New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-08
Herrick Sails
For France as
Envoy of u. S.
Goes to Paris as Ambassador
for Second Time, With
Feeling That America
Faces Big World Task
Regards Mission as Sacred
ALI Nations Now Looking to
Us TO Solve Economic
Situation, He Declares

Myron 7. Herrick, of Ohio, who was
succeeded during the war at the en-
oassy IN Paris by Ambassador Wal
lace-a Wilson appointee-sailed for
Havre Yesterday on the French liner
France to assume his former duties at
the French capital.
The Ambassador expressed amuse-
ment when asked if he was not the first
diplomat to be sent to the same post
by two different administrations.
Perhaps I am" he said. "I have not
taken the trouble to look into the sta
tlstics of such appointments. | fancy
however, that few diplomats have gone
back to the same post. Perhaps other
Ambassadors found their positions so
agreeable that they spent more money
at the embassies than they could af-
ford to do second time and for that
reason had no great desire to be re-
turned"
Mr.. Herrick said that there would
be no real embassy in Paris for q
little while at least, explaining that
thus far he had been unable to find a
home In Paris suitable for an embassy
Feels 1t Sacred Mission
Shifting from the lighter side of his
return to Paris, Ambassador Herrick
said:
"No diplomatic representative from,
America goes abroad now without view
ing the new field with great solemnity
1t Is sacred mission, for all who re-
turn from Europe now are telling us
that all the nations are looking to US
to solve the economic situation. With
out solution there can be no recon
struction. Nothing can be rebuilt on
an empty stomach. That is the situa-
ton now. The task set before the
United States is indeed great"
Mr.. Herrick was accompanied by
Lawrence ID. Norton, his private sec
rotary. A score of friends came on
from Ohio to see the ambassador sail
Among these were John A. Penton, Mr.
and Mrs. D. 2. Norton and Andrew
Squire, all from Cleveland.
Also 1t the ship with Mr.. Herrick
were CASTOR Liebert, the French Con-
sui General ut this port, and Maurice
A. Casenave, the French High Commits
sloner to America.
Another traveller on the France was
hEISHal rayOlle, one or the famous
French generals Of the war. He came
here recently as the head of French
mission to Canada to express the
thanks of the French nation for Can
ada's participation in the war.
Finds America Hot
"Our mission to Canada" he said
"was exceedingly interesting. We were
most cordially received and am happy
that had the honor of the visit
However, let me say that rom the mo-
ment l landed in America up to the
present time the weather has been hot
hot, oh so hot! Another great pleasure
that came to me was my visit to Pres
ident Harding. I could not have re-
turned without having done that"
Among those in the party of Marshal
Fayolle were Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bes-
rerd, Vice-Admiral Charlier, J. Dial
Piaz, president of the French Line;
Countess Madeleine de Bryas, Lieuten-
ant Colonel Requin, Henri Delmas and
the Count and Countess de Warren.
Among the All saloon passengers
were Mr.. and Mrs. John Barrymore
Antoine Bordes, Marcel Knecht, Pierre
Mallet, Charles M. Steele, Mrs. Tile
stonW Wells, Major J. A. Wilson, Ernest
Gage, Gabriel Noradoughian, former
Prime Minister of Turkey; Mrs. F
Hopkinson Smith, Archbishop Ian
drieux, E. D. Morgan and Nine. Mar
c-,1arita ahouJu