Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-09-11
DIPLOMATS IN WASHINGTON ARE
RELIEVED FROM WORST OF
THEIR ANxIETIES.
JUssERAND's BURDEN LIFTED
Chats About the Yankees In Francs
and How the French Appreciated
Their Humor-Sparrows Are His
Companions at Breakfast
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

are signs of relief and something as
near approaching happiness as amhas-
sadorial faces are allowed to show.
Victory for the armies of the United
States and Of the allies had its re-
juvenating effect on everybody in the
embassies from the ambassadors down
to the messenger boys.
What wonder? For years there was
stress, anxiety and labors unto mid
night in all of the embassies. Men
wore themselves down to what people
like to call FRAGILE in the hard work
of keeping up with the situation"
The heart anxieties were deep-deep-
er, of course, before the United States
entered into the war than they were
afterward, but deep always up to the
signing of the armistice in November
last.
Prior to the entrance of the United
States into the war the German and
Austrian ambassadors were engaged
In propaganda work, trying to keep
sympathy for the Germans alive in the
|
pie the industries of this country so
that they could not produce along law
| full lines. The embassies oSthe allies
were not supplied with funds even for
proper propaganda work, except in
small measure, and 1t is understood
that the French embassy had no funds
| for this purpose.
! The work Of the allied embassies i'm
| trying to offset the German propagaR-
da was difficult because of this lack
of funds and because the United
States was networked with a system
Of German espionage. President VIII
son, Immediately after our entry into
the war made public the results OF
Investigations into the German VIOLA
tons of the neutrality of the United
States, and of their attempts at de-
struction of our industries.
Jusserand Is Reiuvenated.
The other afternoon | spent an hour
or two at the French embassy, talking
! with Ambassador JusseSand who had
just returned to this country. Like
other representatives of the allied
powers he is a different man today TO
what he was year ago. A burden
heavier than lead seems to have lifted
from his shoulders. He is buoyant
and hopeful for the future. He Az
ways was hopeful, for that matter,
even in the darkest days, but now he
seems like man who reioices that
something besides war can claim his
attention. Ambassador JusSerand is
a writer of note among the writer's Of
the world.
He told me how the French appre-
ciated the unfailing humor and wit OF
the American soldiers. He went to
France with President Wilson and re-
turned with him, and consequently
was in his nome country for about six
months. HS said that he was talking
to French general now In command
of the forces in Paris but who last
summer was in command of an army
at the 'front.' and was told by the gem
eral that one day when an American
lClCC ldu DtCIl III dCttUM
for long time, and it seemed neceS-
sary that it should be relieved, he
telephoned an American brigadier gem
eral that he might Withdraw his
forces for rest.
'"The brigadier general" said Am
bassador Jusscrand, told me that the
American general in reply to the per-
mission to withdraw for rest, saids
1T will be impossible to withdraw for
several hours, because l have 25,00Q
German shell here which the Huns left
behind and Of course being an honest
man l want to return them to them
We are sending them back to them
out of our of 75's just as fast as we
cam"
Sparrows Share His Breakfast.
During the summer months, and all
through the IL years he has been In
Washington, 1t has been Ambassador
Jusserand's habit to have his break
fast on the roof of the embassy, where
in the early morning hours 1t is cool
tbs sIarrows found out quickly about
his bfeakfasting habit, and so he fed
them daily with bread crumbs up to
the time that bread rationing went
into effect. Then he made 1t a rule
to feed only the lady sparrows.' We
have his word. for 1t that the gentle
men sparrows" realized his polite In
tenrion and did not attempt to steal
things from their mates. Now the am
bassador says he feeds the sexes inn
partially.
The ambassador was In remfnis-
cent mood the other day. He told ms
that during the Franco Prussian war
when be and his brother and sister
were children they wanted to do some
thing for their country. and 50 uubcs i
known to their parents they cut an
the lead pipe out Of the detached
bathroom at their French home and
nodded bullets. The three were little
more than tots. but they could nok
understand why It was that after IN
their efforts they were not allowed u
nike rifles ana use their home-mads
bullets.
{ lE737 ~ ~