The Washington times., 1908-08-26
COUNT YON GOETzEA
MAY Be AMBASSADOR
Spoken of as Likely Candi-
1date to Succeed Baron
Won Sternburg.

While Emperor William has informed
President Roosevelt THAI he win not
name q successor 20 Baron Speck Won
Sternbuse until Re has admitted Prince
Won BeuIow 10 an audience. wstch viii
be granted probably some time early
In September, there is stiu much specu-
lation among those interested IN diPlc-
matte affairs as to who the next am
bassador viii be-
There are four men mentioned prOmi-
neutly, ami II would matter but little.
IL Is believed here which one vas
chosen, although the American expert
ences OF two Of the tentative candidates
and the American wife OF one Of these
two. may. OF course. figure IN the
Kaiser's decision.
Just at present Count Won Goetzen,
AT present the Prussian minister TO
Hamburg IS perhaps regarded as the
man most likely to get this appoint
Inent. Won Goetzen has had a brilliant
career, he has served as military at
tache to the United States from 1896 TO
ls06 and rendered good service as gov
ernor OF German East Africa a post
lie held for five years, and one which
he gave up only last February, when
he assumed his present post.
Would Be Acceptable.
In addition 10 the undoUbted qualifi-
cations OF statesmansh.p which Won
Gostzen possesses. he would also be
most acceptable to this country since
he too, like Won Sternburg. has an Amer
lean wife. The Countess Won Goetzen
was, before her marriage to the diplo-
mat, Mrs. May Stanley Lay, one Of
the social arbiters of the Capital. in the
days when her husband was military
attaehe OF the embassy.
while Emperor William IS not favor
able 20 international ma rriages. in the
case of Count Won Gotezan as in the
case of Baron Won Sternburg, he forgot
his usual rules and expressed his pleas
ure. not perhaps in words, but in the
honors showered upon he couple when
they returned to Berlin. Countess Won
Goetzeu was formerly Mss May Loney,
Of Baltimore. She had ole child before
her marriage with the count who is
now an officer in the Z. S. Marine Corps.
II Won Goetzen came baHk to the United
states as ambassador there is little
doubt that he and his wife would outdO
in splendor the entertainments given
years ago by Mrs. Lay.
Possibly one Of the strongest candi-
dates is Baron Munm Won Schwarzen-
stein, who is at present ambassador to
japan. Won Schwartzenstein has long
evincad a preference for the Washing
ton most, and has said that he prefers
N to any other IN the diplomatic serv-
ice OF his government. lie was a can
dfdate for the Washington post when
Won Hollenben was recalled and Won
SterP burg appointed
Won Tehirschyly Eliminated.
eliminating Herr Won Tchirschyky-
Roegendorff. the minister OF foreign af-
fairs. whom 1t is probable, viii not
now be named, although a fe17 months
ago he was prominently men ioned for
this post, the last Of the men so far
mentioned is Herr Won Reichenau, MIN
lister to Brazil.
Ven Reichenau is another diplomat who
Is+espent many years in the service of
his emperor and who has spent them IN
widely separated portions OF The globe
He was first secretary % she German
embassy from 1896 TO 1898 and Is known
as = man exceptionally Eel Versed in
all matters affecting NErth or South
America
AFTER Won Reichenau left Washing
ton he was ordered to Guatemala as
minister, and afterward was sert in
a similar capacity TO Chile, IN both OF
these posts serving Germany with cred
it. He is held IN high esteem by the
foreign office.
OF these four men, two are already
known 10 official life IN Washington.
and would certainly At back into that
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