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ABLES.
LATEST CABLES, (THROUGH REUTER'S AQINOY.]
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
GREAT RECEPTION AT. SYDNEY.
SYDNEY, June 16th.
FRENCH BATTALION
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 19TH, 1920
CAPTURED, SERIOUS OUTLOOK IN CILICIA:
PARIA, June 17th.
The Temps, announcing the capture of a French battalion in Cilicia, declares that_the_nffair_b_a bitter reminder of the difficulties of the Allies task in the Orient. Heavy responsibilities have been H... Senown, with the Prince of incurred, and those favouring the pulicy Waler-on board, arrived off the Hends are allowing events to take their course. this morning, escorted by Australian The Tompe urges the establishment at destroyers alongside and nereplaces over Constantinople of a Government recog bead. I was an imposing scene as the 'sed by the more reasonable elements ship entered the harbour between a sea-anong the Nationalists and more truly re- Lade of masken of watercraft of every presenting the mass of the Turkish nation.
escription. All the vantage points were
The captured battalion previously occu occupied by flag-funtering and cheering pied Bozanti, 33 miles north-west of Adana. humanity.
A Freach marching column in formation | succeeded in foraing & passage, and pro- ceeded towards the coast, but, when 12 miles from Adana, the shortage of ammuni. tion obliged it to capitulate.
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THE SPIRIT OF THE EMPIRE.
NAURU ISLAND.
PROPOSAL ABOUT PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS.
LONDON, June 18th, In the House of Commons, the second | reading of the Bill to copfrm an ngree- meat between the Imperial, the Australian and the New Zealand Governments to par- chase for £3,500.000 the rights of the Pacific Phosphate Company to the phosphate de posits in the island of, Nairu and Design - Island in the South Pacific for which
Great Britain has been given the mandats
occasioned an important debate.
Colonel Leslie Wilson, propusing the chat the second reading, pointed out island was inhibited with "intelligent Christianised untives who desire to remain under British rule. During the prace negotiations and the discussions in tween the Dominina" representatives, the milation found was that the administration should be conducted under the joint con- |
FAR EASTERN * CABLE PERING-SHANGHAI AERIAL
NEWS.
[ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
LI SUM LING RELEASED.
PEKING, June 17th.
of Finance, who had been arrested on
Li Sum Ling, employed in the Ministry
charge of divulging secret information was released last night
The political situation is unchanged.
(THROCOM 'RKUTER'S AGENCY.) CONDITIONS IN BRITISH NORTH
BORNEO.
· LONDON, June 15th.
vie SYDNEY. June 10th.
The city had been preparing for "weeks to outdo Melbourne's reception of the
LOOKING INTO COSTS.
BRITISH LABOUR DELEGATES IN MOSCOW,
RECEPTION BY SOVIET AUTHORITOES.
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Prince of Wales and scenes of warmhearted BRITISH COMMITMENTS IN trok of the Imperial, the Australian and not consider the evidence' gädnerd would alsurdly inadequate, as "will be seen from not stop us from doing this **
PERSIA. ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THEM...
LONDON, June 18th,
welcome were witnessed to-day. All dise
the New Zealand Governments, and that tinguished people, including the Governor- General, the Prime Minister, the State;
the Pacife Phosphate Company, which Premier, the Judges. Admirals, Gênerals
controlled the islands, should be bought qut and the minerals worked on a non- and Senators greeted the royal guest,
In the House of Commons, Yeplying to profit-making basis as far as the three The Prince inspected Digger" guards: fr. Charles Palmer, Mr. Bonar Law that Governments were concerned. of honour, and proceeded through four the Government fully realized the neces miles of decorated and chering streetssity of cutting down military expenditure 917 votes to 77, the minority comprising The Bill passed its second reading by The Prince halted and grooted a company wherever possible. There was no question Labour members, Independent Liberisks and of incapacitated soldiers,
of increasing our commitments in Mesopo-some Unionists whose attempt to commit Llamiz.az Popsia Car the contrary, the the bift to the committee ut the whole House. Government was endeavouring" to reduce for delaying its progress was defeated by
$215 votes 37.
