The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-04-20

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0y GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington.-Who are the hardest
Wofking omcials Of government u
WaahiagtOn today!
The quick answer might bs the pres
Aent Of the United States. the secrer
tary of state and the secretary Of war.
In making. this answer there would b
IN ignoring Of the hard labor claims
Of the ambassadors and the members
OF their STATS who represent belliger-
ent countries today In the capital OF
the United States
The president. because Of foreign.
Mexican and legislative troubles.
pretty we'll into the night The secre-
tary Of state. because Of threatenings
from across the water and from Mex
leo. is compelled perhaps more fire.
Quently than the president to extend
his hours into the dark time The
secretary of war is a new man in Of
nee and his work is particularly trying
because he has a lot to learn and on
top OF what might be called his school
ing has been imposed the necessity OF
looking after the welfare of our army
In Mexico and along the border.
This work of the American officials
10 hard and driving but. 1t 10 neither
hai3er nor more driving perhaps than
that which daily must be undertaken
BY the ambassadors and other diplo-
mats in America representing the war
ring powers abroad. Russians, Eng
lishmen. Frenchmen. Germans and the
rest over the water are serving their
governments In the trenches. but while
their work may be the more dangerous
1t cannot be any more taxing than that
which falls to the daily lot of the diplo-
matte representatives OF these coun-
tries in this capital OF the United
States.
Hard Work for Elderly Men.
1t has been said that the work Of the
foreign soldiers abroad may be more
dangerous than that Of their civilians
now in this country in official capaci-
ties. but it may be that this statement
IN itself 10 q tribe overdraWn. Some
Of the ambassadors aad their stan Of
ncers arc getting along In life and a.
many Of them work is hours day the
heavy burden of the labor makes them
run the danger Of actually being
worked to death.
WAen the war broke out nearly ali
Il the younger men attached to the
embassies in Warrington Immediately
started homo to Join the colors. With
the exception of one or two foreign Of.
dcss In Warrington the stafRs are com.
posed Of men who have been sent over
here because they had become inca.
pActtatsd for service in the trenches.
When one meets . noticeably tired
looking man in Washington the nat.
ural inference 10 that he 10 diplomat
representing one Of the warning coun.
tries. This recently has been written
concerning the work Of the forsignsrs
in Washington:
In not one Of the embassies Of the
bslligerents in this town is such an
order known as lights out. From am.
oassador to doorman the foreigners
toll away until exhaustion comes and
forces them to bed. The belligerent
foreign governments ought to send
Red Cross detachments to their en-.
bassiss In Washington"
Thsir Manifold ovtlss.
1t might be thought that even in war
times the Ambassadors Of the powers
which are engaged In war would be oc-
cupied only with duties connected with
the state department of this govern
ment. Diplomacy. As 1t is generally
understood. forms only q small part of
the daily work OF Jusserand. q Won
Bernstorff. or . spring.Ri These
men are made the sympathetic recipi-
ents Of every plea in behalf Of their
countries. They are obliged to give ad.
vice and support to hundreds upon
hundreds Of organizations all over the
United States which are engaged In
work in behalf Of the destitute or the
wounded In the countries which the
ambassadors represent.
Diplomatic correspondence is but q
trining matter of the day when com
pared to the scores upon scores of let
tors which must be answered from
here, there and everywhere concerning
ways and means of doing something to
aid the stricken in the countries at
war. The absence Of the younger men
has increased the burden Of the elder
men who today are doing the work
that formerly was done by their assist
ants, and who have their own work in
addition. To this must be added the
labor Of various kinds of which the
peace days knew nothing.
Birds Interest Lawmakers.