Show AN UNOFFICIAL OFFICIAL I NOBODY will begrudge Colonel iN House the pleasure of or his recent tour of ot Europe Whenever a a. plain American hobnobs with royalty other plain Americans inflate their chests 1 with pardonable pride and reflect that thc they hey too given the tho leisure and the expense ox- ox pense ense mone money could fraternize on equal terms with those that occupy the seats of f the mighty But In the case of ot the Presidents President's close friend everybody suspects suspects sus- sus he ho was armed with something more moro than his American citizenship and nd the ample fortune that Is hI his lii Colonel Houses House's chief claim upon tame fame is his unofficial but powerful Influence In- In 1 fluence with the Democratic party part In Texas exas His claim upon President Witson's Wit Wll- sons son's affection Is found In the circumstance circum- circum stance tance that ho he brought fort forty delegates from Iron the Lone Lono Star state to tho the Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Balti Balti- more convention riveted copper hogtied hogtied hog hog- tied Oed and otherwise bound to the Tilson Wilson Wll- Wll son on cause until the morning stars sang together and the burning lake In the Infernal regions became sufficiently congealed for tor skating purposes 8 All through the man many roll calls of the superheated superheated su- su convention the tort forty delegates dele dele- gates rates came to bat with cheerful regularity regu- regu arity larity for Mr Ir Wilson It Is not surprising sur- sur g- g Mr Wilson discovers In Colonel House louse attractive qualities other asso- asso elates lates of the Influential Texan have over o ook ed I Whether or or not the Tex Texas colonel was sent to Europe on a special mis- mis I Ion slon for the President the fact tact re remaIns remains remains re- re i mains most of ot the officials he met In inthe the he various countries considered him himic I the ic official represent representative tive of the American Amerlean Amer- Amer AmerI I lean ican can government What he said and did Id he said and rid did as the eminent friend of at the American President The he said were regarded as corning com com- ling ing ng from irom Mr fr Wilson and the remarks made to him he was expected to repeat repeat re- re peat to Mr Wilson He Ho was an ambassador ambassador am- am extraordinary and a minister plenipotentiary at large Though he was a a. private citizen he was not regarded re re- as such Persons dispatched on important missions such as Colonel House Is supposed sup- sup posed to have discharged can be appointed ap- ap pointed only onh with the advice ad and conent consent con con- sent ent of f the Senate of the United States There Is no such thing in law as a I personal representative of the dent ent Individuals having a a. commission signed by the President are em- em of ot the American government Colonel Houses House's position Is much like Jlko that hat of or John Lind who was sent to 1 Mexico although with less excuse since ince the United States was without representation In Mexico while an official official of- of American Is stationed In each European capital for Just s 's such ch duties duties duties' as Colonel House was supposed to dis- dis charge harge If It President Wilson finds himself unable to trust trust- Ambassador m Page In London Condon Ambassador Gerard In Berlin and nd Minister in Belgium the fault ault Is his own These men were presumably pre- pre of his own selection sele-cUon since he appointed them and the they are vested with all the power and authority provided pro pro- provided vided b by the approval of the Senate Whatever the transactions the theAmer AmerIcan Amer Amer- Amerlean lean Ican can people ma may have with the cOuntries countrIes coun countries coun- coun tries at war it will be more satisfactory satisfactory to tory to public opinion if irl handled b by representatives of ot the government Colonel House may enjoy enjo the Presidents President's Presidents President's r dents dent's confidence but the people only know that he is not connected with the government and ought not to be handling handling han han- dung its business |