At Admiralty House, the Prince of Wales shook hands with ten Victoria
Cross winners
At the Chumnwealth banquet tonight, the Prince of Wales paid a glowing tri- bute to the Empire's overseas "people, "and" said that he had been travelling in the Empire ever since peace was signed. The
them,
PERSIA AND JAPAN. HORE OF INCREASED TRADE.
Losvos, Jene 16th,
The Persian Foreign Minister, Prince
NO DIPLOMACY WASTED ON
PRESSMEN.
who
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AN ESTIMATE OF FEASIBILITY. *The Poking correspondent of Chien und i Far Eastern Finance and Commerce, con-
According to Russian Telegraph siders the feasibility of in arial-minilandgracy message from Moscow of Moy passenger cervica between Peking had 19th, an English Trade Union delegation aeroplanes, and still more she trig made the station by the Guard of Honour and a
- Shanghai, as follows:--
from England our Petrograd had arrived The arrival and departure of the Italian in Moscow. It was ceremoniously met at
to Tientsin and back by H.E. the British band," After reception speeches, delivered Minister and
a party of 3 others in a by the president of the Mogeum Sortes, Handley-Page "machine, on" which ' Mr. Kaniener, and the Trade Union Bader inrge occasion mails were carried in both dire Mr. Terner (Ben Turnery the English rions, have created a great deal of interest delegates at the head of a procession pass- amgat, Chinese, and raised seriously the through the city. As the bouquet given question whether an air mail and passenger in honour of the visitors, Mr. Tehitcherin, service could not profitably be ablished the Commissary of Foreign Affairs, said : between Peking and Shanghai Ie is al When you return to England you inust. reported that amongst the Szechwan mer learn how to create a new England as w chants there is on foot a project for est have hailt up a new Russia. Then you The Anti-Slavery nad Aborigines Frotee.lishing an air rvice between (hungking will share our ferfings and our delegates
and Shanghai, and a ompany is oven Me tion Society drew attention of the Colonialed to be in process of formation with a will be met by you in similar worroundings Office to the allegations by ax-officials and capital of 8500.000 for establishing such a to thosis in which we yon fo-day?"
Io reply, Mr. 'Hallsand said:
"We others in regard to the seizure of native
came here not to criticise your work. lands for rubber estates, the destruction Amongst those who are conversant with When we return home we will connhadict of native graveyards, and the improper the details of air service finance, the the lies spread by the onenie, of the frestuia; of natives in North Bordeo
Lord Milner, replying, stated that he did capital for this project is stored Soviet Republic. Even imprisonment with The next day the delegates visited some justify him in interfering with the admini e consideration of what a secire l stration of North Borneo by the British which for practical purposes would only be in connection with the arrival of the ween Shanghai and Peking would est, factories, works and Soviet organisations. North Borneo Company.
The Society, comments that Lord Milner covering about one third of the ground delegates, the following is a summary of and not say that he was muisland that the required by a Shanghai-szechwan service, the leading article in the organ of the
The distance between Shanghai and allegations were untrue"
Peking is roughly 500 miles. To establis Central All Russia Extentira. Committe
**At an effective and reliable service between written by Commissary Stekluff.
present we are no more the followers these two places it would be necessary to scholars) of the West, when we timidly BARON HAYASHI AND THE make print for doing the journey in tened to the indientious of the teachers. three ations, that is to say, there must ve are the rightful members of the inter- INTERVIEWERS.
