The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
CELEBRITIES DISCUSSED BY
OBSERVER AND TRAVELLER


Kaiser Wilhelm never falls to spend q
few days with his friend and "duz-
hruder." Fuerst Prince) Max Egon zu
Fuerstenburg. when he is desirous OF
escaping worryscme matters OF state or
political posers. The fact Is that the
prince. IL the ION dts in the Wilhelm
strasse or the Pariser PIatz are worthy
Of belief and repetition. has supplanted
the publicly disgraced Philip zu Eulen-
burg In the Emperors favor. Be that as
Il may, the Kaiser, like all those born
TO wear the purple and ernine. being
human. feels the necessity OF calling one
true friend his own In whom ne can re-
pose fun confidence. and with whom he
may discuss all that puzzles or worries
him without hesitation or reservation.
Count Eulenburg abused his sover-
eign's and friends confidence by making
use Of HIS great influence, not I'm the
sphere of high diplomacy or politics. but
10 further his interests and those of GER
tain individuals whom he favored. Prince
Fuerstenburg. on the other hand, has no
political ambition whatsoever, and per-
kaps this is the very reason why the
Kaiser seeks his advice so often and sub
mits weighty matters to his unbiased
judgment. He is highly amused when
the reply, given in the sing-song, soft
Viennese dialect sounds, has too drastic
a note. and his laughter is said to be
truly homeric when he considers ana
enjoys the unusual sensation of being
talked to, not with the all-absorbing re-
spect and Difference of his courtiers,
ministers. or officials. but with an J.
don't-care-a-rap if-you-are the-kaiser
tone OF refreshing sincerity.
Nevertheless. doubt IL II was for the
best interests OF Germany that the
Kaiser was the guest OF the lord Of the
Castle Of Donaueschingen during the
critical November days of 1905. There IS
but one living man able to answer this.
the occupant OF the Villa Malta, at Rome
Cthe then. chancellor OF the empire. Prince
Bernhard Won Buelow), and what he
might divulge would be exceedingly inter
esting. as he was the man who had the
temerity to tell the Kaiser to ''shut his
mouth" and TO make no more of his
too autocratic. exasperating ''by-Gods-
grace" speeches
II the truth must be told. / have 10
admit that anti-PrussIan sentiments per-
meate the ancestral home Of the present
head OF the princely house of F'uersten-
burg, Landgraf in der Baar und zu
Stuchlingen, Count Zu Heiligenberg and
Werdenburg. Baron Zu Gundelfngen
with another dozen of minor titles
thrown In for good measureD. For when
Max Egon. upon the death OF his child
less cousin. Karl Egon. left Austria to
take possession Of the ancestral seat of
the princely house OF Fuerstenburg he
was a middIe-aged man. and thus he
has remained, in his habits. opinions, and
dialect. what the cab drivers of the
Kaertner Ring. IN Vienna, admiringly
pronounce to be the type Of a true gen.
tIeman C"kavalier'O.
Hence 1t is just such ''kavaIiers'' from
the banks of the Donau whom the
prince gathers about him under his hos
pitable roof at the source OF that same
river whenever he expects his imperial
friend 10 aid him in entertaining the
illustrious guest Conspicuous among
them are the LobkowitZ. Montenuovo
Auersperg. and others, correctly groomed,
polite. and courteous cavaliers from Vi
enna who look upon the world and hu-
manity in general and treat mankind
IN about the same manner as did Prince
hlemens Metternick the Hapsburg mon
archy and neignboring nations. a point Of
view based upon an opinionless reverence