The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-07-31
WH|TLOCK MAY Be
SUCCESSOR TO PAGE
AMBASSADOR TO ITALY RETURNS
AND HAS CONFERENCES WITH
THE PRESIDENT.
JUSSERANDS ALSO ARE BACK
Rumor That the Veteran and Popular
Representative Of France In WASH
inaton Intends to Resign His POSI-
tion-cspitai Hopes u 10 False
BY EDWARD q. CLARK.

BY EDWARD q. CLARK.
Washington.-The ambassadors are
returning to town. This sounds like
the beginning Of an old nursery rhyme,
but while there Is considerable "hark,
barking" the substance of the rest Of
the old rhyme Is not In evidence.
Thomas Nelson Page. ambassador OF
the United States to Italy. arrived here
recently. He has had many close
talks with the president concerning
the situation In the land from which
he has just come. Despite troubles
over Fiume questions, Mr.. Page is said
to have declared that Italy likes the
United States above all other nations.
Rumor has II at this writing that
Brand WhitlOck, minister Of the United
States to Belgium. will be appointed
to succeed Mr.. Page as ambassa.
dor to Italy. His Belgian career
Is too well known to need comment.
Brand Whitlock, by the way, used to
be reporter on q Chicago morning
paper. and he was a good one, too. He
did everything from night police to
politics. After having made good In
these fields he went to Toledo. where
ne was elected mayor and where he
wrote two or three successful books.
The French ambassador. Jules J.
Jusserand. with Nine. Jusserand, has
Just returned to the United States.
The ambassador and his wife went to
France with the president and Mrs.
Wilson. II Is the custom for the am
bassador Of a country to accompany
the ruler or the president of the com
pany to which he Is accredited when
that ruler or president pays visit to
the land which the ambassador repre-
sents.
N. Jusserand May Resign.
There has been q rumor that II Is
the intention Of Ambassador Jusserand
to resign his position after nearly II
years of consecutive work In this
country and to return to his native
land. All Of Washington hopes that
there is no truth In this reported in.
tention. Jusserand is the most popu
lar ambassador ever to have served 10
Washington.
Several officers Of the United States
army and several civilian government
officials were called to the French EN-.
bassy day or two ago to be presented
with the insignia Of one or the other
of the several decorations of the Lee
gion of Honor of France. The cere-
mony was an impressive one and II
was followed later In the day by re-
ception which was attended by the
president and the vice president of
the United States. and by scores of
the ranking officials of the armed serv.
Ices and of the government depart
ments.
In way Ambassador Jusserand
might be called an American, for his
love for this country has been marked
from his early youth. He has made a
study of its institutions and he has
made many addresses and has writ.
ten several books on American men
and affairs.
Never Lost Courage and Faith.
During the days of the war l was
an occasional caller at the French EN-
bassy. In those dark hours when the
Germans were approaching Paris the
high courage Of Ambassador Jusserand
never failed, and neither was there
failure Of his implicit faith that all
would be well In the end. though the
end might be far distant. The en-.
trance Of the United States into the
war was hailed by this ambassador
of France as being eternally fitting.
He had felt from the first that as
French troops once had come to Amer
lea In the cause Of liberty. American
troops one day would go TO France in
behalf OF the same holy cause.
Prior to the recent return OF Am
bassador and Nine. Jusserand to this
country they went TO the camps of
the American army OF occupation In
Germany. There the ambassador saw
the fulfillment Of his hopes. He
looked at the great fortress of Co
blenz and over II he saw floating the
Stars and Stripes. Quickly he turned
to his wife and said: "Oh say. can
you see?"
No one IN Washington knows def |
nltely just when the empty embassies
OF the countries with which the United |
States has been at war again will claim |
occupants. The German embassy on
sachusetts avenue has been barred |
and closed ever since Won Bernstorff |
Of .despised memory left this town.
He had intrigued not only In behalf
Of his own country but against the
welfare OF the land which was his
host. He had violated every canon Of
Rumor has connected the names OF |
several prominent German oficials
with the appointment to ONCE In this
country In the day when such appoint
nents will be proper. II Is GER
ain that the state department officials
will carefully study the history of the
lppointee before declaration will be
made that he is acceptable.
The Austrian embassy is still va
ant. The man who comes will not be
u the type OF Dumba, although per
laps the latter was more weak than
Wicked