New-York tribune., 1908-10-29
kA[SER'S DIPLOMACY
uo,c H7Ilsam H0n Ocer Austria 8
Heir apparent.
roopvrirht. 1905. by tire Brentwood Company,

t-.red 10 convert him into a warm friend and
p.~qer. fact not generally known. but which
s~ nevertheless important TO bear in mind in
- te understand the present situation IN Eu-
The archdrke is extremely sensitive about
-,orgarafic wife Princess Hohenbere. whom
NJ the royal and imperial visitors to the
% n Austria more less ignore Thus the
and Queen Of Spain have taken little OF no
- -. ~ the princess during their recent stay
no doubtless influenced the matter by tie
", ,nca snd aunt. Archduke and Archduchess
N's Nss,,k who have always been bitterly opposed
- The members Of the reigning house Of
uho have been at Vienna in recent years
-.,ffested a similar indifference toward the
hs srs the same may be said Of the Eng
P-,,ess even OF King Edward. who II is
j" - slvsys preferred Archduke Frederick TO
o1s. o1s..srt Austrian heir apparent.
tne - william. the other hand has gone
A,s uay 10 be particularly civil TO the
or When the crown prince made his first
ffil'7... ~ The Court OF Vienna he by direc-
s'S :. -. father. paid especial honor 20 the
HcH treating her with much Difference
- hen the full nedged oonsort instead Of
j fS-.-s+,c - wife Of the austrian heir apparent
~ - --s Kaiser at Vienna late last
~ t-- -,os- of the soveretgns Of the German
- e,- -hA purpose Of conveying their con-
,,.;,-s - = BODY to the venerable Emperor
-oss,h n the occasion OF the diamond
-. .. ,be latrer's reign. William snd Empress
-. vf,toris insisted that the princess should
--,-zas among the members Of the Austrian
- family 81 al the festivities organized in
:, .he Husrrious visitors both taking pains
. sssrou upon her the most marked attention.
- example beng followed in the matter BY the
,rba- German soVe-eigns.
m eou-se this -ended - stil further strengthen
..e ,orior o. rhe princess the Court Of Vienna
end the srch6uke is keenly appreciative. In fact
he has hecore q very close friend CT Emperor
r-gs7r evidence % the intimacy OF their relations
being furnished ST Cae recent grand manoeuvres OF
i. her he
sra Eaise-s guest. while William is 70 stay with
hin early reI- month at his place ct Eckartsau,
o. Ire Danube. famous throughout Europe for its
magnificent game preserves Among the game which
sho-n6s there Is the American Wild turkey. which
the 5-chdke introduced there after his visit the
United States fifteen years ago, and which have
th-tven - an altogether phenomenal extent The
preserves have been in the possession OF the House
e EspS5UrE ever since they sold Empress
Es-is Theresa by Princess Victoria OF Soissons.
-1slde-. Prince Eugene OF Savoy. whom they
o-iEi-a y belonged Crown Prince Rudolph de-
lighted IN item long he lived. and after his
death they were taken over by Francis Ferdinand
the present heir apparent. The preparations which
ihe s-ch6ue is making for the stay Of the Kaiser
a E-zartsau. especially in connection with the
Finishing and the consideration OF his various
hobbies and idosyncracies lead 10 the impression
tast the visit will be repeated annually and that
fhe friendship between Francis Ferdinand and
William viii be still further developed
i is friendship which is all-.nportant the
present moment and plays weighty role IN the
Intentional crisis that is now absorbing popular
e-rertlon- For II is generally admitted now that
r. crisis was rrecipitated by Archduke Francis
Ferdinand. ilo Is responsible for Austria's annexa-
to- e Herzegovina and Bosnia at this tuncture,
v-i-e The hearty support which Gerrsa ny is giving
. Austria in the affair enables her 70 present a
PARTICULARLY bold ard stubborn front 10 the remain
s-E great powers OF Europe
BARONESS MOHCHEUR'S PRERoGATIvE.
Strictly speaking. President Roosevelt should
have undertaken the duties Of sponsor at the
Of the little borr last week to the
Belgian Minister Pleuipotentiary at Washington
and 70 The Aulericar-born Baroness Moncheur. For
among the many traditional prerogatfves dating
back Two three hundred years. some OF them
written and others unwritten that enjoyed by
an lbassadors and ministers is that the ruler
whose court government they accredited
should the duties Of godfather of any child
born 10 them during their mission. OF this
r-le applies more particularly to roonarchical
c-lIts, and : 90 not know how far IL could be en-
-1-ced the case Of 2 republic. In France, which
Is The only country that might furnish precedent,
nc occasion has e Yet arisen for demand upon
President FaIieres. any Of his predecessors in
Cz-e Al the Elyske. 70 assume the religious re
FrC-sibiiiJies Of 4 sponsor al q christening. The
cz-- hat President Roosevelt belongs different
religious denomination TO Baron Moncheur should
constitute n obstacle For in Europa we find fire.
cuetly Protestant s0vereigns acting as godfathers
L Roman Cataolic infants. and Catholic potentates
t-7I-.nE the same Office toward tiny Anghcans ana
I-lrerans Emperor Francis Joseph, for instance
be--s the godfather OF the German Crown Prince
LORD ASHBURTON DUE HERE To-MoRRo"-
Lord Ashburton, who IS due IN New York TO-
morrow with his wife on board the Lusitanla- is
making his first visit this country since his
ge-rrd marriage 70 Blanche Donneny, who under
Tgefr-, mt zG o
,-e original -Florodora'' sextet, in 1901, having
-. de- fe- dah5gt in drama as a scrubwoman in
\ g. t-sa-rherlvn's ''Iy Lady" The first LoTd
ss-tlr-ou great grandfather Of the present peer
rrzr 90 said 20 have been the real founder o1 'he
fortunes of the great house of Barring, ana Ger
tasrl- was The first Engiishman Of note TO "eo
Ct American heiress. namely. the eldest daueh-
Ter or Tinted states Senator william Bingham
q P1fEa5elpnsa. whose doRry. estimated at some
10000 r0e. was invested IN the mouse Of Barring
e. B-src7sgate street. London. and enabIeo II L"
branch oar on 2 huge scale. In fact, IL was
thinks % -r.s that the house Of BarinS was duie
sor7e fifteen or sixteen years later 10 loan 4V'-
Caaa0a francs 70 TIE French government Tor the
W. 5-6e-r-.riez at the time when France was
occupied h- tre allied armies, in 1915. = Is
Vita reference 10 this enterprise that one OF 4>a-
;oleo,rs -1arsrers Is eaid TO have remarked that
there Uere SIX great powers in Europe naIneIS'
England, France Russia Austria. Prussia ana
Barring Brothers This Lord Ashburton was Dy
reason II MS American affiliations. freQuenuy
se.ef-sa 5t ffe English government 70 represent
t- In aesotiatious with the United States ana
concluded - Washington II 1912. during the
Presidency ~ John Tyler. the famous AshbufOon
treaty "a nlCr rlav be regarded the basis OF
a. subsequent agreements and Understandings
oetTeer this country and Great Britain Besloes
beng q great fEancies. Z statesman Of interna-
t9nal fsue and a diplomat Of rare skill, Loro
Asnn1r'on was wonderful art connoisseur- fut
-e= Of