The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-01-28

~ AS this been Washington hnS It
been Tokyo. Pnris or London?
Since November II. visitors well
may be excused for asking this ques-
~GxeJ tIon. II then the foreigners
SHTW,G to town In way. Washing
N ton. for the second time In Its his
WL9E. tory. has been In the hands Of the In.
vader. But this time he was on
peaceful mission bent with thought Of burning
the capitol and the White House. or Of driving
President and Mrs. Harding into hurried flight.
with few executive vaIuabies gathered up under
their arms.
The great conference of discussing the limita-
tion Of ornaments and Far Eastern problems has
Overshadowed all things. The foreign diplomats
in Washington with their secretaries. councillors
and attaches and with the wives. sisters and daugh
tiers. II they had them. always have been strong
factors In the solving OF the problem Of how to
keep capital society moving. With thousand or
two additional foreigners here to buttress the So
cai efforts the really necessary social efforts. Of
the resident diplomats the Old World has had
powerful social hind over the New World, as II II
Represented In this good capital Of the United
States.
The White House. Of course. dominates the en-
baSxies In every social sense but II II the only
seat Of social activity and social influence In WASH
ington which has dominated them this winter.
In society. Interest In the foreigners and In their
dOings temporarily has ci0uded Interest In the
clai dolngs Of the congressional the judiciary the
army md navy and the residential coteries.
All the visiting foreigners. great and near great
have made the embassies Of their country their
rallyIng places. There have been so many of the
French. British Italian. Japanese and others here
that no embassy hus been big enough to hold all
Its countrynen even for rapidly coming and GO
ing reception. but the embassies home soil and
there not only Is the national standard displayed
for ench country. but there In set aIso what may
he called the social standard for all the "nep do
ings."
ha amhu tnra md Ipts
tries md their families always have been hos.
pitnbly inclined 1t Is. Of course. part of dIplo.
matte duty to mnininn relations with other coun.
tries through the medium Of the teacup. They
are back today to pre-wnr conditions with good
deal added to make them powerfully attractive
Jules ]. Jussernnd. Ambassador from France
In dean OF the diplomatic corps. having arrived In
this country to assume the duties of his Office
February z, 1903 This gives him ten year, more
service than his nearest competitor. Senior RIano.
the ambassador from Spain. During this uenriv
score Of yenrs Ambassador Jusserand Inns no IA.
milinrized himself with Americans and American
affairs TINT he well might he called an American
himself
The soclnI activities mt the grent French EN-.
baRsy on Sixteenth street directed nv Nine
Jussernnd who born of American parents
residing In Paris ut the time Of her birth She
speaks French md English equally well. As hosts
the French ambassador and his gracious wife hive
superiors In this any other city. II 1. nm.
parent to anyone ut qll familiar with the person.
mel OF the foreign colony In Washington TINT tho
dean Of the corps md his wife are looked I'm to
a. leaders for whom 'one md all have a sincere
admiration and deep affection. This In the feeling
also of most people who know them, for the Jus.
serands have nude many strong and lasting friend.
ships in the large circle Of Americans who through
the exigencies Of politics. have been here for a
longer shorter time
It IL the custom Of diplomats to mike more or
lees frequent visits to the home land md up to the
time Of the beginning OF the grent World war in
1914 the French ambassador and Nine. Jusserand
always spent the summers In Europe. They were
there when the war torch set Europe on fire, but
managed to get bnck to this country. travelling
separately and incognitO. Then. while the strife
continued, they remained here constantly. never
leaviag Warrington for more than few days ut