Show PANAMAS S FIRST FIST DIPLOMAT Philippe whose latest portrait Is herewith reproduced will wi go flown awn to posterity as the he first nut diplomat Appointed by the republic of Panama As Ae 8 official representative of the republic lie lic In Washington he has hu been largely largel In time tha public eya em ever since ho pre presented presented seated his hla credentials Before Deore that Shot time line li he was WIS best belt known ns as rv a skillful French engineer who was wan I formerly en el engineer In chief of ot the Panama Canal CaMI company compan In Iii 11 ISSi 1814 lS he went to Panama from France and speedily proved him PHILIPPE self an nn adept In his hI profession solving the lie problem of the Culebra cut and Ind In III Inventing inventing venting A plan to simplify th the tho digging o ot of the tho canal M In is wide ly hy I known In tho the United States whither he Journeyed Journ ed some years CIU ego ago to negotiate late the tue sale of ot the he Panama Canal rights Ho lie HI attained not a t little Ito celebrity through the te part h he played In tho the defense of ot Dreyfus at th the trial at mit It Hermes The unfortunate was wan n ii 1 classmate of or the diplomat at atthe atthe the tho famous St Cyr Cn Military academy my myn n hr near ar Paris Minister U Is t enthusiastically outspoken In Iii his hI con confidence prosper that hat the tho new republic will wll |