New-York tribune., 1905-05-11
CASSINI GOES TO MADRID.
Baron RoSen To Be Russian Am-
baSsadOr at WaShington.

Washington, May 1O.--Count Cassini, the Rus
sian Ambassador to this country, has been trans
ferred TO Madrid. Baron Rosen, until recently
Russian Minister 20 Japan, will succeed him
here.
That the news of his transfer TO Madrid should
have become known here before it was off,
cially announced at st. Petersburg, has caused
some annoyance to the Ambassador but as he
had confded the fact to Of his diplomatic
friends. the word was passed along. and it
seemed best to make official announcement.
The ambassador will await Baron Rosen's
rival here, some time in June, before sailing Tor
Europe Service of two years and a half without
leave has told on the health of the Ambassador
and, after a visit to St. Petersburg, where he
will see the Emperor. Count Cassini will go to
Contrexevie, in the Vosges. to take the
His presentation at Madrid will occur some time
in the fall. The Russian Ambassador Mad
rid whom Count Cassini succeeds, has been ap-
pointed one of the Ministers in the Council Of
the Empire.
When the post at Madrid was offered to Count
Cassini several months ago, he took it under
consideration, for. although a European en-
bassy has been the desire Of the ambassador, he
did not think it proper TO leave Washington
when peace negotiations were possible The
cruise of Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet to the
Far East, he thinks. will prolong the war in
definitely, and he decided that he would assume
his new mission some time in the fall.
Seven years in country the personal
representative Of ones sovereign" said the Am
bassadoT to-day. makes one more than a
friend of that country-one comes to feel almost
a part Of the country. Regret is not a strong
enough word TO characterize ones feeling at
leaving. I leave IN Washington and elsewhere
throughout your great country many warm and
ing interest, as is shown by my unusually long
tenure Of office, and. keenly as 1 desire to get
once more in close touch with European affairs.
cannot but feel genuine sorrow at laying
aside the interesting problems which have
gagged my attention every day OF the many
have spent here I came to Washington at a
most interesting period-immediately after the
which marked an important point in your
national development. I came from Peking,
where Americas interests have been rapidly
growing. and the problems that interested me
there l could follow here 1 sincerely say
that the memories Of no mission of the many I
than those which crowd around my home IN
Washington. for such ii had come in sense
10 be Some of my experiences at times nave
been unusual and some amusing. but have en-
joyed my mission from its beginning, and IN
81 wing goodby to the United States in June
even the pleasant prospects that await me Oh
the other side will not would have them
shut out the regret [ feel at leaving"
In coming 70 Washington Russia's second
Ambassador to the United States Baron Roseh
returns 10 the field Of his former activities. lie
was once consul general a. New-York and later
charge d'affares here for a short time BaIoh
Rosen IS more than sixty years old lie VIII ot
accompanied to Washington by his Wlte ana
daughter. Baron ROsen has served as RUSSIAN
Minister 10 Mexico, Servia. Greece and RuihalIa,
and more recently Japan. Diplomats mere say
that he was strongly oppoGed to the wal anu
that his reports from Toxic about the prepared %
ness of the japanese were minimized at ot'
petersburg The Ambassador speaks eN-
celent English. we'll as several othef IaIl-
euages HIS appointment to the Nashiuelol
most is in line with his long cherished
rount Cass!ni viii not leave washington uLtl
be confers with Baron Rosen regarding 'ile
Washington mission
After all UsH@k'S: the % Segt-n 5cSt tnAGyt 6iI.