Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-26
FRENCH AMBASSADOR PROBABLY
WILL BE RECALLED OR WILL
RESIGN NEXT WINTER.
UHJUSTLY BLAMED AT HOME
Held Responsible for Certain Happen
in1s at the Conference on Arma-
nent Which Were Not Pleasing to
the French People.
BY EDWARD 8. CLARK

the probably substantial rumorS from
France that the European republic
may lose the services of its ambassa-
dor to the United States, Jules ]. JUS
serand. Generally speaking, the, OIL
cials here tlink that If the ambassador
is to leave mis- present position, his
parting from ii will come in the form
of resignation to take effect on the
day early next winter when he will
have rounded out twenty years of
work for France in the capital of the
American republic. .N
Friends of Ambassador Jusserand
have been hurt by stories to the effect
that his government was to recall him
because of dissatisfaction with the re-
suits of his labors here in the last
three years. If Ambassador Jusserand
rs TO be recalled by his government be-
cause of certain happenings during the
international conference he, 1t Is said.
will be made the scapegoat for the
sins of others. Jusserand is not held
here to be in any way responsible for
the fact that the French spirit and in
tention was not interpreted Alright to
the American public through the press.
The government of France knew the
necessity of proper publicity for the
activities of its conferees. but it did
not provide the means for such publ
city. The British proved to be experts
ut the information work, and with
Lord Riddell. trained newspaper
man, TO act as their spokesman. they
crowded the French off the first page
nearly every day during the meetings
of the conferees, and 1t was only when
criticism OF the French attitude or
presumed attitude was forthcoming
that the republics conferees were
given place in print. and then the
lamp was so focused as to make the
light unfavorable.
r.. HIS Advice Wasn't Followed.
In a general way Washington seems
to think that If France as govern
ment has any fault to find with the
proceedings at Washington in the con-
ference days, it should lay the blame
on others than Jules ]. Jusserand. He
kqew the American viewpoint, the
American temperament, and he knew
the value of properly setting forth in
advance what it was that the French
desired to do. The general belief here
at che time was that Jusserands adj
vice and counsel were disregarded and
that the conferees, fresh from France.
thought they knew more about situa-
lions than did the man who had lived
In Washington in touch with American
affairs for almost a score of years.
A cable from Paris day or two ago
declared that there.wa a likelihood OF
Ambassador Jusserands recall because
among other things he had failed to in
form his government that Warren G..
Harding virtually was certain to be
elected President of the United States.
In fact 1t was said In the dispatch that
Ambassador Jusserand had declared
that James NJ. Cox certainly was to be
elected.
1t also was said In the cable from
France that the ambassador had In
formed his government that Wilson
would have his way with the United
States senate and that without ques
ton it would ratify the proposition tC
enter the League of Nations. The am
bassador never made either of these
predictions. He believed that Harding
was to be elected as nearly everybody
In Washington was saying at least two
months before the election of 1920 thai
the victory of Harding was a foregont
conclusion. All Of the diplomats hear(
It said daily that the Republican ma
tional committee could close up shoI
In August and be sure of an over
whelming majority for the party
candidate.
He Will Be scapegoat
1t seems likely that Ambassado
Jusserand is to retire. 1t may be tina
he does not want to retire, and tina
there Is something in the story to tn,
effect that his government is dlssatis
ference, or pretends to beedissatisfie,
with 1t, and therefore is willing tina
he shall resign his place and go bacl
home. The truth remains. however
that it will be a case or making
scapegoat Of the ambassador for tn
shortcomings Of yiviani, BRAND an
the publicity committee which tn
French government sent to the Unite
States 10 work and which did no worl
Jules J. Jusserand will sail bac
70 France in a scomparatively shof
time for vacation. Washington ez
poets to see him return In the fal
but there is feeling that after he ha
rounded out his score of years servic
here he will send In his resignation
Washington will miss him.
Scrap Over Forestry 6urssu.
A controversy is on in WashIngto
pver TIE proposal to transfer the fol
estry bureau from the Department (
the interior. Secretary Wallace want
~ keen the bureau and Secretary Z