New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-02

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munications petwee the foreign office
of the various governments and In
State department of this country
These streams will continle to ioy
until II short time before the gather
ings uf the chiefs of the clans whicl
now definitely has been fixed for No
vember II, Arinistice day.
1t Is pretty generally believed nov
that Il fair understanding of JUS
what subjects will be discussed vii
lie Reached before the conference he
gins. There also is IA belief that il
n general way the State department
Will know in advance what the re-
suits of the conference are To be. III,
words which have come from Japan
show pretty clearly what the ailitud,
of the Japanese is, and in n fairly spe,
cific way one can judge of the arti
iude of Great Britain and France by
what already has been made public
concerning their needs and desires in
the case
Word has come from Great Britain
that il has no intention further to urge
Il preliminary conference on matters
pertaining 10 the Far East. Ii Va
known that the various prcmirrs of
the British dominions desired p"articI-
larry 10 have some definite understand
ing in advance concerning the Pacific
questions which are to he brought be
fore the conference. but apparently
the %preIniers have yielded.
Objections TO Preliminary Meet.
II would have been impossible for
all of the nations to have sent roure-
scntaliyrS to the preliminary confer
enc". The United States government
was wise enough 10 know that the
mIreprrsentrd nations would object
strongly to having the other countries
arrange Il program in advance 10
which III" unrepresented ones might
not agree. Furthermore, if represent
atives of some of the nations were
given an opportunity to pass on GER
tain questions in advance, II country
Ike Japan or Italy, not being repre-
scented al the preliminary conference,
F|N'' - 'ib l'dN'Il " say lItI
tle other countries which were repre-
scented II, ii had stacked the cards
against il.
The stat" department now is call
ing together "A large body of experts on
foreign affairs. Some of them are
them from Europe, and some of them
from South America. They are all
men who know the economic problems
and sonI" of the diplomatic problems
of the countries in which they have
been residing. and where in many cases
they have been representing Uncle
Sans interests.
Herriek Can't Find a Residence.
The ambassador of the United
States 10 France. Myron T. Herrick,
Is having a time of 1t trying
10 find n plce In the French cap
ital to lay his head. There ARE no
residences 10 let. If the United States
had Il residence for Its ambassador or
Its minister in each capital of the
world, the %appointee could go directly
II knowing that AT least he would
IA place to live. The United
government does not do things
way.
MIR. Herrick, generally is accounted
n rich man, hut the riches of men fire.
are exaggerated. Mr.. Herrick
unquestiOnably is well to do. If he
were not, the United States govern
might have wanted to send him
France as its ambassador, but he
could not have taken the job although
for il, and beloved of the
french people as unquestionably he
Paris Is overcrOwded today because
here were no building operations dur
NJ the II There is not a vacant
ut this writing which Mr.. Her
lex can ind 10 turn into his abode.
The ambassador has Ia live. and more
'ver he Is absolutely compelled To en-
II today he wishes Ia give
reception he will have to hire "A
alon In "A hotel, or elise ask the mu-
authorities permission 10 hold
a outdoor Misunderstanding party in the
lace de la COncOrde.
Congress Will Not Remedy II.
No session of congress has been
In many years at which there
AS not some senator or member 10
In bill form that the United
provide AT least lodging houses
Or Us ministers and ambassadors 10
countries. Frank q. Lowden '
I Illinois. one-time member of The I
of representatives and recently 1
Dvernor of his home state. tried dur 4
x the entire time that he was in \
10 get action upon this mat 4
II. lie failed where others failed be- b
re his time, and where several have q
lied since his time. p
1t Is perhaps happy for Myron +.
errick that he Is an optimist. Mr..
errick probably would be cheerful II
. were compelled 10 seek lodging in I,
Ie morgue ON the Seine back Of the n
athetlral Of Notre Dame. lie I'M @
lestlonably is taking the situation n
ll~losophlcally. and when he finds n b
that he can hire 10 live in. he n
will pay the big sun neccs- h
ry out of his own pocket without Il
much as n grimace. >,
Every other minister and ambassa-
n of the United States H. in the
fix that Mr.. Herrick Is ia. 50 far
paying for his own roof tree is L
ncerned. and some of them probably n
not take the ~self-compelled pay .,
thereof with as good grace as :,
es this philosopher Of Cleveland. =,
Would Appeal to Youngsters.