New Mexico state record., 1921-02-04
PERSH|NG LIKELY
TO CO To FRANCE
WASHINGTON BELIEVES HE is
CERTAIN TO BE APPOINTED
AMBASSADOR TO PARIS.
ACC0RDS WITH HIS DESIRES
Diplomatic Post in Country Where He
Served as Soldier and Which Likes
Him Would Be Grateful to the
General.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

BY EDWARD B. CLARK.
Washingion.-Army and congress
sional circles are strong In the belief
today that Gen. John j. Pershing
commanding officer of the A. T.. +,
IN the great war, Is to he given the
post of ambassador 10 France by War
ren g. Harding.
This matter today Is of course, one
OF rumor only, but rumOr In this case
seems 10 have better basis than
usually is the case with fieeting stories
OF coming preferment. The appoint
ment of General Pershing to foreign
embassy would relieve some rather
embarrassing situations SO far us the
future of the War department is con
cerned.
Ii is understood here that General
Pershlng's ambitions. If they may be
called such, do not concern themselves
with appointments within the army,
or, what is the same thing, within the
War department. lie does not want
10 be secretary OF war, nor yet chief
of staR, although for both of these
places he has been mentioned more or
less prominently. Men who ought to
know say General Pershlng's desires
have 10 do with the nmbasSadorial
duty IN the foreign field In which he
served as soldier.
The general of the army and the
president-elect of the United States
have been friends for some years,
The former was the guest Of the lat
ter AT Marion not long since. Per
shing, of course, is In a position which
makes IL proper that he be given rec
ognition, and almost mandatory that
he be given the place which he would
like 10 hold. No one thinks that the
general has asked for the embassy to
France but that he would like It no
one in the least doubts, and in fact
II Is, as has been said, believed in
Washington that the appointment is
10 come 10 him.
Herrick Also Is Mentioned.
II might be that In looking over the
field of foreign appointments Mr..
Harding would prefer To give General
Pershing some other appointment than
that for service In France. but France
IL the place naturally which appeals
20 the general. ordinarily speaking,
the court of 81. james is considered a
more important post than Paris, but
II readily can he understood here why !
the general of the American army
would prefer service In France.
There have been intlmntions from
time 10 time that Mr.. Harding desires !
TO send Myron 4. Herrick back to |
France. Mr.. Ilerrick was our ambas- |
sadOr to that country nt the outbreak |
of the European war. He endenred |
himself Ia the French officials aud TO .
the French people generally by the
sympathetic nature of the work which
he did, although. Of course, malntAip-
ing absolutely the rules aud regula-
ilons which should govern the conduct
OF an ambassador Of neutral nation.
Iierrlck Is one of the best loved names
In France today. Herrck is from
Ohio.
Those here who seem to know about
the situation say that It may be diff
cult for Mr.. Harding to decide between
lierrick and Pershlng, but the latter
has the prestige of war service In
France and the prestige also which
comes from n possible more intimate
acquaintance with French officials and
with French ways than has Mr.. Her
rick, notwithstanding the friendly re-
atlons which existed between him and
the representatives Of the French gov
prnment.
MeAdoo stirs Up His Party.
William Gibbs McAuOO, sun-ln-
aw Of President Wilson and form
Pr secretary Of the treasury, has
rome out ~ a public statement
advising that the Democratic party re-
organize through its national com
niuee for immediate work with the
nope Of making strong showing in
he congressional elections Of 1872 aud
/ vi.'orious showing in the preslden-
ial election Of l934. :
Democrats here talk freely enough =
lbout the last campaign. They say
hat even If the party's organization |
lad been as perfect as Mr.. McAdoo
would like 10 have 1t in the future. 1t I
'Ould not have won the election. be ,
ause the psychology of the situntIon l
vas against victory for the Democ- I
ncy." The Democrats In Washing I
on say this freely. and virtually all I
4 them say that the party's political I
organization during the four years {
'receding the last election was not $
II 1t should have been. O
All Of this comes from Democratic !
ources. and II exception is taken 10 G
by Democrats, they must fight II c
ut with the members of their own
arty who thus speak out In meeting q
here were Democratic rumors that h
George White, who Is chairman Of the ;
national committee. soon Q
as 10 resign. 1ut a recent word on q
his subject from high quarters makes 4
seem unlikely that the resignation
10 be forthcoming.
Mr.. White did not take hold Of the
until after the nopipa- II
on Of James VI. Cox In San Francis ;