of so
comparatively little importance that II
was believed 1t would he safe to drop the
Massachusetts leader In the American
Legation at Athens.
President Wilson was urged not 20
appoint Mr.. williams, and letter written
by the latter severely scoring the Presi-
dent In the preconvention campaign was
SHOWN TO him az cause for dsapproving
Mr.. Bryan's recommc ndatiou. The Presi-
dent was understood 10 favor rrof.
Droppers Of Williams College. and there
we're reports that Mr.. Williams was APP
pointed with the understanding that he
would retire to make room for Droppers
at the end ~ two wears II now appears
that Prof Droppcrs Is likely to succeed
sooner than was anticipated as a result
Of Minister Willdmss unrestraned com
lnent on the Albanian situation.
tn: Balkan, proved an uniucky assign
rnenf for another Wilson Bryan appointee
Charles J. Nopicks, . retired brewer OF
Chicago. did not even reach his pos,
before hIs troubles began. lie t. a 30
hemiau 10y birth aud Nj Bryan thought
II would be pleasing sentiment to send
him back next door to the land OF his
nativity. He stopped At Prague. In Bo.
hemls, and induged so freely in comment
on the political situation OF his country
men that the United States Consul al
Prague felt compelled TO warn tho Stat.
Department Of what was going on Mr.
Vopirka thereupon got Instructions to pro
coed t. his post Without DELAY