The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-06
David R. Francis, Former Governor Of
Missouri. Now Ambassador to the
Cars Court is Just Plain
Simple American
DROPS ALL RED TAPE
IN DIPLOMATIC DEALS
Concerns Himself Simply With Caring for
Interests Of His Country and Aid
ing Stranded Americans Found
in Europe
lRy WlIIIam PhllIr sImmg,

tBy William Philip Simmg
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Petrograd. June 6.--(By mail. ---Da-
vid r. Francis, former governor OF
Missouri, now new American ambassa-
dor to Russia, has solved the riddle OF
Why an American is an Embassy In
cidentalIy he is a hit. And they say
he is doing II by being plain Amer
|ican.
Il don't pretend to be diplomat,
Ex-Governor Myron r. Her.ics remark
cd shortly after he had been named
ambassador to France. 81 am just a
plain American sent here by the Amer
ican government to look after the in
ierests Of the American people, and
hat is what am going to do to the
very best of my ability
This Herrick did When the war
burst on Europe like thunderbolt he
cut red tape right and loft and figura.
lively went at things in his shirt
sleeves. He assisted Americans in
plain, effective, Straightforward ways.
and he made the biggest hit with the
French, high and low Of any ambas.
sador since Franklin
From what Ames!cana here say Da-
dd r. Francis bids fair TO duplicate
Herricit's success. and in much the
Vame way. Ha has turned the Ameri-
can embassy at No s4 Furshtatskaya
into an open house for Americans. The
Yankee abroad does not have to bring
letters from prominent politicians at
'lome to gain admittance. fIe does
lot feel like an Intruder when he calls.
The place Is beehive for work yet
no secretary is too busy to be pleas
ant. Nobody smirks but neither does
anybody glare when d visitor appears
at the door. There is neither fawning
nor fr0wning, neither servility nor
EtucKupishnesH-the entire atmosphere
OF the place is one Of plain, simple
Americaniam.
Going to be long in Petrograd2
Drop around when you feel like it.
Come and read the American papers.
Don't need to ask for anybody. Make
yourself at home"
That is the kind Of thing the Amer
leans encounter at No. "a Furshtat-
saya now Nor is It exceptional If
one wishes to see the governor" as
he is already called here--which in it.
self says considerabIe--he can be seen
without interminable waits. II be is
busy in his private office a secretary
will say quite frankly
@The governor is talking TO the own
or Of the building now but he'll see
you in a minute" or words to that ef-
feet one is not smothered in mys-
terry thick as mush nor LED to imagine
that at least the emperor must be wait
ing on the ambassador begging for adj
vice on how to run the country The
plain truth seems too negotiable now
adays at No. sl
Francis belongs to the "Marse" Hen
nv Watterson type of American, frank,
figorous. Straightforward. He is tall,
well sct-ap, white Of hair and mus
taehe. possessed OF plentiful dignity
and poise but utterly lacking in pose
He had no actual diplomatic training
before coming here so he does not try
to make those who call on him belieTs
be taught Macbisvelli aud Gladstone
an tbcy know Having done q few
things himself which require common
sense combined with tact he has e par
donable amount Of aeif.confidence and
so hopes and believes he will Do able
to get along llis conversation IS
unadulterated American nor does he
make the slightest effcrt TO wrap his
each and every word in diplomatically
ard hcrmeiicaus sealed packages and
pass them along untouched BY human
bands
The report is current hers hat both
the car and czarina took strong lik
ing to the new ambassador The i'm
perial couple received hin before he
had been here a week. constituting a
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