The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-21
| WILSON GREETS
| FOREIGN ENJOYS
First Formal Affair of State
Since Period of Illness
CANARDS ARE SET AT REST
President Receives First Ambassador
From Belgium And New
Minister From
Uruguay.

Washington-Form receiving at
the White House the diplomatic rep
resentatives OF Belgium and Uruguay,
President Wilson took another i'm
portant step toward complete re-
sumption of the affairs of state.
For months diplomatic and official
Washington have been waiting for this
event. During the period Of his illness
there have been many changes in the
diplomatic corps in Washington. New
members Of the corps, under diplo-
matte usage, must be formally received
in audience by the President and for
mally present their credentials before
fully completing their status as the
official representatives Of their Gov
ernments. Consequently there has
been much impatience, particularly
among the representatives of the larg-
er powers, who have been more or
less embarrassed by their inability in
connection with important questions
that have arisen in the wake of the
Peace Conference to get in touch with
Mr.. Wilson.
AS the Uruguayan Minister, DR.. ia
cobo Varela, and the Belgian Ambassa-
dor, Baron de Cartier de Marchienne,
stood at the head of the waiting list,
they were the first to be received. 1t
is expected that the others Of the list,
including the new Chilean Ambassa-
dor, Don Beltran Matthew; the Colon
bian Minister DR.. Carlos Adolfo Uru-
eta; the Italian Ambassador, Baron
Camille Romano Avenzzana, and the
British Ambassador, Sir Auckland Ged-
des, who is the last of the new ones
to arrive, will be presented in the
near future.
In addition to giving indication OF
the improved condition of the Presl-
dent, Administration officials expect
that this step by the Chief Executive
will serve to emphasize the absurd1ty
of the many wild rumors that have
been floating about the capital OF late
concerning Mr.. Wilson's health.
The latest Of these, and one which Is
bitterly resented at the White House,
is a report to the effect that it had
been found necessary recently to place
bars at the windows Of the Presidents
room to prevent him from falling out.
The bars referred to are at the. win
dows of room in the northeast corner
of the second floor Of the Executive
Mansion. To every newspaper CORE
spondent who has been in Washington
any length of time it is well KNOWN
first, that the Presidents room is at
the opposite end of the White House;
and, secondly, that the room where the
bars are was used in the Roosevelt
administration as a children's nursery,
and that the bars were put there oy
the Coloners order to prevent the oo-
streperous Roosevelt youngsters from
tumbling out in their rompings. They
have been there ever since.
According to White House attaches
the ceremony of receiving the tWo
diplomats complied in all respects with
the conventional code. The President,
surrounded by his military and naval
aides in full-dress uniform, it Is stated,
received each of the foreigners stand
ing up. He wore, it is said, the con-
ventional frock coat, while they were
clothed in their costumes of state. The
exchanges were strictly formal in tone,
except that the Uruguayan Minister
took occasion to express the earnest
hope of his Government that the Unit
ed States become a member of the
League of Nations.
The President spoke briefly to each
diplomat as he was received and ac-
cepted their formal credentials. Secre-
tary of State Colby presented the Bel
gian, and Breckenridge Long, third as
sistant Secretary Of State, presented
Minister Varela.