It by some wild stretch of the imagination it could be supposed that Mr, Karakhan, was the doyen lof the Corps. Diplomatique, we should probably be introduced some startling innovations. For one thing, the language of the Corps, which is mainly English, yould' have to be changed to Rus-not on the grounds that Russian' is the only International' Tanguage, but because Mr. Karak-_ han (it is said) speaks that language only! But before that happened the! Corps would have reverted, except! fu the exigencies created by the! peculiar status of the Legation Quarter, to the loosely-joined condition of the Corps of other capitals.
'The reason why the Legations are not worrying themselves over Mr. Karakhan's status, however, is that with many of the' Ministers he has no official status at all. Most, of the Governments represented in the Quarter have not recognized Russia, and it is therefore idle to that they could ally them. selves with a Soviet Ambassador in any form of official discussion with' Ching, It is doubtful, indeed, who-_ ther they could discuss as Envoys! any matter pertaining to offal which their Governments are volved, even ceremonial matters,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.