Show I He Speaks Language of the Diplomat Diploma 4 Wt 4 I y 4 liE HE WATCHED FORGING OF EUROPE'S WAR AVAR CHAINS A. A John Cope vice consul at Lisbon returns home Native of S. S L. L Returns From War Torn Europe Former Vice Consul at Stuttgart Germany Has Nothing to Say During Visit Home A native Salt Laker who spent seven years in Europe watch- watch of war being forged being forged and witnessed who many of the I early stages of the conflict arrived home Saturday with 4 nothing to say He is A. A John Cope former United United United Unit Unit- ed States vice consul in Stuttgart Germany now holding a similar post in Lisbon Portugal Plans to Return He expects to return to Lisbon at conclusion of a day 60 leave most of which will be spent in Salt Lake City with his wife and their year old son John and Mr Copes Cope's parents Mr and Mrs Albert Albert Albert Al Al- bert J. J Cope South Second West street and in Bear River City with his wife's parents Mr and Mrs Albert E. E Holmgren Mr Cope who had served an L D S church mission to Germany beginning in 1929 joined the consular consular consular con con- sular service in 1934 and was assigned assigned assigned as as- signed to Germany He was a clerk in m the consulate at Stuttgart later becoming assistant vice consul consul consul con con- sul and then vice consul Saw Hitler Twice In July 1941 when Germany expelled expelled expelled ex ex- ex- ex consular officials and closed United States consulates in that country Mr Cope was transferred to Lisbon Mrs Cope and their son who was born in Germany returned to the United States in inJune inJune June 1940 After repeated questioning about conditions ii in Europe Mr Cope finally lly said that he had an Uneventful uneventful uneventful un un- eventful trip by steamer and train from Lisbon to Salt Lake City that he lie had seen Hitler twice and heard him speak once and that unless he receives orders to the contrary he will return to Lisbon |