The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-18
GERMAN ENJOYS
WIFI { AFFR0NTED
Makes Scene Because Austrian
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Was Not Her Escort.
POLITICS IN INCIDENT
Diplomats attempt to Connect
Russia With Slight Placed
Upon Germany.
POLITICS IN INCIDENT

\ RUSSIA WIFI .oliSllf Il ldSCd
Upon Germany.
|nY LA MARaUIsE DE rONTENoy.
AARON TSCHIRsCHKY. the Ger
R man ambassador at vienna. is
iD once more in hot water IN con
| - naction with injury to his feel
tIings at a court ball, and his relations
with the Austrian Chancellor ana MIN
ter OF Foreign Affairs Count dAehren-
1 thai, are sufficiently strained TO render
/ course between them difficult. and cor
diality out of the question.
/ At the court of Vienna, as also at
those of Madrid and Lisbon and for
en- otticio. the dean of the diplomatic
s vlrIae Of Of his fsn Eenor ritz; Of APPOINT
|ment, comes Baron Tschrschky Usual
ly at court balls and similar state
functions. Count d'Aehrenthal has
taken the Baroness Tschirschisy in to
/ supper At the last court ball, which
was fruitful in al sorts OF incidents,
he took in the new English ambassa-
/ dress. Lady Cartwright, by birth
daughter of the great patrlcian house
of Chigi, and left TO the nuncio. as
dean of the diplomatic corps, the honor
4 of acting as escort TO the German
ambassadors, who is of Austrian bour-
| geois birth. Count d'Aehrenthai hap
pened to be talking to Lady Cartwright
/ when the procession in TO supper took
place, and offered her his arm. prob
! ably in order TO be able TO have an
opportunity of continuing his conver-
sation with her at supper. Bar
on Tschirschky. however, chose to
regard the matter as a deliberate af-
! front, not only 10 his wife, but also
Ito the German embassy and immedi-
| ateiy after supper apostrophized d'Aeh-
lrenthal with sufficient warmth and
vigor to attract the attention of u
number of people: so that within TWEEN
/ ty-four hours all Vienna was talking
of the affair. Happening to come at a
time when Count d'Aehrenthal is en-
deavorins to propitiate Russia, and to
place Austria's relations with her on
/ the friendly footing which existed prior
to the Herzegovina Bosnia annexation.
the incident has been endowed with.
more political Importance than II de-
serves, being interpreted as disap-
prevail on the part of the German gov
eminent of her ally's advances TO Rus
/ STA.
i Trouble In Petersburg.
I This is the second time that Tschir-
schky has made a mountain out of
/ mole hill at a court ball The former
entertainment at which, by the by.
Count dAehrenthal was present in the
role of Austrian ambassador. 1t took
place AT a ball given by the Grand
i Duchess Vladimir. for her daughter.
Helen. now the wife of Nicholas OF
Greece. Tschirschky, who was then
councillor and first secretary of the
German embassy, had engaged himself
to take a lady in to supper, when
Grand Duke Vladimir came up and Of
J fered her his arm. Etiquette at Euro
pcan courts requires that a lady should
treat an invitation of this kind on the
part of a member of the reigning house
:. In the light of command. and the
grand duke. wishing TO turn the use of
ms preroGatlVe as prince Of the
blood into a joke, exclaimed laughing
~. as Tschirschky retired with a very
disappointed look on his face oh
never mind those tiresome German
, alpiomats; they are the most dreary
. who is extremely serious minded, with
out vestige of humor, instead of &C
ceptins this remark Of his imperial
most In the same laughing and merry
Joking way in which it was uttered.
took grace offense. and then and there
made formal complaint to his ambas-
sh ha :: ! Pr Prince Eadoln. insisting, that
embassy, but the entire diplomatic SER
. vice of the Kaiser, had been sighted
II In his angular person. Radolin who is
thorough man of the world. endeav-
$ ored In vain to pacify the baron, point-
!, ing out to him that of all the mem
bers of the reisning house Of Russia
: there were none who We're more Ger
J man IN their sympathies and so close
s ly allied with the Hohcnzollerns as the
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Vladi-
mir In fact, the latter. a princess OF
! the house Of Mecklenbnrg-s chwerin,
:. used formerly to be regarded as the
!. particular champion of Germany at St.
4, Petersburg, and as the agent of the
{ policy OF Prince Bismarck. Won Tschir
: schky. however declined to listen to
:, Radolin's arguments or TO look upon
t the matter In the light of mere
! friendly joke. and intimated his inten-
! tion OF rendering his resignation and
! currence unless he received redress,
Q Radolin twho Is now German ambassa-
: dor at PARISH, anxious to avoid at all
. costs making an affair Of state and a
. such n silly incident at once went ia
! the grand duchess as German prin-
. cess, asking her If either she or he,
husband would say sag nln 40, ,e WORD : &c
: (Radolin) Of a most embarrassing pre-.
dlcament The grand duchess, instead
! OF complying with Radolln's request
:, upon the ambassador for his imperti'
2 hence In complaining about her hus
n band at the Instance OF mere secre.
. tary of the embassy, and page hln1 Is
! although she was German by birth
. yet she was now a princess OF m
a rcigning house of Russia. In fact, tn
grand duchess was SO angry EXT tna a. E 1ae 2,
the ball. taking with him the member'
: OF his staff,
|, The fat was in the fire, The court @
y st. Petersburg and society took side
with Grand Duchess VLADIMIR who y
extremely hospitable. and denounced
Prince Radolin. for the absence of an,
sense of humor. THE position became
intolerablc and Radolin was transfer
rcd TO Paris, while Won Tschirschlly
after remaining on the retired list 70
y a short time, was appointed minister
X resident at Hamburg. whence. he AVA
IN