The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-21

man had already so distinguished himself
at Marseilles during communal riots there
as to attract the attention and merit the
gratitude OF Theirs. Justly rating his
powers as a diplomatist and Knowing
himself to be an indefatigable worker, he
conceived the notion of becoming sort
of general self-accredited representative
to every European court, and of inducing
the Times to afford him an organ OF COM
munication with the diplomatic rivals
everywhere. Statesman he was not, nor
ambassador, for these words imply llml-
tations, a condition of responsibility to
this or that state. But diplOmatlst he was,
and in this entire class of men he was
the most powerful of all; for he found
himself in the position of critic unat-
tached to the European movement, owing
allegiance to no country although sought
out by the representatives OF all. What
position save that OF the pope Afforded
more enyiable outlook? The chances were
undoubtedly all on the side of his playing
the great role which the happy coinci-
dence OF an unusually exciting time IN
Europe, and his own activity, tact and
perception combined to create for him.
He has himself been telling us IN an
American magazine some of the episodes
in which he played his part. l will not
dilute the flavor of the original by an in
dividual essence OF my own. The reml-
niscences are accessible and are not to be
initiated. But to the reader of them one
fact above all others will be evident: nj.
De BloWitZ was and is a diplomatist OF the
first order. Seek to explain the eternal
hatred felt toward him by Prince Bis
narck on any other ground. The attempt
is impossible.
l don't think that people who hear
about him, people who read his name IN
the newspapers, the average citizen OF the
world who doesn't know him personally,
have quite the right idea about him. Dur
ing the last twenty years he has obtained
a reputation for being the most persistent
ferreter of news in existence; but in many
minds there is distrust whenever over
his signature some unexpected revelation
comes to change the key in the European
concert. Perhaps an unlookedfor docu-
ment is published iuteTrupting the plans
eff European statesmen, bringing to moth
ing all their most elaborate schemlng,
and on the morrow by some official source
comes denial that any such document
was ever dreamed of. 1t is obviously i'm
practicable for NJ. de Blowitz to give his
proofs, and this or that minimizing read
er, used to a thousand irresponsible
writers who care only for what is sensa-
tional, and who never verify their Infor-
nation, hurriedly relegates the disclosure
of the Times correspondent to the same cat
egory. This is natural enough, OF course.
But let there be no mistake. The reve-
lation was worthy of the name; OF this
you may be sure. NJ. de Blowitz has
done all that he intended to do. He has
nipped in the bud this or that diplomatic
scheme: he has anticipated some subse-
quent further revelation; or it may be
he has laid the net for some other and less
wary diplomatist. The diplomatists them
selves are not so incredulous. They listen
to what NJ. de Blowitz is saying with a
more respectful attention, and, thinking
discretion the better part of valor, they
usually end in bringing their mite to his
universal diplomatic bureau. Upon his
discretion they know they can count.
Here is fact in point. Breakfasting
once in Paris with an amiable lady and a
very distinguished diplomatist who was
also poet, the conversation fell on the
subject of M. de Blowitz and Count Nun