The Washington times., 1922-06-18
HARDING SPEEDS
PARTING ENJOYS
BEFORE SAILING
Bakhmeteff Will Not
Return-Ricci
May Not

corps called on President Harding
m one day to pay their respects or
the eve of their departure fer
Europe. The first to make his
farewells-and he will be the last
to go-was Boris Bakhmeteff. who
will not come again. at least not In
his present capacity as Russian
ambassador. He came over in 1917.
and was received as the repre-
sentative OF the Kerensky de facto
government OF Russia. And al
though that government was swept
away by the rising Bolshevist tide
he has remained the Russian an.
bassador here, since Unrle Sam has
never seen fit to recognise any
other later government" in
Russia
Mr.. .Bakhmeteff's continued func-
tioning as Russian ambassador has
been the subject Of considerable
caustic comment in the Senate Of
late, and he and the State Depart.
ment seem TO have agreed that
since the Senate felt that way
about II his usefulness as his
country's representative here was
about at an end. So he has re-
signed. and his credentials or &C.
ceptance, or whatever 1t should be
called, has been Cancelled after this
month. No one seems to know
just when he will sail. about
Jupe 30" In as near as any one
comes to It. But II 10 conceded
that he will take his departure be-
fore his diplomatic immunity to Sen
atorial summons expires - since
Senator Borah-and perhaps few
others are anxious to ask him a
few questions which he does not
want to have asked him. So he
will doubtless get well out of Sen
.ator Borah's reach before July 1.
Those who are in q position to
know best, say that Bakhmeteff
will return-ip a private capacity,
OF course--and probably make his
home in the United States--per-
haps even In Washington. But
not until Senator Borah's desire to
ask embarrassing questions has
died a natural death.
A MOTHER diplomat who made
his farewslf' at the White
House last Monday was Senator
vittorio Rolandi Ricci. Italy's am
bassador In the United States. He
may return-then again he may
not. ostehsibly he is going home
on leave--to report to his govern
ment and to have a little vacation.
But he has never during the
eighteen months that he has been
here gotten very thoroughly es-
tablished in Washington. 1t was
currently reported when he came
that he himself regarded his posi-
ton here as very temporary-and
did not expect to stay more than
a year. He has never brought any
of his family over-nor has he set
UP any official residence as am.
bassador. He has bad quarters at
one Of the hotels during the brief
periods that he has really been In
Washington. Except that he was
really here during the arms con-
ference when he and Schanzer
were Italy's two constant repre-
sentatives and were both Of them
pretty regularly on the job, he has
been more likely TO be anywhere
else in the United States than in
Washington. He has travelled
pretty well all over the country,
visiting most Of the large centers
Of italian population. and making
many addresses-sonne Of which
seem to have aroused the ire Of
the Senate. still. whatever he said,
or didn't say, has been explained to
the satisfaction of Secretary
Hughes. and that whole matter Is
regarded officially a. . closed in
cident. His present triple sailed
last wednesday--is. officially,
merely q visit and q vacation,
from which II is-officialiy--an-
nounced that he IL expected to re-
turn In the fall. n..- .
Finally. there was Baron do
Cartier de Marchienne. the Bel
gian ambassador. completing the
trio OF ambassadors who called on
President Harding--and had to be
received separately--last Monday
afternoon. TO pay their respects be-
fore taking their departure for the
summer. Baron de Cartier sailed
on Thursday for Antwerp, and ex-
pects as soon as he has made his
reports and conferred with his gov
eminent, to Join the baroness. who
sailed two or three weeks ahead
OF him. and 10 already established
in Paris for the summer. and with
whom he expects to return to
Washington in the fall.
a. q IL