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Second News Section IElLt ylllCj Pillttt1D0 " Sunday, January 26, 1913 I
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&PECIAL CABLES FROM "EY""Q TTTIVT "PA"1!?" WEWS GATHERED FROM I
I OLD WORLD CAPITALS JF VT.TN iriljlL ALL f ARTS OF GL08
I IE RULES II
I BB1TISHP0L1TIGS
jnionisls Threatened With
Annihilation ; New Party
May Result.
ft)ME RULE ASSURED
jwfessional Agitators Cause
Ik Unimportant Opposition
jap. Ulster, Says Candidate.
By PHILLIP EVERETT.
jiKlal Cablt to The Tribune.
ONTjON, Jan. 25. There is nothing
.iKoionous about the political situation
jjMfrngland Jubi nov. Politicians of all
flKni lire In full Jictivlty. for a great
TKlo la going- on and great Issues aro
Eakc. The Too camp lu Hko an ant
M disturbed by a sudden invasion o!
iKstlle tribe of fighting ants, and the
IWte-rf of England aro watching tho bat
with great Interest, though they are
JgBVrri-.m imdcruandinc the real cxpla
pu of IhL eruel .strife which threat
iMto mealier the formerly su united
Kfcoiirtc It all poos, back to the time
Jm7 Bonur Law was ehoscn to till, lem
kNBrlU. cvono iiuped. the position of
yW13alf0ur. beeauvi none of thy two
TM" orlqliuill:' seeking th- leadorhfp
riWia- strong enough following to down
Libthcr.
fliM1. llf: uncipcetcd new dignity "-ailed
"'il dorm, nt and unsuspected qualities
-imhe' makeshift leader and lu spite of
Mils blunders IJonar Law managed toj
TBbr a eotTie r admirers around him
fijKom; of tho original candidates for
'"Tory leadership. Austin Chamberlain.
. jttbrurily joiiu-J huiuhs with the forces
IklWl'. l& In order lo annihllato ids
lK? dangerous i-mjini. Walter Lonrr.
I IKwiis then U':H Alfred Harms-worth.
" Iftr known an Lurd NortheHfTc, thy
JJMpzvM king of ISuglund and owner
:,pic Dally Mail and the remnants of
'Boncc famous and respected Times,
's into the rin?: lie laid no claim
SKlng anj thing but a practical bual-'"-hnan.
but he winded recognition of
tiJm fBervice he had done Iho party
1 nMlgh hlf press 1 1 had pielrcd out
ftBjBlinSiir the ofli'-e of postmaster son
'!iKwheu Ihf 'onsorVallvt: parly s-iiould
mB' t Power, ai.d he l a man who
"flM:iihtomel to ei v.hut lie wanlM. I3ut
,;:,,Wful not eOuiue-i on tlx- .stubLornnos.M
J) Khar Ja" and Law. who had taken
"M'" tfl Jord N'ortlnlllfe.' unknown
PjJMiat rrusuii, would promise him no
0K1 NortheMTe then went to sco
"tir Long, who promised him any
jjKlU'c wanted If ho would only use
jBtosk lo erush lionai- Law and Austin
swujei'lalii. si as l-j Icvc himself the
' .candidate for I he leadership. Norlh
jlwas willing and immediately went
-tK' make- it hot for Ii'onar law in
'iBtf vapors, from the Times downward.
'Willis point Ihe slorin broko out
ttifimp. und Ihc public fiinl. became aware
Littrrlll In tin- Unionist lute.
S IBBc; conservative presu arranged Kaelf
."Kttln array and the editors rapidly
thcmsclvc. Northcllffe's former
'."lil hfiehman. Garvin, editor of the
i, iBjMull Claette, becoming the general
.....jLBoarnaiid of I he opposing army. Gar
altllude needed a lot of pluck, for
' ellffc l;j a. d;iiige.rous man to cross-.
'""U" l''"'e-a gallantly rushed lo Gar-
''jBiild. fro all nan well.
,.iM'Birel''Xi of thy controversy is, of
:K well known. .Seizing qullo a
.--WW looking little sentoni-e, the Dal
dgVl trul iiciii.'iphored forth amazing
wretntloiiH, and tho sjend wa.s sywn.
t jmTlII'v" It hah been zealously watered
iHi ibHtered: and Iho bloom will be eith
Kanar Law's rultniation or N'orth
AlB1. (and, Incidentally, Mr. Long and
liBWiy'y) collapse.
