Show distinguished diplomat dead washington john A kassou hasson former united states minister to austria died here on wednesday john A basson had been prominent in many walks of public since the days of th ill cill war ile he was a contemporary and colleague of garfield when the latter latte r was the republican leader in the house of representatives and had much to do with the training framing of important legislation of that period ila ho relinquished the legislative service to become minister of the united states to austria and later minister to germany and had bad a long career of diplomatic life |