The Washington herald., 1911-09-08
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

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eyes forever, generally is regarded as
the country where caste plays the most
important role. And yet the present
premier, despite his lengthy and noble
sounding name, Paul, Baron Won Gautsch-
IFrankenthurn, began life as a teacher Of
an estate maintained by the Emperor.
where the sons of INDECENT noblemen and
public officials were educated. In course
Of time he became head master there,
and this had the effect of bringing him
into personal contact with the Emperor,
who was so impressed with the mans
abilities that he appointed him rector of
the famous Thereianum, where many
Austrian officers Of royal birth and
number of royal personages, including
the present King of Spain and the Khe-
dive Of Egypt, were educated.
Gautsch has risen steadily until now
he is prime minister of Austria He
has made good use Of his repeated terms
of office as minister Of public instruction
and now of prime minister to obtain
substantial increase in the pay of uni
versity and college professors and mas
ters OF government schools. He has also
secured the admission of women to the
universities and obtained the right for
them to practice medicine and law.
It is no secret that during the reign
of Alexander III. the father OF the
present Car Of Russia, DR.. Pobiedonos-
tofr. the latter's tutor. was the real
power behind the throne The professor
successfully was made minister of
state (premier), president OF the Holy
Synod, and leading genius of the council
OF the empire. The Car did not hesitate
to bestow that old pan-Russian fanatics
name upon one OF his finest cruisers OF
the Black Sea fleet BY the way, this
recalls the fact that the KAISER came
near christening one Of the best ships
Of the new German navy Hlnzpeter. the
name Of his tutor. who was regarded as
an extraordinary man, and who. all over
Germany, is regarded as the real factor
in Bismarcks overthrow. He certainly
welded great influence over the Kaiser
during the first ten years Of his reign,
and only the singularly mirth-provoking
character Of the name of Hinzpeter de-
TERED the Kaiser from carrying out his
pet plan.
DR.. Dokitch, the most able and uni
versally respected statesman produced
by Servia. had been a school-teacher
and then the tutor of King Alexander
during the latter's boyhood. The con-
fidence which subsisted between the two
was very great, and there Is no doubt
that had 1t not been for the premature
death OF Premier Dokitch the shocking
tragedy OF 1903 would have been averted
and Alexander III might stiIl be occu-
pYing the throne of ServIa
NJ. Steen, for years prime minister of
Norway, and who contributed to her
emancipation from Sweden, was head
master Of the public school at Stavan-
ger.
There is virtually no country in Europe
efe ha,-
as cabinet ministers, an illustriOus exam
PIE being the present British Ambassador
TO the United States the Right Hon James
Bryce who was professor of civil law
at Oxford, chancellor of the duchy OF
Lancaster, and secretary for Ireland in
two Liberal cabinets. And no statesman
mas made forS himself a stronger mark
than has Herbert II. Asquith, for, in the
race OF almost insurmountable odds, he
II was who brought about the most revo-
lutionary changes in the written and un-
written constitution Of Britain since the
days Of the second James, who in ICES
was deposed and the Protestant success
sion assured for the English throne.
Few premiers have been in the public
eye as much as Mr.. AsQuith. II is, there
tore or interest to state that he acquired
his habits Of mastery over his colleagues
In the cabinet and over most members
or the Liberal party as a schooI-teacher
HIS father destined him for a commercial
career and sent him to the City Of Lon
don School, where he distinguished him
self as a scholar. He showed no taste
for sports and games, and made few
friends. and when, by seniority and pre-
eminence in his studies, he should have
been chosen for the place OF captain
OF the school, was repeatedly rejected by
his fellow-pupils, owing to his unpopu-
larity.
He carried OF all the school prizes. In
Guiding an Oxford University scholar
Ship and entering BaliOl College became
one OF Its most brilliant lights and one
or the bright particular stars Of DR..
Jowett its famous master He returned
to London to study for the bar. The reg
ular course extends over a period of three
years. and having only small means of
ms own. he earned his living as an as
sistant master at his old school, that of
the City Of London. These three or four
years OF assistant mastership at the CITY
Of London School proved of inestimabIe
value TO Premier Asquith Men who have
acquired the very difficult task Of man
aging unruly schoolboys may readily be
expected to be able to deal better than
those devoid of such training with bodies
OF grown-up men.
France also has had her quota Of
"schoolmaster" ministers. During an
afternoon session in December, 1894, of
the Chamber Of Deputies, in Paris. a
bomb was thrown from the galleries by
an anarchist. The panic that followed
was almost indescrfbable with the groans
OF the many injured and dying. Sud-
denly every noise was stilled by the
ringing Of the bell on the presiding
officers desk, and the words were heard,
The session continues" They had been
uttered by Charles Dupuy, the presid-
ing officer. who alone had remained en-
tirely unmoved. His prompt and cool
action contributed largely to quiet all
those present and to dispeI their fears.
Dupuy's attitude on this occasion was
made the object of much fattering COM
ment. The most striking explanation
given Of his behavior-namely, the fact
that he had spent the first seventeen
years Of his life after attaining man.
hood as a schoolmaster, first as a teach
er In one of the municipal schools at
Bordeaux, and later on as professor.
He was. therefore, a past master in the
art OF dealing with boys, and has shown
himself equally capable in managing
men, having been three times prime
minister and twice president OF the
Chamber of Deputies, besides holding
other ministerial portfolios and being
now a member OF the senate.
Dominating all the other members Of
the present French cabinet by his fame
as a statesman Is Theophile Delcasse