The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-02-03
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M Jk toh, the see4hu time In It's MS
'Sa8kgs tory. has been In the hands of the In
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 flight
with few executive valuabes gathered up under
their arms.
The great conference of discussing the limita-
ton 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, IL 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 n
powerful social hand over the New World as II IL
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.
Ihgton which has so dominated them this winter
In society Interest In the foreigners and In their
aoihgs temporarily has couded interest In the So
c'ai doihgs OF the congressional the Judiciary the
army and navy and the residential coteries
All the visiting foreigners, great and near great
nave made the embassies Of their country their
rallyng places. There have been so many ~ ,hs
French, British Italian japanese and others hare
mat no embassy has been big enough to hold NH
It's countrymen even for a rapidly coming and 20
Ing reception. but the embassies are home soil ana
tnere not only Is the national standard displayed
Tor each country, but there is set also whnt may
he called the social standard for all the "alie, do
ings" '" "''
Ihe ambassadors and ministers of foreign conn
tries ana their families always have been hos
P'"uH inclined. IL Is, OF course part of dplo.
matte duty Ia maintain relations with other conn
tries through the medium of the teacup Tho,
IN arn.k,
deal added to make them powerfully attractiye
Jules J, Jusserand, ambassador from France
is dean OF the diplomatic corps, having arrived In
This country To assume the duties of his oeaca
February I, 1908 This gives him ten wears NOR.
service than his nearest competitor senior R,.no
the ambassador from Spain During this nearly
score OF wears Ambassador Jusserand has so fn
miiiarized himself with Americans ana American
affairs that he well might he called an Amer,con
himself '
Tue social activities AT the great French EN-
oasSy ON sixteenth street are directed by Nine
JnsSernnd. who was born OF American n,r.n,s
residing IN Paris AT the time Of her birth shs
speaks French and English equally we'll As hos,s
the French ambassador ana his gracious wife baya
no superiors In this or any other city II IL ,n
parent tn anyone ut all familiar with the person
rel OF the foreign colony In Washington TINT ,ha
dean of the corps aud his wife are looked ~, =,
as leaders for whom and all have n s,neero
admiration aud deep affection This is the Z, ,,,n,
also al most people who know them for tho Ins
serandS have made many strong and lasting friend
ships In the large circle Of Americans who tbronyh
tie eSigeneies Of politics. have been here for a
longer or shorter time.
II Is the custom Of diplomats to make more ar
less frequent visits tn the home land AMI up 10 m.
time Of the beginning of the great World war IN
1914 the French ambassador aud Nine Jusserand
always spent the summers In Europe They we're
there when the torch sci Europe ON fire hn,
managed to get back Ia this country. travelling
s+parately and incognito. Then while the strife
continued. they remained here constantly never
ae"Slng Washington for more than a few DAYS M