WPWcffeet of this Internecine strife Is
'pjlinni i Hi n of the Uidordst .skeleton
.V cupboard, uamelv. fooil taxes
2& VHP ama:'-liipr admission lhaL only IV
itlrafi Bjiit (according to tint Tinier) of the
members arc sujjporlers of tho
sBtc f'liambtirlalnlo schemo or tariff
ttMtim?- Thix 5r pi'obitbly lncom-ot. but II;
.reit that Uouar Law is leading a
""i"!B' a minority, however, wiilcli will
ctiBjt'lcrcc and formidable In resisting
''fey iVT" tllc lna-',;'I'lty ;w tI''- U1"
ht jfc,tho, p'rohablllly Is Ihat wo tnay
rd41"Jc(s a bruak-away. atul tho for
t;oiral1 entirely new party; and tho
..ft1,0" l'-'1.' already be'u madn to la-
' tBft"u "National" or "I mporial" par
c?BJfr8 vumoivd that such an oeeur
otofl' Pyould be tho signal for a great
je,...Mjpr from the JJboml parly (within
psc of commonst to the "'No Food
feolJoii of tho Unionists, and, In
MVV tho apostasy of a, prominent
CV K..r "'c present cabinet.
tm Jfovernment, however, ia apparently
i IK tylu advantage of tho Unionist
""Ttv i forco "nother election. It
a pDa.bly tako pluje about tlm time
flrt.c!!ra,1Cl! act o'loflts aro d"u: to
10 PX0?' u!ld t,lc SovcruiTicnl would
,,tr tfe.u'Pl In tho circumstances.
. Bfuly result will ho an oponing Tor
.BJParty. for the 'Unlonlsu:, If sub
"iMt0 uu: a fusillade, would be uhat
JBPpvcr to rise again in tho same
lS. 1 V'Q luivo lo liavo an clecllon
3Clil Bpi'Unn a niont.h or so, of course,
Jdopund.'i on how matters go with
,.' X? Prty. jf iho two factions sue
' riJiRupatCMlnP "li their difficulties it
.rTK0 c.V-'edlngly ujiwltsc, ihtt gov
ntf, 'r FCHlia(!S' to burden and upset
vaJiw" BbnU-y with another campaign.
.'lVBla. T10t result In lncreoIng vurv
'"'MPy tb-o government's present ma--'J1
the houso of commons, which
A m ME'CQt for nil purposes. Tho pus
BH,Bitl0 home rnlo bill Is a fvrc
m. f Bpocluslon ami tho spilt In tho
SlnKr Vu I)al'ly has caused the
mti ""rnatlon a.monjy Uelfast
iBK1" reu-llz ta-t tho game is
m loiTBffr no thcr reason than because
Bt 4BR!?cri "Iting." Sir Edward Car
CBJllust told them so.
t'"'vBE'i reslatanco to homo rule
XK- never amonted to much
j.&W6it noVor lia-vo been noticeable
t nnHi"o constant excitement stlrrod
m .BflI,SlrofeH8lo!al agitators. TJel
JU Ulster ProtesLantK have really
W BJ.nR f-'a.r of a Dublin parliament
, , i JBfcv5' strong impression lias been
i !fl BL,,at Mr- tavld Tlogg, a staunch
'TOiiKi Jan a,,d a Prominent man. with
601 "''jomciit'u hesitation accepted the
-..vTMFy,in,,1& an il Nationalist cnndl-
''' Londonderry,
'BMi11!? dreadful threats that you
i". through tho papore,'' eald
UUl other day. "amount to a
.Mai 'Rn0oa,nd ,lobody her0 tuUes them
JC1 J)RJ ' The? ur" Imply atagcj cf
decfi'JSiBfe. lm ,f? trow dust in the
on IR5?t P.rlllHl People. Six months
eS. v.Lh 11 I)arllament has ascm
fust 10 ..KHbU? 'Jvcrj-body in UlsU-r will
At-"-'mLto ?HU' t0 iL willingly. All the
.DeSSBBS-' d,lf! L-iilonlst agcntH,
' " I'rofessionul ijoIIiI-
Photogr aph. Whick Kaiser Is Distributing' to Disprove
Reports That Members of Royal Family Are at War
T.mS pbotograpb of tho war lord and Lis six lordllngs I13.S been sent broadcast through tho Gorman empire this, undoubtedly, at Ihc haiscr's inspiration. Tho pictnro o tho einporor
and L:s sons, walking shouMer to shoulder, is designed to refute tho -whispered minors that tho emperor's severity has estranged his sous from him; that there have- been bitter quarrels
between Jiiiu aud theui which, ended only ivhen tho oniporor exclaimed iierecly; "Not only am I your father; I am your sovereigu. Obey mo, or " But this picture seems to say: "JloreV.
