The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-06
Russia and Austria Not Satisfied
With Representatives Sent
by France.
by Ia MARouIsE DE FoNrENoY.

Russia and Austria i. must be ex
planned that each Of these empires has
privately urged ner IN tas most pres
sing manner to Stnd TO their rcspec-
tive courts an ambassador selected
from tn. cd ar!Stocracy 1t mas been
POINTED out to Premier Poincare' and
mis- colleagues. tilat the cNclusivcuess
of society at Vienna and st. Peters
burg renders the position OF a French
envoy o: bourgeois birth extremely
awkward. ITO matter how est.mablc his
personality H. finds himself at
Sr at disadvantagc compared with tins
titled ambassadors of most % TIE other
powers who by reason Of their noble
birth find a ready entree TO those court
circles and to that Grand Monde IN
which the aiding Russian and Aus
TRAN statesmen hv=, move and have
their Being.
Indeed. a bourgeois French Ambas-'
sador IS subjected. together with his
family to something very much akin
to n social boycott. rendered adj the
/ more mark d by the fact that any we'll
may have. are invited where he is Ok
! clUdcd--which of course cannot but
graNsGy impair the prestige Of his mis-
sion. and his usefulness to his coun-
+ try.
/ This is the secret Of the extraordin-
/ crunI-!.t. through its minister OF For
e!gh Affairs, Sazonon, for the trans
Z Ter from st. I'eiersoGGS. OF the French
envoy, VI. Georges Louis. Il message
4 bassador at Paris, Baron Iswolsky.
The baron went so far as TO init
I mate that t5o presence OF Monsieur
Louis a I st Petersburg was interior
ing with the sympa Thistle understand
ing between the two allies.
! 1t seems thar NJ. Louis and his wife.
during th'a past season at St Peters
burg. have 5een invited nowhen,, eX-
cepting of course TO those official fun
I ctionS at which Louis's position as
ambassador rendered his presence
! obligatory. In Consequent. ne n%ver
mad an opportunity OF seeing Monsieur
Sazonof and his colleagues socially.
and establishing that friendly footing
which Is essential TO the fuNllment
OF his diplomatic mission.
1t follows that Ambassador Louis
found himself exposed 10 charges on
the part o.. Russia. TO the effect that
IN touch. and had misconstrued. and
evsu misunderstood, the communica-
TONS made him by tho Russian Fer
( eign Office. for transmission TO Paris.
SO unpleasant was the tone of this. Rus
sian request for Ambassador I.ouis'S
recall that the French Government at
first felt disposed TO display resent
nBsnt. by refusing compliance But
realizing on sacond thoughts that the
Franco Russian alliance, upon which
so much depends. might be cndang-
cred. and which Germany IS extremely
anxious 10 break. PreN!or Poincare' re-
solved to go In person to St. Petersburg
in order 10 discuss the matter person
ally with the Car. the Prime Minister,
and Sazonof, the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs.
Whatever tn, outcome may DC. NJ:
Louis will have to go his withdrawal
being the more unpleasant 10 France,
because his predecessor NJ Bompard,
was witlid raNyn for similar rsasons. at
the instance OF the Russian Govern
ment
Bompard is no7v accredited TO STAN
boul. where nc does not precisely tend
to promote the interests OF Russia
Fraa0z's ally. Oddly enough. Georges
I Louis was sent to st. Petersburg some
yeaItS ago, on the strength OF strong
itrecornme ndat!on from the late King
Edward WI. NJ Louis was Cor years
the political director and Secretary
General of the French Department OF
Foreign Affairs and was indeed tho
head of the permanent staff OF the For
| cign Office. AS such. he had been
Brought TO the attention OF Edward
VII. who when visiting Paris botl be-
fore and after his accession to the
throne. was accustomed 10 invite him
often to lunch, and found pleasure and
Interest in his conversation This ia
vor shown by the English King TO
! Louis, was undoubtedly of use to the
English interests. WiAen thu King
I, urged his appointment Ambassador
! TO Russia. and wrote so pleasantly
about him to his nephew. the Car,
that the latter accepted him
as persona erata, he seems not
TO have sufficiently considered the
attitude and prejudiciss OF ST. Peters
burg's Cirrsat World. " which he knew
comparatively little, MS visits there
| having heen fHw and far between.
! Edward VII was a good Judge of men;
but his advocacy Of Georges Louis.
am afraid. must be set down as one OF
his mistakes.
Win regard to the French Embassy
/ at Vienna Just vacated by NJ CroZLer,
whose term of Office has aged him con-
| sIderably, and who insisted upon re-
irving, France has vainly endeavored
I to comply with Austria's pressing re-
quest fer an Envoy, who as Il member
/ of the ord French aristocracy. would
have the nntree 10 the inner court
/ circle. and the inner circle at Vbenna.
I There ans plenty OF old noble families
left in France; but any member there
os IS unwilling TO represent the present
government in a diplomatic capacity;
while those few who might consent to
do SO. are open 10 such suspicion of
d.sloyalty to the republic. as to rem
der their appointment neither polite
nor possible.
The republic has already had one
such experience when the laui Duke
de La ItochctOucauld. during the de-
eade following the Franco German
| War, was envoy to tue Court OF ST.
James and made u hasty trip from
London TO Paris TO cast his vote for
his seat in the Chamber of Deputies,
against the republic, and in favor OF
J restoring the Monarchy.
lie was u Grand Seigneur of thu old
school. q man OF great wealth, bat
so straight minded. that ne was over
wheimed WITH surprise when tho Lol
loving week the republic asked him
To resign his anDassadonship. In d.
lauit OF a mob eman. the French Gov
crnment has therefor. dTpo.ntcd TO the
Embassy at Vienna, IA diplomat OF the
name OF Duma!ne. a bourgeois, but II
man with thirty years scrvida biah!nd
hm-at BWlin. as Charge d'Affa!res.
and especially at Munich. as Minister
! pasn4potentiary. In the latter post he
was general facorIte, and thanks TO
the intimate intercourse, between the
Austrian and Bavarian Courts and aris-
iocrNcY. taerc is no douot mat he VIII