Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-02

low is the man who kept Italy from de.
nouncing the Triple Alliance for nina
months after the war broke out, and he
is the man who keeps Italy and Ger.
many on friendly. terms even now Every
time the word Peace" is spoken in
Wilhemsstrasse (and It is being spoken
more frequently every day. the name
of Won Buelow is mentioned. He IA
the press agent of peace in Germany. So
If America is to have anything to do
h/peace, Won Buelow has to come to
America.
There is something else. That is the
unique power which made Bernhard the
first of long line of Won Buelows to
appear In the Almanach de Gotha, al.
though the family dates back to GodefroI
de Buelow, in the twelfth century. 1t IL
the power which made IL possible for
Bernhard to live down Scandal" and It
Is the power which made it inevitable that
the Chancellor should publicly rebuke the
August Emperor himself. Won Bueow Is
consummate diplomat. Since the war
began he has swung back into popular
appreciation. He has probably done more
than any other man for Germany except
Won Bernstorff himself .
Won Buelow's Romance
He was born 81 years ago, the son Of
Bismarck's Secretary of Foreign Affairs
position he himself gained at the age Of
49,. Before that time he had served in the
Franco.Prussian War, had held diplo.
matte posts in Petrograd (then st. Peters.
burg), Rome, Vienna, Athens and Paris,
and had married. That is the romance.
His wife was wife of Count Doenhoff, Won
Buelow's superior at Rome. She was her.
self an Italian Princess of the family Of
Camporeale, and she shared young Won
Buelow's passion for Wagnerian music
The Count abominated Wagner. Result
concerts together, affinity of interests
misunderstood wife. elopement. For
years Bernhard Won Buelow was in dis
grace. Then the Emperor of Germany
and the Empress of Italy interceded for
him, and eventually the former marriage
was annulled by the Holy See. 1t was
Won Buelow's tact that brought him back
to favor after an event which seemed
destined to ruin him. W
Once in the sun Won Buelow made The
most of it. With his italian wife h
went to Rome as Ambassador, and did
much to cement the Triple Alliance BY
giving an intellectual and social back
ground to the mere political fact He re-
turned as Foreign Minister, and had sue
cesses strewn in his path the acquisition
- -.
Chau, the winning of Samoa. Greater
than these were the felicitous advances
he made to European Powers the re
newal or commencement of treaties OF
commerce, the establishment of cordial
understandings. The famous peace policy
of the Kaiser was several per cent. pure
Won Buelow
A Check Rein on Wilhelm
In 1900 Won Buelow, knighted but not
yet Prince" undertook the office Of
known as being Imperial Chancellor. but
Won Buelow made it the governmental
whipping post. Like Venizelos In Greece
he made the head of the Government
apologize. time after time Some of the
instances are worth noting, because they
offer ground for speculating on Won Bua-
lows future.
While the Boer troubles were acute
Germany sympathized largely with the
South Africans. and one fine day tele-
gram signed by the Kaiser was made
public. 1t expressed sympathy with Dom
Paul Kruger, to whom it was addressed.
Won Buelow said nothing. but shortly
after 1t was announced that the EN-
peror's kilograms were being counter
signed by Won Buelow No mention OF
the Kaiser was made, but thereafter
there were no indisereet kilograms. In
1905 Wilhelm spoke his mind about the
yellow peril" with certain ill-chosen re-
marks about the Japanese. In September
of that year Won Buelow made a public
statement rectifying the impression so
created. In 1907 Won Buelow attacked the
Katser's pet band OF associates and coun-
selors, the famous Court Camarilla,"
which later came to an ill-odored end. IN
the following year the Emperor wrote =
letter to Lord Tweedmouth. a blazing IN
discretion" for which Won Buelow pub
hely took him down" The same year
marked the downfall OF the Emperor's
infallibility" In an interview he had
said that the majority of his people were
hostile to Great Britain. A protest from
England met an equally strong repudia.
ton from Germany, and the Chancellor
appeared before the Reiehstag, apologizsd
Tor the break, pretended to be responsible
himself, and offered his resignation. Ths
Emperor dared not accept Instead. be
invited Won BuelOw to Potsdam ana hon.
ored him.
such are the achievements Of the man
upon whom Germany Is leaning. His de-
sires Tor peace and his interest In ending
the war are BY no means treacherous. he
believes that Germany can win ana vii
win But Ike others. he realizes that the
gain may not be worth the cost. Hsis :
far-sishted statesman, capable man. and
Z any dae can do It Won Buslou VIII via
The Kaiser advantageous terms when ths
tins comes to gather round the green
table.
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