New-York tribune., 1920-05-13
WnsOnResunnes
His Receptions
To Diplomats
President, Standing Erect.
Receives Belgian Ambassa-
dor and Uruguayan Minis.
ter With Full Ceremony
More Presentations Soon
Foreigners Impatient at De.
lay; TIL Health Rumors
Resented at White House

From The 7ribunc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, May l2-President
Wilson to-day formally received at the
White House the diplomatic represent
tatives from Belgium and Uruguay
This was the first time since the Presi
dents illness developed last September
that any member Of the diplomatic
corps had been received by him. In
this period there have been many
changes in the corps, and so hopeless
did it appear that any Of the new en-
voys would be able to present their
credentials that Lord Grey, who served
for a brief time after the death of Si1
Cecil Arthur Spring Rice. resigned
without waiting to be received.
The impatience manifested by Lord
Grey had been felt by the other new
members of the corps, particularly
those from the larger powers. with .m-
portant questions to the President
caused by the peace conference.
More To Be Received Soon
AS the Uruguayan Minister. DR.. ia
cobo Varela, and the Belgian Ambassa-
dor, Baron de Cartier dc Marchiennc
stood at the head of the waiting list
they were the first to be received in
che order named. 1t is expected that
the others. including the new Chilean
Ambassador, Don Beltran Matthew; the
Colombian Minister, DR.. Carlos Adolfo
Uructa; the Italian Ambassador. Baron
Camille Romano Avczzano, and the
British Ambassador, Sir Auckland Gcd-
des who is the last Of the new ones to
1c IN no
future
Administration officials expect that
this step by the Chief Executive will
serve to deny rumors about Mr.. Will
sons health. The latest Of these. and
one which is bitterly resented st the
White House, is report carried sew
cral nights ago by a press service
to the effect that it had been found
necessary to place bars at the win
dows OF the Pres dents room to pre-
vent him from falling out.
The bars referred to are az the Win
dovts of a room in the northeast cor
tive Mansion. TO every newspaper cor
respondent who has been in Wash
ington any length Of time it is we'll
known that the Presidents room is
at the opposite end of the White
House. The room with the barred
windows was used in the Roosevelt
administration as a childrcns nursery
The bars were put there by the
, Colonels order to prevent the Roose-
Welt youngsters from tumblng out in
their rompings.
Full Ceremony Performed
According to White House attachee
the ceremony of receiving the two
diplomats to-day complied in all re
spects with the conventional code. The
President, surrounded by his military
and naval aides in full dress uniform
1t is stated, received each OF the for
eigners standing up. He wore, it il
sand frock coat, while they were in
their costumes of state.
The exchanges were strictly forma
III tone, except that the Uruguayar
Minister took occasion to express the
earnest hope of his government thai
the United States would become a mem
Der Of the league of nations Til,
President spoke briefly to each diplo
mat as he was received, and accepted
their formal credent ais. Secretary o
state Colby presented the Belgian An
bassador and Breckenridge Long, Thirc
Assistant Secretary OF state, presented
Continued u paqs three