The Colorado statesman., 1922-05-27
JUSSERAND WILL
Be A SCAPE COAT
FRENCH AMBASSADOR PROBABLY
WILL BE RECALLED OR WILL
RESIGN NEXT WINTER.
UNJUSTLY BLAMED AT HOME
Held Responsible for Certain Happen
ings at the Conference on Arma-
ment Which Were Not Pleasing to
the French People.
BY EDWARD q. 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 Off
cials here think that if the ambassador
is to leave his present position, his
parting from 1t 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.
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
is 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 it's conferees, but 1t did
not provide the means for such publ
city. The British proved to be experts
at 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 it was only when
criticism of the French attitude or
presumed attitude was Forthcoming
that the republics conferees were
given a place in print, and then the
lamp was SO focused as to make the
light unfavorable.
HIS Advice Wasn't Followed.
In general way Washington seems
to think that if France as govern
ment has any fault to find with the
ference days, it should lay the blame
on others than Jules ]. Jusserand. He
knew 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 the time was that Jusserand's ad-
vice and counsel were disregarded and
that the cOnferees, fresh from France,
thought they knew more about situa-
tions than did the man who had lived
in Washington in touch with American
affairs for almost score of years.
A iris txun
declared that there was likelihood of
Ambassador Jusserand's 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 it 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-
tion it would ratify the proposition to
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 that
the victory of Harding was foregone
conclusion. All of the diplomats heard
1t said daily that the Republican ma
tional committee could close up shop
in August and be sure of an over
whelming majority for the partys
candidate.