The Washington times., 1921-05-06
HUM ANISMS
William Atherton Du Puy'

Here is an impasse from which there Is no es-
cape Diplomacy in it's most exalted circles down
Washington way has given up in despair has
gone right along and done things in a way that
it knew to be wrong. Diplomacy has done this
and in matters social.
The ambassador extraordinary and plenipoten-
tiary from Brazil, Mr. Augusta Cochrane de Allen
car, Is the victim of physical circumstance His
country and the United States are on basis OF
such cordiality exists between almost no
other two nations in the world. Brazil, wishing
favor the United States above all other ma
tions and holding to the theory that the best ma
tera in small packages, selected Mr..
Aencar, who is very small Of stature, for the
Washington post.
He was a minister but suddenly his station
a. anced to ambassadoria! rank
Very shortly thereafter President Harding an
nounced that he would receive the diplomats.
There much scurrying among them to get
matters in ship-shape for the reception by the
new President. At the Brazilian embassy the
tension was great because new ambassadoriai
uniforms must be provided.
In Latin-America diplomatic uniforms are very
definitely prescribed. An ambassadors coat
must have just so much gold braid on 1t OF just
such and such sizes. The impasse occurred when
it found that the coat of the Brazilian rep
resentative was not big enough to hold all this
braid on. 1t had Sc we'd all right for ministerial
purposes but it impossible to get the am
bassadoral braid on. So this popular and pune
tlious official had to go to the White House
quite improperly clad in the coat OF a minister.
Mrs Susie Root Rhodes is head Of the play
grounds of the nations capital and one OF the
outstanding woman officials Of the Government.
. Seeking to show the world just what play
grounds should be she recently had motion pic
lures made of those in washington. Then she
arranged that they should be shown for a week
at one of tfhe local theaters
She invited Miss Mabel Boardman. District
Commiss ssoner; Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, wife of the
Vice President, and others, to share her box for
a performance.
Imagine her chagrin when the program was
run through and no playground pictures ap-
peared.
"Did you find your pictures?" Mrs. Coolidge
asked when next they met
yes" Mrs Rhodes replied, "and made. the
manager give my children three free matinees
for having lost them"
"I am recompensed," said Mrs. Coolidge,
wilbur ]. Carr, director of the consular SER
vice at the state Department, is one OF those
quiet men on the inside who is responsible for
the smooth operation of this great Government
agency which keeps the United States happy
with her sister nations.
A clerk lesser official, he says, remains
unknown, but may be the center OF events as inn
portant as those that transpire on a battlefield
of the world. Some such individual for instance,
studies, digests prepares the papers on any such
controversy as that which recently arose over
cables, or the Panama Costa Rica boundary
The pay is very modest. These men are rare
ly known for what they do. Promotions seldom
come But some OF these men have the salts
faction Of knowing in their hearts that they
have Influenced the course of nations and the
knowledge is sweet to them
Copyright. 1871 by Public Ledger Coz