New-York tribune., 1906-04-09
BARON MAX OPPENHEIM
Italy ArOused By His CEeuer Secret
Propaganda IN TriDoF.

Propaganda an IrlpOR.
Baron Max oppenheim. who for years has been
IN the habit Of spending his summers in
! Try especially at Newport and who has not only
travelled all over the United States. but has like
wise written about America has Just become the
subject of little unpleasantness between the
governments OF Italy and Germany. these
powers although members Of the Triple Alliance,
nave designs on Tripol, and italy makes secret
OF thS fact that when the inevita BILE breakup Of
the Ottoman Empire occurs she will demand TripolI
as her share in the partition and will take
armed possession thereof
Germany. however, has for some time heen carry
ing on campaign in Tripoi with object OF ex-
tending her influence there and Of securing the trade
throughout the Levant and Northern Africa
generally understood that Baron Max Oppeuheim is
- 'harse OF this propaganda As secretsrr OF tbs
Nsdllan Legation in Egvpt, with a perfect KNOW
edge not merely OF Arabic but also oF Arab life
characteristics conditions. traditions history and
preJudces. he is particularly we'll qualified the
task while the great Moslem university cairo,
"nlch occupies the same relation toward Islam az
Oxford does toward the Church Of England affords
him unTivalled opportunities of coming into inti-
mate contact with all the leading teachers. theo-
logians and diyines Of the faith OF the prophet
moreover. he Is very rich. and passionately in
terested in his work that he does not allow himself
to be hampered thereia by any financial consid-
eratjons
It is claimed that he has entirely covered TripoH
Whca Is the least known Of all the provinces OF
ottoman Empire, and virtually terra ineognita
with complete network OF native agents through
whom he is kept acquainted with everything
that is going on there. Indeed. African explorers
who have managed to induce him to talk about
TripoH have expressed themselves as profoundly
impressed by the extent of his information concern
ing everything relating to TripoH.
Baron Oppenheim first came TO the front
explorer Of the least known regions Of Asia Minor
of Syria and Of the Euphrates Valley. discovering
ruined cities, the very existence of which had been
entirely forgotten and incidentally securing all the
data needed by the German government for its
projected 6agdad railroad. II may ne remembered
that he published book about his explora tions It
was on the strength Of these services that he was
appointed by the Emperor to be member of his
diplomatic service. and at his suggestion
assigned to the legation in Egypt offering the
unost convenient headquarters for the work in
/ Tripoli which he had in view.
/ In Italy very strong exception is taken his
activity in TTipoi. and 1t is construed Rome 70
mean that Germany intends to establish a hold
upon the province with the idea Of preventing her
italian ally from securing eventual possession Of
what has always been regarded as ItaIy's own par
ticular sphere in Africa and as destined to become
! ar italian dependency.
/ WHY MR.. FRANCIS is PERSONA GRATA
/ In view Of certain intimatiops that exception IL
taken by the Austrian Emperor and by his gov
/ ernmeut to the appointment Of Charles 8 Francis
as Ambassador 10 the Court Of Vienna, IT may be
just we'll to state that quite the contrary is the
! case. In fact, the Envoy is old friend and
! former colleague Of the Austrian Minister Of For
/ eign Affairs. Count Goluchovski who spent years
| at Bucharest as Austrian Plenipotentiary there
! when Mr. Francis American Minister in Ru-
mania Moreover the change will not be unwel-
to the Austrian government for other reasons.
| To understand the situation at Vienna it is neces-
/ sary TO call attention to the fact that liberal
! administration has been I'm office in Austria for
/ years and that it has secured the enactment Of
laws and is committed TO programme Of legisla-
! ton to which the old aTstocraCy and ths Church
! party strenuously object. Nor is the opposition
confined to the clergy and to the nobility. Several
members Of the regning house openly hostile
10 the government. and in one case archducal
palace became a time to such an extent the
headquarters Of the foes Of the administration as
10 excite criticism in the press and in Parliament
and TO result in interference by the old Emperor
who maintains the strict constitutional atti-
tude Loyalty indorsing the action OF the Cabinet
and sanctioning legislation even when personally
! dstasteful TO him.
Catholic and imbued with all the religious zeal OF
/ q convert found it difficult to refrain from mani
Testing her sympathy with the clergy and nobility.
This naturally constituted a claim upon their good
will and in this way secured the favor OF those
leaders of the arstocracy most conspcuously lden-
! tifed with the opposition, we'll footing in
! their salons. She became a friend Of Princess
Hohenberg. the morganatic consort Of the heir ap
parent. often a guest at the Belvedere Palace
/ and entertained the princess at the American EN-
! bassy Moreover, when, in Difference parla-
nentary criticism and TO the remonstrance of the
Emperor, the archducal palace. to which 1 have
! referred above ceased to be the rallyng ground
and headquarters OF the clerical and nobility op-
I positions its rendezvous was Transformed to the
salons of the American ambassadress Wills this.
/ Of course. served to endow Mrs. Beliary Storer
/ with degree Of popularity among the aristocracy
( that has never been accorded to any other am
/ bassadress, and caused the grande monde to open
its her. it attracted the unfavorable notice
! Of the government and became subject o' news
( paper comment
! TEMPTATION TO FOREIGN DIPLOMATS.
+ OF course. the temptation for foreign diplomats
! at Vienna to pursue the adopted by Mrs
Bellamy storer is very great To be in the Aus
tran capital and TO be excluded from the great
world IS extremely unpleasant. not to say hunil-
/ iating. On the other hand diplomatic Office and
! oHicial rank carry absolutely weight in social
/ sense in the Kaserstsdt and confer no admission
whatsoever to the salons of the old aristocracy-
salons that are the most exclusive probably in the
world. but most delightful wher you have the
/ tree. owing to the complete absencA there Of all
/ pose an9 afectatior F:verybody'z ancestry and
status we'll known that there IS no induce
ment whatsoever for people TO pretend to he more
than they really are and everybody is or less
! related.
There has been no demand for The recall Of
Bellamy Sorer ny the Austrian government such
as it mad. not long ago for tho Withdrawal Of the
Papal Nunco and OF mis- auditor. in consequence of
their too indiscre+ association with tho political
/ adversares OF the administration. But it will be
, seen that there is why The latter should
not cordially welcome Mr.. storer's successor.
AN EMPREes's LIFELONG RETAINER
count tiots seckeudorfP whose collection of
paintings is to be placed on exhibition in New YORK
a fortnight hence, was merely the grand mas
ter of the household Of the late Empress Frederick