New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-18

ArsTRIA-TIIE GERMAN CHANCELLOR
OF ITALIAN DESCENT.
Md the late NJ waddington habituay think !
l., rrench or in English? That is question which !
- AZ the present moment exciting a good deal {
:, ejaculation and discussion. alike in the London
ord Partisan press and attention has been called
.horoby TO the remarkable number Of European
,.smen who aGe as regards their parentage.
,be;r race their education and. in some cases,
even in their tongue. alien to the lana in which
they have achieved fame and greatness. Nj.
waddngton was notable case in point Born
az Paris of English parents. he was educated
entirely a; English public schools and univer-
sites. and although he spoke French with COM
,,ota nrccjsion of tone and idiom. he could never
succeed in entirely Kidding himself of a trace Of
English accent. And 1t is noteworthy That the
most eloquent Grafton pronounced at his funeral
an behalf of that Government which he served so
admirably and Loyalty delivered by French
cabinet Minister NJ. Eugene Spuller who bears
q German name. and who is the son of Baden
eo narents Gambetta too whose name will
,orever remain synonymous with Gallo patriot
ten, and statecraft of the highest order. was
M, of French, but of Italian parentage; while
even Napoleon /. the greatest figure of the pres
on. century, was far more Of an Italian than Of
a Frenchman.
Nor IS it only in France that men bearing for
eign names and of distinctly alien origin are
found at the head of affairs. In Italy. Tor in
stance the present Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Raron Blanc is the only member of his family
who is an Italian. his brother and his parents
being French. The Office of Minister of Marine
At Rome has been held successfully by the two
Admirals Acton, both Of them of English parent
age and nephews Of the famous cardinal of
fs,,;-t -ofW Nov
oral Pelloux. bears, like Baron Blanc, French
name. The old Comte de Launay, too. who for
so many years represented Italy as Ambassador
% tho court of Berlin was ignorant Of the
Italian language to such an extent that ne was
forced 70 carry on his correspondence with the
Eorepn Office at Rome in French Like NJ. Wad-
dinrton who disliked being reminded of his Eng
ush origin and breeding. and Baron Blanc. who
was one of the strongest part!sans or that triple
Alliance which is primarily directed against
France Comte de Launay was distinguished Tor
his extraordinary hatred for the country or MS
origin In this case the reason of his hostihty
was of a personal and somewhat domestic char
acter and originated in romance whlch 'erhl-
mated in the death IN convent from a broken
heart Of favorite sister, the destroyer Of her
happiness having been noble Frenchmah VINO
had deserted her on the very eve of mar
r;aya The Connie de I,aunay found every OBJ
stacle thrown in his way by the Tuileres when
he visited Paris for the purpose Of settling ac-
counts with the man who was TO have been his
hrother-in-law and who was great favorite or
Napoleon and Empress Eugenie and when At
last he had an opportunity of crossing sworus
with his former guest. the seconds interfered az
the first scratch and insisted on stopping the
fight on the ground that honor was satisfied
From that day until his death, two years ago.
the Comte de Launay regarded France ana the
French with such adherence that he would o'ily
exchange the very barest and most perfunctory
courtesies with the representatives of France
In Austria Count Taaffe. who for fifteen years
held the office Of Prime Minister and who Is still
r.o.rded az one of the principal statesmen or
tho Enopire and most influential advisers or MS
sovereien. is of Irish origin and a member OF the
British neerage bearing the Irish title OF VS.
count Moreover, the most superficial glance
through the pages Of any o'flciai annual Vi
Austria will reveal an extraordinary nufnoer
of Frerch. Italian. Flemish, English and irish
names whose bearers hold high offices In the
State.
At Rerlin we find the Chancellor OF the En-
nire himself bearing an Italian name anu Oi
distinctly italian descent. his faniiy having
IN times gone by figured conspicuousy among
Tho Mi,anese and Venetian nobility. A number
NJ
erals. too. have been Of French origin-such as
for instance that distinguished strategist. Cen
.raI Verdv du Vernois General Count Bronsart
and General Baron de Loe. French names
abound at the Emperors court. among the best
known being probably those OF the Counts fer
poncher Taleyrand and Pourtales. In hola"'
the ex-Premier, Baron Mackay. Is OF scooter
origin. and the ex-Minister Of Finance NJ az
Reaufort Is of French descent While IN Eng
land the Chancellor of the Exchequer IN the las
Salisbury administration. Mr. Goschen come
from a German Hebrew family. although lie
NOT q lew bv creed Another prominent mem
her of the Tory administration. who Is hke"is
of German parentage, and endowed with a Ger
-, n.rne and title Is Baron Henry Worms
,vbo was Under Secretary Of State FOR TN
Colonies. while Sir Ellis Ashmead- Bartlett. WI
hold the Office of Civil Lord OF the Admiralty
was born in Brooklyn. and Is the son OF Ne"
England and Philadelphia parents. fores
names. and even foreign titles are 10 De iounu
the British diplomatic service. ana queen VIC
,o5a.s Ambassador at Rome the Right Hon
Sir Henry Drummond Wolf. Is the son oi
German missionary of Hebrew paren'aee'
In Spain for some reason or other, irish name
ore remarkably abundant in the official worle
- uss hut the other day that Queen Chilsl"
had as Minister Of War gallant old soidie
hearing the distinctly Milesian name OF ORyaf
and her private secretary, most trus'ed "u' 's'
a,d general right-hand mane IS SucccsS''
.t..esman whose Spanish patronynic ana ''i
~ Condo III Morphi thnly disguise the good oi
irish name Of Murphy The Minister OK Marin
Admiral Pasquin, is Of French descent ana |"
Minister OF Foreign Affairs, Moret Penders"S
Of partly French and partly English origin
In Russia there are many Swedes. "ernla'
and Armenians among the advisers OF the III
peror. Armenia constituting portion oil T."
o,,oma, Emplre. Thus NJ. de Giers is "e'
man: so. too is Count Pahlen' while NJ. "fo'
the Secretary of State. is Swede. Inc la
General Loris Melikoff, who for time exercise
q nouer In Russia that was to all intehtS d"