Show wonderful tribute to J ruben dark clark jr the following high tribute is paid f ti our well known utahn J ruben clar jr present ambassador to mexico I 1 ff howland cox staff writer of the charif alan science monitor who recently returned from a visit to mexico to some citizens of the united stat i an ambassador Is a sort of glorified nab I 1 togged bogged out in knee breeches SIM silk steel ings jacket cut short at the waist wi ali 1 silk ribbon across the chest and so white t e ruffle s at the neck I 1 when it cow con to the duties of an ambassador mr cil ci cl l 1 yen shakes his head and declares r f r democracy mr air J reuben dark clark jr Amb assac r to mexico does not fit into into that in the first place lie he would not we knee breeches and in the second pla pia he resembles a banker behind one of t 3 alde atit flat mahogany desks in any f I 1 arri 1 I dt tract visualize a ph photograph to graph of T kocee so cl closely sely does the Amb assad T y resemble him the likeness is re markab 1 the presidents portrait hangs bangs close r mr clarl charlis Cl arlis s desk at the american ely E continued on r ise ige file 1 1 1 wonderful tribute to J ruben dark clark jr I 1 continued irom from page jaee one bassy in mexico city visitors comment frequently on the resemblance meet him ask him what about mexico and watch the short thickset body straighten listen to the voice grow deeper and sten sterner a aa it tells ot of the trials ot of the people the ambassador has learned to appreciate see the eyes grow thoughtful and the firm mouth grow firmer I 1 where Is the fairness in ill criticizing the cus customs tarris of 0 a us nation tion and a people with a viewpoint different from that or of the average man in the states he asks ast s why call the mexican Alexic tin laws wholly unjust because a foreigner cannot interpret inter piet them to hla his liking why cair a nation backward because its indians indiana are carrying on customs and traditions centuries old how flow he makes friends those are fair questions and the mans absolute sincerity cannot be doubted it one can watch the eyes so prone to twinkle and the mouth so ready to smile sternly dare contradiction the ambassadors seemingly unfailing knack ot of winning and holding friends stands him in good stead perhaps it Is his willingness to litten listen to the other fellows side ot of the story that endears him to the people of that southern republic perhaps it Is his entirely sincere desire to place all cases fairly before his rut nation tion and before the nation to which he be Is aan an accredited representative III illustrate Us this with an address he made one morning not long ago before a group of 0 americans in the lecture hall ot of the banco do de mexico they were from all corners of 0 the united states and like most travelers entering a foreign country tor for the first time had arrived with many notions nations and in a somewhat critical mood at 10 1030 30 he arrived with him was an aid his counselor perhaps the ambassador sensed the questioning s attitude of 0 his fellow americans ameris S As he sat there listening to the introductory words of the She presiding officer his rather quizzical gaze studied those 1 whom 1 lie he was to address and when he be a rose arose to speak there hashed flashed his bis lips a smile that seemed to ask well what do you want me to say it was a friendly smile a 26 smile so 50 genuine that before batore it faded his audience smiled back at him then he spoke ot of tile country and its problems in such fashion that for f r the first time perhaps his audience got got the other fellows side of the picture and when lie he had concluded they applauded for two minutes the man they had come to criticize minutes later alter he had gone a tall sellous american announced loudly it that man mail ever runs for president Pies Ples ident he will get my vote he belongs to the people he be ur them I 1 would believe anything he said whether I 1 d it or not that mans got sense that is 13 why mexico trusts him and why mexico Is willing to work with him and why mexico likes him I 1 who Is this man chalk called by mr dwight W morrow former ambassador I 1 the second greatest authority on inter national law next to mr john bassett qualification for anyone for one thing he holds the distinguished service medal I 1 awarded for work in the judge advocate generals office during the world war al also a tor for more than a year he was 1 undersecretary of state primarily how ever he be is a lawyer so successful teat that mr morrow called him to mexico to study atho the oil and land laws making no ends of a trouble between that country and the lunsted united states so successful was he that in 1929 he prepared a memorandum for president hoover and which helped to snuff out a rebellion brewing in mexico he was appointed ambassador to mexico october 30 1930 to succeed mr morrow to really know the man one must meet him in his home he has it a wife and a daughter luacine Lua clue see them and it Is not difficult to understand why the ambassador bas looks upon the world through clear friendly eyes they are a versatile group the ambassador bas with his hobby tor for photography mrs dark clark with her work among the needy of mexico city and the daughter with her music to hear them their heir tasks ot of the moment as someone aptly termed things out of the regular course Is to wonder how anyone at all can remain idle to maintain cordial relations between all nations Is not easy in these times and remain noncommittal the ambassador said as he sat in his office gazing through long french windows at a lawn neatly trimmed and banked with flowers acts are magnified either correctly or otherwise in accordance accod dance with ith what one happens to remark I 1 so he grinned reminiscently it pays pay not t to imitate tho the parrot who watched two dogs fighting and who after urging them on with sic ern em fide and sic em towser hopped down from his perch and joined the melee some moments later he disentangled himself climbed wearily back to his perch gazed at ills his disheveled self kind and remarked as the dogs trotted away side by side 1 I talked too much the ambassador works in an office carpeted with thick lugs and furnished like the library ot of a toe fine old american mansion heavy curtains hang by the long windows and on the walls above great bookcases book cases are photographs of former I 1 presidents here from time to time should I 1 the ambassador be alone a tall serious secie secretary tary appears to announce some via 1 tor ter arrived by appointment you would like the secretary here come the other secretaries first and second and otherl the counselor for morning conferences and here come the stenographers with their multitude of paper and letters requiring the ambassadors ambassador attention to the cor cori i approaching this office come sounds ot of typewriters or the tinkle of tele phone bells there Is a subdued murmur of voices behind closed doors one place more remains to meet him a public reception it is a brilliant affair in line the guests pass before tile am i i cassador bas and his wife pies presentations cn lations at such functions are generally for formal maland and stiff but with mr dark clark it Is like meet ing an old friend the ambassadors memory lor for names Is amazing often before his bis counselor presents a guest the atie ambassadors hand reaches forth its as he be remembers the person and recalls some pleasant incident happening not long ago from somewhere in a corner hidden by plants and flowers an orchestra plays faintly it carries above the gay laughter and chatter of the guests through the broad doorway of 0 the dining room a massive table laden with fruits and ices offers the chefs contribution hours pass the guests depart the evening wanes and one more diplomatic affair Is crossed off the calendar like the reception affair after affair Is crossed ot off the diplomatic calendar but still they come and they are ever needful of all the care and thought the american ambassador can give and so it Is that the united states finds itself fortunate in the possession of on one 2 1 man 1 a rl whose long training keen mind and winning v 1 n personality meets the problems that are daily part of the life hie of a representative of the united states in a foreign land |