New-York tribune., 1912-01-26
Frances Ex.Premier insults Princess,

Frances Ex-Prennier Insults Princess.
Much has been written about the French
ex-Prennier Caillsux. and there is little OF
it that can be said to have been 10 his ad-
vantage, stress being especially laid on his
endeavor 10 ape the late Due de Morny,
not alone i'm his mannerlsms and his ap-
pearance, but also in his gallsntries.
1t seems that about year ago, when the
Crown Princess of Germany was at Cairo,
awaiting the return there Of the Crown
Prince from India. CaillauX, then an ex-
Minister of Finance, arrived In the Egypt
ian capital with another former Cabinet
official, NJ. Barthou. They took up their
quarters at the same hotel at which the
future Empress of Germany WAS staying
The Crown Princess, who is i particularly
charming and unaffected woman, used TO
enjoy taking her meals in the public dining
room. and was never subjected to any an
uovapce in connection Herewith until Gail
laux appeared on the scene. Unfortunately
ris table and that of his companion, NJ
Barthou, were placed in the vicinity OF that
uT the Crown Princess and If her party,
and he made himself so intensely offensive
by ogliug her that one fine morning the
proprietor OF the hotel 'Came to him and
told him that the chamberlain of the
Grown Princess had complained Of his in
solencc and had requested that he would
take his dinner elsewhere. in order to pro-
tect the Crown Princess and her party from
any further annoyance; a request which the
noniface not only indorsed but also en-
rhasized BY a demand that ne should leave
the hotel.
.nI
invoking the Intervention OF The French
minister plenipotcntiary in Egypt for the
indignity offered TO himself as a former
Cabinet minister, and also expressed his
wish 10 fight duel with the chamberlain.
prudently. however. declaring that he would
await the latters second. In lieu Of send
ing any challenge himself Naturally, the
chamberlain did not see his way to crafty
the vanity and craze for notoriety OF Call
laux by challenging him for any matter in
which the name of the Crown Princess
would be connected, and there was no blood
shed, the two cx-ministers, however, bow
ing 10 the inevitable and being compelled
10 seek quarters elsewhere.
The affair came 10 the ears Of the crown
prince and TO those Of the Kaiser, and, ac-
Cording TO the admissions OF the German
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Won Kiderlen-
Waechter. the presence OF a man so OBJ
jectionable to Emperor William at the
head Of the French government consti e
tuted a serious impediment to the friendly
issue Of the negotiations between France
and Germany on the subject OF Morocco
IN fact. there are those who say that II
was owing 10 personal anlmosity 10 Call
laux that the Kaiser sent his warship
Panther TO Agadir. on the coast of Mo-
rocco, thereby precipitating the crisis which
brought France and Germany TO the very
brink of a war. and also was the real
cause of the extraordinary demonstration
made by the crown prince in the Rechstag
Of his dlsapproval of any kind Of friendly
understanding with the French government
as then constituted.
OF course the international crisis OF last
summer and autumn on the subject OF
Morocco, which caused England TO place
her feet on a war footing. and Germany as
well as France 10 give orders for the mo-
lilization Of their respective armies, was
not entirely due 10 the behavior of EXPIRE
mer Caillaux at Cairo. But there is no
doubt that the entire affair was enyenomed
and pre5udiced thereby. The French M
tion has such a traditional reputation for
courtesy that one is disposed TO overlool;
the shortcomings in this respect OF certain
OF its citizens OF the "bounder" Glars who
are, like Caillaux so filled with silly con
cet Of their own irresistlbility that they
are firmly convinced in their own mind
that II Is only necessary 10 display their
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