Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-19
CRISCOM HAS RECORD
Appointment at Age Of Thirty Five Causes
Diplomats to Comment
NO OTHER CASE TO EQUAL THIS
Other Ambassadors Have Weight OF Years
TO Aid Them.
FOREIGNERS VALUs LONG FxPEelSA :
1EN~y4
Diplomatic World Iut,reo' ,>N -riage
Of Countess ~
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ALLIANCES OF ThS KIND DESIRED
FOREIGNERS WLUs LONG FxptslS,N
ALLIANCES OF Th,s KIND DESIRED
Fifty-Nintb Birthday of Mad King
Otto of Bavaria Brings 10 Light
Many Anecdotes of His
Peculiar Life.

BERLIN, May 1s-(speciaL)-Th appoint
ment Of Lloyd Griscom to the post Of
American ambs ssador to the italian court
has caused not a little ssronishment in
diplomatic circles throughout Europe The
reason for this is the extreme youth Of the
new excellency. Mr. Griscom is just 81
years Of age and in all probability he is
the youngest ambassador for whom letters
Of credence have ever been made out
that is to say a resident ambassador.
Enjoys have frequently been sent on spe-
cal missions with ambassadorial rank, but
these were generally of a temporary nature,
such as being bearer Of some high decora-
tion or bearer Of a proposal for a royal
marriage. But in the matter of por-
manent ambassador, the cuse is probably
unique.
Not even I'm the German diplomatic serv-
ice, which, since the kaiser came to the
throne, has been rejuvenated from top to
bottom, can be found examples even of
minister plenipotentiary of that youthful
age. At the same time in contrast to the
diplomatic service OF other countries
single German ambassador cannot be found
who has reached the age of 70 years. The
nestor of the Germans is Herr Won Rado-
witz, the ambassador to the Spanish court
who is 6s years OF age. But Herr Won
Radowitz is one of the youngest men for
his years known to the European courts
When he was the accredited representative
at Constantinople he was physically and
mentally the youngest man accredited to
the sultan's court
Failed at Morocco Crisis.
Next to him comes Prince Radolin, the
amba assador in Paris. He is, however,
great contrast TO his colleague in Madrid,
as he shows very plainly the weight OF his
years. II is quite generally believed that
during the Morocco crisis he did not rise
! to the Importance of the occasion: he was
either too negligent or too forceful Count
Wedei, the German ambassador in Vienna,
and Baron Marschall Won Bieberstein, the
ambassador accredited to the sultan, are
both 65 years Of age. Baron Wedel comes
of a family which has held high office in
| the state for generations. One Of his
| brothers was minister of the royal house
hold, and as such WAS minister of the horse.
To be minister OF the royal household by
/ the way, is no sinecure under William the
| Second. On him fall all the arrangements
| for the imperial Journeys and the or
! ganizinR of the program of court fss-
tivities. 1t is true that the details of the
| latter functions are worked out by the
marshal OF the court, but the question OF
what they are to cost is the most difficult
part of the minister's duties. The kaiser
is an excellent hand at spending money
and It takes all of the minister Of the
! households tact and firmness to keep
/ things in order. Count Wedel is therefore
a power in the state and his appointment
to the Vienna embassy was a proof Of the
fact.
! no-o, NHar.cbaU xrnn RiobOratain ia uer-
| hans the most experienced diplomatist in
! the German service. He was for many
| wears secretary Of state Tor foreign AFFAIRS.
| He finally became the victim of the In
| trigues OF Herr Won Hollstein and Baron
Won Kiderlem- w wachter, his subordinates in
| the Wuhelmstrasse, who employed COM
| mtssary of the secret political police named
! Tausch to make such reports concerning
/ him to the other ministers as to make them
| think that Herr Won Marschan was in
/ triguing against them. In this he was
| aided by a secondhand journalist named
| Baron Won LutZow and the mysterious
Norman schumann an International police
spy. who has now taken refuge In Switzer-
! land Baron Marschail cut the web of
| intrigue by having Lutzow arrested and at
the trial the whole conspiracy was shown
up Baron Marschall, however was as
a result on such terms that his position
IN Berlin was no longer tenable and the
| kaiser sent him 10 Constantnople an am
bassadorial post which requires more tact
and skill than any other in Europe
Popular German Diplomat.
Then comes Herr Won schoen, the Ger
man ambassador 10 St. Petersburg, who
counts fifty-six summers. He was for
many years the prime minister's right
hand man in the Paris embassy. He was
certainly more popular in the French capi-
raj than any German dlplOmatist has been
since the war OF 1870. To this his wife,
.1a hello Madame de Schoen," not little
l contributed She was probably the hand
Laomest woman In the Paris diplomatic
CORPS and woman OF infinite tact. Next
comes Count Monts. The ambassador in
Rome who is s. years Of age; Baron speck
Won Sternberg. who Is the ambassador at
Washington and who is a year younger.
and Count Metternich. who is accredited
TO the court of st. James and who counts
a wears The youngest OF the German am
bassadors Is Baron Mumm Won Schwartz
stein, who counts As years. It is true that
his embassy is also the youngest, having
been created only two years ago. The min
listers plenipotentiary are not any younger
than the ambassadors. Admiral Won Eisen-
/ decher, Prussian minister at Baden, heads
the list with % years. Next comes the
minister 10 the Vatican, Herr Won Roton-
han, who is 80. He Is followed by Count
Tatternbach minister 20 Lisbon, who is
/ 81 years, but who. as he showed at Tan
Eiers and Algecierss can display the en-
ergy OF a man Of 20
An interesting event in the diplomatic
world has been the recent marriage OF
Countess Afuravioff, daughter OF the Rus
sian ambassador to the Quirinai, TO Mr..
/ Cheetham. frst secretary OF the British
I embassy. Mile. De Muravion was one OF
! the most handsome and one OF the most
popular members Of Rome society. Il is
seldom that members OF the British diplo-
matte service marry foreigners, though such
unions TO longer inspire the Rnxieties that
they formerly did In the Foreign ofioes OF
: the country in the days when wars were
more frequent. In the old days a diplo-
matlst who married a foreigner had 10
/ on Eacoad