Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1914 — Colonel Winslow Awaits New Diplomatic Seat. [ARTICLE]

Colonel Winslow Awaits New Diplomatic Seat.

Crown Point Star. Consul A. A. Winslow, who landed in this country a few weeks ago from his position in Valparaiso, Chile, on two months leave of absence, and who partially expected a transfer to some other place, hopping to be sent back to Belgium, is still on the anxious seat, on account of the European war, which seems to have changed the program in the United States in the way of diplomacy. Since landing here his leave has been extended to 120 days, but he is under orders to start on a voyage at any time and may possibly be obliged to go back to Chile. He has not voted in 18 years, but this time he has registered in his old precinet in Hammond and if not called away before election will drop in another ballot after the long recess. Having been heretofore stationed in Belgium for several years, the daily war news is very interesting to him inasmuch as he is well acquanted with that country, and the battle lines and cities battered down are quite familiar to him. He thinks the people of Belgium are a hard working, industrious nation, and when it comes to fighting there are no better soldiers, and he feels they would have remained neutral if their country had not been forced in.