The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

| past IdNOTS Nlan the CnlneSe, ana are,
moreover so firmly imhued with the con-
viction that they are clever enough TO be
able to dispense with foreign advice. even
in matters relating to foreign sciences.
arts and manufactures that they consign
as far as possible TO oblivion the names
of those who assisted them in emerging
from their former chrysals stage into
their present state Of a gay and giddy
butterfly. That is why one hears so little
nowadays of the American Gen. Williams,
TO whom the financial reorganization of
Japan is mainly due, and who succeeded
without pecuniary benefit TO HIMSELF in
negotiating abroad a per cent. loan for
the japanese government at a time when,
owing to the prejudice against the Land
of the Rising Sun, and the disbelief in
the permanenCy or seriousness Of its west
ern innovations, 10 or even y per cent.
would not have appeared to be an excess
sive interest to ask Moreover. If the
japanese troops showed themselves to
such advantage in their last war with
China, it was in part, at any rate, due to
the teachings and advice of another Amer
lean, Gen LeSendre who was all-power-
fui in japanese military matters at Toxic
in the early seventies and the foreign
adviser of Gen. Saigo in his victorious
campaign against Formosa in 1874.
or an entirely different order less rep
utable. but equally potent, if not more so,
was the role played in Holland and in
Paris by the famous Nine Musard an
American woman, native of Pennsyl-
Vania, who, up to a year or two before her
death, was justly regarded in Europe as
the ESeria of old King William of Hol-
land. 1t was due to her, and to her alone
that the war between France and Ger
many of 1870 did not break out three wears
before 1t did, in connection with the Lux
emburg controversy. King William was
in 1901 on the point of disposing of his
grand of aT1b to
prompted thereto by his hatred of Prus-
STA and his friendship for Napoleon III.
Luxembourg was at the time garrisoned by
Prussian troops in accordance with for
mer military convention. Had this sale of
Luxembourg to France been completed war
would inevitably have ensued between
France and Prussia.
by some means or another the dissolute
and drunken prince of Orange, then liv-
ing at Paris, obtained an inkling of what
was COINS on. Sober enough to realize
the imprudence, from a Dutch point of
view, Of what was about to take place
and sufficiently sensible to perceive that il
must inevitably land France and Prussia
IN a war with one another-a war which
would interfere sadly with his life of
pleasure on the banks of the Seine-aware.
too, that his father, with whom he was
at daggers drawn. would merely drive
him from his presence with curses if he at
the matter, he FASTENED to Nine Musard
and appea.ed to her to use her influence
with the king to withdraw from the deal
before 1t was too late. This she endeavor-
ed TO do But finding that, In spite of all
her arguments, the king remained irreso-
Lutte, and fearing lest, unbeknown to her.
he should carry through his project she
warned the celebrated Marquise de Paiva
afterward Countess Henckel Won Donnes-
mark of what was planned, and before
many hours had elapsed Bismarck had
been placed in possession of the facts of
the case. Had Prussia been prepared at
that moment for a war with France Bis
marck would have said nothing, but have
awaited events. But Prussia was not
ready. So Bismarck caused the Prussian
ambassador at Berlin to inform the
French government that If the sale was
carried into effect il would be regarded at
Berlin as a casus belli. The French cabi-
net, which had until then been in COM
plete ignorance of the whole matter.
brought Bismarck's message to the en-
peror's notice, and the ultimate result of
the affair was that conference of the
great powers was organized In London to
consider the subject, and to devise an
agreement according to the terms of which
the Prussian garrison from I.uxemburg
was withdrawn, all the Notifications
RACED to the ground, and its neutrality as
sured. Had not the American Egeria of
King William of Holland interviewed to
prevent the sale of Luxembourg in 1867
nothing could have prevented the war be-
tween France and Germany from break
ing out then and there.
Without making more than a passing re-
ference to the fact that a couple of Amer
lean men acquired so much influence over
the late King of Wurtemberg as to bring
about a ministerial crisis in 1885, and very
nearly the deposition of the king, the diff
ficulty being settled only by the exile of
the two foreigners from the country. at
tention should be drawn to the part play
ed not merely in English society, but also
in British political life by Lady Ran
dolph Churchill, a New York girl, to whom
her brilliant husband owed so much of his
success as statesman; to William Wal
dorf Aston who by a judicious use of his
wealth and of the journalistic properties
which he has acquired, is becoming one of
the powers with which Eng
lish parliamentary parties have
to reckon; to the Countess
Gianotti and the Princess Brancaccio,
both of them American women, who,
through Queen Marguerite, whose Ladies'
in-Waiting they are, and through their
husbands, who are among the principal
dignitaries of the Italian court, exercise
much influence over King Humbert, and
last, but by no means least, to DR.. Thorn
as Evans, at Paris. He during his forty
years or professional attendance upon the
teeth of European royalty. has been in
trusted with many confidential message
and delicate negotiation, being often ask
ed by one reigning family to repeat what
he had heard TO other patients of soVer-
eign rank, while holding them at the mer-
cy of his skillful forceps There are so
many things that cannot be transmitted
through the ordinary official and diplo-
matte channels, and yet which have often
a most important bearing upon the course
of events.