Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-15

l1aL Idlf UNDERSTANDING VI JUST
what subjects will be discussed win
be reached before the conference be
gins. There also is belief that in
general way the State department
will know in advance what the re-
suits of the conference are to be. The
words which have come from Japan
show pretty clearly what the attitude
of the japanese is. and in fairly spe-
cific way one can judge of the atti-
tude 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 it has no intention further to urge
preliminary conference on matters
pertaining to the Far East. 1t was
known that the various premiers of
the British dominions desired particu-
larry to have some definite understand
ing in advance concerning the Pacific
questions which are to be brought be-
fore the conference, but apparently
the premiers have yielded.
Objections to Preliminary Meet.
1t would have been impossible for
all of the nations to have sent repre-
sentatives to the preliminary confer
ence. The United States government
was wise enough to know that the
unrepresented nations would object
strongly to having the other countries
arrange a program in advance to
which the 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, a country
like Japan or Italy, not being repre-
sented at the preliminary conference,
would have some reason to say that
the other countries which were repre-
sented ut it had stacked the cards
against it.
The State department now is call
ing together large body of experts on
foreign affairs. Some of them are
coming from the Far East, some Of
them from Europe, and some of them
from South America. They are all
men who know the economic problems
and some 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 to France, Myron T. Herrick,
is having a time of 1t trying
to find a plce in the French cap
ital to lay his head. There are no
residences to let, If the United States
had a residence for its ambassador or
its minister in each capital of the
world, the appointee could go directly
to it knowing that at least he would
have place to live. The United
States government does not do things
this way.
Mr.. Herrick, generally is accounted
a rich man, but the riches of men fire.
Quently are exaggerated Mr.. Herrick
unQuestionably is well to do. If he
were not, the United States govern
ment might have wanted to send him
to France as Its ambassador, but he
could not have taken the job although
qualified for 1t, and beloved of the
French people as unQuestionably he
is.
| Paris is Overcrowded today because
there were no building operations dur
ing the war. There is not a vacant
| place at this writing which Mr.. Her.
rick can find to turn into his abode
The ambassador has to live, and more
over he is absolutely compelled to en-
terrain. If today he wishes to give
reception he will have to hire a
salon in a hotel, or else ask the mu-
nicipal authorities permission to hold
an outdoor hand-shaking party in the
Place de la Concorde.
Congress viii Not Remedy it.
No session of congress has been
held in many years at which there
was not some senator or member to
propose in bill form that the United
States provide at least lodging houses
for its ministers and ambassadors to
foreign countries. Frank o. Lowden
of Illinois, one-time member of the
house of representatives and recently
ing the entire time that he was in
congress to get action upon this mat
ter. He failed where others failed be-
fore his time, and where several have
failed since his time.
1t is perhaps happy for Myron T.
Herrick that he is an optimist. Mr..
Herrick probably would be cheerful If
he were compelled to seek lodging in
the morgue on the Seine back of the
Cathedral of Notre Dame. He I'M
Questionably is taking the situation
philosophically, and when he finds a
place that he can hire to live in, he
probably will pay the big sum neces-
sary out of his own pocket without
so much as a grimace.
Every other minister and ambassa-
dor of the United States is in the
same fix that Mr.. Herrick is In. so far