Show Ambassador White Learns Something I 1 I I 1 I j tk I II I f I M z L I c L- L t 4 j f ft f- f t 1 1 I 1 I t sr m v J N M J S AMBASSADOR WHITE AND WIFE I llE HE SNUBBED TAfT I MANY YEARS AnD AO Now He Is s Sorry for President PresidentS S T Taft ft Will RemoveS Remove S Him O M 4 4 M 4 M I i M M M t 4 t 4 BY HY ALFRED HENRY RY LE LEWIS IS 4 5 4 4 4 Washington ton March larch 14 Am H-Am- Am- Am 4 4 bass lor Henry Is Is t to step stop stepi 4 i Q and U i iti ti ni I tU rs Hi Jf 4 the French capital There Thero Is Isa n a 4 4 morn moral in this po n C of Mr Sir 4 4 White White- and ad tho the story thereof f c 4 4 story which extends In Its chap chap- f 4 44 4 tel's over more than 20 years earR 4 44 4 should teach the reader to be 4 44 4 careful of or tho stranger tran er within f 4 4 his gates gales lest in that stranger ho he 44 4 4 entertain alt all unaware an nn angel el angelor 4 4 or 01 one who sprouting subsequent 44 4 4 wings Is to become an angel 4 44 4 4 40 C 0 M 4 M f 4 M 4 4 11 t O 0 OIt It was In 1886 Mr Ir anti and Mrs Irs Taft ha had Just been married and were traveling through Europe wrapped In those rainbow folds on sc sentiment folk called a honeymoon The TaUs Tafts In n tho the course of their enraptured ram rambles came camo to Vienna There they found among other matters malleIs of oC moment moment mo tao- ment more moro or less Mr Ir White The Tho latter g gentleman was secretary I of oC le legation legation lega lega- a- a tion Uon for tho the United states Spates tates at the big city upon the Danube It has over over been the custom o of Mr 11 White to transact his greatness at I Iother other peoples people's expense A mustard seed for manhood he likes cs power loves love position for the chance It offers of snubbing neglecting Insulting those who come come to lm l for tor official help or favors Also on this Vienna occasion of 1 he snubbed neglect neglect- ci ell ed Insulted the wrong folk Chanco to See Io This wa was some soniC of the unction unction- whereof where where- a of royalty would be the center coming I off upon a near afternoon Mr Taft Tat I thought hed he'd take the made Just e Mrs 1 Tart Taft to see sec it He lIe asked Mr Ir White to see ee about an Invitation To procure procure procure pro pro- cure such Invitations was not among amon things Impossible Mr White could have had hall them at a mere hint The opportunity to disappoint some someone someone someone one was wasP however too good Mr 11 White sent a note noto to Mr lr Taft It ran In practically these words I am sorry to inform you ou that I was unable to accomplish what you a asked ked The Tho affair Is vcr very exclusive The number of invitations is limited and they have been ordered only to th the persons of Importance and distinction distinct I enclose however tickets to the museum and trust that Mrs Irs Taft Tart and yourself our will spend a pleasant afternoon Mr Taft still Im has that White letter It has hns become although not flied filed the big document in what might be called the case casc of ot Ambassador White Mr rr White has hM forwarded forward tl tho the usual formal formal formal for for- mal resl resignation That was W done the moment l Mr Taft was Inaugurated and It arrived ed the other lay day It will he nt at once accepted although h such acceptance acceptance acceptance accept accept- ance will como come perilously near breakIng breaking break- break In Ing the ambassadorial heart of Mr Ir White hUe who likes his Job II It Is I well wIl too that others In our service abroad should know lenow tho the whys and of ot Whites White's dismissal al alIt It It may net act as ar argument with them for cherishing what Americans the breezes from time to time lime blow to their legation legation lega leJa the White the White fate before before be be- tion houses With fore tore them the they may he be taught to see and In behalf behalf be be- In each a coming pr president half halt of or their own future futuro get got politely onerously generously busy |