New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-25
German Ambassador in London
SuCCumbS Suddenly.
ALMOST TO YEARS OLD
Was His Country's Most Brill
liant Diplomat-Count Bern
storff May Succeed Him.
iBy Gable TO The Tribune. J


diplomatist The twentieth century has
seen How Baron Marschall Won Beb-
erstein intended to solve the Anglo
German problem IS secret which per-
Ehaps viii never be divulged. He had
no doubt a matured plan Of campaign.
but il could not but have been one
| which required time and vigilance as
we'll as strategy. All We know Is that
he had paved the way for certain gen
ergl negotiations which were intended
10 Weld a framework for final entente.
4 revival of the European concert
WAS one of his schemes and it affords
clew TO the solution Of the problem
on which his resourceful mind was
, working.
Who Baron Won Bieberstein's sue
| cessor is 10 be Is a question OF para
mount interest. 4 most obvious selec-
ton is Count Bernstorff, and this has
already been anticipated, but some
/ Berlin advlces suggest a selection from
outside the ranks Of active ambassa-
doris.
I Badenweiier. Germany, Sept A.-Ssr-
many's most brilliant diplomat, Baron
Odolf Marschall Won Bieberstein. died here
to-day after a short Illness Tho baron
who had occupied the position Of German
Ambassador I'm London only since the
/ spring Of this year had come here TO take
a course Of alkaline water treatment and
YVES in comparatively good health until
week ago. Then he suddenly fell III and
rapidly became worse until he died to-
day.
The baron had suffered from an attack
Of Influenza earlier in the year and his
death IS attributed In part 20 The after
! effects OF that malay.
! The la ron. who was = native ~ Baden
I often visited his old home Ho was Al
most seventy years old. having been born
/ AZ Ncucrshsusen on October Il, lAa
Berlin Sept of-The name OF the GER
/ man Ambassador IN Washington, Count
/ Johann Heinrich Won BernstoTT, has been
mentioned unofhcislly IN diplomatic cir
Giles as that OF the possible successor 10
the late Baron Marshall Won Bieberstein
as German Ambassador IN London Count
Won BerustorG r. rcputed 10 be an ardent
advocate q good Anslo-Gcrman rela-
tions.
n had been rumorcd for some DAYS
, that Baron Won Bieberstcn contemplated
retirement from the diplomatic service on
! account OF impaired health. IL Is steteo
/ that he vas suffering from Kidney ana
/ liver ailments. His death, which resulted
| from paralysis 81 tho heart. was utterly
/ ureyperted here and viii. II s thought
defer the negotiations Tor the Angio-Gcr-
man understanding which - Ia said he
| believed possible. His recent sojourn N
LONDON Is believed 70 have streugthenea
his Views In this direction.
However well founded the report may
/ be that q was the Emperor's desire that
/ lie should try 20 effect peacefu ar
raugencut between the two powers, the
new Ambassador had little opportunity 20
bring IL about, for he arrived In London
On June 49, only three months ago, and
had since then been engaged mainly in in
stating himself in his new surroundings.
Adolph Baron Marshall Won Bieoerstein.
who succeeded Count Paul Woin-Netter-
mich last April as German Ambassador TO
[ the Court OF St. Jamess. had, since Bis
marck's death. been held Germany
cr.stas, diplomat indeed. II il generally
understood that he would have succeeded
Va, Pillow in BisInarck's old post as
imperial Chancellor had mis- presence IN
! Constantlnopie not been Indispensable az
| that time For that matter his salary or
s37 800 a year was higher than that PAID
bv the German government 10 any other
man except the Kaiser.
Born in 1872. Baron Won Bieberstein was
brought 10 In Baden. where his grand
father. and afterward his father, were
ministers of state TO the reignipg grand
ducal house. He himself was In his youth
4 member of the household OF that Grand
! Duke OF Baden who was tho brother-in-
| law as we'll az one OF the most Intimate
friends Of Emperor Frederick OF Ger
many-"Unser Fritz
The family OF the dead ambassador is
I very ancient, and belongs to what IS
called beyond the Rhine the "Uradel.'
for IL dates from tho year l2ls When
BARON NIarschaIl Won Biebersteir was In
vIted 10 become Minister OF Foreign Al
! fairs al Berlin II was regarded az due to
/ the influence OF Empress Frederick, erst-
while Princess Royal Of England. But
since There was very little intercourse
botwean them after his nomination II Is
not M ali certain that she really had OBJ
/ tanned the poet for him. although at tie
time he began to be accused OF being an
Angophile.
However. when the hundred days of
! Fredericks reign came TO close Emperor
William. who was then still very much
I in the hands Of Bismarck, did not look
with particular favor upon Bleberstein.
/ nerhaps lust because ne thought the lat
tor followed the English policy of his
mother. Empress Frederick, too closely.
Ksiser's Friend and Companion.
In ,hose days one OF the Kaiser's great
OK friends and companions was Count
phiIip Eulenburg who was 20 rapidly pro-
,,o,ed by his imperial master that In 1890
| bc actually obtained the blue ribbon OF
the German diplomatic service-the am
| bassadorship at Vienna
! N-on R;eberstein speedily became the
Into ro,ro OF Eulenburg. Won Bieberstein,
,horefore. had 10 be pushed somehow or
IT, from the eminence he had already |
a,,aired The willy prince therefore sat
a,,ialv nv himself and deeply thought the
Ia,,er ont. Holiday making I'm Berlin a
u,tIo while after this, he suddenly showed |
h,,,se,f exceedingly friendly toward Colo |
III ,,or Tauscb. who ut that time was the !
ohto. q, the Kaiser's personal secret po- |
~ All az a sudden there occurred a lit |
-, ,,,oident concerning Berlin very direct |