Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
carol CORONATION
lh,:.>'e e|ON UNLIKELY
America ExpeO>
resented Officially " WI"
lister to Ruman!a.

Carols coronation as King Of EusI
mania on October Is will be Attended
oficially on behalf Of the United States
Government by the American Minister
to that country, Charles S. Wilson, a
veteran In the diplomatic service, ac-
cording to present indications.
A special mission to the ceremony
such as left last wesk for Ethiopia for
the coronation of his imperial majesty
Halle SelaSSie /, does not seem to be
likely, although a change in DEPART
ment of State plans might be made.
There is an American Minister resi-
dent in Ethiopia Addison E. Soutnaro,
also veteran diplomatic officer OF the
United States, but it.was deemed de-
sirable to send a special mission TO
Adds Ababa. capital of Ethiopia. instead
Of designating Mr. Southland to act. IN
contrast with the Rumaniah situation
England Sending SiissiOns.
For both coronations England and
some other governments will send inn
portant missions. One of the princes
NAV attend the coronation OF Carol.
while the Duke of Gloucester heads the
mission to Ethiopia, where the cers-
mony will take place on November 4.
The distance to Ethiopia, which
reached by going through the REQ sea
and thence into the Indian ocean.
makes 1t necessary for the missions TO
leave now to get there by the date OF
the event.
Because one branch of the Nile River
has its headwaters in Ethiopia. and the
Nile is vital to Egypt and the Egyptian
Sudan in both of which countries Eng
land has paramount interest, the at
tention London is giving to the cofo-
nation of the Emperor of Ethiopia Is
readily understood. The interest OF the
United States in that country is OF
more recent origin, and also OF more
importance, commercially, than many
Americans appreciate.
During the time Minister Soutnaro
has been in Ethiopia the question OF
dam affecting the headwsterS OF the
Bhe Nile. to be constructed by an
American engineering concern. has been
acute and apparently is settled In favor
Of the American concern after close
scrutiny by the British, who have
treaty with Ethiopia regarding the Nile
which they have sought to have IN
terpreted in a way to safeguard the
now OF water into Egypt.
U. 5. Wares Find Market.
American road building machinery
Arms also have been selling goods In
Ethiopia. and other American wares are
finding a market there, though as yet
the volume is not significant in COM
parison with some other nations.
The three men named by PRESIDENT
Hoover to attend the coronation OF the
EMPEROR include H. Murray Jacoby OF
New York City, Brig. Gen. William W;
Harris and Charles l.. Cooke, ceremonial
officer of the State Department. Ihey
are considered excellently selected to
uphold in the eyes of the Ethloplans;
with Minister South&rd, the prestige OF
the United States.
At Bucharest the browning OF Carol
will be given unusual attention oy az
the royal houses of Europe because OF
the hope they see in his restoration OF
turning of the tide back toward mon
archies after the disastrous recession
from nronarchisrn during and following
the World War.
The latest reports indicate that Queen
Helen's reconciliation with Carol wiii De
officially signalized Mt the coronation.
when she will become Queen.