The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-07
from Saturdays Daily.
WILLIAM PHILIP SlMMS, UNITED

Petrograd May .G.-[By Mail. david
r. Francis, former governor of Missouri
now new American ambassador to Rus
STA. has solved the riddle of "Why is an
American Embassy?" Incidently he is
hit. And they say he is doing it by be-
ing plain American. IU
Il don't pretend to be a diplomat" Elk
Governor Myron 2. Herrick remarked
shortly after he had been named am
bassador to France. II am just a plain
government to look after. the interests of
| the American people, and that is what
am going to do to the very best of my
ability As "a
This Herrick did, When the war burst
on Europe like a thunderclap he cut red
tap right and left and figuratively went
at things in his shirt sleeves He assisted
waIs pa Ss sas bs
hit with the French high and low. of
any ambassador since Franklin.
Bids Fair to Be Like Him.
From what Americans here say David
r. Francis bids fair to duplicate Her
rick's success. and in much the same
way. He has turned the American en-
bassy at No. "a Furshatskaya into an OPP
en- house for Americans. The Yankee
abroad does not have to bring letters
from prominent politicians at home to
gain admittance. He does not feel like
an intruder when he calls. The place is
. beehive for work yet no secretary is
too busy to be pleasant Nobody smirks
but neither does anybody glare when q
visitor appears at the door. There is
neither fawning nor frowning, neither
servility nor stuckupishness the entire
atmosphere of the place is one of plain,
simple Americanism.
''Going to be long in Petrograd? Drop
around when you feel like it. Come and
read the American papers. Don't need
n
home
That is the kind of thing Americans
encounter at No. "a Furshtatskaya now.
Nor is it exceptional. If one wishes to
see the governor as he is already called
here-whieh in itself says considerable
he can be seen without interminable
waits If he is busy in his private office
a secretary will say quite frankly:
1.-THE governor is talking to the owner
of the building now but he'll see you in
minute" or words to- that effect. One
is not smothered in mystery thick as
mush nor led to imagine that at least the
emperor must be waiting on the ambas-
sador begging for advice on how to run
the country. The plain truth seems to
be negotiable nowadays at No "a.
Francis belongs to the 'Marse' Henry
Watterson type of American, frank Wig
orous, STRAIGHTFORWARD. He is tall, we'll
Set7up, white of hair and muStache pos
sessed of plentiful natural dignity and
poise but utterly lacking in pose. He had
no actual diplomatic training before COM
ing here so he does not try to make those
who CALI on him believe he taught Machis-
veIli and Gladstone all they know. Hay
ing done few things himself which re-
quire common sense combined with tact
he has a pardonable amount of self-con-.,
fidence and so hopes and believes he will
! ton is unadulterated American nor does
| he make the slightest effort to wrap his
| each and every word in diplomatically
and Theoretically sealed packages and
OH ,pto N
hands
Wore no Uniform.
The report is current here that both
the car and the czarina took strong
liking to the new ambassador. The i'm
peria1 couple received him before he had
been here week, constituting a record.
He wore no uniform and was detained
| in conversation with the car thirty five
Governor Francis has a big job on his
J hands. The commercial treaty existing
4 between Russia and the United States
was broken off during President Taft's
| administration and a new treaty may be
one of the important things expected OF
| him. Russia and America have not
| thoroughly understood each other for a
| long time and better relations generally
between the two nations is another task
entrusted to him. The American colony
here believe the right man has been
chosen &,,s~ sf
If you happen to be one of the Yam
| kee legion who, in travelling abroad, have
| gone away from an American embassy
; sore wondering why it is an embassy
and if you would still like to know the
answer, Write, wire or call at No. "a
Furshtatskaya, this city.
From Saturdays Daily. $50
Waukegan, Ill.,. July 1.-The molasses
and water bottle, wllerewith Will Orpet
states that he furnished the means tc
Marian Lambert to take the medicine
| he brought her, was an important object
Orpet said he gave her this bottle wher
they! had their last meeting in Helmcs
woods. The Testimony. of. Detective III
G. Carlin, who states that he found this
bottle in some brush, as if it had beer
thrown there by some one ashamed tt
be found with it, was placed before the
jury today.