Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
Count Cassini to Be Succeeded
by Baron Rosen.
DEPARTS WITH REGRET
EXPRESSES PLEASURE OVER BIS
EXPERIENCE HERE.
Was Offered the Mission to Spain Sew.
eral Months, but Deemed the
Transfer Inopportune.

Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador to
this country, has been transferred to
Madrid. He will be succeeded here by
Baron Rosen, until the war broke out Rus
star minister at Tokyo. Count Cassini was
offered the ambassadorship to Madrid two
months ago and accepted it. That the news
of his appointment to Madrid should have
become known before it was officially an
ncunced at st. Petersburg has caused some
annoyance to the ambassador, but as he
had confided the fact to one of his diplomat
ic confreres, the word was passed along
and 1T seemed best to make an official an
nouncement.
The ambassador will await Baron Rosen's
arrival here some time in June before sail
ing for Europe. Two years and a half
without leave has told on the health of the
ambassador, and after visit to st. Peters,
burg, where he will see the emperor, Count
Cassini will go to Contrexeville to take the
cure. His presentation at Madrid will take
place some time in the fall
The Russian ambassador at Madrid
whom Count Cassini succeeds, has been
appointed one of the ministers in the
council Of the empire.
Received the Offer Months Ago.
When the post of Madrid was offered
it under consideration. for, although a
European embassy has been the wish Of
the ambassador he did not think it proper
that he should leave Washington at g.
time when peace negotiations were a pos
sbility. The successful cruise Of Admiral
Rojestvensky's fleet to the far east, he
thinks, will prolong the war indefinitely,
and Count Cassini decided that he would
assume his new mission some time in the
fall
Seven years in a country as the per-
sonal representative of ones sovereign"
said the ambassador today, makes one
more than a friend of that country-one
comes to feel almost part of the country.
Regret is not a strong enough word to
characterize ones feeling at leaving. 1
leave in Washington and elsewhere
throughout your great country many warm
and dear friends. My work here has been
of absorbing interest, as is shown by my
unusually long tenure of Office, and keenly
as l desire to get once more in close touch
with European affairs l cannot but feel
genuine sorrow at laying aside the in
teresting problems which have engaged my
attention every day Of the many l have
spent here.
Has Enjoyed His Stay.
II came to Washington at a most inter-
esting period-immediately after the war
which marked an important point in your
national development. I came from Peking,
where Americas interests have been rapid
ly growing. and the problems that interest
ed me there could follow here
II can sincerely say that the memories OF
no mission of the many 1 have held in my
career can be dearer to me than those
which crowd around my home in Washing
ton, for such it had come in a sense to be.
Some of my experiences at times have been
unusual and some amusing, but have en-
joyed my mission from it's beginning, and
in saying goodbye to the United States in
June, even the pleasant prospects that
await me on the other side will not (nor
would l have them) shut out the regret l
feel at leaving