arc vour kaiter and tho men of hit; flesh and blood. United as every German family should bo, they form tho IFaiborlaud 's lirsl Una of det'onso.!' His sons aro ranged next to the father ia
the order of their birth, from left to right. 2sTcxt to tho Icaisor is Crovrn Trinco-William, T.Thom his father banished, in efl'ecl., from Berlin for too plainly demonstrating his political opinions.
Tho crown prince is 'M years old. Jext in order are: Prineo Bitel Prcdoriclc, '.'JO' years of ago; Prince Adolbert, 20; Prince August William, 26; Priueo Oscar, 25. and Prineo Joachim, 22.
PUS SOi IS IE
1ST 10 ROYALTY
Several Crowned Heads of
Europe Will Pay Visits lo
Gay French Capital.
!
Special Cable to The Tribune.
PARIS, Jan. Now that tho presi
dential election is over, wo arc beginning
to forecast tho crop of royal vlslloru to
Paris. The J9 13 crop lookH unusually
promising, and unless the dire prophecies
of a European war aro lullllled we, shall
sco more royal personages wilhin tho
wall of Paris than in any year since
the birth of the republic. Tito king, and
queen of Denmark will probably be the
first roya.1 visitors to visit tho Palais
Ulyseoi-. und unless t.ho dreaded revolu
tion breaks out in Spain youii King
Aiphonso and bin queen arc to follow
vmy shortly after. Aiphonso, na every
body knows, has always been a frequent
visitor to Paris?, and known enough about
this city to earn his living us a tourist
guide, should his subjects decide to dis
pense with his services. But his coming
visit will bo an official one and will bo
tho visible Klgn of the friendly relations
between the two conntriew which were In
augurated bv tho Franco-Spanish treaty
and will be celebrated with imposing
ceremonies, chief among which will be
a gigantic military rcvuo at Longchamps
and a gala performance at tho Opera,
to both of which functions tho young
monarch and his queen will ride In state,
undeterred by fear of anarchists.
After Aiphonso, the king and queen
of limjland aro to pay an ofllcial visit,
and this will probably bo followed by a
visit or tho four Balkan klnga ferdlnand
of Bulgaria, "Peter of Servlu, Georgo of
Greece and Nicholas of Montenegro in
a body. All of theuo monarchs aro
unrtlouii to show their appreciation not
only of tho valuable diplomatic Mirvlces
and slaunch support France rendered
their countries during the war with
Turkoy, but also of the generosity with
which the people of Kranco invested In
Ualkan securities at an exceedingly criti
cal moment, though the government be
fore tho war tried to prevent It by re
fusing to lend Bulgaria money, lator
on, when Turkey's weakness Decamo cvi-,
dent, official Ifrancn clinnged its view, and '
It Is quite, approprlato when Kranco Is (
now culled tho "Eanker of tho Balkans."
It hi rumored that King Nicholas of
Montenegro is trying to persuade Ids
son-in-law. Kliur Victor Tihnmanuel of
ItaJy to como io Parle simultaneously
with the Balkan kings, but It hi hardly
reasonable, lo expect lie win como, as
Germany and Austria might take offense
if tho third monarch of tho triple ulll
ancn did a thing which might he Inter
preted us disloyal to the alliance.
But even without the visit of the king
of Italy wo shall have enough opportuni
ties to basic lu tho rays of royal sunshlno
and maintain tho popularity of this olty
among kings oven In tho year of tho
kaiser's Jubilee,
Bule Demands Politeness.
Special Cable to Thtt Tribune,
mSKTjfN. .Tan, W. One of the rules dis
played In tho restaurant attached to a
well-known JSerlln theator readu:
"On payment of a guest's bill, waiters
In tlila estubllhhment aro expected to say
"fhankb,' cvnji when no 'tip Is given,
"violation of this rule will entail a fine of
G cents,"
SHOULD EBEHT
BE BOM Li?
