New-York tribune., 1906-07-22

For nearly year past reports have been cur
rent 20 the effect that Count Goluchowsh was
about 10 retire from the post OF Minister OF For
eign Affairs for the dual empire. Of Minister OF
the Imperial House and OF de facto ChanceliOs' T.
OF late his position has become absolutely uh-
1enable by reason Of the intense hostility OF tte
people of Hungary both 20 his person ana 20 ms
policy. Moreover his health has suhereo Sc
werelv from the effects of the arduous labors IN
connection with his Office: and this' taken IN
conjunction with several bereavements' notably
the death OF his mother. and with his desire TO
devote himself 20 the administration and the
enjoyment OF his large estates. has led him again
70 tender his resignation, which this time
has been accepted by the Emperor. who has Of
fered the post 10 Count Albert Mensdorff- -Pouil-
ly-Diedrichstein, his ambassador in London,
Count Albert Mensdorff will take UP his new
duties next month. that is to say. toward the
end of August. after which time Goluchowski
has iatimated TO his friends he does not expect
70 be any longer in Office.
Count Albert Mensdorff's nomination. while
eninently satisfactory TO the people of Austria.
TO the great nobility of which country he be-
longs. viii likewise be agreeable to the Hun
garians. since he is the brother-in-la law of Count
Albert Apponyi who shares with Kossuth the
leadership of the Magyar party and who was in
this country few years ago to represent the
Hungarian legislature at the interparliamen-
tary congress ar St Louis. Moreover there is
something particularly fitting in the appoint
rnent Of Count Albert AIensdorff, for he was born
IN that wing Of tie Hofburg Vienna which is
assigned u the Department Of Foreign Affairs
ard 10 the Imperial House at the time when his
father Count Alexander Mensdorr- Pouilly. was
II the head Of these two Offices. Count Alex
snders retirement into private life after the dis
.-if, iya
10 his persistence IN taking upon himself the re-
sponsibility Of having brought about the con-
nict il question; partly too. to his conviction
that new men were needed for the execution of
the treaty with Prussia but mainly perhaps on
account Of the popular outcry raised against his
brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Field Marshal
and Countess Clanl-Gallas
The field marshal was one OF the principal
commanders Of the Austrian army in the war
Of 1866 and # was asserted at Vienna that the
extraordinary knowledge which existed at Ber-
lin and Al the Prussian headquarters regard
ing the military projects OF Austria throughout
al the earlier stages of the campaign was at
fributab!e TO the fact that the count wrote very
freely 10 his wife from the front. and that the
countess either sent these letters or, at any
rate communicated the contents thereof to her
sister at Berlin, welded to Count Clow Prince
Alfred Hatzfedt. father Of the Prince Francis
Hatzfeldt who married Clara Huntington, adopted
daughter Of the late Coils P. Huntington,
the Western railroad nlagnate. On the strength
Of this story tie count was suddenly deprived OF
his command in the face of The enemy was sent
back under close arrest 70 Vienna, and. after
having been u1obbed. hooted and almost lyuched
on his arrival, was brought before a court Of
inquiry in order TO satisfy in a measure the
public clanor for a court martial, and even for
Of high treason. After couple OF sessions OF the
court Of inquiry the Emperor suddenly stopped
all the proceedings. a measure which, though
kindly meant. was. perhaps. unfortunate. since
the investigation, If carried to end. would
have cleared the count in the eyes Of the people