Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-19
ENJOYS IN BERLIN
AS BEFORE WAR
BY A. r. DECKER
Especial Cable to The Atlanta Journal an
Chicago Daily News-Copyright, 1929

Especial Cable to The Atlanta Journal and
Chicago Daily News-Copyright, 1929
BERLIN, Germany.-Berlin has
regained it's place in the diplomatic
sun. The ministers and ambassadors
who left in 1914 and 1915 because of
the breaking off of diplomatic rela-
tions have returned. The blinds
have been taken down from the win
doWs of the austere embassy build
ings, and the game of diplomacy is
going on as hard as it did in early
1914.
Every slowly the diplomats have
found their way back to Berlin"
says the Vossische Zeitung, much
more slowly than the nondiplomats
who were not bound by rigid formal
tiles. During the entire war period
only three ambassadors remained in
Berlin, those of Austria Hungary,
Spain and Turkey. Ten consulates-
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish,
Swiss, Bulgarion, Persian, Mexican,
Argentinian and Chilean-remained
open. The pope's representative,
and the charges d'affaires Of Luxem-
bourg and San Domingo also re-
manned, along with consular agent
Of Paraguay. The majority of the
diplomats left in 1914, and during
the war nearly all the others fol-
lowed.
"Now that the United States has
concluded peace with US it's former
posts are occupied and many new
ones besidse. The war changed two
of the former embassies. On May
l, 1919, the Austrian embassy was
transformed into the German-Aus-
trian embassy. Hungary became di-
rectly represented, and Czecho-Slo.
val1ia was added as succession
state. The Turkish embassy was
iquidated because the entente would
not permit direct relations between
Turkey and Germany. The inter-
allied armistice commission in Con-
stantinople takes care of the diploE
matte matters which arise between
Germany and Turkey, while in Ber-
lin the Swiss are caring for Turkish
interests.
Follow. in Quick Order
Great Britain resumed diplomatic
relations with Germany on January
10, 1920. Belgium followed on Janu-
airy 18, Italy on January 10, and
France in January, 1920, sent a
charge d'affaireS who was followed
by an ambassador in July. On
March "a, 1920, Japan's representa-
tive returned to Berlin; Jugo Slavia' s
arrived on April 10, Brazil's on May
Is, Peru's on May 16 and the Greeks
likewise in May. Honduras, Portu-
gal, Cuba and Uruguay sent back
their representatives during the fol-
lowing months of 1920. On January
27, 1921, the Roumanian ambassador
arrived and took down the blinds.
He was followed by the Chinese on
July 1 and the Americans on No
vember IA, 1921, the American COM
missioner being Ellis Loring Dresel
The United States ambassador, Alan
son B. Houghton, arrived on April
%, 1922. The date when relations
were resumed with Russia is hard to
fix. After the treaty of Brest-
Litovsk there was a Soviet delega-
ton in Berlin, and since there has
been a sort Of relation which will
500 nbe changed into a regular Off,
cial character.
Finland sent a Representative on
February 10, 1918, the Ukraine on
July 1, 1918, and Lithuania in No.
vember, 1918. Armenia and Georgia
sent representatives IN 1918, the
Georgia diplomat not being officially
received until September, 1920. On
May 1, 1920, Czecho-Slovakia opened
an embassy-the same day the Aus
tro-Hungarian embassy was liqui-
dated. Poland came on March 8,
1920, and Latvia in June, establish
ing an embassy in November.
These Have Consulates
Siam is not yet represented but
concluded peace by signing the
treaty of Versailles. Bolivia has no
representative in Berlin, but, like
Liberia, has a consul general in
Hamburg. The San DOMINICAN charge
d'affaires has his office in Hamburg.
Afghanistan for the first time in its
history sent a charge daffaires to
Berlin in February, 1922. Ecuador,
Guatemala, Haiti, San Salvador, Co.
lombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and
Panama are now represented. Liech-
tenstein is represented through its
| minister to Austria. The Latvian
minister in Berlin is also accredited
to Switzerland.
Altogether Berlin has six ambas
sailors, Twenty-Five ministers, one
papal nuncio, five charge d'affaires
and two diplomatic representatives
heads of their delegations. There
are thirty-two independent consul
| ates, and eight consular agents
heads of their offices. The number
of diplomatic bureaus totals ninety
one"
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