The Washington herald., 1919-04-20

and II does seem too bad that we
have to part with them.
Hesis not one Of the Hara party.
now prominent In Japan, and while
he has worked in close harmony with
the Hara ministry, It Ia believed he
may have differences in policy.
He was appointed to the ambassa-
dorship here by former Premier Ter
auchi, following his successful con-
clusion of the famous Lansing -Ishii
pact in 1917, by which the United
States recognized Japan's legitimate
sphere Of influence In Far East AFFAIRS.
Ishii2 took his post here April 90.
1918, and was received with the great
est cordiality. President Wilson per-
sonaily liked the new Japanese AM
bassador. expressing. upon one occa-
sion to friends. that Ishii was real
folks"
That is one of the disadvantages of
living In Washington-you hardly
make friends and get to know and
like them well. when OF they go
somewheres.
Very few people In Washington are
here permanently. Either they are
public officials, members Of Congress
or such. and sooner or later go back to
their homes. or they are diplomats.
Of this or other nations. or. perhaps,
in the army or navy. The diplomatic
corps, OF course. Is always changing.
but since the war II has changed SO
frequently and SO rapidly II has been
difiicult to keep track Of who is here
and who isn't
Right now. Of the thirty-seven en-
voys allotted to Washington fifteen
are listed in the State Departments
official monthly list Of the diplo-
matte corps for April as absent and
four Of those not so listed are about
to go. The British Ambassador. the
japanese Ambassador and the Min
listers of Switzerland and of SAL
yador. Five of the eleven ambas-
sadors are away, some to return and
others to be replaced. Two OF the
remaining six are scheduled to go.
as I just said. and II is rumored
that the Italian Ambassador may
not return from Europe. where he
went to attend the Peace Confer
ence. After we broke of diplomatic
relations with Germany. Austria and
Turkey. there were only ten embas-
sizes left in Washington. We have
eleven here now. since Peru was
raised to the status of an embassy.
OF that ten here in the fall of 1914
only two are headed by the same
amba ssadors as when we entered the
war. The French Ambassador. J. j..
Jusserand and the Spanish Ambas-
sador, Senior de Riano. are the only
two now here that were accredited
to this country when little Serbia
dared to defy big Austria and set
the world on fire.
Five of the seven OF the twenty
six legation heads were here before
the world war started. and two more.
the Ministers of Venezuela and Bull
garia, came that year just after the
war started. The Italian Ambas-
sador. Count de Cellere. arrived
about two months after the war be-
gan. but before Italy declared her
Intentions. All of the Latin-Amer-
lean embassies have changed their
representatives within that time.
Mexico sending Senior Bonillas just
two years ago this month. after not
being represented here for a long
period because of the strained rela-
tions between the two contries.
The Chilean embassy just now IS
without a representative. Senior da
Cana having resigned a few months
ago. He was here when the war
started. having presented his Gre
dentials on June 1s. 1911. He had
been here longer than any OF the
ambassadors except NJ. Jusserand
who came here in 1903. One minis
ter has been here even longer than
that. viscount d'Alte. Portugars
envoy. who came here in 1902. The
Bolivian Minister. Senior Calderon
and perhaps one OF the most bril-
liant men in this country. has been
here since 1904.
Peru. which along in the spring OF
1916. was in the throes OF a financial
crisis. and decided that she could moi
afford to keep a minister here-where'
by Washington. to its infinite regret
lost the very popular Pezets-has come
back with not merely a minister. but
an ambassador
There seems to he some uncertainty
as to the status OF Senior Tudela-ht
Is alluded to as the Peruvian Min
ister,' and the Peruvian "Ambassa.
DOR He presented his credentials q
few weeks ago. as minister. and was
received as such by the President
However. it was announced at the