The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-09

"BrtaiN'S UNOFFICIAL AmoaSSado'
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LONDON. NOV. G.-phc foreign nfricr
in it's nrthc-IS ar" rs out of dat" anC
adhorrru, to Ia" I:i'st ash f."opl" ~ thu
present day as was III" Eastillc To thu
citizens Of Paris III lTh?
: The ono has gone. not stone Ye
mains Til" other must 20.
Their" is no space her" In cnum"ratc
all this country has suffered from thr
plumbers OF Lord Grey Of Fnllodon. his
| predecessors. Successors and thciI
chosen agents abroad and Mt home.
Hero arc Just 4 fcw instances: Fail
UT" - learn ~ Livrnany's treaty with
Turkey: failure IT, grasp Constantine S
tr"achcry. and Gup!irty: failure IN learn
Of Eulgaria'S intended intrrv"nti"ni
! failure to. act in time In save Serbia
failure Of our blockade; failure ~ real
ize the coming of the Russian Ecvolu'
ton: failure to have an elementary
knowledge of the activity Of the pro-
German cliaucs around the Russian
! court: absolute failure Of our propan-
. Eanda 1T home and abroad. which de-
layrd by year Americas intervention
in the war
Those are just q few OF the charges
. And the price W" have had to pay
what Of that? Think Of GalIipoli. Mes
! opotamia Saloniki, tilza: think OF the
| heavy toll Of British soldiers killed
! manned wounded or missing. and moth
| ing To show for it-when they arc had
! ly needed on the western front. II is
/ hanal tn mention the waste Of MONEY
| along side the waste Of human life. but
! hundreds Of millions have been sQuan-
! der"d in vain.
In the fac" OF these facts. Mr.. BAL
! four. in moving the adjournment ot thu:
house. devoted the last hours Of I'll"
, session To Z defrnS. Of secret diplomacy
| and our diplomatic methods Lord Hugh
! Cecil. his trusted cousin. burst forth int
the following rhapsody: "l.ab"ur is quit"
untitled mentally and by training {"
deal with Tho questions that will come
under discussion. in fact. would ms
soon send child Of three up in IN
aeruplano rs let The I-ah"ur party send
! delegates to Stockhnim.
How strange and out Of place these
! voices from the T;aStilc sound in this
democratic aSr. when the world Is Strug-
Cling for freedom and for tho abolitio-
of that very secret diplomacy which
produces wars Day by day VIZ in this
country mr." obliged To turn more and
! NOR" 10 president Wilson for 4 lead TO
escape from the ahsurAi,i"s OF our pol
! it!cIanS.
II has hccn lcf; Ia President Wilson
to insist upon and to cnSUrr our block
ade being mad" efficient. r has boon
left 10 President Wilson n !ay down
our peace terms and I" d*rrmInat"
between the German people and IN" Il"-
henzollcru.
Secret Diplomacy Must Go.
How does Mr. ISalrour reconcile his
tdcfrns" Of secret diplomacy with hi,
endorsement Of President Wilson's ideal
OF the League of Nations" after III"
war" TIL" very "sscncr Of a "LraEu"
Of Nations" will be the abolition If all
secret diplomacy and treaties. and IN"
laying nf all the cards on III" table for
the dcmnracracirS OF n" world tn ~"
and 10 judge for themselves.
The foreign office is tn" Prussia 81
our state departments. 1t overseas ana
dominates them all. Its Anticipated IDEAS
pcrmcatc through every branch OF our
complicated system of government. clog
ginE the wheels and harnprrinr reforms.
In III" region Of Queen Elizabeth thrr'
was 4 HohenZolrrn on tho throne in
Prussia, thinking. Schcrainr. plotting.
bullying and calling upon Cod 10 Justify
him. just az Kaiser Wilhelm IL. does
now.
In tho reign of Queen Elizabeth th"ro
WAS n Cecil at the foreign office. think
ing. acting. philosnrhis!ng and d"SpIS-
ng democracy just as do IN" two C"ciI-
who arc in possession Of II" foreign Of
flee now.
You cannot change Ii"hrn%"ll"ru
and YOU. cannot change 4 ,rcH. IN,
HohcnznllrrnS Eovc-n with IN" SWORD
and the Cr"ils with words, social IN
flu"nrcs anG pens.
Tho United States sends It's most bril-.
liant citizens 10 represent IT abroad
James Gerard was E, Judgr oF III" ~.
prone court Of New York. tTIs dis
closures show the man and r." methods
Of the man. lie learnt morr about Ger.
many in four year" than I'll our Aiplo
mats would have learned in four hun,
. dr"d. Had he been English. James Ger
. ard never would have hc"n ambassador
Thu clique would S".. "a that.
II Is th" sound policy of Mr.. Lloyd
: Gcorg" {" broaden III" basis "f seize
. ton for ~" h!g!i"S; posts III ~" r"I'n
! He has found Il local krrrnSkr for al
most every department n the STATE. l.:
uortnE III" exclusive claim OF III" prov
f"ssinnal politicians But "v"n II" hn>
not dared to touch tho. foreign uffir"
For centuries itS personnel has h''f
drawn from IN" few chosen families.
. I'll" diplomatic PROGRESSION is II happy
hunting ground for Younger Sons. The
profession offers singular advantages Il
the uuarnb bilious and c"mfo/t seeking
man. Your Socinl position * ASSURE
for life IN" king sends you 10 n for
"iEn "nurt and that court must receive
you wh"til"" you are 4 genius "r III,
biggest idiot in IN" world. Vow sit l.
An "ffir" from 10 4. IN. till ! i. m. doing
work which ever. intelligent mrn .T:
pluyS L typisl ~ thirty ShiIinrS Il w""i
tn rio for him. Al y. m. th' serious
. business oG y"Ur "'LrC"r commences. Ter
mis- flirting. rides in the royal parks
amidst tho royal deer. followed ~ din
n"rS md dances. which keep you hu&y
until n. III.
Tn" rnutto".S for tn" ambitious young
diploma. ar" these: Never Ink" tn.
smallest interest III the pr"rl. Of tn.
country to whom you are attached: hi
most careful only ~ associate with TN
highest ariStncracy: always be will.
dressed. runriiinu$ pnd Sup"rcIl!nu$
Avoid All stIriicS' sc personalities rar-
ties or political changes. Never have
anything Ia do with anything c"nlm"r'
ctal; il would soil your hands and run
your prospects az advancement.
Tn" state. rcal!sinE that our diplomats
would II" totally incarahl" Of looking
after our commercial interests abroad