Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1922-01-26

vader But this time he was on
peaceful mission bent with no thought of burning
the capitol and the White House, or of driving
President and Mrs. Harding into hurried fight.
with few executive valuables gathered up under
their arms.
The great conference of discussing the limita-
t0n of ornaments and Far Eastern problems has
oyershadowed all things. The foreign diplomats
in Washington with their secretaries, councillors
and attaches and with the wives, sisters and daugh
ters, if 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
cia efforts the really necessary social efforts, of
the resident diplomats, the Old World has had
powerful social hand over the New World, as it is
represented in this good capital of the United
States.
The White House, of course dominates the en-
bassies in every social sense but it is the only
seat of social activity and social influence in Wash
ington which has so dominated them this winter.
In society, interest in the foreigners and in their
doings temporarily has clouded interest in the So
cial dOngs of the congressional, the Judiciary the
army and navy and the residential coteres
All the visiting foreigners, great and near great
have made the embassies of their country their
rallyng places There have been so many of the
French, British Italian Japanese and others here
that no embassy has been big enough to hold all
its countrymen even for a rapidly coming and go
ing reception, but the embassies are home soil and
there not only is the national standard dfsnIaved
for each country, but there is set also what NAV
be called the social standard for all the alien do
ings."
The ambassadors and ministers Of foreign conn
tries and their families always have heen hos
ptably inclined. 1t is of course, part of dinIo-
matte duty to maintain relations with other conn
tries through the medium of the teacup They
are back today to pre-war conditions with a good
deal added to make them powerfully attractive
Inlp II TucSp nd a,1ho
is dean of the diplomatic corps, having arrived in
this country to assume the duties of his Office
February T. 1903. This gives him ten years moro
service than his nearest competitor, Senior Riano
the ambassador from Spain. During this nearly
score of years Ambassador Jusserand has so fo
miarized himself with Americans and American
affairs that he well might be called TN American
himself
The social activities at the great French em
bassy on SiXtee0th street are directed by Nine
Jusserand, who was born of American parents
residing in Paris at the time of her birth She
speaks French and English equally we'll As hosts
the French ambassador and his gracious wife have
no superiors in this or any other CITY, It is an
parent to anyone at all familiar with the nerson
mel of the foreign colony in Washington that tbe
dean Of the corps and his wife are looked Nm to
leaders for whom and all have a sincere
admiration and deep affection. This is the feeling
also of most people who know them for the .Jus
serands have made many strong and lasting friend
ships in the large circle of Americans who tbroupb
the exigencies of politics. have been here for a
longer or shorter time.
1t is the custom Of diplomats to make more or
less frequent visits to the home land and up TO the
time of the beginning of the great 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 back to this country, travelling
separately and incognito. Then, while the strife
continued thpv hpra
leaving Washington for than few days at