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favor Of the allies and proved to
them that the French and British
could hang on until that moment
FRANCE NEEDS
MOROCCO NOW.
This interview. given wide prorni-
nence throughout the country. did
much. In the opinion Of Anne 'ican Of
ncials. to put vSor into TIE huge
task OF transporting and training the
American divisions which later met
and smashed the last German waves
at Chateau Jhierry. !
France has been counting heavily
on the development Of Morocco TO
aid her out of the depression follow
ing the war. Freed Of the German
influence which kept the tribesmen
stirred up continually since the time
Of the Algeciras conference and be-
fore. she has been counting on a
magnificent opportunity in the two
and three crops a year which can be
cultivated in the rich soil and on the
copper. iron. coal and possibly oil
whose existence in the hills has al
ready been determined In several
places throughout the territory. which
is almost as large as France itself.
Morocco appears not only as a great
factor in relieving the French food
and raw material market. but is
tightening the huge financial burden
which France win have to bear de-
spite her victory.
Men OF business vision broad enough
to handle this great problem had not
been developed In France during the
years of struggle following 1870. when
every citizen was bound down to
the task Of developing his own small
business to pay the debt which the
Prussians had imposed N. de Billy
was one of the exceptions and his
sbility and knowledge OF conditions
in both America and Morocco were
esteemed a great asset by the gov
ernment and commercial agencies
which he served.
NJ. de Billy was a director Of the
Nord-Sud. one Of the two great sub
way systems Of Paris; OF the Mokta,
the large development corporation in
Morocco, and was interested in many
other corporations controlling mines.
railways and steamship lines. His
KNOWLEDGE of the mining situation in
Europe is reported to have been ex-
tensfvely availed of by the Peace
Conference in settling the reparation
Germany is called upon to pay FOR
the wanton destruction Of French
mines. He was heavily interested also
in the projects for the reconstruc-
tion and redevelopment of the French
mining regions of the Nord and Pas-
de-Calais.
DE BILLY LIKED
UNITED STATES.
NJ. de Billy's only Immediate sur
yiyor Is his wife. They lived IN
fine house at Rue Talleyrand in,
Paris. One Of his cousins. De Billy.
is the ambassador from France AT
Athens and performed handsome
service to the cause OF the allies
during the tense periods of nego-
tiation which preceded the entry OF
Greece into the war on the allied
side and before the collapse OF the
Teuton on the near Eastern front
in October of last year.
NJ. de Bnly's two years in the
United States gave him a warm az
lection for this country. Members
of the mission here were still re-
ceiving letters from him in which
he wrote that despite his devotion
to France and his happiness over
being at home, he found himself
yearning to return to the United
States, where he had made so many
good friends and where the life
and activity were so much to his
taste.
Our own diplomatic cops has
been somewhat on the go too. Thom-
as Nelson Page. American Ambas-
sador to Italy. returned from abroad
early IN the week and came on to
Washington. Mrs Page went di-
rectly TO York Harbor where the
ambassador will join her soon AL
though the official announcement
has not yet been made. II has been
stated with authority that Brand
whitlock. American Minister to Bel
Eium, will be appointed ambassador
10 Italy to su coed Mr.. Page. who IS
retiring from the diplomatic service.
Mr.. whitlocl is going to leave Eu-
rope next Iturday to come home
Tor a rest.
The Unit ID States Minister to
Panama. William J. Price. who has
been in town for a fortnight or so,
has been the excuse for many en-
.ertainments. most of them more
,r less informal. Albert G. Schme-
ieman, United States Minister to
Norway. was among the passengers
lrriving in New York last week on
he Norwegian steamer Stavanger-
tjord from Bergen. P. Grant Smith,
Emitted States Minister to Denmark.
reached New York last week on the
candinavian-America liner United
states.
Frederic J. Stimson. American
ambassador to Argentina- will rep
resent President Wilson at the in
Iuguration OF DR.. Pessoa as Presi-
lent of Brazil. Ambassador Slim
ION left for Rio Janeiro last Fri
lay. His appointment was made
lfter President Wilson's arrival in
Washington on his return from
Paris.
IRs. J. w. DAVIS
DIDNT COME
The rumor that Mrs. John. W Da-
Is, wife of the American Ambassa-
or to Great Britain. had come with
he Presidential party from Europe
certainly became widespread before
was found to be false. The story
lrst reached me in a short news
tory in one of the New York pa
ers. apparently cable dispatch, an
pouncing that Mrs. Davis had just
ailed with the President and his
arty. Later IL was announced that
be had arrived IN Washington. The
ruth is she has no present inten-
lon Of coming to the United States,
ccording to her sister. Miss Cor
ella BasselL who is now In Wash
agton. The Ambassadors daughter.
Iiss Julia Mcdonald Davis, who has
1st completed her course at Welles-
" College, and Mrs. Davis niece,