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...Thomas, Secretary of State for the Colonies, stated for the benefit of those who see in the appointment of an Irish envoy to Washington the first move toward the establishment of an Irish republic, that the Government was convinced that peace and friendship could be maintained in Ireland only by the existence of the Free State as a self-governing dominion within the British Commonwealth and in no other...
...Soviet press reported heavy concentrations of Rumanian troops in Bessarabia. The Soviet Envoy predicted that the Bessarabians might take matters into their own hands. The war-cloud deepened...
...Office attempted to take up the question of a Sino-Russian recognition treaty where it was dropped following the Russian ultimatum (TIME, March 31). Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, Foreign Minister, relieved Dr. C. T. Wang,* the former Chinese plenipotentiary, and made direct overtures to L. M. Karakhan, Soviet Envoy. The latter insisted that unconditional recognition of Soviet Russia by China precede any negotiation. Discussion was hampered by the illness of both diplomats and by an attempt on the part of Peking students to force Koo's hand by staking a demonstration in favor of recognition. The Cabinet approved...
...vehicle contained the dress-suited form of Charles Beecher Warren, newly appointed U. S. Ambassador to Mexico, and a Mexican Diplomat escorting the envoy on his first official visit to President Obregon. The streets from the Embassy to the National Palace were lined with dense, silent crowds. There was only the sound of the hoofs and the carriage wheels, as the cavalcade, including the Embassy staff in other carriages, dashed past. The only cheers along the entire line of march was given by a small boy, who yelled: "Viva los Americanos 1 Viva el Senor Warren...
...Jesus of the Emerald" is a poetic version by Jone Stratton--Porter of the "Lentulus Legend" concerning the personal appearance of Jesus Christ. According to the legend, the Roman Emperor Tiberius Caesar sends an envoy, Publius Lentulus, to Palestine to secure information concerning Jesus of Judea. Lentulus reports the power and Influence of the Christ upon the people under Pontius Pilate. The Emperor is so much troubled and impressed by the report that he sends his master craftsman to draw the likeness of Jesus. This picture when shown to Caesar in Rome is so striking that he orders it transferred...