Evening star., 1914-10-11

they love Germany more than the rest
or the nations, for members of the cor
respondents corps must of necessity
be officially neutral. Yet Count Won
bernstor1. the German ambassador as
well as the entire embassy stan, have
exerted themselves to the greatest ex-
tent to make the newspaper men feel
at home. Every telephone in the en7-
bassy has been thrown open to the
hewsgatherers, and when an item is
given out at the German embassy there
is no mad scramble through the hot
ss,ee,s . 70 reach a public ''pay-as-you-
IN the big embassy hall, where the
eeieerams are made public-sometimes
as many as five or six a day-two OF
Ie employes OF the embassy. Rudolph
neln and Julius Mannheimer, are al
ways on duty. and are ever ready to do
AWNING which will make the task of
me newspaper men more easily accom-
Count Bernstorfr also taL.s
Sonai interest in the scribes. Whenever
ne is IN Washington-he has heen
spending most of his time in New Work
since chn. the war began-he stops and
passes in and out, and freousn,I,,
aemocratically brings the telegrams 70
them himself. He is ALWAYS ready 20
uat, raak with the newspaper men on any
Inaeter OF news, and If he feels he can,
not make official statements nnor aho
ihatter In hand, simply specifies that
ne Is talking ''conversationaliy.' 49,
goes ahead without the least fear thai
MS confidence will be abused
AT the British embassy, the ambsss
oor. SIR Cecil Spring Rice, also ner-
sohaiiy frequently receives the news.
paper men in his big, gloomy of+5ce
11raped about with green hangings and
furnished in golden oak For the Mo-,
part. the Hon. Ernest Scott first Sc
retary of the embassy, attends to an
statements given to the newspapers
ana INQUIRIES made by them. as well
as handing out the information con-
London. which come addressed pro
drome. the cable designation of the
embassy. e
Ambassador Jusserand of Franco
VINO awelis In perhaps the most ornate
OF all the embassies, with its rich
tapestries. dark mahogany cunboaras
ana general Partisan atmosphere is
also accessible to the newspaper men.
BUT the ambassador has one pet aver
SION Under no circumstances. without
ms express permission, must he be di-
rectly quoted in any matter of news
And this largely holds good with ali
the rest of the diplomatic corps. When
ever the ambassador cannot be, seen.
NJ Burgeron, secretary of the embassy
receives the news gatherers
The affairs of Russia in washin gton.
Just at the present time. in the alb
sence of Ambassador Bakhmeteff. are
being looked after by the embassy's
military attache. Colonel of the Cen
eral Staff Nicolai Golejewski, in his
residence on Church street, where
over his desk. look down on him re-
productions of hideops gargoyles and a
row of many-handed fat little Hindu
democratic Not many mornings ago
he was surprised by an extra early
visit Of the corps of correspondents.
His man-servant took in the intel
Hgence and. returning. beckoned one
of the newspaper men from the rest
and ushered him into a back room. The
remainder of the correspondents, barred
from the conference, stood aghast with
visions Of a scoop" being handed out,
right under their noses, to a rival. The
man-servant could speak no English.
and SO the newspaper men were left
on the anxious bench for many min-
utes until the return of their colleague.
who explained that the cause for all
colonel was attired principally in a
bath robe and. while willing to brave
one newspaper man, had decided not
to run the gantlet of half Dozen
At the Japanese embassy offices on
street. Hiroshi Saito. one of the at
taches, generally receives the news
paper men, and he has entirely aban-
doned what has been known for
decades as the haDltudl ana uncnanS-
ing reticence of the oriental. Mr.. Saito
is ready at all times to explain to the
smallest detail just why Japan is in no
way violating the neutrality of China
in proceeding against the German
colony in Kiauchow. But no sooner
does he complete his explanation than
he turns the enemy's guns upon them.
and the interviewers are interviewed.
for Mr. Saito has an unmistakable de-
sire to learn about all things American.
He delights to discuss the publication
of newspapers, or have American slang
translated for him. and so he is a
prime favorite with the news gath
erers.