French Jurist Says Marriage
Is Often Mainly Matter
of Money.
Special Cable to The Tribune. i
LONDON, Jan. 23. Should an en
gagement to marry bo made a civil con
tract? This question Is asked in consequence
of the remarks of a French judge in a
recent breach of promise case.
"Marriage," ho said, "ia no longer
baaed Kolely on lovo. It ia mainly a
matter of monoy. T;t -would therefore be
moro satiufactory If young couploa wcro
to follow tho American custom and
draw up a contract with penalties in
case of a broach."
A civil contract would not prevent Ht
igatiou, as should it bo broken, ono side
or Ihe other would Hud reasons lo fight
if any money wore iuvolved in llic
matter. Various opiuions on tho sub
ject havo been gathered from different
people.
"A man who would bo cold-blooded
enough to draw up an engagement con
tract and to discuss tho damages of a
possible breach would bo cold-blooded
enough to ovado tho obligation," said a
prominent public man.
"I certainly do not think a civil con
tract vfould bo good," Baid a well
known journalist, "bocauso it would
destru3' all. tho delightful irresponsibil
ity and romance of an engagement. Jt
15 quite time enough to bo soriou3 when
ono is married, and. then ouo must bo
serious, V
A barristor gavo his opinion as fol
lows.: "Jf a man and woman choose to be
come engaged on a frankly commercial
basis, with an agrcemont that if ouo
wished to break oil tho engagement
tho one who did so should pay the other
a llxod sum of money, tho arrangement
would bo legal.
"1" think a court with such a docu
ment in front of it would very narrow
ly scrutinize it to sco if it wero genu
iue; but if it were 'found tp bo genuine
I do not boo anything against such an
agreement, which I think would be en
forced. "It io certainly not tho policy of the
law to koep together ougagod couples
if ono changes Lis or her mind. Agree
ments as to tho monsuro of damages
after n broach aro, of course, perfectly
legal, and 110 novelty. Such an agree
ment before a broach would bo a nov
elty, but, I think, valid."
"T do not think a civil contract
would make an engagement an3' mor.o
binding," said a business woman, "bo
causo tho marriaRo contract, although
so serious, is disregarded and can bo
evaded if ono or other of tho parties
bo On determined. There is no doubt
that lnouoy is considered in matrimonial
alfairu move than it used to bo."
Sovoral woineu were indignant at tho
idea of a civil engagement contract.
"A woman should never marry a man
unless sho loves him." Baid ono, "and
if eho loves him she trusts hiirt, 1
ACTOR CKED BY
STUDY OTKISMET"
French Star 'Absorbed in
Arabic Customs Through
Role in Famous Play.
Special Cable to Tho Tribune.
PARIS, Jan. 25. Sluco he played "Kis
met," and even before that, M. Gultry,
the foremost IPrench actor, seems to havo
bocomo a pure Arab and a Mohammedan
In spirit. When studying his part In
"Kismet" ho a9ked an Arabian gentle
man called jf. Bltar to come and aee him.
Itf. Bltar found him draped in a whlte
bunious, ids feet In sandals, having just
apparently emerged from a Turltlsli bath.
Gultry Bald that ho wanted Bltar to
teach him straight off tho necessary
words of Arabic for "Kismet."
"What does an Arab say when In great
grief?" he asked. "An Arab says,
'Aouah, oua, hasralah.' " 7. Gultry re
peated the words straight off with a pure
Arabian accent,
M. Ditar says that the Arabian letter
"h" la tho most difficult for any Euro
pean to pronounce. It generally takes
years to learn, and many never Hucoeed
In learnln;r it at all. ir. Guitry spoko It
like an Arab at once. Ho hau also learned
to 3ign his name In Arabic. Moreover, In
subsequent meetings, M. Bltar talked
over tho Koran with him and discovored
hlni to be a Mussulman at heart. For
Instance, M. Bltar romarked, "Moham
medans hold that woman lu not n person,
but only a thing." "How right they
aro!" fervently answered M, Gultry.
