Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-03
Country Proud of Diplomats
Of Type of Alexander Moore

| same gift for making friends that had
been so great an asset In spain. The
same qualities would have been no less
valuable in Poland, the importance Of
which country was recognized by our
Governments decision last year to send
an Ambassador instead of a Minister to
Warsaw. American influence and advice
have played an important part in the
financial and economic rehabilitation
of Poland, and Mr.. Moore's business
ability, together with his faculty for
getting on well with dictators, made the
choice Of him for the Warsaw post APP
pear ideal"
HE rose from a humble station In
life to eminence in journalism. diplo-
macy and politics, entirely through his
own efforts" testifles the South Bend
Tribune, and the Worcester Telegram
says of his career: western Pennsyl-
vania had known him as rough and
ready Pittsburgh newspaper publisher
and q more rough and ready politician,
whose acquisition Of newspaper proper
ties had betn largely by way of the po-
iitical route. The powerful MELONS lis
tened to him. President Harding both
liked him and felt in something Of debt
to him. So Mr.. Harding made the bat
tier Of the Pennsylvania political ma
chine into Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary to the Court Of
Madrid. And the battler-diplonaat
made good
Believing that sit was as O veteran
diplomat, not as political plum picker,
that he was selected by Hoover as AM
hassador to Poland" the New orleans
Morning Tribune lauds him In the
words: THE career OF Alexander p.
Moore held enough of happiness, of sue.
cess achieved by obstacles. Of variety
in achievement to inspire emulation in
the ranks Of two professions he followed,
Louis Post-Dispatch, recalling that he
was known in politics ''as an influential
person in Republican councils, who left
the party in the stormy days Of 1919 to
follow the blazing tran Of Col. Roose-
Yelt," concludes that death has ended
the varied career of Alexander p. Moore,
cosmopolitan, who lived on the happiest
terms with the world
He became diplomat, thanks to his
friend, Warren @. Harding, (" records the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, with the further
comment: "Serious-minded critics Of
politics shuddered when he was named
Ambassador to Spain. He COMPOUNDED
them all by applying his jovial qualities
so well that he made Spain all but for
HOb JLlB uUplCAS6LlL events OF 1898. he
found kindred spirit in King Alfonso,
who has not allowed the burdens Of life
to dull his zest Then followed a period
as Minister to Peru, where he again
showed his native diplomacy in helping
to smooth away the Tacna-Arica dim
culties in which the United States had
the ungrateful task of mediation. Good
fighter, friend and lover of his fellow
men, he leaves the world little brighter
because he always laughed q little at
things other people sometimes take too
seriously"
king Alfonso Of SPAIN" recalls the
Louisville Times "fancying Mr.. Moore q
typical American, 1t Is said, especially
liked the blum, hearty outspoken Pitts
burgh editor, He was jolly,
joclllar, addicted TO humorous anecdote.
lie faced aerenely world in which .,
smiling man Of sound sense is like.
lie counted among his frianE
at least one monarch"