be two aerodromes, intermediate” between
nation brotherhood, In some instances, Peking and Shanghai, and a fairly equal division of the distance would suggest are even ahead of our teachers, owing Tsinanfu and Pengpe as the sites of these, very favourable historical circumstances. Thus there would be two terminal and In the past we have learned much of the Baron Hayashi,
West; we are certainly indebted to the recently two intermediate aerodromes, four in ail. Wik appointed Ambassador to Britain, arrived
If the requirements of such service he Western European workers, ht that time in Kobe on May 31st by the U.S. K teamer based on, say, 20 journeys ench way per ahead of us; but now, we can reciprocate. Harbig Mara from Dairen, the place of month, there would be neerary an equip. There is something to learn of us. his last appointment is Governor ofment of a Set of 12 machines, hangar At i monens when the British hour- Kwangtung province (lean territory), accommodation therefor, workshops, petrol gengis continned their hostility towards As a dipomat he is of a different type and these could not be provided for mich ian and English workers must be regard- tanks, lightlane and ether equipment, Russia. this friendly meeting of the Rus from ordinary Japanese diplomas, and he is considered by Japanese journalists to less, if any less than $1,000,000. (On this nd as a demonstration of great tigai- be a rian most difficult of access, says the basis the necessary initial expenditure for feance." Supra (runice. He is not sociable, even the Shanghai Szechwan service would work The British Delegation was un May 18th ett hemour when Press representatives the proposed company.) The annual inter inspection was conveyed in a speech de paper reporters. He was in his most ret the 8000.000 said to be the total capital of Garrison. The impression made by this proceeded on board the steamer to inter- en charge on a million dollars would be Hirered by Ternir ( Ben Tumer). Fre view him on arrival at Moji kist by
sident of the Delegation, who said that if Without going into the minute details, one of the unwelcome interviewers whether the report was well-founded that a secret it may be reckoned that the staff required in front of him, instead of the Russian ariny-there-had-bear-the-Brithh Army, it treaty had been concluded by China with Pom the general, manager down to fore the Soviet Government, the Baron curtly bien and sailmakers and coolies would gam would have displayed a magnificent qui- aid that he was not in a position to ber abon: 50, and that their annual wages ment and would have looked more bril answer wuch an inquiry. On the subject bill would run to 8100.000. To this must liant than the Russian. of the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese added depreciation of engines and would represent an Army of shares. The Alliance, he ridiened the aden of making machines: cost of maintenance and fuel. Red Army was the only one permeated and imbred with the sense of the Prole- much of the problem at this late hour. He and other detatis of that kind. said that the problem had been under dis Correlating all the thinga with the tarian responsibility. It was possible that susion for two or three years. He went total distance to be flowy, a careful cal- British labour would on assist Russia in so far as to declare that such persons as elation shows that an air wrvice may conducting a labour struggle against the Were dual-witted enough en take up the reckoned as costing about one dollar per capitalista, matter: at this eleveah hour had no quali: tan milessing machines capable of curry-a feat.ont discuss affairs of State. He had ing a load of two tons, which is, perhaps, ↑ HISTORIAN OF THE WAR. no information to give the Press interstrip mattonici peking to Sila Profesor George Stuart Gordon. Who viewers, or it he had he was not under trip of a two-tonner from to Shang- any obligation to give it. If they wanted bai would cost $1.5x (the fun being 800 to neit information, the new Ambassador miles). to daratain" said, necording in the Taška 1 ASPECT OF FINANCIAL RETURNS. Fili Sick, they lad better become mem
All figures as to receipts are of course bera of the Diet first. Such an attitude conjectural, but for the sake of convent on his part was enough to offend the inter carried is pawenger or crew weight with ence we may reckon that half the weight viewers, nad high words finally arose be them them. An angry appeal to the prin passenger baggage. ciple of pobiras ullige cucited from the! A crowd of 5,000 invaded the guel and Baron a disclaimer to the title of gentle. Look out and lynched three negroes accused man. By this time the Press representa of attacking a young white woman. The tives apparently Bad been worked up into a mood in which their decórum was com crowd then held a couri and formally con-pletely overcome by their resentment, and Ficted the victims.
one of them exclaimed that Gonsuke (which is Baron Hayashi's personal name), was indeed less of a gentleman than Samanke
ter he travelled the more he realised Firouz, gave a banquet at Claridge's in Company shows that the number of pass. when in his best mood, at kat 10 bew out at something like $2,500,000 instead of present at the inspection of the Mos
what a privilege it was to see and live with the Empire's ton at the was front. His Royal Highnes, said it was the British subjects on active sevier who gave him_the_first_run_initiation into the spirit of the Empire. He owed them much for that along. He would never forget the : splendid impression they" conveyed of the fores and unity which made the British commonwealth of nations such a living.
invincible pas"F. British determination! which, won the war has everywhere been -handed"- down--by theip-pianoop-ancestors, ? who, by sheer grit and vision of judgment, bid built up British inscientions in times' of peace. He paid a tribute to the wi dom of the great statesmen and the ability of the great cobimanders who had wred the Empire, but recognised that the fact remained that the life of the Empire, its ebaracter and destiny, had been made and always would be made, by the peoples of the Empire, who conducted their own affairs. He concluded by saying that he was convinced that as Australia sfond by the Empire » would the Empire stand by Australia for all time...