LIVES IN POVERTY
TO BUY' MEMORIAL
Special Cablo to Tho Tribune
-GJUiVEVA. .Tun. 2S". A widow, aged 7G,
Mine, ironegger of the village of Brem
gartun, Canton of Argovle. has lived In
great misery for tho last fifty years, and
practically wasted her life in order to
buy a present for her commune huforo
lilic died.
Tho widow's strange self-sacriflco came
to an end when sho presented a large
clock worth .$4100 to the commune, to ,be
erected in tho steeplo of tho old church.
Sho had saved tho amount penny by
penny on an average of $85 a year, dressing-
au n beggar, and often starving her
self during tho fifty years past.
Kvorybody was surprised when It be
camo known that sho had saved such a
large sum. After the formal presenta
tion of tho gift, Mm a. Iloncgger said that
sho had gained th object of her life, and
that "now death did not inalter,"
Bticks by Husband.
Special Cable to The Tribune.
.LONDON, Jan -'15, In a ease In which
a Colchester married couple woro
charged with theft the wife handed In a
statement In which oho said: "Will you
ploauo give nio tho same tlin0 as John,
us I shall have nowhere to go until ho
comes out of prison."
would never ontor into any engagement
contract. To people- with" any romance
in their nature such au idea would "bo
diutreusiug." ,
GIRLS iE ADVISED
niiCOIUCT
English Vigilance Association
Issues - Warnings Against
Wiles of White Slavers.
Special Cable to Tho Tribune.
LONDON, Jan. 25. Pamphlets of tho
National Vlgllanco association contain
ing warnings against tho wiles of tho
vrhlto slave emissaries, aro being offi
cially circulated among tho girls at the
London telephone exchanges. Girls aro
warned:
Never to speak to strangers, men or
women, In the street, in shops, in sta
tions, in trains, In lonely country roads,
or In places of amusement.
Nover to ask the way of any but of
ficials on duty, such as policemen, rail
way men or postmon.
Never to loiter or stand about alone In
tho struct.
Never to accept a stranger's Invitation
lo join a Sunday school or Bible class,
even If the stranger Wuars the dress of
a sister or a nun, or clerical dress.
Never to accept a "lift" offered by a
slrangur, In a motor car, taxlcab or any
vehicle.
Never to enter upy house, restaurant,
or place of amusement on tho Invitation
of a Mlrangcr.
Never to. go with a stranger, even If
dressed as a hospital nurse, or believe,
stories of relations being suddenly taken
ill, this is a common device to kidnap
girls.
Never to accept 3wcets, food, a glass
of water, or smell flowers offered by a
stranger.
Never to buy scents or other articles
at the door, as so many things may eon
tain drugs.
A girl Is advised,-when accosted by a
stranger, to walk au quickly nu possible
to the nearest policeman.
CLEVER MASK COVERS
FACE DISFIGUREMENT
Special Cable lo Tho Tribune.
1'AlvJS, Jan. '2u. A. man whose face
was partly blown away by a shell in a
battle of the franco-Prussian war, In
1371, has just bucn supplied with an in
genious mask, which effectively conceals
Uih disfigurement.
In placo of tho man's noso and cheek
bones wero unsightly hollowy. Dr. Jean
Monod and M". Jionrl "Valette, n, sculptor,
havo fashioned for him uu aluminum
mask, which lu held In place by an In
visible plecu of mechanism. To give the
mask a. natural appeaninco it was paint
ed by a special procoss and molded to
show wrinkles as in real life. It extends
from Just above tho eyebrows to tho
lower part of tho ehoeks.
Parrot Prevents Bobbery.
Special Cable to The Tribune.
BRUSSELS. Jan. 515. A. pet parrot
played an Important part in a tragedy
in a suhurb of Brusselo recently, An
old woman named Kouttlngou, reputed to
bo a miser, was stra.nglod by a burglar,
who entered her lodgings for tho purpose
of robbing her. Whllo the uasasslu was
Hoarchlng for her hoard of money und
Jewels Mmo. Koettlugon'a pot parrot ut
tered several words which It had learned
from Its mlsttcsB. Thinking that ho
heard a human volco tho assassin Hod,
JoavJng a large sum of money untouched.
0CE1 OlfflSES
OLD GKI WE
Remarkable Action of Power
ful Gale Uncovers Spot
Buried for Centuries.
Special Cable to Tho Tribune.
