New-York tribune., 1910-01-31
ON SWISS SOIL
Kaiser and Fallieres to Meet
There IN august.

view to a state visit during the latter mart
Of the summer by the President of the
French Republic to Switzerland President
Fallieres is 10 be i'm Savoy at the end of
August i'm connection with the celebration
there OF the fftieth anniversary of the ac-
QUESTION of that department by France and
1t is proposed that he should take advan-
tase OF the fact 10 cross the frontier into
Switzerland and to call on President Com
tesse, who is lawyer, with an ofncial
salary OF only S30d0 year While the
Chief Magistrate of Switzerland has al
ready received state visits from the Kaiser
in 1892. at Lucerne: twice from Victor En-
manuel first at Goeschenen and then at
Brigue at the inauguration Of the simplon
tunnel and last year from Emperor Fran
els Joseph. at Rorschach no President of
the French Republic has ever accorded any
such token Of friendship and good will to
Switzerland
This neglect is now TO be repaired. and
additional interest is lent TO the nesotia-
tions in progress by the fact that the
French President is likely to find during
his stay in Switzerland an opportunity of
meeting Emperor William. who mas sac
cepted an invitation 10 attend the grand
maneuvres of the Swiss army at just
aocut that time. meeting between the
Emperor and the French President espe-
ctally on neutral territory, such that OF
Switzerland. could not but contribute to
friendier feeling Between Germany and
France. Several endeavors have been made
during the last few years TO bring about
such an interview. which now apparently
are about to De brought TO a successful
issue. Certain il is that Switzerland would
be much more appropriate place for such
a meeting than Monte Carlo, which has
been occa sic nally suggested for the purpose.
COUNT DE TALLEYRAND HERE.
Count Alexandra de Talleyrand-P -Perigord,
who arrived Yesterday in the United States
on mission from the Deutsche Bank at
Berlin, with which he is connected, is a
nephew OF Maurice Marquis de Talley-
rand-Perigord and Due de Dino. Count
Alexandra is not. however, like his uncle,
a Frenchmap. but a russian citizen, and
holGs commission as lieutenant in the
6th Regiment Of Prussian Hussars hav-
ing followed in this respect the example
Of his father. Count Archibald de Tai
rand-Perigord, who is a colonel Of Prus-
sian cavalry and fought on the German
side in the war of 1870. much TO the dis
gust of his brother the Due de Dino. In
deed. the latter, who fought on the French
side during the war and was sazetted to
a knighthood OF the Legion of Honor for
conspicuous gallantry under fire, declined
TO accept the distinction on the ground
that he had brother in the ranks of the
enemy and that he would be perfectly
satisfied II his own record could be held
70 obliterate the disgrace TO the family
brought upon IL in France BY Count Archi-
bald's conduct
he
bald are grandsons of Edmond de Tai
leyrand nephew of the great Talieyrand
and Due de Dino. and OF his wife the
famous Duchesse de Dino. who did the
honors for her husbands uncle, the cele-
brated statesman. throughout the last
quarter of century OF his life was his
most devoted conhdante and counsellor and
whose interesting memoirs and CORE
spondence have been appea ring during the
last year on both sides of the Atlantic
On her demise the De Dino dukedom
passed, by the sanction of the Neapoltan
crown, 10 her younger son. Alexa ndre Of
whom the present Due de Dino and Count
Archibald de Talleyrand- -Perigord are the
sons.
IF Count Archibald became Prussian
citizen rather than Frenchman. like his
elder brother. il was due 70 the fact that
his grandmother the first Duchesse de
Dino. who was by birth Princess de
Courland and Of Sagan. The duchesss
elder son. Louis. inherited her Sagan prop
erty. which passed 10 his son. the present
paretic. Due de Tallevra nd -Perigord and
Of Sagan; while her remaining estates in
Germany went 70 her younger son. Alex
andre. Due de Dino. The late Due de
Dino in turn left the German estates
which he had inherited from his mother
70 his younger son. Archibald. his elder
son. Maurice. inheriting his property in
France
Young Count Alexandra de Talleyrand-
Perigord. now here, and who has recently
announced his ngagement to the popular
Berlin actress, FRITZ Massary. may be said
n have American relatives in the two
divorced wives Of his fathers elder brother,
the present Due de Dino. One of them
still bears the name of Marquise de Taliey
-Perigord and was Miss Eliza beth
Curtis The other has dropped her former
title of Duchesse de Dino and is now
known as Mrs. Adele Sampson Livingston.
Both are New York women.
SIR JAMESS DIFFICULT OFFICE.
Colonel Sir James Dunlop Smith has just
been appointed to the office of political
aide-de-camp TO the Secretary OF State for
India, at Whitehall. in the place Of the
late Colonel Sir William curzon Wyllie,
who was murdered last spring by young
Indian student in London while attending
an entertainment al the Imperial Institute
organized for the benefit of young natives
of his class The assassination created
great sensation at the time, as Sir William
willie was shot down literally at his
wsfe's side dying almost instantly.