The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-24

sons who have believed that Mr.. Will
British will do his bidding the incident
reveals a surprisingly uncompromiSing
attitude on the part of Lord Grey which
must have given President Wilson Of
Tense No one but the president can
say whether il had anything to do with
the fact that Lord Grey was not re-
Ceived at the White House. Doubtless
the president physicians prevented It.
But people familiar with what happcned
are surmisinG that the controversy over
Major Stuart's status did disturb good
feelings between the British embassy
and the White House.
II was more than year ago when
Major Stuart first made remarks on
social occasions which were derrogatory
TO the president Of the United States,
He was at the time military secretary
for Lord Reading, head Of tho British
War Mission, In the United States. and
British ambassador. Secretary Lansing
was SO disturbed by Major Stuarts be-
havior that he asked that Major Stuart
be sent home as he was persona non
grata to the American government.
Major Stuart himself appealed to Sec
rotary Lansing TO be permitted to stay.
saying the charges we're untrue. Lord
Reading was soon to depart anyway and
Major stuart went home with him Just
before the Peace Conference at Paris
began Secretary Lansing had acted OF
his own initiative in tho matter and
thought no had made his views suffi-
Cirntly known 10 the British govern
ment. when to his surprise the very
same Major Stuart came baCk 10 the
United States as the personal secretary
Of S!scount Grey. The very first time
the distinguished British statesman
visited the Department Of State he was
appraised Of the serious incident con-
corning his personal secretary which
Il was supposed he had learned from
the British foreign office. but no form
al request was made that Major Stuart
he sent home Out Of a clear sky came
instructions however from President
Wilson concerning Major Stuart and
Secretary Lansing promptly trans
mittcd il to NIscuunt Grey. The latter
wanted 10 know The reasons for tho
request At first they we're not given
inasInuch as our government properly
cont ended that in diplomacy when Il
person becomes non grata' that ie ali
that is necessary For instance before
ANY Amcrican ambassador can he re-
ceived in Great Britain or Franc" or
Italy or anywhere else our government
must first inquire If the individual is
personally satisfactory 10 the head OF
the foreign state Some times a speech
made by an amba Ssad"r or hts personal
attitude toward another country ~
pressed among his friends - sufficient
to bar him. The judge IN each case -
the government receiving tn" amhRS"H-
dor And in diplomacy every member
of III" staff of II diplomat IS subjected
to the same rules
Nevertheless III" Department or
State did TRANSMIT ITS reasons and
while il is not necessary Ia 20 into
detail 1t is Il fact that Major Stuart
WAS accused Of casting aSpcrsionS on
member Of President Wilson's own
household. He denied the charges. Our
government repeated its demand that
Major Stuart be sent home. The case
rested now on object IONS not merely OF
the secretary of state hut r. separate
self-charEes which had made him I'M
desirable so far as the president OF the
United States was concerned.
Ordinarily request of this sort from