The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-31
KAISER TRYING TO
SOLVE QUESTIONS
Man With Yellow Waistcoat Has
Again Come to the
Front.
EMPEROR HAS MADE
HIM MEMBER CABINET
Williams Consumption of Min.
listers Past Six Weeks Has
Been Large.
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.
BILE to The Tribune.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
BERLIN. July 30.-Emperor William Is
trying to solve questions of Socialism by
frequent changes Of the ministry. In the
past six weeks there have been no less
than five ministers appointed by the
kaiser. For a monarch who Is not re-
sponsible to a parliament and can retain
his servants as long as he likes. Williams
consumption Of ministers Is surely large.
People are now talking OF a Socialist
party In the next reichstag commanding
120 votes. AS there are only 391 members
OF the reichstag. that would make tho
government of Germany possible. Con-
Servatiyes do not believe that II will come
10 that, but 1t cannot be gainsaid that the
Soclalistic vote has increased 80 per cent
since the 1ow-water mark OF 1907, when
Prince Won Buelow left 1t. The non-so-
cialist Radicals have helped tho Socialist
party In the last three bye elections, not
through a recognized coalition. but be-
cause tho ideals Of both are about equal
About Departing Ministers.
or the departing ministers who proved
unsuitable to the needs OF William In
teresting elements are attached to each.
Herr Won Dernburg, the colonial secre-
tary. who discovered the German colonies.
attempted to explain to the people the
benefits. to be derived from tho great
sums OF money expended upon the colo
nies. He was rldiculed. Baron Won
Schoen was held up as foreigner be-
speaks the Partisan tongue with faultiess
grace. Baron Won Schoen Is now taking
himself to Paris as the German embassa-
dor and he Is happy man. Herr Won
the strong man Of German diplomacy. He
is 6S years old. corpulent, and wears a
military mustache. He ranks as the first
German authority on the eastern affairs
and In this country one does not get a
reputation for nothing. He Is a bachelor.
Was Laughed Out.
Politicians Will never forget certain
debate In the reichstag while Germany
was yet In the tumult of the kaiser
crisis, during which a fiorid, burly man
rose from the government bench. He
wore waistcoat OF bright yellow Tense
with the emotions engendered by an af-
ternoon of warm debate. both house and
galleries welcomed patch OF color amid
the somberness OF the hour During the
preceding debate relentless criticism had
been hurled at the conduct OF the for
partment from charges OF incompetence
floor THE foreign office" he began,
lis hopelessly understaffed. We are hand
ever before. 1 will match our Jealous
personnel against that OF any foreign Of
The house rocked with delight. The re-
nainder OF the speech" was lost In
hilarlty. The 'man with the yellow
waistcoat," as he was destined hence
forth to be known. resumed his seat COM
pletcly laughed down. To many his iden-
tity was unknown. but whoever he was
his career was considered closed.
His Career Not Closed.
This was the parliamentary debut OF
Herr Won Kiderlen Waehter who has
as have just told you, been called to
the helm OF Germany's external affairs
temporarily during the outbreak of feel
Ing with regard to the "kaiser inter
view" he found himself pushed into the
breach at critical moment TO discover
that his oratorical powers were unequal
TO the emergency Europe would err
grlevously in Judging Herr Won Kiderlen
Waechter from his maiden effort In the
reichstag. This Wurtemberg diplomatist
combines with his South German jovial-
ity an extremely forceful temperament,
which is destined to make itself felt un-
coming months. For ten years Won Kid
eren Waechter-he is often called Won
Kiderlen slmply-has held the relative
ly unimportant post OF minister TO Rou-
mania. From that point OF vantage, how
ever. be has surveyed the development
of affairs In the Balkans and the Near
East, and has been vigilaut outpost of
Germany's vaulting ambitions In those
regions of possibility.
Not Devoid of Significance.
The appointment as foreign secretary
OF the man who ranks as Germany's
finest expert on Near Eastern conditions
Is a factor nor wholly devoid OF Sig
nifieance FOR future events. Whenever
II has been necessary for Baron Mar
schal Won Biebersten. Germanys astute
ambassador at the Golden Horn. to leave
Constantnople, Won Kiderlen Waechter
has been appointed to act as his deputy,
In the spring Of 1909, when Austria Hun
gary and Germany were bidding Europe
defiance on The Bosnian issue, IL was Won
kiderlen Waechter, still acting AS for
eign secretary at Berlin. who held the
reins OF German diplomacy and directed
the policy which coerced Russia into
sullen recognition of the Bosnian annex
alton under penalty OF war. Count Aeh-
renthal and Prince Bueow reaped the
public laureds of that ominous triumph
ner history is written to Won Klderlen
Waechter will be given the real credit