The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
Capital Capers
BY GEORGE E

THE diplomatic corps. bristling with new am
IL bassadors and ministers, is returning IN
full force TO Washington after a more or less
lazy summer. Almost the only diplomats who
seem TO have spent the entire season in town are
Minister Finot Of Bolivia and Minister Borden
ave Of Paraguay. They passed the hot days
here. trying to explain satisfactorily why their
countries are at war. Even now, nobody knows
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Sir Ronald Lindsay, dean Of diplomats and
ambassador of his Britannia majesty, looks
plump and healthy-just back from England
with a new onyx and ebony cigaret holder. He
bellows a good many old English songs in a
basso profundo and was singing The Condo
liers" when he stepped of the boat.
The Irish minister, Michael MacWhite, has
brought in some Irish whisky and has decided
to spend the next few weeks at the Shoreham.
The minister Che kissed the Barney Stone, as
is his custom, while in Ireland) also brought
back a cargo Of new stories with which to en-
terrain friends this winter. The minister is one
of the best story tellers in the diplomatic row.
The new Brazilian ambassador. Senior Aran-
ha. has arrived in New York and gets to town
this afternoon. Great hopes are held Tor his
success. He's a real leader in his country.
Furthermore. he's fond of the United States
and has long wanted to come to washington.
Ambassador Troyanovsky Of Soviet Russia is
back in town. His lease has expired on his out
of-town house in the Blue Ridge mountains.
A NEW ambassador is due shortly from Mex
n leo. DR.. Roa, the present envoy, is well
liked here but wants desperately to return to
Mexico City. His resignation will be sent IN
automatically next month-the routine proce-
dure of all Mexican career men before the in
o,OnvafiOn Of O new OrnCi0pOt ONLY in this
case, Roa really wants to resign. No one knows
definitely who will succeed him, although several
names are mentioned.
Ambassador Rosso of Italy has returned after
some talks with Premier Mussolini, and Ambas-
sador Trucco is back from Chile. Cuba is send
ing a new ambassador and so is Turkey. Am
bassador Saito returns soon from Japan.
The delightful Faik Bey Konitza, minister
of Albania, is again ensconced at his apartment
in the Mayfower slipping his specially made
coffee and listening to his imported ~gramaphone,
after some weeks on the North Shore.
Austria's minister, Mr.. Prochnik, has Gained
down somewhat from the excitement caused by
reading the political news in his country. He
is now able to again wear his monocle.
NEINISTER MARC PETER of Switzerland is
WI still lurking among the Alps, but he will
probably return before n%id-winter.
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The Chinese minister is hopping about town
and drinking lots of soup. He is particularly
fond of the birds nest variety, and so seldom
ventures farther away than New York-where
they prepare it in the very finest Canton
fashion,
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Colonel Victor Mutt of ESthonia, whom no
one in town ever has seen, but whose name has
appeared for years in the diplomatic blue book
here, is about the only diplomat who won't be
here within a week or so. If one excerpts, OF
course. the Finnish minister, who is still in Fin
land. He villa would-be wit remarked-be
here at the finish.