Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-06
course II the carrying ships are
stopped and the goods taken on the

stopped and the goods taken on the
hish seas. @t q
The government Of the United
States sees to it that no armed men
leave these ports to help any OF the
beliEerents, thattno armed ships are
sent. out for q like purpose and that
no aid Of any kind by officers Of the
United States government is extended
to any Of the belligerents. Business
corporations can ship what they want
to. and If they can4get the cargo into
port. we'll and good, and il they can.
not, there is no use to ~appeal,to the
government of the Omitted States.
Diplomats No Longer Friendly.
Every warning European nation, to
say nothing Of Japan, 10 represented
in the city of Washington by either
q minister or an ambassador. Before
war broke out between their respec,
tive countries, these diplomats not
only were outwardly friendly but, SO
to speak, inwardly friendly. They
dined with one another. occasionally
rode with one al esther, and frequently
were seen walking together in what
might be called, If IN were SO II
clined, 'amicable converse"
Now, how, changed all things are!
The British ambassador who lives not
far from the German ambassador.
meets him.o n the1street and bows with
punctilious %politeness, but with no
CLEAN Of affection in his eye, and the
German ambassador retorts in kind.
Monsieur j. j. ~lJusserand is The
French ambassador to the United
States. He and DR.. Constantin Theo-
dor Dumba, the Austro-H Hungarian am.
bassador, always have been close
friends; now there is more than .
gulf Of formality between them. They
live not far apart, but the pavement
which once was trodden by the two
arm in arm now ,withstands the foot.
steps Of only one alta time. In 9th.
er words, where these two generally
used to- walk shoulder to shoulder,
they now walk in procession with one
or the other Of them a long distance
ahead. War is q hot affair, but 1t pro.
duces most marked coldnesses in
places. ne ""r. ~ =
'.a Russian and Japanese.
Once upon a time Russia and Japan
as represented in Washington were
not on. speaking terms, except as ne.
cessitated by the exaction Of a rigid
social politeness when they should
happen to meet. Now things are diff.
ferent. Russia and Japan in Wash.
ington are on amiable terms. Wis.
count Sutemi Chinda, ambassador eX.
traordinary and plenipotentiary Of the
Japanese government, seems to be
fully assured today that Mr.. George
Bakhmeteff, master Of the imperial
court, ambassador extraordinary and
plenipOtentiary of the Russian empire,
is 2 most extraordinarily good fellow.
The handling Of the diplomatic
corps in q diplomatic way at society
affairs is no small matter at any
time, but when any unpleasantness
breaks out between two countries the
difficulties of the social s%trategists in
Washington increase tenfold.
Hard Social Problems. -
understand what would happen in
Washington # the social season of the
capital were in full swing now with
the European situation in it's present
status. II peace Is not declared with
in a few weeks there will be some Gu.
rious situations develop in the Wash.
ington society world this winter. Hos.
tesses will be put to it in the matter of
inviting guests and the White House
also willnhave some problems to solve.
1t is true that handling of represen.
tatives from warning countries at So
ciety affairs will not be = novel expe.
riences to Washingtonians. 1t is not
SO ;long ago that the. ambassadors from
Italy and Turkey were notion intimate
terms. Some time before that the
representatives Of China and Japan
could not be placed side by side at q
dinner. Prior to that it was the Rus.
so-Japanese war that gave the society
folk Of Washington" more or less trou.
BILE. In spite of precautions accidents
did happen and many q hostess would
have been in tears had 1t not been for
the diplomacy OF the diplomats them.
selves, who appreciate perhaps more
keenly than anyone else the difacul.