Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10
Japan Getting Ready to Celebrate
Kawabiraki, National Feast Day

SlQe TO the HTSI OI Int wv
points Joseph Bonaparte succeeded
in entirely restoring the friendly re-
Iations between France and America
in the form of an agreement which,
/ belive, is known in history as the
convention of Mortefontaine.
x Il
One feels tempted to- recommend
that the advice given by Prince Tal-
leyrand to Joseph Bonaparte should
be applied to the present misunder-
standing between the British foreign
office and the American embassy i'll
London on the subject of the action
of the latter in closing the United
States consulate at Newcastle and
In -transferring al It's extensive -busi-
ness TO the American consulate az
Hull, greatly to the inconvenience and
hampe ring of the commercial rela
lions between the two countries. The
close of the United States consulate
at Newcastle is producing a growing
sentiment of irritation, especially
among those who are chiefly inter
ested in the development of CONNER
cial understanding between the two
great English speaking powers of the
world. The British government has
recently intimated in reply to a ques-
ton in parliament that it was per-
Newcastle consulate If the American
government showed any desire TO
meet it.sin the matter. lnasmuch s
the differences in question are an af-
fair of pure irritation and diplomatic
sceptLbility"-an not "an Issue of I
national interest or policy'srit seems
to be a pity that the commerce Of the
two countries should he allowed to
suffer any longer There is every
reason to believe that if the American
amba ssador in London were TO take To
heart the recommendation of Talley-
rand and to show the, same spirit
with which Joseph Bonaparte fol!
lowed the tnstructfDns of his chief
would, by means of friendly and
diplomatic negotiation with the for .
eign office manage to obliferate this
source of irritation. and to allay a
misunderstanding that, originating
with subordinates, could have been
averted almost at the very outset by
more tact and diplomacy on the part
Of those chiefly concerned in London
Indeed. there is every reason to be-
lieve that the British government is
ready to meet the United States more
than half way in the affair in the
interests ',of national interest and
policy, and to issue an eXequator for
the consular representation at New
castle whenever it. is asked for.
i Members 2f the Paris Union and
Jockey Club will miss the old Count
Claude de, Pfmodan, -papal Duke Of
Rarecourb- who on. the outbreak of
the great war, rejoined the army
from which he%had retired with the
rank of lieutenant colonel, and who
|, in 1917 and 1918 was In command of
the soreiy tried and .hotly defended
city of -Arras,r winning the officers
cross of the Legion of Honor, the croix
de gueFre and the British order of
st. Michael and ST. George.
He lost one of his sons, Henri. in
the battle of the, Marine, while an
other. Pierre. fell as captain of ar
tillery in fighting around Verdun
The old, colonel, a very picturesque
figure. had been in his. younger day
military ,attache of the French en-
bassy in Japan and was, like all
other members of his family. an ar
The French marqufsate of his house
oates from the middle of the seven
teenth century, and at the time of the
revolution of 1880 the Marquis of
Pimodan OF the day, an officer of the
royal bodSguard, followed his soyer-
eign, King. Charles *, into Austrian
exile and took service in the cavalry
or thesdual empire. He rose to the
rank OF general and received the Aus
v sAtiG; VI IpuHL lTOIH NEJInDGIOI
Francis Joseph, but resigned his com
mission on the outbreak of the, var
between France and. Austria in 1859,
and, being unwilling to serve under
Napoleon III, whom he regarded as
an adventurer. and as a usurper, Of
fered his sword to Pope Plus TX. who
placed him In command of a division
of infantry composed of French, Bel
gian and English volunteers, most of
them men of birth and FORTUNE, and OF
sprinkling OF Americans Of much
the same status. He FELL fgh ting TAT
| the head of his menfaf NE -battleEof
Castel-Fidaro, deeply m ourned by the
Pontiffs who had become very fond
of, him. personalfy presiding at his
obsequies and himself writing the
| beautiful inscription that appears
upon his tomb at Rome. and bestow
ing the Roman. title of Duke of Rare
court to be. borne by his sons and by
every member of his family. His
widow survived her husband's death
until 1916. and Col. Claude. who has
just been laid to hfs rest. was her
younger son, He leaves two sons,
George and Louis both veterans of
the great war, to perpetuate his
name and honors,