The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
AS RUSSIA SEES
POET PINDELL
He Would Be Welcomed
Without Much En-
thusiasm.
HIS JOB NOT ENVIARIE
Abrogation of Treaty Makes
Position at Cars Court
Unattractive.
WANTED GUILD RETAINED
But Americans Predict Hard
Lot for Any One Until Re-
latiOns Are Resumed.
WANTED GUILD RETAINED

specioi correspondence 10 Tnr Sun
s. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2l.-Out Of the
common IN most Of her PROCEEDINGS Rus
STA Is absolutely a law unto herself I'm
her relations with the foreign diplomats
accredited to 81. Petersburg. The cases
Of the two European Powers who are
supposed to be her chief diplomatic
friends are striking. 1t Is ten months
since NJ Delcasse was appointed French
Ambassador here. and he has passed
seven months OF that period In Paris.
The British Ambassador. Sir George
Buchanan, went on leave last July and
he Is not back yet. Now the specialists
in international gossip are concerned
with the movements of a prospective
American Ambassador who may not come
here at all.
At this day OF writing the name of
Mr.. Pindell has not been officially pre-
scented at all TO the Russian State De-
partment for reference to the Car to de-
eide whether he is persona grata as
American Ambassador to this court In
spite of newspaper statements published
abroad 1t is not believed here that his
name will be formally proposed until his
nomination Is clear of an possible doubt
or question with the authorities at WASH
ington. Yet Mr.. Pindells name has come
to be, canvassed here in curious tenn
Per
If Mr. Pndell is really a poet then his
oountrymcn here owe him apologies. for
none of them here seem to be able to
quote his verse. They were mildly sur
prised to read telegram from Washing
ton few weeks ago saying that the APP
pointment OF the poet Pindell to be Amer
lean Ambassador in -. Petersburg had
been confirmed Even in Russia IL IL not
usual TO OFFER high public appointment
70 20 poet who seeks plenty of enjoyment
- Il adv attached
position tof Ambassador to the Cars
COURT. especially for his daughter, for
ia, Interesting letter Of Mr.. J. Ham Lewis
srt..u- forth the attractions of the Amer
l..g AWhasstuurship here has also been
translated into IA" 1t. Petersburg Press.
Printed in One Paper Only.
Those who had seen this epistle ,since
repudlated. although that has been with
held from Russian readers) as an Amer
lean cable in a London newspaper did not
expect il to be published In Russia be-
cause the Press censure department in
sists on combining the references to the
Russian court to the communicates issued
by the Secretary of the Imperial House
hold. And Ambassadors get personally
all the protection for their dignity which
the censorship secures for privileged
notabilities such as grand dukes.
However. the letter was printed in the
evening edition of the NOuOe Vremyd,
which burns the incense of American
ophobia most fervently before its read
ers. OF course 1t was published mali
ciously. And II did not appear In the
next mornings issue of the paper, nor
has IL been copied elsewhere in the presA
Probably as soon as the censorship au-
thorities caught sight of 1t peremptory
order was sent round to all newspaper
offices ordering them not to touch the
subject. But il had received quite enough
publicity to become at once the gossip of
all the embassies and of the bureaucratic
population, always glad to pass on
story that they hope will make trouble
for somebody.
The only people here who were
seriously displeased over the story were
some of the senior and responsible Amer
can residents. They felt it to be slur
on their entire diplomatic system. even
AZ they saw that Mr.. Pindell was HIM
self wholly innocent as to the supposed
attractions OF years easy time at the
American Embassy in St Petersburg But
Americans here have held all along that
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
should have left Curtis Guild here as AM
bassador Their reason for this attitude
was that in view of the abrogation of the
treaty 1t would be difficult to get a
friendly reception for new Ambassa-
dor here unless he We're empowered to
start negotiations for new treaty. Both
Curtis Guild and NJ. Bakhmeteff were
MT their posts here and in Washington
before the American Government gave
notice of denouncing the treaty; and the
Russians have kept NJ, Bakhmeteff lust
as though nothing had happened.
New Treaty Expected.
Tho nr.c,ica, sIenidcance of this situa-
,,o, q, ,h,, ~ any overtures are made
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famliiar WIN 'he history OF me last
treaty me American counsellor OF EN-
bassy ana 'hafse AHaires mas not the
same official authority with the Russian