New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
kai.er's Only Jewish Envoy.

Baron Max Oppenheim. who was al one
time a frequent visitor 10 this country anu
who has been for many years no" Coi-
nected with the German Legation at caro-
has lust been promoted 10 the rank OF MIN
iser resident. which does net. however
mean that he is 10 take the place OF COUNT
Herman hatfield. who Is in charge OF the
mission and who enjoys the rank OF MIN
ister plenipotentiary. Baron Oppenneini 3
connection with the mission is OF rather
unusual character, for he does not serve
as q regular member of Count Hatzfeidt >
staff but is attached 70 the mission Tor the
purpose of investing him with an offlclai ano
diplomatic status. SO as to enable him to
n,rspe with greater facility the work 10
which he has devoted the last ten or fifteen
years.
This work is Of a special character 1t
consists partly In the excavation Of the
r71inad cities OF Mesopotamia and OF the
Euphrates Valley: secondly. of the explora-
+iof1 Of Arabia and OF the regions lying 10
the west Of Egypt while the third, and ac-
cordtng to many the most important OF mis-
activities Is his German propaganda among
the various Moslem tribes of Northern ana
Central Africa, IN Arabia and in all that
region which extends down from ASIA
Minor 70 the Persian Gulf
Possessed of great wealth, which he de-
votes without stint to these three sel1-llll-
rosa5 missions. he combines them one with
another in so clever a fashion that he can
ALWAYS cover his political propaganda with
a mantle Of scientific work; and this excuse
has frequently been put forward by the
German government whenever the French
or English authorities have had TO com
plain OF Baron OppenheiUls conduct IN
fonaenti7s and encouraging MosleT11 trou-
bic against them.
There is no doubt however. that the
baron's beautiful house at Cairo. which ne
mas On several occasions placed st the dis
posal Of members of the various retgntns
houses Of Germany visiting Egypt. Is the
headouarters Of d good deal Of Moslem
anti-French and anti-English native m
+-ig1,e. and that the baron exercises from
hence = very far reaching influence among
the followers Of Islam, especially among
The Arab tribes; while il is 70 him more
than to any one else the Kaiser Is indebted
for the impression which prevails among
rhe AIosiena world Of Northern Africa, OF
Egypt. of Arabia. Asia Minor. and even
Persia. that Emperor William is the cham
nio-7 mar excellence. OF Islam among the
CHRISTIAN Powers Of Europe and the best
and most powerful friend Of the followers
OF the Prophet
Baron Max oppenhem has Publlshed
unite : number Of scientific works dealing
With his variou~ explorations, and mas
made all arrangements 10 start al the eno
Of ms month the excavation Of the great
mound covering the ruins OF the an"lehI
I5.--;-. ,--i-,- of Tell T4alaf. II Central Meso-
potsmia-
.,,s ~ count Hermann Ha+zfeldt,
.bere * 10 truth whatsoever II tie story
cshIed 70 this countrv>to the effect that ne
has succeeded 70 the title Of prince borne
ny his cousin the Iate Prince Francis ttatz-
feld-. and also 70 The latter vast es-al9s-
In -l7e first place. Prince Francis had no
esrares Of any kind, and vas entirely de
pendent upon his American we eookleU
daughter Of Coils ?. Huntington Second
= The parents Of Prince Francis are sun
sr,-s =n5 whatever they can dispose o.
-,ev gill leave not 70 Count hermann
hu+ - their only daughter. Antonle' mar
-,ed - the Austrian Count Althann-
NAPOUIEE DE FONTENoF-