The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-12

Henrt-HAyo ana III
aren't popular
In this country. but apparently
they've grown accustomed to 1t
and accept the cold politeness with
which they're treated as something
necessarily incidental to their jobs.
Russian Ambassador Ouman-
sky's Washington career has had
its ms and outs. When the Krem-
Inns seemed TO be increasingly
friendly toward Herr Hitler he's
been cold shouldered. Contrariwise,
when Commissar Stains appeared
to be sfying away from the Axis
there's been an inclination to give
the formers envoy more or less of
the glad hand. Just now he's re-
garded somewhat freshly, but he's
used to it.
Admiral Nomura. quite recently
put in charge of Japan's Washing
ton embassy, is personally well
liked. Our relations with Toxic are
strained, it's true. Nevertheless,
there's an inkling at the state de-
partment that the bulk of the Japs
would like to be civilized if their
crazy military class would let EN-
be; that the nutty militarists are
the ones who raise Cain But
there's a distinction to be drawn
between Jap army and Jap navy
men. The cuckoo militarists domi-
nate the army, but the navy crowd
are pretty decent, according to
most Of our own Annapolis bunch
who've seen service in Oriental wa
tiers. And Ambassador Nomura's
an admiral. He also has a pro-
American record. Consequently
there's a strong inclination to be
nice to him as long as possible, on
the ground that he's a good inf1u-
ence. Hence his lot in Washington
isn't so miserable.
But CASTOR Henri-Hayes status
tooay is middling tough on him.
A Kind Reception
He arrived here initially as the
vichy governments representa-
tive. Though France had capitulat-
ed, Marshal Petain still was MAX
ing as good bluff as he could at
holding the unoccupied part Of his
country down at least to neutral
ity. He'd canned pro-German
Pierre Laval out Of his cabinet. On
the theory that the French, while
licked, hadn't gone outright pro-
Axis, CASTOR was received, if pity
ingly, in kindly fashion-perhaps
all the more so because we were so
sorry for him.
Now, though?
Vichy hasn't merely blown up.
Indications are that it's actually
flopped-or is about TO do SO.
Poland's government and the
Low Countries and Denmark's and
Norway's and Greece's and the Bal
kan countries mLscellaneously Ell
Their have been chased away from
home or are being dictated to from
Berlin. Yet their original embassies
and legations in Washington still
are recognized as the real thing.
Their heads are welcomed at the
state department with open arms.
Secretary Hull even concluded a
treaty with Danish Minister de
Kaufman, and when Copenhagen
repudiated it, Secretary Hull SIM
ply said. In effect, That repudia-
ton doesn't come from Copen-
hagen; It comes from Berlin. What
Minister de Kaufman says goes"
Oh, those diplomats are as diplo-
matically potent as ever. so far as
Washington's concerned. They're
patted on the back. They're invited
TO swell functions. They make
speeches. They can violate Wash
lngton's traffic laws and the police
can't call 'em to order; they're pro-
tected by diplomatic immunity.
The German and Italian and
Russian crews aren't so well liked
but, as previously remarked.
they're used to it. And Ambassador
Nomura is liked for himself alone
up to date, anyway.
He Gets Warnings
Am sador Henri Haye,
though? What does he get?
State department warnings"
and nothing but.
He's told that IL Admiral Darlan.
who's considered here as having
virtually supplanted Marshal Pc
; tain at Vichy, goes Enthusiastically
over to the Axis (Which he acts
like doing) it'll be up to us to seize
Frances West Indian islands and