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Show Mr. McCormick Is Promoted to Paris He Will Succeed Horace Porter as Embassador to thc French Capital. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 12. The official offi-cial announcement of Embassador McCor-mlck's McCor-mlck's promotion to tho Pnrls Embassy Is received with surprise and .regret ln diplomatic and official circles here, where It had been understood that air. McCor-mick McCor-mick probably would retain his present post during tho coming administration. Telegrams of congratulation began reaching reach-ing tho Embassy last night and today. Mr. McCormlrk received the felicitations of many of his colleagues of the diplomatic diplo-matic corps. Mado Many Friends. "While naturally gratllled by the manifestations mani-festations of President Roosevelt's confidence confi-dence contained In tho promotion to France, and although he Is not personally ndverso to the change on account of tho climate. Embassador McCormlck Is loath to sever his many pleaannt relations here and withdraw from such an Interesting field at this time Tho post of Embassador to Russia, at no time a bed of roses, owing to the peculiar pe-culiar conditions nlilnlnlncr here wftq ne- cullarly difficult during the eventful two years of "Mr. McCormlck's stay, requiring tact and Judgment of a high order. Slnco the outbreak of hostilities there have been disputes over contraband and other questions. ques-tions. Position a Difficult One. The difficulty of Mr. McCormlck's position, posi-tion, prior to tho beginning of hostilities, was distinctly Increased by the sentiment prevailing In America favorable to Russia's Rus-sia's adversary, but largely by tho maintenance mainte-nance of exceptionally good relations with Foreign Minister Lamscjorff and other officials, offi-cials, Mr. McCormlck was able to conduct tho negotiations and resolve the various Issues without friction, accomplishing at tho same time the more difficult task of practically dispelling Russian distrust of thc attitude of tho American Government. Govern-ment. Discharges Delicate Mission. Mr. McCormlck also discharged tho delicate deli-cate mission of presenting the KiBhlneff petition, although It was foredoomed to l ejection, and last spring, with better success, suc-cess, he reopened the question of tho recognition, without discrimination, of j-assporls Issued to American Jews, a matter mat-ter which Russia bus now favorably decided de-cided In principle, the first application being be-ing the incorporation ln tho recent German commercial treaty of a clause specifically permitting freedom of travel of Jewish commercial travelers. He also negotiated ihe cornoratlon treaty, and within a fort-!ilght fort-!ilght has Induced Russia to rccedo from a counter proposal offered by her as a substitute for Secretary Haj's original arbitration treaty. Leaves fcr Paris in March. Mr. McCormlck probably will leave for Paris the middle oT March. Several weeks will be required to put affairs at the Embassy Em-bassy in order for turning over to Mr. Meyer, the now Embassador, and making an extended round of official farewell lslts to member of thc imperial family fam-ily and of the court, members of the diplomatic di-plomatic corps and other officials, Mrs. IcCormlck will come at once to St. Petersburg to join In the formal adleux. |