The Colorado statesman., 1922-01-21

y35lyTY- 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 Hohse of driving
President and Mrs Harding into hurried Hight,
with a few executive valuabes gathered up under
their
tlon of armaments 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 dauSh
ters, If they had Them always have been strong
factors in the solving of the problem of how to
keep capital society moving With a thousand or
two additional foreigners here to buttress the So
cial efforts the really necessary social efforts, OF
the resident diplomats, the Old World has had a
powerful social hand the New World, as it is
represented in this good capital of the United
States.
The White House. of course dominates the en-
bussies in every social sense, but it is 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 clouded interest in the
cal doings of the congressional, the judiciary the
army and 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 has been big enough to hold all
Its countrymen even for rapidly coming and GO
ing reception but the embassies are home soil and
there not only is the national standard displayed
for each country but there is set also what may
be called the social standard for all the "aien do
mgs" ,
The ambassadors and ministers of foreign coun-
tries and their families always have been hos
pitably inclined 1t is, of course, part of diplo-
matte duty to maintain relations with other coun-
tries through the medium of the teacup. They
are back today to prewar conditions with a good
deal added to make them powerfully attractive.
Jules j. Jusserand, ambassador from France
is dean of the diplomatic corps having arrived in
this country to assume the duties of his office
February 4 1903 This gives him ten years more
service than his nearest competitor, Senior Riano
the ambassador from Spain. During this nearly
score of years Ambassador Jusserand has so fa-
marlzed himself with Americans and American
affairs that he well might be called American
himself.
The social activities at the great French en-
bassy Sixteenth street are directed by Nine
Jusserand. who born of American parents
residing in Paris at the time of her birth She
speaks French and English equally well. As hosts
the french ambassador and his gbScious wife have
superiors In this or any othei' city. 1t is ap-
parent to anyone at all familiar with the person
mel of the foreign colony in Washington that the
dean of the corps and his wife looked up to
as leaders for whom one and all have 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, through
the exigences of politics. have been here for u
longer shorter time.
1t is the custom of diplomats to make more
less frequent visits to the home land and up the
time of the beginning of the great World in
1914 the French ambassador and Nine Jusserand
always spent the summers in Europe. They
there when the war torch set Europe fire, but
mana zed to get back to this country travelling
separately and ncognito. Then, while the strife
continued, they remaned here constantly never
learing Washington for more than a few days at