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rived with his wife and three lovely
children several weeks ago and has SO
FAR been unable to make his bow to
the President.
Mr.. Shidehara Is on his way here as
Ambassador from Japan, and will
probably reach Washington within a
fortnight. There is a new Brazilian
Ambassador expected soon, to replace
DR.. da Cana, who has been absent for
year. and who. 1t is definitely an
nounced, will not return, but will re-
main as Minister of Foreign Affairs
with President Pessoa. 1t is, more
over, pretty definitely established that
FEDERICO Pezet will return as Ambas-
saoor from Peru, succeeding Amhassa-
uor Tudela, who resigned when Leguia
put over his successful revolution and
withdrew to Atlantic City to watch
fully await developments.
The Calderons--the Minister Of Ro-
livia and his wife and daughter-baye
been here since 1904. Through the re-
liFement of the Viscount date Min
lister OF Portugal, Senior Calderon be-
comes the dean of the Ministers of the
diplomatic Corps here, He has often
oeen quoted as saying that when his
country no longer needed his services
mere he thought it extremely unlikely
tnat ne would accept post anywhere
else. Rather would he retire and set
Tie down here permanently as a pri-
vate citizen.
PROBABLY the fact that Mime. de Call
deron Is an American would have
something to do with that decision
inc first chatelaine of his legation
VINO came with him to Washington
oaed ten or a dozen years ago. after a
long period of invalidism, much of
which was passed in a private sani-
tarium In New York. In the course
OF year or SO Senior Calderon mar
rleo the lovely woman who had been
at the head Of that institution and in
whose care his first wife had breatbed
ner last. The two women had been
the warmest friends. In fact the pres
emit Nine. Calderon had been the re-
vered friend of the entire family dur
ing the long and trying time of her
predecessors illness
But even without American wives
10 breed in them enthusiasm for
American institutions the LATIN
American diplomats and their families
seem to find Washington a pleasant
place in which to live and are inclined
to nnger along even when they are
no longer officially stationed here.
witness the curious situation which
Is about to develop with the expected
return about November 1 of the Cuban
Minister and Nine. de Cespedes, who
nave been abroad all summer. Wash
ington will then have the families of
all three Of the men who have served
as Cuban Ministers here; for the
Quesadas have recently returned, and
the Riveros have never been away.
NiVscount d'Alte, who seemed pretty
thoroughly rooted in Washington as
Portuguese Minister. has apparently
been uprooted. He had been here
since May 1. 1902, having come as the
representative of the Portuguese mon
archy and remained as the repre-
sentative OF hePortuguese republic.
He Is now technically merely ION
leave" but IT seems to be pretty we'll
accepted that he will not return and
that NJ. Justine de Montalvao, who
arrived in Washington last week to
serve as Charge dAffaires at the
legation OF Portugal. will remain until
the arrival of Viscount dates sue
cessor.
Reports persist that the italian AM
bassador is to be replaced before long.
For a while IL rather seemed as II
those rumors emanated from some one
who was trying to boost" Signor
Marconi. for they were always coupled
with some mention of his name as a
desirable successor to the Count di