The Washington herald., 1908-04-12

elgn ambassadors at Washington have
been hastily recalled for no other ground
than that their respective governments
had become inbued with the fear that
) they might not be as congenial to the
! President for the time being as was con-
sidered -imperativeiy necessary to ma
tional interests. This viii show what
very important place the personal ele-
ment plays in the success of an ambas-
sador, No matter how able statesman,
J nor how experienced a dnlomat. If he
fails to render himself persona gratis
sima to the ruler to whom he is accredit-
ed. his mission is handicapped to the ex-
tent that he becomes not only a failure.
but a danger to his nation
Many Ambassadors UnvveIcome.
People in this country have but little
idea Of the number OF ambassadors who
are pronounced unwelcome by the rulers
to whom their names are submitted for
the purpose OF knowing whether or not
they are persone gratissime It is far
larger than is generally known, and the
action Of the British government in turn
ing down the Turkish ambassador at
Rome. after the publication Of his ap-
pointment to the Court of ST. James, is
/
when the French government recalled
/ Gen. Appert from the post of ambassa-
dor az St Petersburg. on account of the
/ activity OF the ladies Of his family in pro-
noting the matrimonial alliance between
| Princess Marie Of Orleans and the now
/ widowed Czarina's brother Prince VALID
! emar Of Denmark. the late Car mani
Tested his displeasure by refusing 10 re-
ceive as his successor A. Billot. although
the latter had been accepted by the Rus
/ sian department OF foreign affairs, and !
had had his promotion from the post of |
minister plenipotentiary at Lisbon to that /
Of ambassador at ST. Petersburg already |
gazetted
It is no secret that Paul Cambon, now /
ambassador of France in London, was at I
first rejected by the Sultan when nomi- /
mated to the mission at ConstantinOple. |
IN consequence Of his having played in /
Tunis, which Abdul Hamid regarded as /
vassal state, much the same role which /
Lord Cromer has enacted in Egypt.
Commander Gives Way.
The Commander of the Faithful was
induced to give way. but was led to re-
gret his surrender IN the matter by the
energy with which Paul Cambon cham
pioned and defended the cause of the
Armenian and other Christian natlonaH-
ties subject 10 Turkish rule. and when
after his transfer 70 the Court Of ST.
James the proposal was made by France
to send his brother, Jules Cambon. to
Stamboul the Sultan would not hear OF
It, and accordingly Jules Cambon came
TO Washington instead.
Camille Barrere, one OF the very clev-
crest and most brilliant members of
Frances diplomatic service, 20 whom, as
ambassador al Rome, the restoration of
friendly relations between France and
Italy, and the entente cordiale of the
two countries is due more than to any
one else, IS accredited with having been
declined by the Court Of St. James, as
well as by those Of Austria and Berlin,
IN consequence Of the active part which
as a very young man he played in con-
nection with the Paris Commune insur-
rection. a role for which he was SEN
fenced 10 death. and forced to fee for hts I
life, unable to return TO France until the {
enactment Of the amnesty. about a dec {
ade afterward. Georges Leygues who I
had held portfolios in several cabinets, ! I
as minister Of the colonies, and Of finance,
VAS pronounced unwelcome by King
Alfonso, after his appointment as am I
bassadOr at Madrid had already been I
publicly announced. and many OF his {
belongings had been dispatch T
ed to the Spanish capital: while Queen d
Victoria is known TO have caused the
French government to be notified that C
the late Marquis de Montebello was per- u
soma non grata. when it was proposed to L
send him as ambassador to London. [
Antipathy Of Long Standing. g
Her antipathy dated from the time Of
the death Of the prince imperial of
France. Montebello was then charge .
d 'affaires, and had issued invitations for .
g grand dinner at the embassy. on the C
very day that the latter was to take t
place the news was received in London i:
that the prince had been killed III South i
Africa by the Zulus. The Queen at once 4
caused Montehello TO be- notified that she
wished him to postpone his dinner until y
later Her message was equivalent TO a \
command, since foreign embassies ac- z
credited to court are considered part Il
and parcel Of the latter, and subject 10
rs rules and regulations, as well as to
he wishes Of the monarch in all matters
relating TO ceremonial etiquette The 4
marquis, fearing, however that the post q
of his dinner would be risin-
erpreted by the government at Paris, :,
lscribed to sympathiss on his part with Il
he Bonapartes, and thus interfere with y
lis promotion, turned deaf ear to the =
Queens message. and gave his dinner. 9
which proved a fiat failure, as most of g
he chief guests excused themselves at ID
he last minute from putting in an ap- =
Queen Victoria was very 81
Vroth, and gave expression to her anger
n no measured terms, exclaiming that
He should have remembered that il was
he granduncle Of the prince imperial o
Who raised his stableman Of grand E
ather to be duke and a field marshal e
These favoTs were surely worth the few II
auces that would have been wasted II =
donsieur de Montebello had postponed =,
lis dinner" ?,
Victoria Refuses Consent. -
Queen Victoria likewise refused to con- ST
ent to Napoleon III's reappointment Of
he Due de Persigny as French ambas-
ador in consequence Of the extrava-
anees Of behavior of the duchess during be
is previous tenure of the mission. and ba
Gifted Napoleon III to this effect. Ma
/ could enumerate scores of other in Oy
tanees but the most extraordinary rea- n u
on probably for which an envoy has In
yer been refused a welcome is the repn- ~
alton imputed to him of possessing the vi
vi eye. There is at the present mo- Ms
lent an ambassador, who shall be name
SIS, on the retired list owing to the fact
lat his various missions have been sig
allied by not merely misfortunes, but tr,
zen tragedies, at the courts at which he in
as called upon to represent his govern -
lent. as
Indeed, he enjoys such widespresd " ~
sputation as Jettatore that it used to -.
said while he was in office that when NJ
yer an envoy OF one country feared that -
rival plenipotentiary was about to OBJ
I'm some advantage over him he en-
Favored to induce the evil-eyed ambas-