The Washington herald., 1920-08-11
Notes BY a Washington Observer
Bakhmeteff Policy Wins-Brig. Gen. w. D.
Conner to Take New Post-Baroom .
Serves "Pink Tea"-

Americas position in the Euro
pean crisis, published to the world
yesterday, may be considered
first rate diplomatic triumph for
the "All-Russian" Ambassador to
the United States. NJ. Boris Bakh-
meteff. The policy the United
States has now publicly adopted is
the one NJ. Bakhmeteff has never
ceased, privately and officially. to
recommend. In season and out of
season he has preached the doc
trine that Russia would come
back" 1t is Americas "unimpair-
ed faith" in such a regeneration,
as Colby points Our. that -
handspring of our resolute refusal
to give countenance to Bolshevism.
Started With Kerensky.
NJ. Bakhmeteff has held the Rus
sian ambassadorial fort in Wash
ington ever since his appointment
as the representative of the Kercn-
sky provisional government, in
1917. Fully accredited at that time,
he has continued uninterruptedly
to be recognized at the State De-
partment as the one and only Of
ficial emissary Of Russia in this
country. A young man, still on
the sunny side of 40, NJ. Bakhme-
teff is an engineer by profession.
He speaks English with amazing
fiuency and. through acquaintance
with the United States previous to
coming here in a diplomatic ca
pacity, is thoroughly acquainted
with American conditions and in
stitutions. The Russian embassy
in Sixteenth street, the mansion
built by Mrs. George NJ. Pullman,
is perhaps the handsomest diplo-
matte establishment in the Capital.
1t is there that NJ Bakhmeteff holds
forth. waiting for the better day
that is to be Russias.
Gen. w. ID. Conner Honored.
Pennsylvania soldiers. especially
those who belonged to the immortal
Twenty eighth CKeystone"O Divi-
sion, will have more than passing
interest in the appointment yester-
day of Brig. Gen. w. d. Conner
as chief of the Inland and Coast
wise Waterways Service and chief
of transportation of the United
States army. Gen. Conner COM
manded one of the infantry brigades
of the Keystone Division in the
actions on the Ourcq and Vesle
rivers, following FOch's great coun-
ter-drive of July IS. Soon after
wards Conner was assigned to COM
mand the port of Bordeaux. Later
Gen. Harbord, then commander-in-
chief of IS. o. S." summoned Gen.
Conner to Tours to be chief-of-
staff. That position he occupied un-
til Gen. Pershing sailed for home
on Labor Day, 1919, when Conner
became commander-in-ch of what
was left of the A. f F., STYLED
American Forces in France" Con-
ner is now commanding at Camp
Humphreys, Va. He will assume
his new duties on August Is.
Bar Now ''Pink Tea Room.-
There is an old-time hotel in
more. or less on traditions and glo-
ries of better days, and the bar
of which was once the scene Of
historic conviviality. Over the door
leading to il is now this sad legend.
PINK TEA ROOM"
Kenyon Defender of Britain.
Senator William S. Kenyon, of
Iowa, chairman of the Senate sub
committee investigating campaign
expenditures would be on logical
grounds in conducting an inquiry
into De Valera's s1.500.000 fund.
Last winter, during a Senate treaty
debate, when some one had been
twisting the British Lions tail in
accustomed fashion, Senator Ken
yon took the floor for a brief but
telling gffejoinder. He intimated that