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Esar Susan:

Esar Susan:
The path OF the diplomat is a
thoray one these day and the fact is
being borne in upon US here in wash
ington. Indeed, there's q marked I'M
certainty about the business c. being
In the foreign service OF any govern
ment. for governments have a way OF
passing out of existence overnight
and leaving their diplomatic repre-
sentatives high and dry.
Russia, of course, is the shining
example Of lightning change artistry
with China-which has been, in turn,
empire. republic. empire. and republic
again. all in the coure OF two or three
yeaTs-as e close second. And from
our coign OF vantage we've watched
Greece become a republic OF sorts,
and welcomed a new diplomatic rep
resentative in the person Of the min
lister. George Roussos. We've seen a
change of government in Costa Rica,
and refused to recognize the new
regime by receiving her minister
We've seen Roumania in the grip of
the enemy, and are welcoming her
arst minister to this country, DR.. Con-
stantin Angelesco, who is coming at
the head Of a military mission.
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We've watched Portugal change
from a monarchy to a republic, and
more lately undergo a revolution and
. change OF government, her minister
10 the United States, Ni5count d'Alte,
Weathering both storms and remain
ing on here as his countrys represen-
tAtive.
China's minister, DR.. Wellington
Koo, also seems unaffected by politi-
cal changes at home, but other diplo-
mats are not so fortunate. George
Bakhmeteff, who came to this coun-
try as the envoy of that autocrat OF
autocrats, the Gar Of all the Rus
sias, woke one morning to find him.
self representing q government lib
sral almost to ncense-and resigned.
The overthrow of the Kerensky
regime was followed by the resiKna-
ton from the embassy stan OF Con-
stantin 'onou. de Heuck, de Mohren-
schilt, and Baron Remand d'Ungern
Sternberg, as q protest against the
Bolsheviki governmental it may be
dlgnified by the name. Everybody's
bit undecided about the status OF
Ambassador Boris Bakhmetieff-and
] don't believe he knows himself how
he stands.
1t is a diplomatic not a political
crisis which has led up to the state of
indecision as TO whether or not the
Argentine ambassador. RomuIo S.
Naon, is to resign. Rumor has it that
he is anxious to go home, and that his
government insists upon mis- staying
here; and we're all anxiou: to see how
it's going to turn out. The Naons are
distinctly popular. and Nine. Naon Is
undoubtedly one Of the handsomest
women in the Diplomatic Corps
There's been an under current of anx-
Lefty among all the embassy attaches
aS to just what was 20 happen here
and at home. and ] think they'll all
be relieved when things are settled
definitely one way or another.
Sorry 10 Have
Spring Rice Leave Capital
As to the recall of the British Am
bassador, Sir Cecil Arthur Spring
Rice, nobody seems TO know just what
led to it, unless Lord Northcliffe's
laundering had something TO do with
il, but everybody is agreed in regret
ting his departure and that of Lady
Spring Rice. Although the war put
stop to all elaborate entertaining
at the embassy. save occasionally for /
visiting pOtentates from home, the |
chatelsine thereof has played an i'm
portant role in Washington society. |