The Washington herald., 1918-11-30

native Of watertown, n. Y. He was
graduated from Amherst College. and
has been frequently honored by uni
versities and colleges since that time.
He was admitted to the bar in 1885.
and praCticed law at WatertOwn until
1892 He is the author Of Govern
ment. Its Origin. Growth and Form
in the United States" He served as
counsel for the United States in the
Bering Sea arbitration. before the
Bering Sea Claims Commission, be-
fore the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal.
in the Atlantic Fisheries arbitration
and was a delegate 70 the Eur-Seal
conference in 1911 and the coSference
for the modification Of the fisheries
award in the following year
He WAS agent for the United States
in lsl3-l4 in the American and British
claims arbitration being appointed
counselor for the Department OF State
in 1914 Following Secretary Of State
Bryan's resignation, Mr.. Lansing was
appointed Secretary OF State.
Henry white.
Henry White is IS years old. He
was born in Baltimore and was edu-
Gated in private schools in this coun-
try, later receiving degrees from St
Andrews University in Scotland. He
has served on many delegations 20
interns tionsl conferences. He was
secretary of the American Legation
in Vienna in 1884,. being trans
ferred from that post TO the London
Legation where he was promoted to
secretary in 1856. He was recalled
in 1893 by President Cleveland but
returned as secretary to the London
Embassy in 1887 serving until 1905
Mr.. White represented the United
States at the Internal onal confer
ence in London in 1855 for the
Abolition OF sugar bou diaries and
was senior delegate to he confer
ence on agriculture at Rome in 1905
which resulted in the foL 1dstion Of
the international Institute Of Agri-
culture. He was a delegate to the
conference on Moroccan affairs 10
AlEeciras in 1906.
He was named Ambassador TO
Italy in 1905, serving until March.
1907, when he went to France as
] Ambassador. serving until 1903. He
was chairman OF the American dele
cation 10 the Fourth Pan-American
Conference at Buenos Aires in 1910.
/ His home is in Washington.
Gen. Tasker II. Bliss
/ Gen. Tsskcr II. Bliss was born in
/ Lewisburg. Pa. December 81. 1853. He
was graduated from the United
/ States Military Academy in the class
OF 1915. He was an honor graduate
from the United States Artillery
I School IN 1884. He worked his wav
steadily upward in the army until ne
was made a briFadier general OF
volunteers in 1901. receiving the same
/ grade in the regular army year
later. During the SpBnish-Amerlcan
| War he was chief commissary OF
| volunteers.
He was a member OF the boarl Of
military officers selecting camp sites
for soldiers IN Cuba and became CHEZ
Of the Cuban Customs Service. In
1902 he was appointed a special en-
voy to Cuba to negotiate a special
treaty OF reciprocity between CUbs
! and the United States. He served in
the Philippines from 1905 to 1905 and
returned to the United States TO be
president Of the Army War College
at Washington. He commanded a
provisional brigade sent 10 the AIexi-
can border during the Mexican un-
rising In 1911 and later was made
Z Commander Of the Department o. the
East He was made a general Of the
army by act Of Congress at the time
Gen. Pershing was given a sinliIs r
rating.