The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-02
GERMAN EMbASSADOR
TO LONDON CHOSEN
Kaiser's Choice Has Been Full
ly Approved by Both Ger
mans and English.
Special Cable to The Tribune,

Special Cable to The Tribune
BERLIN, June mo one doubts
that the selection of Baron Marschall
Won Bieberstein to be German embas-
sador in London means a further ef.
fort on the part Of the kaiser's govern
ment to bring about more friendly
understanding between the two coun-
tries, and generally speaking, the ksi~
ser's choice has been fully approved by
the people of Germany with the excep-
tion of the most unplacable pan-Ger
mania and Chauvinists.,
The incorrigibles, for whom Count
Reventlow speaks, decry the baron as
f'the candidate of the western powers"
and bemoan his transfer from the Bos-
phorus to Carlton house-terrace because
it is so cordially welcomed py Britain
and France. The gallant count, in a
vitriohc outburst In the "Deutsche
Tageszeitung," says that Anglo-French
enthusiasm over Baron Marshall
Won Bieberstein g new appointment can
only be due to deep sense of relief
that the entente cordiale is at last to
be rid of dangerous antagonist at
Constantlnople.
Berlin Is Surprised.
It must be acknowledged that there
is considerable astonishment in Berlin
at what has been called the "gush Of
qualification in London at Baron Won
Marschall's appointment: People can
not quite understand why the states
man who inspired the Kruger tele-
gram. who defeated British policy at
The Hague, and who has been restless
and uncompromising foe to everything
British at Constantinople, should be
welcomed with such wide.open arms in
London.
A diplomat here, who is known to be
in very close touch with the foreign
department and whose knowledge Of
the political situation in Europe is Sec
ond to none, said to me Of the appoint
ment:
"The ambassador in London, Count
Wolff Metternich, has retired after oc
cupying his position for eleven years,
and he does not leave because of any
special OF general incapacity, as might
be supposed from the bitter criticism
Of him in part of the German press.
Whatever differences Of opinion may
exist in regard to his character, he is
by no means responsible for the deteri-
oration of the relationships Of Germany
and England.
Cause of the Change.
"Nor is he responsible for the nego-
tiations, which were to have begun
with Lord Haldane' 3 visit to Berlin,
failing to make progress. The blame,
if one can really speak of such a thing,
is to be sought with others who, dur.
ing the Berlin visit, possibly took up
the matter too impulsively. Count Met
ternich goes. to put it briefly, because
and up to the last, he gropou3ded in
armaments on the relationships of the
proval of very influential personages,
and Of what is in the last resort, the
decisive quarter.
I'm his place Baron Marschall Won
Bieberstein goes to London. It is ,po-
litically significant that the German
empire, or let US say the emperor, sends
the best man as personality and
diplomatist. The emperor has our re-
lationships to England much at heart,
and he occasionally manifests his in
terest by taking the initiative. It goes
without saying that Baron Marschall
had the opportunity Of discussing this
theme with the emperor, as we assume
from general points Of view, and not
as one who has special mission. It
is usual to give statesman like this
en- mbassador as free hand as Is pos"
sible for he is more than letter car
rier or reporter