LONDON, Jan. L'S. After 308 year?
tho ancient church and church yard at
Keclea, Norfolk, havo been given up by
tho sea
Many years ago that church and a
village of sl.vty-alx houses stood at some
distunee from the sea, but the wa.ves
gradually encroached on tho land and In
1604 200U acres of land wero over
' whelmed. All the Inhabitants were
drowned and only the tower of the
church remained visible.
During the recent gale an extraor
dinary scouring of the beach removed
every particle of tho tons of sand cov
ering the church and church yard. The
action of the wavesi lias 30 worn away
tho earth that the bottorna of the graves
arc now level with the surface, their
shapes being plainly discernible In the
solid clay.
On ono day no fewer than thiriy-slx
skeletons wero exposed, one of which
had the arms crossed on the breast. In
ho ruined church a bronzo key and
. escutcheon, woro found. They wore be
lieved to belong to the church chest.
Tho tower stood until qulto recently,
but was then destroyed. Tho sand Is
now returning again and the sea Is tak
ing back what It had given up for a few
days.
FINALLY KILLS SELF
AFTER TWO FAILURES
Special Cable to Tho Tribune.
1'A.RlSj Jan. U5. A stone quarrlor
Jiained Gaetan Valueln ha3 committed
suicldo at Epornuy, after two failures.
He first tried to kill hlmsolf by explod
ing a dynamite cartridge on his chest.
Ho wns dreadfully wounded, hut lived
through tho night, and the following
morning was able to ct up. He was left
alono for a few minutes, staggered from
his bod Into tho kitchen of his cottage,
and there stabbed himself with a tablo
knlfe. Even this did not kill him, so he
washed tho blood from his wounds, put
oji oomo clothen. and walked out or tho
coltago. Ho stopped a friend, borrowed
a match from him, and, as tho man was
congratulating him on his recovery, ho
put a dynamite cartridge In his mouth,
lit tho fuse, and was blown lnlo frag
ment u.
. Bishop Criticises Clergy.
Special Cable to Tho Tribune.
LONDON, Jan, Tho Bishop of
Carlisle makes aomc pointed statements
in his pastoral letter to the clergy und
laity of his diocese.
After referring to tho good work that
has been done, ho says;
"Thoro aro exceptions, and two or
threo of the clergy are approaching the
brink of exposure for their habits. Oth
ers seem to bo atflleled with Incttrablo
Indolence. The loss they have to do the
worse they do It.
"Others aro dull and Hallos and their
ministry of word and sacrament Is not
a. ministry, but a mechanism. Their
ohurcheo aro shut from Sunday to Sun
day and on Sundays thoy sura empty."
GERMANY G0NGE1E0
GBIEKCMY I
Herr Von Jagow, Von Waech
. ter's Successor, May Revo
lutionize Diplomatic Tac
' tics of the Empire.
CZAREVITCH NOT WELL H
Grand Duke Dmitri -Will, in
All Probability, Be "Next H
Czar of Russia. fl
By PEEDBBIGK WEPuNlSE..
Special Cable to The Tribune- jH
BlvItLIN, Jan. '20. To' pronounce any IH
definito opiuion of what Gormany,'?
foreign policy will bo during tho neat
critical mouths is exceedingly difficult,
not to Hay impossible, at tho present;
moment. At a liino when statesmen
with tho most, intimate kuowledgo of
Balkan comlilions were indispensable In
Germany, this country has quite siul-dculy-
lost the two men w-ho kuow moro
than 'auyouo cloo about Iho restless
pouinsula. OdI.v when it became neces
sary, to look. for his successor as score
tary of foreign affairs did Germany
realize what the sudden aud unexpected
death of llerr vou Kidderleo Vf'aceh
tcr meant lo the country. Tbo uiau
-chosen to step iuto his shoes, ilcrr ou
JTagow, is hi every way ..a contrast to
bin predecessor, who in many wuyj re
minded one of Prince Bismarck in ap
pcarauco as well' as in tho cbaraetor
istic bluntnesa of his methods.
.If tho. new .secretary uudertakes fo
stamp his personality upon the oilicc he
holds, us did ITcrr vou Wuochlcr, we arc
apt to'witncss very' shortly a complete
revolution in German diplomatic tact ic-,
for Jldrr von J 11 go w is a very vivacious
southerner, very correct and polite in
his.nninncrs und felt very much at homo
iu his previous position as embassador
at -onio. J,c wi)f right the diplomats
battles of his country uol, with h
Heavy broad iw ord. buV with- the raec
ful aud Hzht foil. . .
