New-York tribune., 1912-12-31
Won K|DERLEN- -WAECH1ER
PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY
German Secretary for Foreign
Affairs Was Visiting Sister
Near Stuttgart.
RERNSTORFF MAY SUCCEED
Ambassador at Washington
Among Several Mentioned
Dead Statesman
Buffoon.


Buffoon.
stuttgart. Germany. Dec. 3o-Alfred Won
Kiderlen- -Waechter, Secretary for Foreign
Affairs Of the German Empire. died sud
ssnlv to-day after a brief illness.
Herr Won Kiderlen- was en-
towing his usual Christmas visit to his
eister. the Baroness Won Gemmingen, near
here. He had felt extremely i'll for sew
sral DAYS. so much so that physicians
who were called in feared that his Illness
might result fatally. as his heart action
was very irregular.
The end came with great suddenness at
"a o'clock this morning, when the Sec
,starv for Foreign Affairs died from heart
,silure while he was practically alone
berlin. Dec 3o.-Count ]. II. Won Bern
s,orff. German Ambassad dor at Washing
ton. is prominently mentioned In the
rsuspapers as a probable successor or
che late Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
,,f,ed Won Kiderlen- Waechter. The
"Tageblatt." however. thinks that Count
N
washington in order to conduct the ne
gotiations for a commercial treaty be-
tween the United States and Germany
others mertioned are Baron Hans Won
Wangenheim, German Ambassador a.
ICopstantinople: Prince Charles Max
Iicbowskv. German Ambassador at Lon
aon. Baron Won dem Bussche-H -Hadden-
hansen. German Minister at Buenos
Avres; Count r. X. X. Rex, German Am
bsssador at Toxic. and Baron Mumm Won
schwarzenstein. formerly German Am
bassador at Toxic.
Herr Won Kiderlen-W aechter was one
=, tho most intimate friends and chums
=, bis imperial master, 10 whom he stoou
., ona time almost IN the relation OF
.o,,rt foster or clown. That is why ne
VAS then invariably selected to attend
william II whenever the latter Went OH
on one of his periodical trips OF reiaA"
,iop ana amusement. especially on the
rims ON board the Hohenzollern, where
all formality and ceremony are cast aSiue'
a,d the Kaiser gives free vent 10 MS
fondness for practical jokes, horsePi"y
and every species OF boyish fun
Of these Yachting parties Herr Won
,-,sarlar- -Waechter was the very lie anu
,o,1 his witticisms. his antics ana MS
rniroicrv keeping even the sailors III io''- >
~ laughter Indeed. II is said' hao he iio'
,oor a member OF the German dipioliHt'
ssrvicA and an Emperor's IaVoIl'e
would have reaped a fortune
clown of some circus.
Vi ba could be grave and dlshI"eo o'
.-.ta occasions. and when one Sd" mn
a. tba court OF Berlin or OF CopehilASe'''
- IN fun uniform. his breast GOV
I'D with decorations, II was ollicU't
rosl;ze that this was the same 'oliiDO'
- wont among the imperial entou'dso
-. .ha name OF August" that gwen ~
-, oIovns In Germany and France anu
-, rss the principal partner OF the au''
- cer,oauv in Juvenile games
The statesman was the pe'e Ho'
PRINCE Bismarck, to whom ne was ~
r,arIv devoted: but he deserted nm va ~
,.u ord became his most bitter roe pe.He
-.,o,,sibla for most of the attacks oI 'i''
-, rress ,lpon the old prince anc pop0,
- credited with forming the pT4hclp"'
ors+a,aa 70 any permanent uhders'ai'''''s
,(.,,e..n The hermit Of Friedr!chSFLH anu
.e,'a-ois,p herr Won Kiderlen-N aeon
,e- u,,s ey,n accused OF this In one o' '',e
Dit ,eu,spapers. and thereupon chai-
1o,,ea tho editor and put bullet thIoUs"
go. st,o,,1der For this escapade he was
co,aenned 10 three months lfhp''Son
rent by the courts. HIS ihcaI
,ba military prison Of Ehrenorel's'elh' oi'
,ba Rhine. was absolutely unpreceueil'eu'
Herr Won Xiderlen-W -Waechter hau
1,rnerial Secretary of State for Foreish
,Tairs since June Is. 1910. He succeeded
Wilhelm Won schoen. VINO became "'i
man Ambassador 10 France.
.rha cremation OF Won kiderlen-N aech'er
mas not very favorably received III pal
Lament lie was not good orator anu
bIs sneeches did not create very sOou
,r,,ra.sion. lie was known, however As
ono of the most shrewd men IN "el man
dip,omacy. and was regarded as an eN-
mort on affairs Of the Near East o"ins
:. hta having been stationed Tor IONS
time in the Balkans. -,
A. INoreien Secretary he was successl vi
g., s,aar,ne the international politics OF
~. er,ni,e through a period OF unusual
.,torolaroent more especially In regaro
- tra settlement OF the dispute between
France and Germany as to the I"'u'e "
Morocco. H.. Aac-
Won Kiderlen- -wsechter was Tor a Geo-
sde German Minister at Bucharest ~
mania. a comparatively unimportant post
- v.h,cn he was sent by the Emperor Tor
presuning too much on his favor
He belonged to an old Wdrtemoerg ram, n,
Nv which was raised TO the nobility IN
,ss ue was born on July TO- 1857 ana
vbu. no was studying law volunteereu
and fought throughout the Franco-FIas- aus
san war of 1s7o-'n lie entered the oip-
lomatic service in 1879. and serVeu III 20 o''
Petersburg. Paris. copenhagen' Ooh-
stsntinople and Bucharest lie he'e'
married.