Evening star., 1922-01-22
LIST Of. DIPLOMATS
IN MOSCOW GROWS
Representatives of Austria
and Italy Recent Addi-
tions to Colony.
Three FULL EMBASSIES
Russians Hail Each New Arrival
as Evidence of Change in In
ternational Status.
by LOUIS LEVINE.
Three FULL EMBASSIES
by LOUIS LEVINE.
By Cable to The star and Chicago Daily News.
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By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1922.
MOSCOW, Russia, January 21.-The
diplomatic colony in Moscow was
augmented a few days ago by the
arrival of representatives of Austria
and Italy. with which nations Rus
sia has concluded trade agreements
Russians watch with satisfaction
every new arrival as evidence of a
change in the international status
Indeed. one cannot live long in Mos
In various streets one sees houses
flying foreign flags and bearing signs
Mission So and So.' and diplomatic
cars driving everywhere.
At the foreign office is a list of the
diplomatic agencies in Moscow. 1t is
a queer list. illustrating the changes
in the frontiers and the international
relations Of Russia. Three full EN-
bassies--those of Persia Turkey and
come the five legations of Latvia
Poland. Finland. Esthonia and Lithu-
ania; then the plenipotentiaries Of
the new independent republics of the
Ukraine, Georgia. White Russia and
the Far East; then the chief Brit
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senting Norway and representatives
of Germany and Czechoslovakia.
Care in classifying Diplomats.
in classifying diplomats according to
their titles. Vladimir Florinsky. for
many years in the diplomatic service
of the czar and formerly Russian
vice consul in New York. but now
secretary to Maxim Litvinox. sig
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ed services Of some of these new rep
resentatives. For instance, the Per-
sian ambassador was formerly a sec
retary of the Petrograd legation and
later ambassador to Constantinople.
The Turkish ambassador was former
ly a military attache in Rome, the
Norwegian representative was form
erly charge daffaires in Petrograd.
and the British agent was formerly a
consul in Vladivostok.
Whatever reports there may be
about the luxurious propensities OF
is no evidence of desire to revive
the brilliant diplomatic life of czarist
Russia Neither Lenin nor kalinin
holds court receptions and the COM
missars give no official dinners or
parties. Most of them live isolated
in the Kremlin or cramped in one or
two rooms in hotels. The "soviet
community homes" all practice fam
inc diplomacy" The foreign missions
give receptions. teas. dances and
dinners. where Russians are invited.
One may see at some of these recep-
tions an old-time but now sovieted
diplomat in a dinner jacket playing
bridge, or a newly backed soviet Dip
lomatic official in his best suit sip
ping tea.
Russians Work Hard.
The new diplomatic class in Russia
works too hard and has not learned
the art of relaxation, but it forms
an energetic, shrewd and ambitious
crowd. They are learning to relish
the pleasures of their new positions.
and with vistas opening up of an in
ternational conference they are look
ing forward to larger diplomatic
life in Moscow.
While--perhaps now--it is carrying
on negotiations for general peace.
Russia is now straining every effort
to Jockey up" the red army. Pres
entation of red banners has been
made by the Moscow soviet to the
general staff of the military academy
and to the 35th Brigade. By this
ceremony the Moscow soviet becomes
chief of these military organizations.
Similar ceremonies have been held
under the guardianship of local So
vietS.
Purpose 10 TwOfOld.
The purpose is twofold. First, It
throws responsibility on the local
soviets to improve the conditions Of
their special regiments, and. second
ly. it creates ties of loyalty between
the soviets and the army. 1t em-
bodies the idea of the communists.
repudiating the motto, mo politics
in the army" by striving to make the
army the conscious instrument OF the
realization Of the communist policies.