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Show EMBASSADOR FROM GREAT BRITAIN HERE Washington, May G. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the embassador from Great Dritaln, although only hero a fow dayg hs successor to James Bryce, already-has shown tho snmo Democratic characteristics that endeared en-deared his predecessor to the capital, it dovoloped today that whllo tho em-bassador em-bassador was on his way to tho Chevy Che-vy Chhse club In tho embassy automobile auto-mobile yesterday tho chauffeur bo carao confuccd as to the direction. "Stop and we w ill Inquire the way," ordered the envoy, observing a young man approaching on foot. "Can you direct us to tho Chovy Chase club?" he Inquired of tho pedestrian pe-destrian who stepped In tho roadway road-way as the big car camo to a stop. Tho man was almost immediately struck by a car tearing cityward. "Are you TiurtT" asked Sir Oacll, Jumping from tho motor. The young man, who proved to be Odlo llowo, a street car conductor, off duty, protested pro-tested that he was not, but found his legs were Injured so ho could not walk. Desplto his protests ho was bundled Into the embassy car and whirled to his !iome. Sir Cecil hlniBelf lifted him In. Tho embassy will make inquiries into his condition today. to-day. The day the new British embassador embassa-dor to the United States, Sir Cecil Arthur Spring Rise, reached Washing ton, the senate committee on Inter-oceanic Inter-oceanic canals voted against the Root bill, which aimed to charge tolls to American coastwise shipping through the Panama canal. That Is, the senate sen-ate took a position diametrically opposed op-posed to that of tho British government. govern-ment. The most Important piece of work ho has beforo him is to convince con-vince the United States government that tho Hay-Pauncefoto treaty requires re-quires all shipping through tho canal even American homo shipping, to pay tolls. His task is thus mndo illlll-cult illlll-cult at tho start, and ho will have hard work to chttnge tho view taken by tho senate. The now embassador was well received re-ceived and showed that he might become be-come ns popular as his predecessor, who won his way into trie affections of the American people. |