Year: 1874




and the Ambassador The Foreign once at once
commenced an investigation. and was soon satis-
ned that Won Arnim was engaged In secretly
plotting against the peace OF the Empire, and
doing all that was in his power to embarrass the
relations between Paris and Berlin II became
necessary to vigorously use the organ OF the
German government in combating the work OF
Won Arnlm, and as often as there appeared in any
OF the German or French journals evidences OF
opposition to the policy OF Germany
articles inspired Dy Bismarck. we're pub
lished denying the assertions on which the at
Counts career in Paris TO the end he was hated
by French onicials ana French society. At the
dinner given to him BY Thiers he behaved in the
most ungentlemanly manner. and though seated
on the right OF Baroness Rothschild he never
spoke to her during the entire evening. This con.
duct extended into the administration OF MacMa-
hon, and when Won Arnim was directed by Bis.
marck to assure the new President OF the entente


c0r'dtGle on the part OF Germany toward
france Won Arnim replied that he was
not on good terms with MacManon and
could not communicate with him. Bismarck
iorcib.y replied that 1t the duty OF an Ambas-
sador TO maintain friendly relations with the ON
cials Of the governments to which he was accred.
ited ana not allow his personal feelings to inter-
fere with onlcial duties. All this was patiently
borne. The Emperor's kindness Of heart and
desire to save the honor Of the Embassy from
public scandal caused him to forbear, and even
Bismarck, who had personal reasons for hating
Won Arnim was compelled to endure the naughty
and vain efforts Of she Count who still believed he
would be able to depose Bismarck and receive
the appointment himself. In January last matters,
however, reached q crisis. The press kilograms
to Berlin and London from Paris showed con-
clusively that tine Count had engaged IN a bolder
plan than ever. The Embassy had been brought into
contempt. while the Berlin Foreign once was be-
wildered to find 80 much Information going In
every direction, claiming to be OF q semi-oficial
with the instructions sent out by the Foreign Or
fee. There was but one remedy. and that was TO
recall Won Arnim and send him to Cons tantinople
He was relieved and ordered to Tur-
key. 1t was in April last that he
addressed the letter to DR.. D0lllnger.
crlticsing the course OF Bismarck for not follow
ing his suggestions while In Rome ana condemning
hts policy on that account. The publication of
the letter q short time after ended the Counts
diplomatic career for he was at once retired by
order Of the Emperor. This had scarcely hap
pened when . letter was received at the Berlin
Foreign ONCE from the Chief Of the Records OF the
Paris Embassy stating that eighty-two connden-
ta papers belon ging to the archives Of the Lega-
tion were missing, and there was no explanation
for 1t. They were the reproving letters OF
Bismarck to the Count, containing the whole
history Of the attempt Of Won Arnim to
prejudice the Emperor against his Chancellor,
to the course the Ambassador ought to pursue,
censure for neglect of duty-in q word, the record
of the whole onlcial career Of the Count at Paris.
Bismarck addressed the Count personal and con-
ndental letter, requesting him to restore the
papers. to which the Count responded that they
were of personal character and did not belong
to the Embassy, Bismarck replied that it could
not be admitted that the Foreign Office ever ofnc-
ally held personal correspondence with Its repre-
sentstives, and the papers distracted we're part
German Ambassador and not to Won Arnim
personally; and though Of q private and connden-
tial character they could not be retained by
him. To this the Count replied that he differed
with Bismarck in his views on this point as he had
on others, and should not return them. A brother
in-law OF the Count was then applied to for his In
nuence with MIN, and, failing in this the Foreign
once presented to the Criminal Court at Berlin
the charge Of embezzlement OF government docu-
ments against Won Arnim. the plea being that
they were part OF the records Of the Embassy at
Paris, sent there by the German government for
the guidance and direction OF the Ambassador,
and as such should be restored 10 the Embassy.
the Court sustained the charge Of embezzlemens,
and hence the arrest Of Won Arnim, who is held
to have violated the criminal laws OF his country.


1t appears that the Count did not like the
humiliation OF o transfer from the most to the
least important Of the European missions, nor did
he care that his successor at Paris should read the
scathing reoukes he had from time TO time re-
ceiyed from his government While the copies
were in Berlin and the originals in his possession
he did not care, but to leave them in Paris was
more tnan his pride would permit. It Is, then,
these eighty letters provoked by the replies Of
Won Arnim to the instructions Of the Foreign