New-York tribune., 1906-11-05
MAJ RESTORE D'AUNAY.
McTion Crazpford's Brother-in-La5c
Priszd of CL6menceau.

n crsnenossu tb. rev Prime Minister OF
T-anoe Is go intimate q friend OF Count oAunay
anS OF his American wife that the counts restora-
r,oa 20 the diplomatic service may be looked for
~ an early date The count who is married TO
osugaoer ot General Berdan. OF Berdan rife lame.
aad who Is G brother-in-law, therefore OF the
novelist Marion Crawford, was summary as
missed from the post OF minister plenlpotehuary
81 Cop.rhaxen by Casin-ir-Perie- when the latter
was premier and Minister OF Foreign Affairs dur
Ing the Presidency OF Carnot- DAunay's dismissal
was xsaersIly regarded piece Of high HANDED
Injustice Ee had been envoy at the court OF
Coperhss-n where in some way either he or his
vile managed 10 the displeasure Of the late
Gar and in Difference 70 hint from the latter
he wzs recalled from Denmark and promised the
mission az The Hague
While waiting II France for the place OF minister
II the Dutch capital 70 become vacant an extraor-
dinary article appeared In the Paris F1gaFo'
apropos OF the recall OF the military attache or
The French Legation at Copenhagen. q Captain
Robert de Beauchamp" This officer had been,
before leaving for Denmark quietly requested oy
General Borius. chief Of the military household OF
President Carnot ascertain conhdentally. II pos
stble through Princess Waldeuar Of Denmark.
whether her brother-in-lsw the Car might Dc
relied upon 10 construe the alliance with France
ss being for purposes Of offence as well as defence
In fac: the general was indiscreet enough 10 note
doEn IN his handwriting number OF Quesuohs
about Emperor Alexander's sentiments toward
France for which the captain was TO procure re-
rlie. through Princess waldenlar. who, as a prln-
cess OF the house Of Orleans and daughter OF Ile
rcyal French Duke OF Chartres, IS pssslonAts4y &C.
voted 10 the land OF her birth
The captain who was something OF oOuloe4'
With a rather oispleasing wife OF the most PIo-
yos1rce6 I,evantine type. after making ~-e
yuafntsnce OF Princess weldeular OF Delii'I- . n . :.
being graciously received by her as 81 80 -
that army 70 which her father had DeeH y -,
20 helong requested her 70 obtain the 80
aS q
s-sr+lA6 she asked time TO reflect about Lne ma
A week or 90 later he wrote 10 her' g s,i-
request for the information and - 80 - be
10 receive q reply, called on IeI xz-r-,+T-,, >,
hands the LIST OF inteFEOs3'- -
OF General Bortus- ,,,,,-.
r,..ass yvaloernar. who IS an extremely orll-lant
s,6 clever woman and who possessed ste@' m
a,e,oe over the late Gar. who was oeNO'eo u me-
dfd not relish at all the ioea OF Oelie cen. - =
,.r-,sl1v rIav the role OF spy upon hlrl a l-4e
t.bas, AZ = republic which had driven her talFer
from the French army and which had e1Ied so
many OF her relatives Above all she oolecte0
70 such e commission being conveyed 10 her Oy
m officer OF the type OF Captain Robert, whose
name Of de Beauchamp" was subject 10 question.
and 10 being mixed Up IN any secret intrigue IN
which the Levantine Nine Robert was concerned
Aocor5tngly she declined 70 hold any further COM
-r,-fcaton with the captain. summoned the French
charge d'afa!res NJ PasJeur. 10 her palace ana
rlaoed hin not only in possession OF all the facts
bur also OF the captains letters and OF the inter-
rogarory in the handwriting OF General borlus
The captain WAS once recalled and placed On
hals pay for couple Of years, while an ex-
rreu1elv bitter quarrel took place between Casinlr
.Perie- and Carnot. the former, as Premier oo-
-ecttnE 70 the Elysee holding any GENERALIZATION
with the French embassies abroad excepting
through the Ministry q Foreign Affairs
There the matter would have rested had II not
been fo- the fact that few days later there
appeared n the Paris Figaro" e fuIl story OF
the entire matter rnanifestly written BY some one
who was not only intimately acquainted Win the
court of Copenhagen, but with every detaL OF the
Incident Z was al once assumed that count
d'Aunav (yvho by-the-bye. is = member OF The
Paris Jockey Club had furnished the Information
He was summoned By Casiu2lr-Perter to appear
before commission Of Investigation formed OF men
9lrfriendIv 70 him. including Count Bourqueney.
who had Just been appointed Minister 70 Denmark
sso II HarotauE and II. Lata-gue, the pri-
vats secretary % Casnir-Perier. They could
not convict AuIRy, but they reported that his
responses TO their inquiries had been ursatistac-
tory. On the strength OF this. CasInir-Perier
who wished 70 ingrariate himself with Emperor
Alexander II, and who knew Of the latters preJu-
dice against the count gazerred his dismissal from
the diplomatic service, 70 which he is now about
70 he restored. with back pay and with the rank
Of ambassador. by n. CIkmenceau.