New-York tribune., 1910-02-19
ENVOY A FAILURE
Hor Court Ball Squabbles
Haze Affected His Career.

Haze affected HIS Career.
fcopyrisht- 1910 by ;he Brentwood Company
p.-,, --s-,,rschzx. the German AInbas-
x.sc- a. Vienna. Is once more in hot water
A. connection with injury 10 his feelings al
. oo,--- hall and his relations with the Aus
-sa- ~osroeIlo- and Minister OF Foreign
.~s,-s Count d'Aehrentilal, are sufficiently
grained 10 render the maintenance OF cor
<5e,-.al intercourse between them difficult
and oo-dialisy out Of the question
A. the court ot Vienna also at
,s.5-;5 and Lisbon. and formerly in France.
N. Panal Nuncio is, ex oflcio, the dean OF
-hs ,7irIor9sTfc corps. At Vienna. next in
re,t nv virtue OF his seniority OF appoint
-,ent. comes Baron Tschirschly. Usually
a. court balls and similar state functions.
C-or,-t d, d,AehrenthsI has taken the Baroness
Tschirschky in to supper At the last court
1,sV which was fruitful II all sorts OF in-
ciderts. he took in the new English Am
hssszdress. Lady Cartwright, by birth
daughter of the great patrician house OF
Gig. and left TO the Nuncio. as dean Of
the diplomatic corps. the honor OF acting IS
escort 70 the German AInbassadress, who is
~ Austrian bourgeois birth. Count d'Aeh-
RENTAL happened 10 be talking 10 Lady
:
-e- took place. and offered her his arm.
rrobably n order 70 he able TO have an cp-
-,or-urity Of continuing his conversation
With her 81 supper.
Ba-oa Tschirschky. however. chose 70 re
gard the matter as q deliberate affront not
orlv u his wife but also TO the German
Fr1hassv. and Immediately after supper
spostrophized d'Aehrenthal with sufficient
warmth and vigor 10 attract tbs attention
~ e number OF people; SO that within twen-
ty-four hours al Vienna was talking Of the
sfs5-. Happening to come at q time when
Count 6'Aehreuthal is endeavorins 10 pro
pi-iate Russia and 70 place AustTia's rela-
lions with her OF the friendly footing which
existed prior 20 the Herzegovina Bosnia an
nexauon. the incident has been endowed
with more political importance than II de-
serves being interpreted as a disapp7ovaI
N the part Of the German government OF
-er stly's advances 10 Russia.
FORCED TO LEAVE ST. PETERSBURG
This Is yhe second time that Tschirschky
has made 2 mountain out OF a n1olehiu At
z court hall The former occasion was at
= Petersburg. at an entertainment It
which. bv-1le-bye. Count dAehrenthal was
present II the role Of Austrian Ambassador
L 5cok place ~ e hall given By the Grand
Duchess Vladimir for her daughter Helen.
roz she wife or Nicholas Of Greece.
Tschi-schlv. who 1as then councillor and
first secretary Of ire German Embassy.
had engaged himself 70 take lady in 70
supper. when Grand Duke Vladimir came I'd
s1d offered her lis arm. Etiquette at
European courts requires that z LADY should
rat sn invitation Of this kind on the part
light e command, and The grand duke.
wishing 70 Turn rhe use Of his prerogative
= prince q the blood into Joke. ex-
claimed laughtnglv as Tschirscflzv retired
--i-1 very disappointed look on his face.
oh. 1e-e- mind those tf-esorne German
diplomats. they are the most drea-v people
- existence -
Won Ischirschky. who 3 extremely Ee-I
Gus minded. without = 7esrice of I,,,17or
instead Of accepting this remark ~ his
imperial host ii the same laughing and
merry Joking way II which 1t was uttered.
took grave offence. and then and there
made formal complaint TO his AMBASSADOR,
r-ince Radolln, insisting that the German
t-rloassy, and not only the embassy but
--e entire diplomatic service Of the Kaiser
-ad been Sighted II his angular person.
Fadoliu. Uhc IS e thorough man OF the
"-o-ld- endeavored in vain 70 pacifv the
Hsron. pointing out TO him that Of all the
members cf the reigring house OF Russia
there v@re none who were more German in
f-=l- srllpathies and SO closely allied with
r-e Hohenzolla-ns as the Grand Duke and
Grand Duchess Vladimir In fact. the lat
~ Z princess OF the house Of Meckleu-
-E-SchEe-in. used formerly TO be regard
s= IS the particular champion Of Germany
s,r
--e policy Of Prince Bismarck Won
7=-fi-zchzr. however, declined to listen 10
EsLrIir-s arguments or 10 look upon the
matter II the light OF 4 mere friendly Joke,
and luci-nated his intention Of rendering his
resignation and returning &c Berlin 10 re-
ga~r -Le occurrence unless he received re-
Gress Radoliu. who is now German Am
5.ss ssSadc- ar Paris, anxious 10 avoid a all
costs making an affair OF state and d full
e=dEed 6iZIomatic controversy Of such
.-L- incident al once vent TO the grand
duchess. o. German princess, asking her
& either she CT her husband would say
---5 word 10 Tschirschky in order TO re-
l-e.- E'r7 tRadolinl Of most enbaTrass-
~ --e5icauert. The grand duchess. in
Stead or complying with Radolin's request.
.-zt re- temper completely, rounded upon
--e ambassador TOY his impertrence in
.1rnrlzi-ing about her husband al the in
E-ance cf z mere secretary OF the embassy
and aade him 20 remember once and for all
tine that. although she was Z German by
=--r. she vas now princess OF ne
- zrzuE house of Russia In fact the
E-ard duchess was 50 angry that Radolin
rzF 20 alternative but 70 leave the ball.
ST. z-z with him The members Of his staff
The al vas n the fire. The court Of 81
Fr-s-sau-- and society took sides with the
Grand Duchess Vladimir. who Is extremely
.rs--able. ana denounced not only NUn
-s-E.-sChky but also Prince Radolin. for
me absence Of any sense OF humor- The
.cs.-ton became irtolerable, and Radolin
v-as transferred 70 Paris, while Won Tschir-
e-ak-- after remaining on the retired list
sg- z short time. was appointed minister
resident - Hamburg. whence he was pro-
noted 10 the SecreJaryship Of State for
Foreign Affairs
The Kaiser, whose sense OF huInor IS
ve-v strongly developed, soon got tired Of
having = man 50 utterly devoid thereof
s--es-ir7s before HIM daily for the purpose
ee making reports ot foreign affairs and
zr-.of--ed IN his stead Herr Won Schoen.
n rzcsfre necessary 10 find place for
-srf.5--cfl<v. and, 10 the anlazenlent Of
e-e~- one b-- was sent 10 take the place
g General Count We6el - Vienna AZ
-r= nine 7 called attention in these letters
20 the contrast between the two men.
..-,--- y--.aa- ffe grand seisneur IN every