Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-10
NEED OF TRAINED DIPLOMATS

men who were serving under the last
Democratic administration.
Only in one notable case did Presi-
dent Wilson adopt this system OF re-
tanning a trained diplomat. Dr.
Maurice Francis Egan wss appointed
az Minister TO Denmark several years
ago by a Republican President. When
a new President is inaUgurated. II 10
customary for all Ministers and AM
bassadors 10 send IN their formal
designations.
DIR. Egan was recognized ar an able
diplomat and ne was well satisfied
with his work at the Court Of Copen-
hagen. lilo was not pleased at tho
prospect Of being displaced. 50. when
he sent his formal note Of resignation
10 President Wilson. ne appended to
IL a personal note relating an anec-
dote. He said that after the Cly1
War there was a maiden lady who
lived In Richmond in greatly i'm
poverished circuTnsta noes. She was
filled with the old pride OF tho FIRST
Families of Virginia" but the war had
swept away her estate Reduced 20
perjury she vas compelled 10 make
doughnuts and peddIe them about the
Richmond streets through which a
! few years before she had ridden IN
, her coach. Conflicting emotions an-
g ed her breast. Her poverty made her
/ eager to make sales; her pride made
T her shrink from being street
e lpeddler.
! SO she went about crying IN a
TO- rather weak voice: 'Doughnuts.
FNf<tSra e..
r still weaker voice. u hope no one
e sees me"
e Aneedote Wins Retention.
DR.. Egan told President Wilson that
he was I'm the Same case. Custom
forced him 10 send in his resignation.
:. but he sincerely hoped that somehow
Il IL would be overlooked. Whether It
x was because the President was 90
n pleased with the candor of the Minis
II ter and the charm Of his anecdofe
y or whether ne thought the aptitude
: Of the story proved DR.. Egan too good
u a diplomat to lose he DID rot de
n place him
q Under the Harding adrniristra ion
= there have been signs u the build
l. ing up Of A more permanent diplo-
g. matte establishment. Brand Whit
l. lcck. whose appointment by President
ls Wilson vas partisan AZ the time, was
n retained by President Harding az AM
re bassador TO Belgium. Hugh s Glib
son who was in the diplomatic ser
vice IN the previous Democratic al
ministration, has been sent a. Minis
"a ter 70 Poland. Fl. Perrival Dodge. a
v State Department official who na4
or been in the service for years, was pro-
On NOTED and sent as Minister 20 me
se Kingdom Of the Serbs, Croats and
ed Slovenes. There have been severa
n other cases Of a similar nature
ne international law is a science - IN
L tFicate and exacting "a diplomacy -.
e. self. Nest Of this work is done r.
no Washington ar the state Department
X Major Fred x. Nielsen, who was ap
ne pointed Solicitor, the chief legal on
ed GER Of the Department. By President
ne Wilson, has been retained In that DO.
ne sition by President Harding.
Is Whatever the policy may Be or Ia.
e. been. there Is enc official OF the Stat,
-er Department who has given IL
lly stable and institutional tone. who'll
or, aside from party changes and strif.
20 tThar IS Alvey A. Adee. Second As
he sistant Secretary OF State. Mr.. AIDE
entered the diplomatic service in 81
sn- more than half century ago. Al
WIS though 50 years IL age ne il at hi
is desk IN the state Department ever
Icy day. II would De as inconceivable
ma a new President or Secretary OF stat
nto to ask for Air. Adees resignation %
nat account Of politics or accept r 4
We're rendered. as II would for n RI
in publican President 70 refuse 20 live
ice, the White House because his Demo
re- cratic predecessor had done 50.