The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-13

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gents nomination TO the Russian mission. - y
no longer inopportuno TO glance back % ~
various causes which may have indirectly ~
to tho incident with which his name will b -
indissoubly coupled a. that Of the dead Laskse.
Leaving aside the higher political bearings. -
considering the question only from . soe1oA
point we nnd II shorn OF much that only tea4o
to falsify and envenom opinion. VII
II has been too lightly Humored thas II
Sargent incurred at the outset Of his miseloo 7
tho animosity OF Prince Bismarck b. impeue
dent and open alegiance with one Of his pses
sonai foes. II this had really been the oass. -
would have needed no Lasker to make ~
position untenAbie. The Chancellor tolssateo
no Antagonistic personality around him. an4
In no other European court must the repre-
sentative Of foreign power DO 30 essentially
persona o,'ata a. in Berlin. And yet. perhaps.
ct no other court does the diplomatic body
como less frequently In contact with the Mia
lister for Foreign Affairs than in Berlin. With
out any intention Of diminishing the In.
portancs OF the United States Minister. he.
p dobarred By bis rank itself from sharing. II
Soi!sssuss% SSo Ispfs:sHSs . q: great Eu.Sp's.
e s III &nlsssfs Hea
But even these exalted ,porsonages seldom
SEQ the Chancellor. love like. Prince BISMARCK
poWer lis poisics. from bshnd an impenetra.
bic 0y%Fisn cloud fnd rarely desc S. to
preston Of both being deeds. not words. The
United states Minister shares bis apparent me-
portance OF the interests he represents. Is. save
% sw %4 abU4sd Snsl
the disadvantage Of following IN Berlin In the
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e 1 s %sye ss
;ss r. :; i'ssSs ssa s:s:
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similar success at the Court Of st. James. bus
The Isxaon e Berlin INA ssss e
trace o. their creating no III w r.
q RsS e;
RsSs:isi ssisS haze Rf
patriarchai traditions Of The Tadesaue Father
It S9ss t. the but
tangled notions; an unconscious dread Of "a.
Others imply inferiorlty In wit wealth. and
g. veil isc.iysS or iDdeed nG recei set q
e. a among ,hs DsIinsss; xho desires 70 dssw
al ssSs
Abend." Silver Wedding. and ",Weihnaohts
n HsS the S .%ps
a and II al sSs ahH
He must bs satisfied to leave The opera with ths
sun shining his face. TO dine early. to eat sup
.ns sHdss over th s
girl Or .yoSthiul matron above ali. he must
osss arc reluctant talk freely IN 0s any Cher
asy Ro.
eign Affairs. the baroness. ON being asked why
shs merely soyed to Mr.. yroom, the wife Of
aid not Snderstsnd American s% me . ds Map
teufrel was an excellent English scholar. Some
plessanter German home liie and have never SaS
cant irlvoiisS IN the sn;Syasnt q eordls! hos:
pitsty Others .h . have alwsy; stood outside ths
Sss on,
served to draw tho bolt closer.
II is said without malice but y 10 . fact. that
BEEN made sttrsetive By their VIII ION chiefs 70
the society. they were accredited to. however
fRes SSDsRSs s s'
r.; r., tssy sSess extend .hsi1 eSartsslss and
Who outshins al s EarSps h BY e.:
pride should not allow them To DO constantly
ee!lpsed by more ostentatious or more con.
III. Sargent sStat met his brother diplomats
rarely. He 10 known to have Stunned rather
which bis own entecedents could not have
unoieiaIIs more dolioass way 81 rsSeRi sa I Rs
aim: q guarded avoidance Of dangerous
outside Es colps Of ~heS Ss
6n3 spSsa S.S as; sSss
eessfulli to the study Of German and French.
h ss.o aa,o .SS .s
sssk and reeeiys .' But tts
ana 3Ss
other has deyotsd herself to medicine studies
and Sooa % a'ss Who %s
hs wes e s the own snr
WITH sI poseS sna fcr
remarkable. He entertsin rs moderately. siy "
only dinner parties. As he apparently objects
TO the now habituai fashion Of great number
OF stt ~. the inndeGuaey p the waiting
The United States Minister himself had Il
n not been for the unlucky remark which. made
Prince Bismarck personally responsible for the
interdlction Of American pork. and FOR this last
inci9ent. would have left his post with gener.
It Is his indiyid9slisy e entlreIy out q the
which oR he tie s se 81
last year was not followed whom the President
ttrrsnsImtted directly Y Congress- the, vote .ol
the generous contributions sent from America
TO- the Victims OF the silesian inundations.
Mr.. Sargent could have been told. II ne had
deemed i worth while to INQUIRE. that In the
m M OF the Ehhnoell3r behind Lasksr dead 9
paraphrased the speech OF Antony over the
corpse OF CHsar; that further back still he sees
Nichtor with his eloIuenco Hanel and Wiz
snow redou6table and we'll armed adversaries
81 tho hitherto omnipOtent Minister, Prinoo
Bls%arck aStRated BY some occult motive soft.
expressed r ,. 30 surty In his refusal; his yoics
l NRtt9rin0 If A wi