NEW ITALIAN CABINET. SIGNOR GIOLITTI'S COLLEAGUES.
ROME, Jupe 10th. The now Cabinet has been definitely con stituted. Signor Giolitti in Premier and Minister of the Interior; Signer Sforza becomes Foreign Minister; Bignor Rossi i Minister of the Colonies; Signor Bonomi, Minister of War; and Admiral Bechi, Minister of Marine.
honour of the Council of the League of Sations
SUEZ TRAFFIC.
APPROACHING PRE-WAR FIGURES.
LONDON, June 17th. The annual report of, the Suez Canal
ages in 1919 was 3,990, as compared with 2,609 in 1918, and 5,088 in 1913, and ton
to the toast of the League, cordially agreed was British, un against 9,250,000 in 1916 The Japanese Ambassador, responding ages 18,000,000 in 1919, of which 11,200,000
with Prince Firouz' desire of opening comand 30,000,000 in 1913. mercial relations between Persia a
and Japan which at present were most meagre but he was confident that they would be increased soon as the result of improved i (contmunications.
BOLSHEVIKS IN PERSIA. «
WHOLE ARMY CORPS WITH SEAPLANES.
LONDON, June 16th.
A telegram from Teheran gates that the Balahovik Forces which disenlurked at Enzeli comprise a whole army corps with a squadron of seaplanes. They captured sixteen tank steamers, and are despatching them to Baku.
MELBOURNE STRIKE.- IMPROVEMENT IN POSITION.
MELBOURNE, June 17th.. The gas strike continues. The com panies announce that ample volunteer labour is available, and that the position is steadily improving. Thousands who have been indirectly rendered idle are resuming:
END NEAR
COMPOSITORS' STRIKE.
PROSPECT OF PEACEFUL 'SETTLEMENT.
LONDON. June 18th.
As a result of a Joint Industrial Coun- cil, the printing rindes and Typographica Association undertook to recommend the withdrawal of strike notices, and the
conference, embargo on over-time, pending further
ROUGH JUSTICE, LYNCHED FIRST; THEN TRIED.
DOLUTH. June 18th.
ASCOT RACES.
ROYAL HUNT-CUP.
LONDON, Juce 18th.
The weather was unsettled, but the going was good. There was a huge attendance, MELBOURNE, June 18th. The enginemen of the big electric power. Is the Royal Hunt Cup the result
and to-day. houses are resuming to-morrow.
WHEAT FOR GERMANY.
MORE IF AUSTRALIAN MUTTON IS BOUGHT.
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BERLIN, June 17th. The Fugische Zeitung says Great Britain
$80.000.
Be
But that army
to be the official military historian of the war, is an almost startlingly young man for a position of such importance, he having been born only, in 1881. Educatedi at Glasgow University. Oried and Paris, rarer of English language and litera- has spent some six years as tutor and
tur at Oxford, and a year prior to the Reckoning crew of
จ en war was appointed to a similar position Passengers, averaging 240 b. rack, rind at Leeds University. The outbreak of ho of luggage free (a very high allowance, as khaki with the 8th Battalion West York allowing rach
of the ten passengers 50 lb. tilities, however, quickly find him in
freight, human and material. Taking the one dealing with the retreat from Mons. a matter of fact), we account for a ton of shire Regiment, and among his, honks in
re present rail charges for a first-class Whether his comparatively slight military cost of steeping herth, two days' food and "perience has rendered, bim capable of (u name by which a bath-man is called). some incidental expenses, we may reckon dealing comprehensively with a subject of
Baron Hayashi was in a more genial
Passenger as a basís, adding thereto the
tl14:
cost of the rail journey from ich-magnitude and intricacy that po per-
group of newspaper reporters at Kobe. frequently more. Considering that by an production alone will tell.
and taken up two full days, though Kinglase or. Napier should attempt, his new appointment, however, he did not between breakfast and dinner, or between Hource of revenue that is very frequently When he was congratulated by them on his air service the journey would be done! receive their congratulations as other dinner and breakfast, the air fate might overlooked, and one which, from conditions if their congratulations were tendered from
be fixed at 100 per prevailing in China, ought to contribute inquiries, he said that the date of his $1,000, leaving 200 still to be villetted the bottom of their bearts. In reply to passengers each trip, this wound bring in service,
!
