A matter which is of vital interest to the whole Empire is the proposed appointment of a Canadian Minister to Washington, Since the return of the Liberal Government the name of Mr, Vincent Massey of Toronto has been suggested for the post. Mr. Massey is in every way well qualified, if a man is to be sent, There still seems to be some tainty about the advisability of wing " Canadian Minister to Washington to look after the interests of Canada there. The suggestion has been made by a prominent Canadian that a better plan would appoint a Canadian as British Ambassador at Washington when ithe post next becomes vacant, But while there are several men in Canada who would be well suited to {the position from the point of view lof Canadians it must be remembered that the training required for the diplomatic jecting and a new man entering th service to occupy such a post Ambassador at Washington would in a is the best customer of Uncle Sam Jand it seems that for the present fat least the requirements of the Jease would best be met by appoint ting a Canadian such og Mr. Ma sey to be Canadian plenipotenti Jat Washington. But it is also clear that the bonds of Empire would be /greatly strengthened by encouraging young Canadians to enter the diplomatic and civil services of the Empire, OwinG to the great demand received for reservations on the Trans-Siberian Express and the many disappointed passengers wh> [were not able to book owing to the trains being full, it has be jin future to run three trains Recentty the Ministry for Foreign Affairs received a telegram from the Chinese Legation in London, say's the Asiatic News Agency, stating that {the British newspapers there publish-Jed accounts alleging that the British subjects in Szechuan were ill treated the natives there who recently started an anti-British movement.
Special attention has since been paid {to the matter, and several telegrams Iwere despatched by the Governmess to the Szechuan authorities ordering hem to afford due protection to for~ \Scem revolved front Seochuan efoting ers, and telegrams have now
(sic) the British reports. The Ministry for Foreign Affaire has telegraphed to the Chinese Legation ist London: instructing that British newspapers be requested to make
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