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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In 1912 it was the Hon. J. A. Tawney, of Min nesota, who prevailed on ex-president William Taft to speak a good word for me to Mr. Guild, our Ambassador to St. Petersburg, who was at the time on a visit to the United States. In 1913, I was again put under great obligations to Mr. Tawney for securing for me a personal letter from His Royal Highness the Duke of Con naught, Governor General of Canada, to Lord Buchanan, the British Ambassador in St. Peters burg, to whom I owe a debt of thanks for the many kindnesses extended me.