What is mobl impurluut, perhaps, in
that he is known to be uu admirer of
Euijlaud. and that ho haa always pre
jWred id - associate with Euyltshmeu
whilo. abroad, flo ia, Iherct'orc, e.
cecdingly apt to do all within bio
power lo prumolo fricudly understand
uig between Englaud aud Germany. As
bo is u very close friend.. also, of M.
.Suzouof, it will bo his effort 'also lo
work toward good relatione! with lius
As for his views ou .Balkan affairs, 110
ouo prctcuds to havo any idea about
tlioin; and so 'far hu liao let fall no
.hint;. which miht help to enlighten tho
public. He is personally well Jmov.-f
to the kaiser, having studied at tho
University of Boon, and being; like bis
imperial master, a member of tho
famous 'MJorussia" studonts' corps,
which scorns destined to supply Ger
many with all her loading statosmcu.
The former chancellor of the empire,
Prince von Buelow, as well as Herr
von Bethmann-Hollweg, woro also
members of tho corps during their col
lego days. fl
It js impossible to ferrot out tho truth
among tho numerous rumors thut are
circulating couccrlug the health of thn
czar's only Hon, but as ho has been sent
to tho Riviera to regain his strength
and as Czar Nicholas has found It nc
essary to issue a ukase recognizing tho
Grand Duke Dmitri Paulovltch next
In succession to tbo throne. It. may bo
surmised that everything is far from well
with the czarevitch yet. The ulcase de
btruy.'J tho czar's brother Grand Duke
Michael's chances of succeeding to the
throne, a fact which is due lo his marry
Ing the ulrl of his choice against tho
czar's will.
Grand Duke Dmitri, who will. In all
likelihood, bo the next czar, or tho next
but one, in the czar's cousin, being tho
only ron of his uncle, Gnmd Duke Paul.
Of course, the czar's brother, though
ho Is out -of tho running for the throne
and technically disgraced, Is not qui to
cut off without a dollar, for tho Romanoff.
family fortunes allow quite a, nico little
income to all of tho crowd of grand
dukes and grand duchesses, and even to
tho far-oH poor relations who aro onlv
princes and princesses. But thoy have
their compensatioiKs; tho further oft' from
the throne they arc. tho caslor thoy can IB
sleep nights. L'tnltrl's lite will ho far
less easy, now that he Is the eventual
heir, than before.
.AuatHa la discovering-, greatly to her
loss, tlrat in politics, ay in everything
else, It Is . possible to bo too smart.
Thanks to the shortclghtcdness of he"
diplomats, sho Is now forced to maintain
under tho colors an army of '00,000 men.
Whatls tho reason? Dues aho want to
lutlmldato Servlu.? No. uinco long ago
the Issue is no longer Austria versui
Servla, but Austria against Kuropc. Docs
.sho perhaps want to Influence the doc)
slou of Li'uropo .in regard to Albania?
Ask tho most prominent statesmen In
Austria If tlila lixpcrlment was a. very
successful ouo the tlrat time it was tried: jH
If they aro satlsiicd with tho result of
their rcr.lstuncc to Scrvla'y demand for
a port on tho Adriatic, and you will al
most scu thorn blush -a tut evade a defl
nltu answer. If they uro sinccro the?
will admit that they have made a bad
blunder and that everybody In Vienna jH
hi now convinced that It would have
been far better for Au&lrla if sho had
given iu to Servla's demund than to ac
eept tho compromlbu made by the cm
bai!.sadors' conference iu Ixnidon. After
n few liours' com-ideratlon, Soi-vla was
brought around to tho view of Franca
und tho triple entente, which Dually con
quored. This prompt aoeeptaneo on tho p.rrt of
Serbia made the Austiiuu dlplouiats tjus
plcloim and they begun to look deeper
into the: matter and fell, .sorry, it sud
denly occurred to them that If Servlu hud
been permitted to get the Adriatic por
she desired, tho Austrian fleet would, In
case of war. always have been able to
bloclcado It and Austria would thus bo
able to cut off Scrvla from all communt
cation with tho outside world and thoro
by practically atarvo Wor into oubmls-
Now this la uo loager poaslblo. Bervla'o.
port In neutral.
