New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-23
SIR FAIRFAX ABUSED
Germans ASSaiI the British Am
baSSador at Vienna.

,,,..--,,lt 1911 hv the Brentwood Company
s,- Fairfax Leighton Cartwright, the
r,,itisb Ambassador TO Austria, who, dur
ing the last few weeks has been the opJeo'
- ,,ucb hitter attack In the German news
rspers owing TO remarks criuclsihe Ger
,ranv.s Moorish policy made in a conVersa-
tior with the we'll known Austrian Jour
rsrs+ Dr.. siegmund NUM- and punhsheo
Nv the latter in the Vienna Neue Freie
rresse" is persona grata at the court u
r-.-.-oror rDrancis Joseph and in Niennese
,,.,.t, Resides having spent much OF MS
l,,,-r,,5 IN Austria. he has a very strong
,.-si, n German blood in his veins Els
5e.+ber Sir Thomas Cartwright VINO
49, as British Minister 20 sweden anu
>.,rvrs-- I'm 1880 was married TO Countess
49,. CON Sandizell. daughter ot the
80 Master of the Court Of King MAXI
..li.r m n Bavaria. Sir FairfaXs own
.-.-.,,.- ,,se also German She was Frau
loin Clementine GauL
Tho ~a-+wrights have been seated ~
AvDbo. Banbury. since the DAYS OF hichaIu
Cartwright. a successful lawyer VINO
rouebt the property early in the seven
.-.,+, century. and whose son married the
daughter Of the famous parharnen'a4E
,-sr tho second Lord Fairfax. VINO com
-caode5 at Marston Moor. II IS from O'iS
General that sir Fairfax derives MS Dll'lS
,,sD name When he was al ROME o.
serrstar- If embassy he rarrIeu
,.o,rrgasr daughter ~ the Marchese CNls"
q -,e,,,be- NJ that historic and princeiS
go ~ the old Roman patriclaIe lAe
besd ~ which is hereditary Marsnal OF 'ns
t5oI,- Poman church and Guardian 81 '-s
psna1 Conclave. responsible as such lot III
the ARRANGEMENTS for the election OF + opeS'
-rr,~ourb mis- wife and through his grand
-,ot,ar Sir Fairfax is thus related n'i ohls
~ most If the great parician houses %.
Rome but likewise 20 many ~ the olo
es0uiss ~ the Austrian mediarzed nooi-
,.-- .rcb sz the Esvn- vittgenstelns. Thurn
ind Tsxis. etc
-g--s Minister AZ Munich Sir Fairfax be
came great lavorite with the BaVarlan
-,,sl family especially with Prince and
Princess Leopold. and Of their sons ana
daughters. Princess Leopold being the ED
ss- daughter Of Emperor Francis Joseph.
r-5sa5 If was the interest which Princess
,orold exercised in his behalf az Vienna
cha. led her father the old Emperor TO
ask K.ns Edward 70 appoint Sir Fairfax
Ambassador TO Austria.
Sir Fairfax is possessed Of very ample
-reqns-that is 20 say, a very large allow
arra from his father-and this together
with the fact that he and his wife are
Rousg Catholics. renders his position
among the diplomatic corps on the banks
,r the Danube a very privileged one; nor is
FL In The least degree probable that the
.fawo~ In the German press for his recall
t---- Vienna will find any response on the
mart NJ the Austrian court and govern
rrs-+ although it cannot be denied that
f7r 60 clever a man he has been somewhat
Unfortunate in his relations with the for
s.-r press This is not the first time ne
has made the mistake Of imagining he
could make use Of Continental newspapers
e-r POLITICAL purposes without his conf
5arra being betrayed and he himself COM
r-o--,sed Perhaps his tendency 70 take
fo~sign journalists into his confidence IS
dine 10 the fact that he has done a good
deal Of writing himself being the author
off several tragedies II review articles and
even Of one or two books lie has prooa-
r., inherited his literary gifts from his
Gather. who is the author Of very erudite
history of the Jesuits and who for some
,.r,a was the r LIBERAL member for oxford
shire