The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-09
Cars New Foreign
By Ex-ATTACHE.

| Russia foreign minister plays SO I'M
portant role in the concert OF nations.
especially among the great powers OF
I the world, by reason of his Independence
OF premier and of parliament. being ac-
I countable TO no one but his sovereign, who
/ often accords him an extraordinary
amount of latitude, that the appointment
J of Sergious Sassonof ts the post, Ia the
| place Of Baron Izwolski is a matter
which deserves the attention Of American
newspapers.
/ For it is he who will from heneeforth
| be intrusted with tho management of the
! relations OF Russia with the United
/ States Not that he is likely TO take any
! course without previously consulting
/ Prime Minister Stolypin. For the latter
/ is his brother-in-law. the two men hav-
ling married sisters and be ing bound 10
gether not only through these ties OF
hinsmanship. but through close and in
/ innate friendship.
Removes All Friction.
1 In fact, one OF the advantages OF the
appointment Of Sassononf is that it will
remove all the friction that has until
now existed between the premier and the
department of foreign affairs while IL
wolsk was In charge thereof.
The differences OF the latter with stoly-
pin were sometimes responsible for what
appeared TO be contradictory in the policy
OF the empire, while their antagonism
was OF a nature TO foster intrigue, both
at court and In the official world.
Indeed, Russia cannot but gain in hav-
ing as the chief ministerial advisers Of
her sovereign men who are committed %
the same policy and who are united IN
their counsel. instead Of being divided
against one another.
Friend OF America.
Although Sassonoh has never, 10 my
knowledge. been in the United States. yet
he made many American friends during
the twelve years that he spent in London
as first secretary Of the Russian embassy
and as charge daffaires dunsng the alb
sepce OF his chief. the late Baron staal
AT Rome. TOO. where he represented his
government. first as secretary and then
as envoy at the Vatican, he saw much
Of the American colony there. the fact
or his being able TO speak English 80
well contributing IN no small degree to
hts popularity. In his liking for Ameri-
cans he differs from his predecessor.
Izwolski
For the latter has always entertained a
grudge against everybody and everything
pertaining to the United States since the
day when. as secretary Of the Russian
legation al Washington. he was black
balfed by the Union Club in New York.
the affront being rendered all the more
pronounced by the election, on the same
day, Of his colleague. the junior secre-
tary OF the Russian mission, Alexander
Gregr.
Gregr, il may be remembered. was aft
erward placed on the retired list, owing
20 his marriage with an American wom-
an who did not meet with the approval Of
his official chiefs al ST. Petersburg, and
a few years ago came into prominence
as the hero OF what was popularity
known in France as the blue diamond
scandal.
IEwoISki Wins Out.
Izwolski who had been originally sent
to the United States. owing 10 his hav-
ing rendered his further stay 81 Buchar-
est impossible, because of the desperate
character Of MS fiirtations with the wife
Of his chief there Prince Ourouson. now
ambassador at Vienna, requested and OBJ
tanned his transfer from Washington i'm
medlately after hts being turned down
by the Union Club, al New York. which
was. Of course. followed by the with
drawal from that institution Of the Cars
envoy TO this country, the late Charles
de Strive and after a spell at Rome,
al Munich. and at Tokyo, was assigned
10 Copenhagen, where he ingratiated him
self 10 so great a degree with the now
widowed Czarina that through her infiu-
ence he was appointed 10 succeed Count
Lamsdorff as minister Of foreign affairs
at ST. Petersburg, just four years ago.
II had been generally expected that he
would eventually succeed Count Benck-
endorff as ambassador in London, where
he enjoys marked favor, as one OF the