The Washington herald., 1909-04-18
AT THE KAISER'S COURT
Rumors of Ambassador Hills Recall Unfounded
Tower Not to Go Back.

reasons. as. Tor instance. his diplomatic
activity against the government in Quez-
ton, in some earlier portion Of lis ca
reer.
Thus. the late Gar Alexander III n
spite OF his prediction for France. de-
clined 90 receive n. Biilot as Ambassador
az St Petersburg. after the appointment
had been gazetted. because he was giveu
70 understand that the envoy had al
other posts shown a disposition 70 con
demn Russia's political methods
And. then. there IS the memorable n
stance Of the American envoy appointed
by President -CleTeIand curing his first
administration. and confirmed by the
Senate who was rejected b. the Aus
trian government. owing solely 20 the
creed Of his vile. who belonged 10 the
Jewish race. and who was subsequently
rejected by Italy. merely because he had
been turned down by Austria
II must be confessed that the State
Department IN this particular case was
less 10 blame th1l the then Austrian
Minister al Washington. good old Baron
Schaeffer who entirely neglected 20 in
form his government OF the creed Of the
appOintee's Wife. or 70 warn President
Cleveland Of the serious difficulties which
were likely 20 arise a. the court OF Vienna
in connection herewith. Baron Schaef-
fer took all the blame upon himself in
the affair. and was never tired among
his intimates Of deplOring the mistake
that he had made, feeling all the more
strongly about 1t. owing 10 the consi6-
crate courtesy OF his ehief, the minister
OF foreign affairs. Count Kalnocky. who
never addressed 10 him a single word Of
reproach about the matter T was all
wrong" the baron used 10 exclaim, "bgt
Count kainOcky was too much Of a gen
tieman 10 tel me Sc
Another ease The Servian government
after the customary inquiry Of the Ger
man foreign Office. published the appoint
ment OF N. Nenadowiteh 70 the post OF
minister plenipotentiary al Berlin But
in the meantime the Kaiser had learned
that the diplomat in question had been a
party 10 the conspiracy whichIculmscsted
in the murder Of King Alexande- and
Queen Draga, although not 4 direct actor
Ia the outrage. The Emperor AZ once
announced that under no circumstances
would he consent 10 receive - Nenado-
witch al MS court and tha- If King Peter
wished 20 be represented IN a diplomatic
CaLA-ltl al btElins ne MoIlQ nave 20 dp-
point some one whose skirts were abso-
lutely clear CT any connection with the
assassination Of his predecessor on the
throne The snub 70 King Peter was all
the more severe owing % TIE fact that
The diplomat In question IS HIS f-sr
cousin. being a son Of his mother s
youngest brother
once before Ser-ia has been subjected
20 an affront OF this kind az the hands of
Germany. Il was not long after the ac-
cession OF Emperor William when he as
certsined q little later in the dav that
the newly appointed minister Of King
Milan 10 whose nomination Prince Bis
msrck had offered no objection. vas no
Other than the complainant husband o.
that beautiful Artemisia Cristicz. who
was the publicly recognized favo-ire OF
the disreputable Servian monarch and
the principal cause OF Queen Natage's
refusal 20 I've with him any longer The
Kaiser was very angry with Prince Bis
marck for having pronounced the envoy
20 be persona grata. and az once declared
that nothing OF earth would induce him
20 receive aim at his court.