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Show NEEDS A REST. Embassador Gerard would ''like to steal a while away" and come home for a short visit. There seems to be some doubt, however, as to whether he will get the chance, for every time he thinks he sees plain sailing ahead the diplomatic diplo-matic wind shifts and another squall arises. Then he is compelled to remain re-main a little longer in order to pour oil upon the troubled waters. The post at Berlin has been difficult to fill ever since the war broke out and complications complica-tions bean to arise between the United States and the central powers, and no one will blame the embassador for desiring de-siring to get away from the cares and trials of his o f f ice for a short t ime bi-l'oi-r- the belligerent b. ";n to show ; -.ii of exhaustion and the r.ogutia- v ''j .--.now ;u-t what : art t u-.' .VnoruTin . :a -a adors wili lav in :hi-inij :hi-inij o:ta,it ::i::'.er. bur it i- r-'a --na i !e ! to suppose that the first overiuies will ; be made i h rouyh K;n ba-." ' r Pag1 or Pmba.i.-ador Gerard. it may be that ail our envoys at the European capitals will be called upon to round the ruling powers of the countries to which they a re accredited, for it is expected in many quarters that sooner or later the govern men t at Washington will use its best utlices to brin" the European war to a (lose. In this case the American m! i plou'.af s will have a grn t work to pi-.-iVnm in a r raneM n ?. the preliminaries. However, it is a trifle early to Lalk on M.ch matters, and no doubt Kiubassador GerarM ran be spared from his post a few weeks unless some new d isput e Isolds him in BerMn. |