Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-08-28
Folks Race
In Capital
Solumnist Helen Essary
Says One Has to Run
to Keep Up; Soviet
Diplomatic Shift Cited

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WaShington-Aug. 28-yo,, b,,o :,
running every second il
Washington. No, to GO, abe,d I
line. line. q saiiop, dUublc-Speed AT tn,
.uIhS' nand-springS at the waite
Ju''p Pius knack Of scrambling II,
u away "heh thrown. if you wan
u eel ahead IN the Washington race
fou nave To run in the Washing.
ION race. merly To stay where y1l
arc; iou nave To work the poor mind
ana the welcoming smile. the act o
showing everything, and the init.
mate anecdotes To Shreds. If vo,
DON'T, you will get ST. far behind. Tho
pack won't even stop To- snap al van
IL Will let you lope your lonely wny
into oblivion. ""'
10 prove my point-and I have
gone long WY round Ia do it-bu,
mats the Washington way-consi
oef the new Soviet ambassador Tn,
gentleman'S name is GromvL n
sounds like Il frog in the thront IN.
a well advertised garglc. Doesn't III
Try 10 pronounce Gromyko. | phoucd
inc State department for advice AL
though that sterling branch of oIu
government had no ruling for syI-
iaole accent or CUnSunant cuInria-
'loh Wflcn speaking the name of this
SurprlS" representative ui MIR. Sto-
l'ii' II dld intimate that you could
forget merely say "GruW-mc-ko."
You couldn't expect the State dc.
parument 10 know how To accent INV
thln3 or anybody Soviet ut tho mo
hlent. There's Uncle Joe still hidinu
out in Moscow. Waiting To race ntn
Berlin, SWiShing his sabre li';c tho
good CoSSack he is and cut off Hcrr
Iii'ieF cars IN person. AT least that's
what | think Mr.. Stain is huIdinp
OUT Tor. MY guess on the present So
wet MOOD IS as sound us anybudy'S
where was |? | was saying how
difficult II is To keep even mildly
au courant in Washington. We had
Just begun to get accustomed to Am
piSSador Litvinoff and his wife, Ivy.
AND now with this sudden change in
SoViet diplomacy in Washington we
nave To rush out and quickly bone
up on Ambassador Gromyko.
In my pursuit yesterday of facts
concerning the quiet Mr.. Gromyko I
came upon one interesting rcscm-
biance between him and Oumansky.
the Soviet ambassador who preceded
LltVInoif. Before OumanSky there
was Troyanovsky, jovial and popular.
There was Madame Thoylnovsky
making friends daily in Washington
Suddenly The Troyanovskys were
mysteriously recalled 10 Moscow.
From behind the diplomatic doors. so
to speak. there came the younger
Oumansky. After Aumansky h a d
done his Washington stint, there
came from Moscow another goo d
mixer-Litvinoff plus his dramatic
wife. Once again behind the diploma
TIC door comes a younger successor
-Gromyko.
] wonder if Ambassador Gromyko
will be very grand in the new So
Wet manner. The Soviet is going a
shade magnificent, with epaulcts and
things on its uniforms. And did you
hear about The goings-on in Mexico
City when the new Soviet Ambassa-
dor OumanSky. the same OumanSky
who was in Washington recently,
asked permission To present his Gre
dcntialS TO the Mexican president
replied that he would be delighted
to receive the Soviet ambassador.
and would Mr.. OlmanSky perhaps
like To wear sack suit? He would
like the call to be informal. Ambas-
Sador OumanSky answered quickly
that he appreci ted Avila Camacho's
suggestion about the sack suit. He.
however. would prefer to make his
first official appearance in Mexico
in costume suitable for Socket
ambasSador-full evening-dreSS, t.ilS.
white tie and such. So CARRIED he
did all call on the Mexican president.
] see no reason why Russia should
not proceed with style and Splendor.
Well do | remember that red-lettcr
day when Ambassador Troqanovsky
opened the red and gold palace on
Sixteenth street to the most elaborate
party Washington could remember.
II was easy to see that this new crowd
Of SOvictS. having come into power
that once belonged 10 the White Rus
Sims. meant 10 have Il chance AT
their leftover elegance If this were
not 50. why were the gold CANDLE
sticks still marked with the emblem
of the car rcposing on the mantcls?
Why the unlimited caviar and cham
page?
Why the thick red velvet carpets
and the roses?
Another qucstion-how docs Fin
land feel about the sudden change
of Soviet representative in Wash
ington? What woul be her chance
now for preservation as an individual
state. suspect that Finland, having
lived for centuries as close neigh
Dor to Russia, is not surprised by any
variety of Russia behavior. Finland
looks first to the White House for q
good break. The United States is the
only great power that has not yet
sold Finland down The river. so Fin
land bplipves