To send a telegram tron Peking to departure for his new post would not be from freight and mails. The asumption Shanghai coste 18 cents per word, and even faxed before his arrival in Tokyo, but he that there would be a full complement of if the message only ras to a single word, thought it would Be in July. As
regards t
mood when he was interviewed by another Shanghai works out al about son of less abilities than those possessed by
their Majesties being present, yesterday diplomata do, or pretend to do. He asked quite reason with a full complement of very materially to the revenues of an air
Was
Square Measure
Glanmerin
Starshot
1
3
The betting was 8 to 1 Square Measure; 100 to 7 Glanmerin; 10 to 1 Starshot.
Twenty-two ran. Three lengths separat has agreed to deliver 9,500 tons of wheated the first and the second, and four lengths te Germany in return for cash. A further the second and the third,"
SOVIET AND OLD TREATY.
NO CLAIM TO CONSTANTINOPLE.
LONDON, June 18th. In connection with the Timer statement of June 15th, a Copenhagen message offer of supply of mere wheat has been states that M. Litvinoff has denied that made, and is conditional on Germany's the Soviet Government intended to demand purchasing Australian, mution and bacon the execution of the former treaties, includ- for cash.
ing the Treaty of London of 1915, accordi ing to which Constantinople is to be given to Russia.
REGULAR ARMY. SATISFACTORY RECRUITING."
LONDON, June 16th,
SHIPPING CONFERENCE. In the House of Commons, replying to Captain Coote Bir A. Williamson and INAUGURATED IN GENOA that the supply of recruits for the regular
urmy was-stili ndoquáte- GENOA, June 18th
The International Shipping Conference has been inaugurated as a pection of the League of Nations. Twenty-fire countries are represented, including Canada, India, and Australia. The delegates Blso-com-
PREFERENCE IN WEST
INDIES.
FOR BRITISH COTTON.GOODS.
LONDON, June 17th. prised a number of shipowners and repre. (Jamaica) Legislature has extended Pre According to the Times, the Kingston
sentatives of the Seamen's-Unions
HUNGARY LEADS. THE BIRCH FOR THE PROFITEER.
BUDAPEST, June 17th
The Minister of Justice has introduced the National Assembly a Bill providing corporal punishment for male profiteers, with the maximum of twenty-five strokes with the birch,
ference-io-ention « goods, of the whale Empire.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.
COLONEL HOUSE'S MISSION.
LONDON,-June 15th.......
EARLIER CABLES. LEAGUE AND AMERICAN.
LABOUR
MR. GOMPERS' VIEWS.
·MONTREAL, June 15th- Addressing the American Federation of Labour, Mr. Ogden, a fraternal delegate from the British Trade Union Congre advocated an interactional organisation of the workers of the world, in order to for ther their aims and prevent another world
passenger.
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the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliansenger each trip from the beginning in the minimum cost of a telegram is 54 cents. anco no apprehension need be felt, hardly justifiable, and the possibility of The time taken for ordinary messages would be settled more easily than was each trip from the beginning is remote:
It collecting $600 in freight and mail tolls un varies from an hour to several hours. In ganernily supposed. It was a pity that not but many factors would soon serve to bring can be sent off from a business office in any camp it is very asidom that, a telegram. only towards Britain, but also towards the service up to its maximum capacity China or Bussin the fundamental prin
one of the two terminal cities, received in ciples of the policy of the Japanese Console of these may be noted.
the other terminal, attended to and a reply... erament were not fixed, a fact which ren- the two places could be done in a day, or
The very fact that the journey between dispatched so as to be received earlier than dered the position of those accredited to
the next day. a night, and the return journey if neces those countries very difficult To
speck frankly, continged the Baron, he had no two days, and without any dif- better knowledge of Japanese diplomacy than his interviewer- bad, and therefore he thought that it was not wanatural that
message
An air service would carry the almost as quickly, and vastly more satis
B working week over
the rotura business of coding and decoding, compress
a against the present necessity of. Factorily, for there would not be the long
if any serious business is to be done, ing and expanding, with all the possibili
d operate in the-direction of greatly ties of misunderstanding. The full
for charters should be suspicions of increasing the passenger traffic between message, without the intervention of coden Japan's intentions.
