The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15

by WILLIAM AT1IBRTONDU Puf
In Washington this winter there
have arisen, EporndiCally tenacB
delicate International questions upon
which seemed 10 hinge the fate ut
nations. the well being ot peoples.
the future Of the world. Constantly
beneath the eurfacc there has cN-
istcd the necessity of maintaining
amichble social relations among
those who have come TO America
md between them and the Officials
and people Of this country,
Doing this has hinged largely
upon "a HucCossful handling OF tho
problem ~ precedence. Every fop'
rcscnthttvo ~ u foreign country VINO
comes to washington has his proper
place al dinner reception or "ih''
formnl entertainment which lie at
tends. That place must bo Hsccrr
tnlnCd aud Hcl down. Wherever h"
goes n must bee accorded hin or
prostol offcnse has b"on given. Thc
slight s. not Go an individual ana
does not terminate with the pain No.
suffers from l1ccrhtcd icclinEa. u
is 10 tho representative of u nation
and "a tIight a. an official rouro.
sentative ls a -liEht 10 the country
hc represents Nations are N'ty lhI-
uculnr about these thiuE". II 1E nn
international matter may lcad 70
governmental cstrauEomcui8, an IN
tcrruptiou of hmicublo relations be-
tween nations. change IN tho
course Of world events
So thcro HrlHoa tho noco~iiN on
tho mart Of the United Siatca or
watching us officials step with rcla-
lion io the position " giyea tho
officials OF nations at dinner tables
aud in receiving lines, ana II meeth
that necessity.
Tho state department looks after
tho task ~ determining the proper
place, tho relative rank OF OFFICIALS
OF foreign governments and officials
of tho government Of the unlicd
states. Abroad much moro Ntten-
tion is given to such mattorH, ana
they nrc rnrod Tor by an agency
known ~ the "officc uf the protp-
col" Here the secretary OF state ~
responsiblc itc, iu turn, delegates
the responsibility tu the third assist.
ant secretary, who, In thls year or
The great gathering OF representa-
lives OF nations ovor here, is young
Robert Wood bliss. who cnino from
81. Louis. Mo. and who has been
serving I'm ynrious diplomatic ca
pacftics in various capitals or tho
world for the laat 30 years ana
knows all the rules, written ana un-
written,
Mr. Bliss. IN turn, delegates the
problem OF precedence to Charles
J.. Cooke. who is styled 'ottlcer IN
charge of ceremonials" for the state
departments This individual lives
right there In tho powder mhga-
aine. whoro any casual match idly
tossed may blow up the whole
/ went 20 SEQ Mr.. Cooke. room
ass, state department. Right Out or
the window and across the street
the white house glisteued In tho
sun. It's lcfthnnd reaching OUT 70
cIddlo the executive cfticea IN It's
palm and its right TO opon the door
an tho other side OF the grounds,
two blocks away. when people como
10 the formal receptions OF tho
chief executive. A queer, sprawl
ing Institution, this home OF the
president. But | thought how
oddly II reached across the street
and leaned upon occasion ON tins
ceremonial officer OF the govern
ment.
"Renliy, there In no official orde
OF precedence MIR, Cooke told m
in that suave way OF his which ha
grown out of 20 years a. the desl
which handles this odd chorc o
tho government There ~ no
even an official setting down o
precedence for the members OF ou
own cabinet. To he sure, there i
an accepted rulo ns to their precc
dcnce when they appear In puhnc
Tho secretary Of state ranSs tn
Other cabinet members. That
not because the department OF stat
IL regarded AZ the premier depart
ment, nor that It's secretary is re
garded as occupying moro i'm
porlant position than do tho othe
cabinet officers, lie Is given Pc
cedenco because hts was the firs
department created after the GOV
ornment was formed.
"The second department crehto