The Washington times., 1922-11-05


nounced later that he was COM
ing back and. although the EN-.
bassy carefully refrained from
setting any date, II kept reiter-
sting that he would return. until
the recent overthrow put an en-
tirely different face on Italian
politics and diplomacy.
Regret at the prospect OF los
ing Senator Roland Ricci 10 TEN.
pered by the fact that he has
really spent very little time In
Washington. He has been In
Italy a good deal since his ap-
pointment and he spent the
greater part OF last summer
travelling through this country
preaching the doctrine of 100 per
cent Americanism TO audiences
Of Italian born.
II 10 to be hoped that the resig.
nation Of the ambassador will not
be followed by the departure of
such popular members of tho
Italian embassy staff as Augusta
Rossi. charge d'affaires. an old
friend In a new role: or Captain
Civalleri. the naval attache: or the
Gelesias. or the Bernezsos. or Cap
tain and Mrs. Huntington.
MOREOVER. II the recent politi.
cal changes in England bring
about the recall of Sir Auckland
Geddes as British ambassador,
Washington will consider 1t moth.
ing short of tragedy. Both the
ambassador and Lady Geddes are
personally very popular. and II win
be a long time before Washington
acquires another ambassador and
ambassadress who are so youthful,
80 keenly interested In people and
events. so fond of sports and so
generally useful socially. So far as
I know, nothing has been said
about Sir Auckland's recall. but
you never can tell what Is going to
happen when a government Is over.
turned.
The visit of the ambassador and
Lady Geddes to Ottawa last week
vas heralded as a call of ceremony
upon the governor general and
Lady Byng. but there Ia a strong
suspicion that Prime Minister Mac
kenzie King engineered the trip in
order to consult with the ambassa-
dor about the long discussed ap-
pointment of a Canadian minister
to the United States. The ambas-
sador has been a strong opponent
Of the plan. but has recently with
drawn his objections, possibly be-
cause Of the fear that the new
British prime minister, Bonar Law,
In inaugurating his foreign policy,
might ignore the many press.
ing diplomatic matters pending
between the United States and
Canada.
At any rate, the matter Is now
definitely settled and the appoint.
ment of Sir Charles Fitzpatrick
a. q, Canadian Minister to the
United States will be officially
announced within the next few
days-if II has not already been
announced by the time this comes
to the reader.
Washington will, from all ac-
counts, find Sir Charles Fitspat-
rick a genuine acquisition. He
has had long experience In public
ltfe, has represented Great Brit.
ain on several international COM
missions. and during his term as
lord chief justice was almost a
commuter to Washington, where
he has many friends. He served
as lieutenant governor of Quebec
and was one Of Sir Wilfrid
Laurier's most powerful lieuten-
ants. There will certainly be a
pretty fight over his appointment,
for the imperialists and the
Orangemen resent the appoint
ment of an Irish Catholic, and
many Irishmen have been alien
ated from his cause by his cold
ness to Sim Fein. However. he
has strong friends as well as pow.
orful enemies.
The establishment Of special
channels of communication be-
tween Canada and the United
States is regarded as a bold ex.
pertinent because Of the danger
Of friction with the mother coun'
try. And one commentator ven
tured the prediction that once