GERMAN PROPERTY IN /
JAPAN.
3+ mate.
TREMENDOUR MAIL ADVANTAGES,
two places. For whilst a business man and other adventitious features, could be hesitates to spend a full work away from sent as quickly-from the point of view of his business, even on a business trip, the the length of the working business day— Fact that be could do the trip in three and absolutely without any possibility of days, allowing a full day for the transac error beyond the human fallibility, of tion of important business at his terminal sender or receiver that is, to say, of perial Japanese Ordinance regarding the and importance of batiness and official matters it would be difficult to wargeti
point, would greatly conduce to his making Triter or reader. The enormous advantage The official Carette announces an Im the journey, And, considering the number of this for important business or for official disposal of the German property under relations between Peking and Shanghai, it the control of the Japanese Government..way fairly be assumed that before long
According to the Ordinance creditors there would be on each trip the full com The question, therefore, resolves itself against such property must communicate plement of passengers. This, however, stiil into this: would there in time be sufficient Mr. Gompers declared that it was piti Investigating Board within six months and freight and mail rates..
with the newly-organised Special Property leaves 1000 por trip to be collected in correspondence, between Peking and Shanghai to bring in a tail of £600 þer able that the United States had not rati, holders of mortgages must notify the
"MAİLS AND TELEGRAMS,
trip. If 25 cente cover were charged
iper fied the League of the Nations."
It is not always realized, however, that for each piece of correspondence, then Special Property Control Office within
American people without other entangling ward by creditors are dily established, air service would capture all the present would leave. 1,6 m. There seuns to be League Covenant were submitted to the present law describing the nature of such Air mail service, the present letter service in the necessary 3000; and even if the If the three months of the promulgation of the is reckoning the possible returns from an 2,400 pieces of correspondence would bring
between two pledges When such rights as are put for that points in fu from adequate
limit
of weight. wore 4 oz. per piece, the may be presumed that an total weight would only be 800 lb, which quastions it would be overwhelmingly payment will be made by the Property express letter mail, even ware the rates of registered parcel mail. There seems to be -adopted.
Control Office after deducting the expenses such a service double those of the present no reason to doubt that in course of time incurred for the control of the property.
service, for it, a communication is really such a service would pay for itself. How It should also be noted that those ap- important enough to be sent express it is long that course of time would be it is plicants whose claims are not recognised extremely likely that it would be import difficult to say; but the mere fact that a by the Investigating Board may socka ant enough to be sent by air mail if the service of this kind might not pay for some revision of the Board's finding through charge were even twice as high; certainly seare ought not to stand in the way of its ordinary legal proceedure."
if it were only 50 per cent, higher. The adoption. of the Vice-Minister of Justice, as Chief, naturally become part of the air mail, for a loss for early treaty wears, but in-
The Investigating Board is composed registered mail service would almost
The Ching Postal Service as-run t and twelve high officials of the Depart the risk of loss, especially from theft, is directly it added to the wealth of the comm- ments of Justice, Foreign and Home infinitery-les-But there is an additional try; for it facilitated bushes and the Affairs,
Continued as finit of nest column yame view should he taken of air services
in their initial stages..,"
On the Handiey Page Continental Air Services run in conjunction with Cie visit of Colonel House, who is now en route September 2nd, 1919 and April 17th, 1920, Tho Afatin says that the object of the Messagories Aériennes, Paris, between to England from America, is to persuade inclusive, 1,918 passengers and 66,318 lbs. Britain, to become a candidate for the of freight have been carried over Mr. Davis, the American Ambassador to
Presidency at the Democratic Convention. stance of 90,299 miles
a dis