The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-19
KAISER TURNS HIS
EYES UPON MEXICO
Sends One Of the Cleverest
Diplomats as Minister
To That Republic.
Especial Cable from tho international
News Servicc.)

NEpec1uI CaDlc from inc
News Servicc.)
berlin, Feb. 1s.--The Kaiscr's re-
cent appointment OF Captain Won
Hintxe Ms German minister to Mexico
Is Of more than passing interest to
Americans, when the minister's per.
sonality ana qualifications are re-
membered.
For more than three years Captain
Won Hintzc has been the personal rep
rcsentativc Of the Kaiser at the court
Of st. Petersburg. and kept his imper-
ial master informed OF all events In
Russian military and naval circles and
that In because OF his unusual success
ut this most important post that he
Is now sent to Mexico. is beyond any
doubt. To the superficial observer his
transfer from the banks Of the Neva
TO far off Mexico, may seem anything
but q promotion, for Germany has par
ticuiar interests In Mexico and cares
less than nothing for the military and
naval development OF that country.
but the astute Captain Is not sent to
Kaiser: he goes forth with the all i'm
portant mission to keep official Ber-
lin fully posted regarding the present
and future OF the Panama canal. from
the nearest capital to which he could
possibly be sent.
Captain Won Hintzs diplomatic train.
ing began In 1898 In Manila Bay,
when. as flag-officer OF Admiral Won
Dicderichs. he conducted the delicate
negotiations with Admiral Dewey,
which narrowly averted war between
the United States and Germany.
II was Won Hintze who was charged
20 ask the British Admiral at Manila,
Sir Edward Chichester. what the Brit
ish squadron would do In case III trou-
bic between the Americans and the
Germans. THAT" Sir Edward. is re-
ported to have replied, lis something
only Dewey and know
The "Suchard." the German dirigi-
bio which will try to cross the Allan.
tic from Teneriffe, Is approaching com.
pletion at Kiel. Princess Henry OF
Prussia will perform the christening
ceremony with a flask OF liquid air
on February 10, and Germanys newest
and fastest cruiser. the Won der Tam,
will convey the airship to the Cape
Verde Islands. The pilot is the Ger
man-American aeronaut. Joseph Bruck-
or. He expects to start on his voyage
by April I. at the latest.
An important congress Is soon to
be held In Copenhagen to discuss the
difficult question of international
agreement In regard to the treatment
Of poor alicns--for instance. the care
Ut abandoned children. medical atten.
tion for the sick. insurance against un.
employment, etc. aa
Already several congresses have
been held without any settlement be.
Ing arrived at: In fact. at the confer
ence held at Geneva In 1896 the pre-.
vailing view was that solution was
not possible. Slowly. however. public
opinion has been educated. and at the
conference held last August in Copen.
hagen. under the presidency of NJ. EN-
lie I.oubct. ex.president OF the French
Republic. the way was prepared for a
definite agreement.
For over % years." says NJ. Loubet,
'thc different organizations of assist
ancc have wrestled with the problems
Of, the destitute alien. The exchange
Of workers between different coun-
tries IL more frequent every day. and
more considerable. with the result
that In every country there Is an ever
increasing number OF poor aliens who
claim aid, protection. and relief. Ev-
identity the ideal would be equality OF
treatment with the natives for all
these unfortunates. whom unemploy.
ment and sickness hit so severely
when they are away from home, but.
unfortunately. this ideal has never
been realized
At the forthcoming congress-pro-
NOTED at NJ. Loubet's instance by the
Danish Governmental is hoped, how.
ever. by distinguishing between per-
manent and temporary relief, that
some sort Of agreement may be
reached. In the case OF temporary re.
lief the matter might be dealt with
by reciprocal arrangements. each
country undertaking to make no dis.
tinction between It's own subjects and
the aliens. and the money expended
on relief measures In favor OF the lat.
ter would not be refunded. but in the
case OF relief OF permanent nature
the country Of origin would be finally
responsible for expenditure on behalf
Of It's subjects. ~
How ineffective even the will of the
Kaiser Is to combat the gambling in
stinct In those over whom he has the
Rmplcst authority Is shown by a scan
dial which has just come to light. II
appears that gaming club. which
was established In the center OF Der.
lin. was much patronized by officers
OF the Guard regiments quartered here.
Play ran high. and ultimately seven
teen officers had plunged themselves
80 deeply into debt that they were un.
able TO hold out any prospect of meet
Ing their obligations and were com.
PEELED to hand In their designations.
The facts of the case became known
to tho military authorities who have
now issued an order prohibiting Off.
GERS from belonging to card clubs. It
has, of course always been known that
the Emperor regarded gambling in
army circles with the utmost disfayor.
Not What He Meant.
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