Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-29
ATTACK ONVONM OLTKE
London Comment on the Berlin
Scandal.
POSITION OF THE KAISER
New Transvaal Office Opened in Vic
toria Street.
CITY SWARMS WITH AMERICANS
Hotels Unable to Accommodate
Necessary to Book Meals Two or
Three Weeks Ahead.


Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON. June Is, 1907
The scandal raised in Berlin by the at
tack of Herr Macmillan Harden on
Count Kuno Won Moltke. Prince Phillip
zu Gutenberg and other intimate friends
OF the kaiser threatens to take dis
quieting proportions. Prince Philip zu
Gutenberg, in order to have a completely
free hand in his proceedings against
Herr Harden, has resigned from the
German diplomatic service. The excite
ment raised In court and military circles
by the coming cause celebre is immense.
There is reason to believe, too, that it
has not contributed to improve the re-
lations Of the kaiser and the imperial
chancellor. A few days ago the Ger
mania, the leading organ of the Catholic
party, quoted some utterances Of Prince
Bulow regarding the court camarilla.
This quotation was not, however, cor
rectly made, and the seui- official North
German Gazette came out with the
chancelIors exact words. This note was
widely reproduced by the other semi
official journals. thereby proving that 1t
had the approval of the French bureau of
the foreign Office.
Lokai Anzeiger came out with a note de-
claring that the existence of a court
camariila was myth. AS the fact that
the Loka1 Anzeiger is the court organ
is an open secret in Berlin this statement
was regarded as a dement, given by the
kaiser to the imperial chancellor. Since
1t was issued the semi-official press has
observed an embarrassed silence. The
truth is that the court camarllla does
exist.
But the kaiser is also in perfect good
faith in denying its existence for he is
Ignorant Of the fact.
He Is not aware the extent fo which
those surrounding him bring their influence
to bear on his impulsive nature. This is
why the coming trial will probably cause
him some unpleasant surprises. This is to
say, If the case Is allowed to go on on the
lines that Herr Harden desires. 1t is how
ever, very improbable that this will be go
There Is no country in Europe where the
right OF the state" can more easily be in
voked, and the presiding Judge will prob
ably get very careful instructions as to the
lines on which the prosecution is to be
Quoted. 1t may be taken for granted that
the moment anything Of sensational ma
ture threatens to be brought forward the
court will at once decide to sit in camera.
The experience seven years ago of Baron
Marschall Won Bieberstein is a proof Of
this. He was secretary of state for for
eign affairs and desired only to put an end
to the court intrigues against him. and was
IN position to have crushed the court
camarilla once and for all. And yet his in
fiuence. great as it was, proved insufficient
to show up the ''viper's nest" as Prince
Bulow calls 1t. All he accomplished was to
get few wretched tools of his enemies
condemned to a few months Imprisonment,
but the revelation OF the people who were
inspiring them from behind the scenes was
never made. And not even his half victory
could prevent Baron Marschall Won Bieber-
stein from, in the end, falling victim to
their power, though imagine he gladly ac-
cepted the offer Of the post OF ambassador
to Constantinople to escape from the at
mosphere Of plotting and intrigue in which
he lived In Berlin IT he fakap
granted that If Herr Harden is given a
free hand we shall. however, hear even
now the whole truth about the Bieberstein
AFFAIR. for Herr Won Holstein, who is COM
monty declared to be Herr Harden's in
tormant. knew 1t in every detail.
The New Transvaal Offices.
The offices OF the new Transvaal agent
general have been taken in Victoria street
and are being got ready for occupation at
the beginning Of next month. Sir Richard
Solomon is thus true to the tradition which
has associated Victoria street with colonial
representatives. The trend is, however,
rather cityward, Victoria and New South
Wales having followed South Australia into
the city, and their commercial enterprise
has transformed their ground floors into
something more nearly resembling grocers'
shops than government Offices.
Sir Richards salary, it seems, is to be
f2.0OO year, granted to him under the
assistant in his newly appointed permanent
secretary, Mr.. James Burns, who under the
late crown colony government was ac-
countant general to the Transvaal admins
tration. An Irishman by birth. Mr.. Burns
was educated in Edinburgh, and was for
seventeen years in the income tax depart
ment at Somerset House before, In 1892, he
obtained the appointment of accountant
general. Mr.. Burns will have a total salary
Of Ell, zoo year. to which a Transvaal PEN
sion of ECO is contributory.
Never was London richer in wealthy Wis.
itors than she is at present. The West End
swarms with Americans, the big hotels
overflow with them SO that 1t is difficult to
imagine one Is IN England when calling at
the various hotels.
To give an idea Of the pressure of BUSH
ness at one hotel, I was Informed that to
obtain a supper table it is necessary to
book your supper two or three weeks ahead
You can no more walk in and take it with
out notice than you can a stall at theater
when a popular piece is on. On the evening
OF Derby day people were turned away in
shoals. In view of this American invasion
it is not astonishing to learn that every
seat for the Mark Twain luncheon on the
18th instant has been already booked for
the Pilgrims and their friends.
The banqueting hall OF the Savoy where
the luncheon takes place. accommodates
200 at table. so that the number of Mark
Twain's convtves on that occasion Is al
ready a fixed quantity With two such hu-
morists as Mr.. BirTell. who presides and
n is
the chief guest, the reunion should be q
merry one.
Gen. Booths Plans.
No sooner win Gen. Booth have returned
to London from his tour by way of Canada
and the Pacific to Japan this month than
he will proceed to Oxford There the uni
versity will confer upon him on the 26th the
degree OF D. c. I. On the following day q
demonstration will be held by the Salvation
Army In the Albert Hall. Uniform and
ceremonial have all alone been magnified
by the general and his soldiers. And so a
special appeal. am told, has been com
municated to the general that he should
appear at the demonstration of welcome
and congratulation wearing his academic
robes. Since the season opened for emil
grafton to Canada the army, am informed,
has sent over 1900 people across the At
lantic. finding work on arrival for them all
1t Is in recognition of his social and emf
grafton work that Oxford is about to dec
crate the general with the coveted honor
of D. c. L.
This week will see the annual honor
paying melted out by the universities to
many distinguished persons. The lists of
names are curiously interesting to the gen.
eral public this year. Oxford's list begins
with Prince Arthur of COnnaught and ends
with General Booth 1t includes two dis