New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-05
ANEXPELLED AGITATOR.
SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL COMPLICATIONS
AT BERLIN

An incident has Just occurred which indicates tha'
the relations between the Turkish and Knss"h "oN'
ernmcnts are in q delicate and even stralcu co"ul'''
Among the Russian residents OF this city WHO nave
made themselves conspicuous Muscovi'e pr"P"ea"u
ISIS is a NJ de Wossetzky -Bojardarowitch He Is
one Of those representatives. OF the Pan-oiaV cause
who are all the more zt,ous because they are con
vcrts 70 H. lie is rot really Russian Dn' Nohie
pecin For years he has been known as ono vi '"o
most ardent agitatJrs and conSpifNorS III p0'"i VI
Russia and moro thai one occasion DOM t'c iui
ish and Austrian Governments have Ia" oco"sio"
10 regard his conduct with something more 'n'h S"'
picion lie has in fact been now and then brongn'
-, hoo,r and mode 10 suffer for his devotion TO his
odo,,ed country "Thcre II q Montenegr1n,' IL was
once remarked Of him. :" who IS moro klsslah 'ha
the Russians themselves" lie is al uncom"o"'
clever man, being muster OF nearly al "oue'n y
languages and has positive genus Tor pohu'"'
intrigue while he is not nj all hampcrvu III N''
activities by exaggerated estimate OF inc
Of the moral law.
rhis ,miab,c and energetic gentleman recently
soft afoot some very unpleasant reports concerning he
health Of the sultan. He gave the world 10 ~der'
stand that that ilustrios sovereign was f'pi'p Io
Ing his mind and would very soon lose his me- ii'"i
this been entirely true 1t would have been an "'-
peassH thing to say. Considering that II WIS ao'
soutelv void Of foundation It's utterance WIS notmnS
less than mingled treason and blasphemy iiao ne
hoan Turkish subject, he would probably have been
thrown t7to prison. or Being subject oil inc
Czor. he could not be thus treattd' But
as soon as bis utterances came 10 thc uo',0
.. the sublime Porte, representations were maze u
GERMANY. and a writ was issued ordering his mmedi-
ate and permanent expulsion from the Empire.
This decree caused "a very unpleasant complication
N de Wesseltzky has been for years particularly
intimate and valued friend Of the Russian Ambassador
here. In fact. there is not Russian subject In INC
Empire who enjoys TO greater degree that diplomat
esteem and confidence. The decree OF expulsion was
issued on Tuesday morning For that very evening III"
viatlons were already out for dinner NJ the RUSSIAN
embassy The guests at this dinner were TO include
the French and Turkish Ambassadors ana some o'ner
members of The Diplomatic Corps. and also NJ de
Vessol4z,,v The Russian Ambassadors dilemma Is ap-
porent lie had either TO throw overheard his old
friend and coadjutor, and sacrifice the reputauoh
for courtesy which he has always enloSed bN reV'1i
ing his invitation TO VI. de WcSSclt2kN. or 10 oHehu
the Turkish Ambassador and his Government by re
ceving the prescribed agtator at his table 1t was
Of course. possible for NJ. dc WessehnN himself !"
solve the problem and release the Russian Ambas' auor
from his awkward predjnment. BY voluntarily absent
Ing himself and yielding himself to the decree Of ex
pulson few hours before II would actnhiN 70 mo
effect This, however. be did not see III T. do. ana
Count schonvaiof finally settled the matter By letting
the invitation stand. The Turkish Ambassador.
Tcwfk Pacha, could rot help betaying some surprise
when nc found himself placed at table almost directly
opposita the who had made himself 50 offensive To
the sultan and On whom fol- that reason VIII OF cN
pnsiOn had been served. But Count Schonvnol hast
ened 10 make explanations which we're 50 far sasiac-
tory that the Turkish Aha .sador accepted The stu
alton with that good grace which Is charncerisc OF the
gentlemen Of the East. During the whole evening,
therefore TewhX Pacha betrayed no annoyance or I'M
barrassment whatever. but chaed pleasantly and I'M
concerncdly with his host and his fellow guests.
The political significance Of the incident Is twofod.
In The first place IL indicates that Russian influence
| Is by no means paramount at Constann0pc. ON tho
contrary It has Of late suffered serious decline ms
decline will he much increased and astened by what
has occurred especially since the Russian safOr
NJ de NrdOh has since the incident left the Turkish
| capital on n four-mOnthS' leave Of absence And In
the second place the sultan and his Ministers are con
WINGED that the offensive report concerning the former
health was spread with political object aiming TO
| COW discord between Turkey on the one hand. and
| Germany. Austria and England on the other The
ewes of the sultan are fully opened TO this fact and So
apparently. the eyes OF the Foreign ministers OF
the other three countries named This Incident taken
in connection with the Porc's demand for the punish
ment OF the murdcrers OF Dr. NukOvltch IN response
| to tie demand Of bulgaria. forms highly Interesting
chapter In the history Of the Eastern question.