The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-10

minister Of Switzerland. who had
been on rather a long western tour,
both returned to their respective le-
cations during the past week.
Mr.. 0ederIIn To Go
Back To SwltzerIands
As soon as DIR. Sulker arrived, Mr..
Oederlin. who has been attached to the
Swiss legation as commercial attache
for the last two or three years, but
has been much more actively a MEM,
Der of the diplomatic corps than
commercial attaches usually are, was
to return to Switzerland. He is go
ing to be missed, for he has been
well known and well liked here. In
fact, he was charge for consider
able time, and had some rather deli
cate matters to handle, as the Swiss
legation has been representing Ger
many since Won Bernstorh was sent
home.
But there is some consolation IN
the fact that the Suffers are not go
ing Immediately. There was a gen.
eral protest last May when it was
announced that DR.. Sulzer had re-
signed on the ground of I'll health,
and was retiring from the diplomatic
service altogether, though their
friends felt little better when they
were told that he would remain UNI
til his government found a suitable
man for the position. Inquiry at the
legation last week developed the fact
that while DR.. Sulzer had not, with
drawn his resignation, no successor
had been appointed for him, and on
the whole it was probable that the
Suffers would remain until the flrst
of the year, which means that they
will be here for the first half Of the
season anyhow.
DR.. Carl Paul Hubscher, counselor
of the legation. started of for his
vacation on Friday. going up to join
his wife and their babies in the
Adirondacks, where they have been
spending the summer with the
Schoepfs-her family, from Cinein-
natl. ..--
Meanwhile Mr.. Oederlin is still
with us-though he will probably
really leave Washington within the
next few days, being permanently de-
tached from the legation and, re-
placed by c. A. Hoffman, who comes
to Washington as commercial secre-
tary of the Swiss legation, from New
York, where he has been with a pri-
vate business concern for some time.
Mr.. Oederlin will take a vacation of
about three weeks after leaving
Washington before leaving the coun-
try. And it was suggested by man
who pretends to know-though, per-
kaps ii was merely a case of the wish
being father to the thought-that it
was quite on the cards that. he
should ultimately return as sSWiss
minister here. Stranger things nhAye
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Da CANA To Return,
May BE Dean OF Corps.
The Diplomatic Corps is, as usual,
a center of interest. You may re-
member. Susan, that few weeks ago
I amused myself with speculation on
the interesting possibility Of a Latin
American becoming dean of the corps
If there really was anything in the
suggestion coming from
the other side that Jusssrand wished
to retire as ambassador from France.
Because-Da Cana, who has not been
here for six or eight months as Bra
lillian ambassador, was still carried in
the diplomatic list, merely as absent"
though he had left last October, not
to return, since he had &C
cepted a position as foreign minister
in the cabinet OF the incoming Presi-
dent of Brazil. And Da Cana stood
next to Jusserand on the list of am
bassadors.
The incoming President, who was
to have been da Gama's chief died
before he could take the oath of Of
flee, and until another President
could be elected and inaugurated,
things were rather at a stand still.
M Cana was sent abroad 70 ranr,a
sent Brazil at the peace conference,
and in due time the other President
was chosen-and a few weeks ago