The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
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special and temporary mission. Those
most prominently mentioned are Sir
Auckland c. Geddes, minister OF ma
tionai service and reconstruction. and
II. A. L. Fisher. minister Of education.
Legislation will be introduced at the
coming session OF the Canadian pariia-
ment, I'm told. TO define the ststus Of
the proposed Canadian representative
at Washington. since the early days
Of the war there has been a Canadian
mission at Washington. but its func-
tions have been confied 20 matters of
trade. The functions of the Canadian
representative will be OF a wider char
acter and. it is stated. semi-dIplomatic.
Rumors OF a Canadian Ambassador
here have been floating around for sew
eral years now.
On matters particularly affecting
Canada and the United Stntes the Can
adian government would deal directly
through its own representative at
Washington. On matters of imperial
concern the Canadian representative
would work in cooperation with the
British Ambassador.
The British Embassy stan just now
Is sadly depleted and from all indica-
ton will be more so before long. II is
without an ambassador. Henry Getty
Chiffon has gone to Buenos Aires TO
be counselor OF the embassy there.
Algernon Grieg Is going home on leave.
Capt. Glen is going to Japan In the
spring. Thomas Hohler has been made
British high commIssioner at Buds-
pest with the rank Of minister. John
Joyce Broderick has sailed for Eng
land on six months leave. And 20 il
goes. Some other young men in the
corps popular in society are leaving
shortly, too.
DIPLOMATS
DEPARTING.
Capt Count Enrico Luserna di
Campiglione. assistant military at
tache to the Italian Embassy, will
leave the active service the end OF
this month. Prince de Croy, spe-
cisl attache OF the Belgian En-
bassy. will return home shortly ana
DR.. Carl Paul Hubscher. of the
Swiss Legation staff. has been
transferred to the consul general
ship at Montreal, Canada. The
iGrouitches will be departing soon
the list is a long one. DR.. Hubscher.
think. handled much of the busi-
ness Of the German Embassy here
during the war. A friend from
London tells me that now that dip
lometic relations between Great
Britain and Germany are resumed.
many persons there are asking how
the American Ambassador and the
German envoy tn the Court Of ST
James will demean themselves in
social. court and diplomatic inter-
course. inasmuch as America and
Germany still are nominally at war.
What will be yhe attitude OF John
w. Davis, the American Ambassa-
dor. and DIR. Sthamer, the German
charge d'sffaires, toward each other
when chance or even social AFFAIRS
brings them into personal or even
official contact? Must they shake
hands? May they converse2
suppose Ambassador Davis. enter
ing No. ! Downing street to see
the Premier, should meet Dr.
Sthamer leaving there. or some high
official should introduce them-then
what? Suppose at some court func-
tion the two should come into coll
lison. would diplomatic custom per-
init them to fraternize. or would
the icy stare with Il beg pardon:
we are still at war" be in orders
| Would the court hosttsses elirni-
nate one from their guest lists or
invite both and try 20 keep them
in separate rooms and around dif-
lferent punch bowls? An answer to
any of these questions would dis
sipate a top of gossip and aliay
much social perturbation prevailing
In London concerning the correct
procedure in such diplomatic tan
giles.
II has been suggested that per-
haps DR.. Sthamer would not be too
lcordially welcomed for some time.
or at least until the tinted states
senste had made up ITS mind about
what it would do with the peace
treaty. Yet alphabetically a strain.
ed situation exists there.
Although Gerfnsny's ENJOYS. after
approval or their appointment has
been given by the governments to
which they are accredited. will re-
sumo the occupancy OF her embassy
buildings in London. on Carlton
House terrace: in Paris. in the Rue
de Lille; at Washington. at Brus-
sells, at Tokyo. Athens and Lisbon.
her new plenipotentisry at Rune
Will fhd himself homeless. For the
ltAlisn government took advantage
of the great war to tear down the
tCaharelli Palace, which. with Amer
lean Astor associations. formerly
served as the headquarters Of Ger
many's Ambassador. The palace IN
questioR spread itself over the
larger portion OF that holy OF hpIIes
the ancient capitol Of Rome.
j The presence of the Teuton cfn.
/ bsssy there was a bit Of chafActer-
tistic Teuton insolence ahd an ar
front to popular pride and to the
national sentiment of Italy. who
not content with tearing down the
palace, has een6seat-d the ground
for the use Of the state. Since the
DISAPPEARANCE Of the palace, the
Italian authorities have been eSt
plorins the ruins OF the ancient
temple OF Jupiter Capitolinus, on
the remains and on the site of
which the CaffareIli Palace was
built.
HISTORY OF
INTEREST.
The history of the Germanization
of the Capiteline Hill, now happily
ended. dates from the reign of
Charles Va When that monarch WIS.,
ited Rome In 1886 he bestowed the
site of the temple OF Jupiter Capt.
tolinus, at that time covered with
vineyards and sardens. upon his IA
vorite and former page OF honor,
Don Ascanie Cafafelli. scion of that
house Of the Roman patriciate
whose name is perpetuated by the
Ealle della Csnafeila, near the
Grove OF Egeria. Ascaaio had en-
ltertained the emperor in what wa