The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-02
AMERICANS ARE.
WORKING HARD.
FOR ALL NATIONS.
AMBASSADOR PAGE HAS his
HANDS full LOOKING AFTER
INTERESTS ~ GREAT BRtT.
IAN or GERMANY, AUSTRIA
AND TURKEY.

London. Nay I-Undor stress of
war Germany. Austria Hungary ans
Turkey have al entruuted their az
fairs In Great Britain 20 the Amegs
can Embassy. mus plli2g an extraor-
binary burden upon Ambassador Page
and making Il necessary % enlarge
the embassy starr Araeriean affairs
alone with the thousands 81 contro-
versles and claims arising from In
terrupted shipping and the stubborn
citizenship cases encountered daily.
would - troublesome enough. But IN
addition 70 these the American am
baasador and bic assistants are look
ing after the interests &c thousands y
Germans and Austrians informed N
England are entrusted With the bust
ness matters 81 enemies 90 England
who cannot communicate with this 10
land except through q neutral agency.
william Bnckner ia the special att
tache n the embassy who IS entrusi-
ed with Austrian and Turkish affalra
lie maintains his office az the Aus
1<a- Hungarian embassy building IN
London. where Re meets all inQuirers
and dIverta from the American EN-
haasy 3 crowd which tould Sc bur-
densame AZ this time when the EN-
/ basay q frequently crowded with
Americans seeking passports.
German affairs are in charge - Ed
ward u Lowry special attache. who
/ has an office in the German embassy
/ building Mr. Lowry he's Just recent
I ~ returned from Germany where he
/ arranged for the distribution - gifts
| and comforts among E.neiiHhmen In
/ termed there. through The agency q
/ American consuls Lelard Llttiefield.
/ who "a a special attache ~ the en-
hassy. b assisting IN caring Ter Ger
/ man affairs
i At a time when travellers move be-
/ tween EnEiand and the continent WITH
such difficulty the passport work -
/ the embassy is espec ally arduous
/ Charles p stangeiand, second becre-
tary % In charge 0f ttls department
/ which demands his entire time. as
well a. that - several assistants.
Second Secretary J Herbert stab
Ter IS entrusted Rfth tie claims and
Il controversies which arise from Eng
landh active campaign against ship.
ping This department - the embas.
/ aVa work Ia growing heavier evcrs
4
policy under the order n council sup
pressing trade 90 and from Germany
First secretary Irwin t.HuehUn han.
dies che diplomatic business 90 the em-
hasay and Is IN constant conferences
with Ambassador Page. second Sec
Rotary Edward Ben has charse q "a.
general correspondence II the EN-
haEsN meets press representative
and visitors whose business cannot p
referred directly 60 some special d'vl
sion 81 the embassy. Second Score
tarv Franklin NJ Gunther who wa
sent ID London from Christiania o.
special duty g. Mr Belts assistant
. / Third Secretaries EdridEe Gerr
Greene and Eugene G.. sboecraft an
Howard y Barnes additional serre
{ tarv detailed direct from the state De
/ partment where he has bad man
! years If experience. are Ia charge q
code work. nov unusually heavy be
cause 81 The frequent interchange q
lengthy notes between Englann an
E the United states
sam p Trsael ard John BoI
& feuillet are additional secretaries AZ
Z tained e. Interview visitors and dircg
inquiries Is the proper department
= clifford S. Carver ia private secretar
Is Ambassador Pare. Francis an
Edward Hodson are resident clerk
sons of the late Charles Hodson. wa
vas attached 30 tbs American Err
baasv Cor many wears. The Hodso
? brothers are permanent employees
the embassy who have passed the
entire lives IN the service ~ the Unite
states and are en- unsa}Ilnw source
Information concerning diplomatic Al
fairs in London
Commander Powers syminEt0n
= naval attache Naval Construct,
Louis B MCBRIDE and Lieutenant Joh
H Towers. aviator are also attache
rs the embassy Lieutenant Colon
Thomas NJ Treadweu 81 the marig
corps h another attache. The array
represented at the London embassy I
Lieutenant Colonel g. @ Sauier an
Lieutenant John q Quexemeyer "a
tain A M Miller and " A. Castle
3 the army are az the EMBASSY tempo
erliy awaiting assignment with Il
British army a. Observers