The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-08-31
WHO Is JOHN W. GARRETT,
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
UNITED STATES SENATOR?

edge of public affairs gained through years hard
vice for the United States in foreign countries and willing
devote his time and energy the public good
the claims made for him. rather by his friends than by
himself.
Garrett enlisted a private in the ranks of the dipo
matte service. He worked slowly and steadily, serving
in various capacities countries in both Europe and
South America. When broke out he United States
Minister to the Argentine Republic. lie became well
quanted with the institutions the problems and the policies
of most of the republics to the south well those of
of the great European powers. The knowledge
acquired should his friends be especially useful in
Congress that foreign relations becoming daily
more important.
There is Senator in Office who qualify ex
pert in foreign affairs 1t would be feather in the of
Maryland send to the upper house Senator who knows
the subject from the ground The old State, CARROTS
advocates declare would presently itself playing arg
part than before in national and international affairs
His friends also that of the 20 he spent in
the national service abroad he came back to the United
States-eXcept during the war-and spent a couple OF
months at home here in Maryland in other parts of the
country His time spent during these periods in study
ing national and State problems and in keeping himself
to date on Developments of Importance This information
useful to him in his work abroad and would be equally
valuable in the United States Senate.
Before he went into the service of the Government Mr.
Garrett had another experience, which it is said, left
permanent mark his character and his viewpoint When
he graduated from Princeton in 1895 he bought part
interest cattle ranch in New Mexico and down into
the then territory help it, For several he
lived with his partner and their of cowboys at the
ranch house. 1t has been lasting regret to him that his
lame leg prevented him from becoming an expert range
rider Yet he rode well enough to take part in the annual
and his old associates tell story of his ranch
game with the rest of them.
After the crowd had started out of the round
ups they 1.-The cook of the party down with the
fever. The cattle ea"eady beginning to in and
there chance to another to take charge of
the least useful der of the lot During all the
rest of the roundup he die Ill the cooking and the laundry
work for the crowd He has always been ready to do his
bit-whateyer he do best-n any kind of a pary."
When the Austrian Grand Duke, whose murder heralded
the great assnaed in 1914, John Garrett, then
Minister the Argentine leave in Europe. His
trained diplomatic smeled the coming Instantly
and by the quickest route he started for Washington War
actually declared while he the high But he
wasn't running from trouble He might have back
active and important duty the front his dsab
ties would permit and he was in hurry to get it. Within
"a hours he was appointed special agent of the State De-
parment for duty Europe Inside of AS hours he was on
bOrad warshp which took Government gold Europe for
the temporary relief of stranded Americans.
Mr.. Garrett found some 1000 Americans who had been
trying van for several weeks out of Switzerland and
who almost penness because they could get
on their letters OF credit He got several trains from the
French advanced for the immediate necessities of
the travellers and after several days the road landed them
BY that time the French Government had evacuated Paris
and removed its headquarters to Bordeau Ambassador
Herrck sent Mr. Garrett down there to establish branch
embassy. Then the German Government asked him look
after the welfare of $4,000 civilian prisoners informed
by the French He Travelled all France that job dis
rbuting from Germany and seeing to it that the
Germans locked prison got fair treatment That
he fair and efficient in the work indicated by the fact
that little later the French Government asked him to go
Germany to inspect the where French prisoners
confined As result of CARROTS efforts several German
prisa camps abolished and the general lot of
the French CaptveS were made easier.
After went to with Germany. Mr. Garrett ap-
pointed Minister to the Netherlands which the time
of the most important and delicate posts in the service
In that capacity he directed the work of than
who busy at all of difficult tasks undertaking
undermine the morale of the and to help the United
States win the
His success diplomat recognized when he
later made head of commission to negotiate treaty
covering the handling of prisoners between the United
States and Germany He and his colleagues met the Ger
commissioners in Switzerland and after weeks
of strenuous debate and negotiation signed the treaty which
is still in existence.
SO highly he considered that he appointed
ed Of the Disarmament Conference
Washington which formulated the great Four Power Trea-
ties which universally recognized the greatest step
against future accomplished and the most gOri
Gus diplomatic achievement Of the American Nation
His opponent for the Republican nomination the only
Senator in the United States who voted against their rat
ifcatiOn.
Mr. Garrett speaks German French and Spanish and has
limited facility in Italian and several other languages. He
is in his ftieth Since his service Secretary
eral of the Disarmament Conference in Washington he has
been living at home in Baltimore.
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