The Washington herald., 1910-11-02
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miere" to the tenure even OF their high
office at home NJ. Tittoni the italian
Ambassador. was foreign minister at the
QuirinsL NJ. Perez Caballero. who repre-
sents Spar. had the conduct Of foreign
relations at Madrid. and the Kaiser's
foreign minister, NJ. de schoen, now Is his
masters representative in the French
capital
NJ. Isyolsky's retirement from the
Newsky Prospect is hailed with uncon-
cealed delight, especially at Vienna. where
the semi-onicial Neue Freie Presse exc
cutes a positively indecent dance over
what IL is pleased 10 term his political
corpse. II would be difficult 10 recall
more insolent collection OF metaphors
and SMILES hurled by great journal Of
one state, apparently with official sane
ton, at minister OF another. He Is "a
body moldering in the grave" man
whose touch turns gold into tinsel" a
"gander," "Kuropatkin with pen.
a political beggar." &c.
] should say that all such opprobrium
Is compliment to NJ. Isvolsky. for had
the Austrian foreign office actually
thought that his career was one long
victory for Austria and Germany over
Russia, France. and England. such acrid
.coarseness probably would not have been
vented, even from abe most ungenerous
source. quiet chuckle would have done
quite as we'll The ranCor can be at
tributed only TO the realization that all
attempts 10 break up the new triple en-
tente by the powers OF the old triple ALI
ance have ignominiously failed Morocco,
Persia, Manchuria. all tell the same
story and even the case Of Bosnia left
that entente more firmly cemented.
The dangerous feature OF such a per-
Torrance as that OF the Neue Freie
Presse is the possible encouragement IL
may give in certain quarters 10 the be-
lief that the Central European powers
now are veritabIe international dictators.
That Premier Count Aehrenthal himself
does not think so may be assumed from
the necessity he has felt OF going 10
Turin to proclaim 70 all the world that
italy remains the firm friend Of those
powers, as she was when her minister
met him az Ischl and SaizhUrg. When
II comes 10 having this sort OF thing
done repeatedly. n looks like an admis-
sion that the course Of events might
have justified Italian uneasiness.
But ii is the effect Of the idea OF
Austro-German omnipotence upon the
young Turkswhich begets grave concern.
is al this going to end i'm continuation
Of Abdul Hamidism? Are the new ad-
ministrators delivering Turkey into the
hands OF Germany? Convictions assured
ly have changed greatly since the birth
Of liberty at ConstanuHOple, and there
seems reason for apprehension.
The new Turks, IL 10 no secret, have
their private police agents at Paris just
as had the red Sultan" Among the
most important ministers IN the cabinet
Of the sublime porte Is a favorite and
an intimate adviser Of Abdul Hamid. and
another actually was a member Of a COM
mission Of inquiry against the liberal up
rising
Though il demands European capital.
the porte has 10 confess that IL can gov
ern only with the aid OF martial law
And German influence undoubtedly is
supreme. The government OF Bagdad.
Smyrna. and Yemen Is conhded 20 Off
GERS Of German education. despite the
fact that the annexation OF Bosnia and
Herzegovina by Austria has given the
Turks a foretsste OF what they may ex-
pect from their new friends Does the
programme Of pan-Germanism. perhaps.
include the march toward the Persian
Gulf across the Ottoman empire?
The recent Upheayal in Portugal proved
that the country dreaded a possible re-
turn 10 the rule ofethe early part Of the
last century, when for twenty-five years
It's progress was checked and it, pros
poets darkened. The army and the re-
gency for the seven-year-oid Dona
Maria gave her uncle Dom Miguel an
evil opportunity for the reign OF terror
that then set in, a period OF arrests and
executions which have made his name
notorious in history. II was not until
the convention OF 1884 that the man was
bought of with lavish pension. and not
until the death Of said Maria. in 1853.
that parliamentary rule was established.
which now, il may be said. is passing
through its first trials at independence
there
The restoration Of peace and power in
the country after the recent successful
revolt IN record time indicates that be-
tween the two evils Of regency and rev0-
luton Portugal doubtless perceives that
there is not much 70 choose.
As for Lisbon itself, il Is far too hand
some city for revolutions whether
armed or otherwise Since the terrible
earthquake upheaval Of 1888, with its
$4,000 deaths its topsy- turvies mainly
have been political. and these have not
maTred the beauty Of the city 20 any
extent The slow but majestic approach
up the river unrolls a panorama OF ex-
traordinary dignity and beauty From
the heights Of the Avenlda and the crest
Of the Riva de San Rogue, terrace rises
after terrace 70 impress the eye with
what has been called rolling witchery
and poetic grandeur"
Within the city, as a rule. all is CAV
ety. with a delightful sense Of being a
continent removed from the work-a-day
character OF most European cities.
But glitter only masks. without stran-
Cling, that terrible ''mene tekeL" known
as ''vox populi'
OF the two new British battle ships
now building in the royal dock yards, il
is generally understood that one viii be
named the Royal George, as a compli
ment to the present sai.or-king; also that
his majesty will perform the ceremony of
naming the vessel Why wait until the
Royal George is ready 10 take the water?
Why not let the King lay her keel plate,
a ceremony that is quite as imposing as
a launch, and which is now regularly per
formed at the beginning OF all new war
ships?
Next year, anyway, the British navy
is likely to see a great deal OF King
George. Early in the year the royal pair
are expected 20 visit Dartmouth College.
Then, in connection with the coronation
ceremonies, one of the largest naval re-
views on record is 10 be held, and the
King. no doubt, plans to see something
Of his ada while 4 work "A <
we'll FLANEUR
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