The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-01
New Russian Ambassador Has
Held Many Diplomatic
Offices.
by La ,IAnouIsE DE roSrnNoY.

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nj iCaOLA6 DE sGIER5. who was IN
mi Ihe latter part of 1910 promote 81,
Y rom the post OF Russian min
lister al Brussels to that OF nm
hassador of the Car at Vienna. has
now been transferred from Vienna to
Constantinople. In ordor to try and re-
pair tho mistakes of Tcharikor. who
has been removed with such dramatic
suudenncss and virtually disgraced
FOR having. owing to his Levantine
wife, identified himself too closely with
the diBcredlted Young Turk onrty.
which Is now composed almost entirely
OF nondescript Levantines.
Nicholas do Glers, the now a,nbaz.
1aaor to Constantinople, Is nfty-seven
years OF age, and has been In turn
stationed at Bcrne Berlin and Paris IA
secretary OF legation. From tho French
GGapital, where he spent no less than
naeeen years, and where he was re-
garded rs ono OF the principal fnctors
In bringing about tho Franco Russian
aiilahce, ne was promoted some six
or seven years ago to the post OF
MINISTER at Brussels. He is married
TO Princess Urussof n relative of
Prince L. urussom, his predecessor at
vienna. His younger brother, Michael,
WHO spent some time at Pckin and at
TOXIC. Is now minister at Bucharest.
Nicholas Won Giers is the eldest son
was was Tor so many years the Foreign
minister of Alexander Ill, succeed :
ing Prince Gortchkon In that post.
ana Who was the son of q member
settled In Finland, where he had mar
rled a Russian. The Foreign Minister
had peen brought up by his mother as
member OF her church. that Is to
say, the Orthodox Greek Rite. instead
Of in that of his father, wnv was a
lutheran, and his sons In turn also
Deiong TO the state church of Russia.
This appointment OF Won Cners 10 the
now extremely important post at Con-
sthntinopie recalls the remark made
BY Alexander H. concerning the am
M Sassan noqs I father namely, that It
could depend most for absolute 10y
atty and devotion, since. being objects
OF suspicion to the nation, by reason
OF their foreign origin and name. they
were practically bound hand and foot
to the cause of their sovereign.
Editors of the standard "peerages" in
England. such rs Burke, Debrett,
Lodge Whitaker. etc. are accustomed
to take out insurance at Lloyd's against
mistakes therein, although their pub
lications. which are regarded as alb
solutcly official In the matter OF au-
thorlty. are compiled with the utmost
care. Compiling a list OF peeraees and
baronetcies is, however. like walking
through garden of pitfalls, since
tho acceptance OF common report
TO the effect thnt this or that peerage
entitled to mention In the pages OF
tho volumes in question had died un-
married or without leaving any male
Issue, involves n charge OF llcgiti :
macy against the mans lawful chill
dren. IL he has had any. and gives
them grounds for suit for heavy
damages against the publishers OF the
books.
II Will DO readily seen how easy It
is for the editors OF peerage to make
mistake OF this kind. AS a rule tho
complainants are perfectly satisfied
with n promise TO amend tho mistake
! in the next edition. and, perhaps. with
the Issue OF n notice 10 certain mum