CRITIC OF KAISER.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 256, 29 October 1929, Page 7

CRITIC OF KAISER.

Death Of Von Bulow, Former

Chancellor.

ELOPED WITH PRINCESS,

(Received 9.30 a.m.)

LONDON, October 2S. The death is announced of Prince von Bulow, ex-Chancellor of Germany.

Bernhard von Bulow was born in 1849 in the province of Holstein. He entered the diplomatic service in 1873, but a love affair threatened to wreck his career. While serving at Dresden he fell in love with tiie Italian Princess Camporeale, who had married his chief, Count Donhoff, the Prussian Minister to the Saxon capital. Bulow eloped with her, and was promptly dismissed from the service. The previous union was dissolved and in due course the eloping pair were married at Vienna in 18S6. Thanks to the influence of the Princess' stepfather with Bismarck, they were ■ultimately forgiven, i and Bulow was reinstated. In 1897 he went to the Foreign Office as Secretary of State, and two years later secured for Germany the Caroline Islands, part of the residue of Spain's colonies, receiving for this service the rank of count. In 1900 he became Chancellor, but after nine years of power, fell from Prince Von Bulow. office. This was due to his displeasing the Kaiser by urging, in connection with the famous "Daily Telegraph" interview, that the monarch should cultivate greater reserve in discussing Foreign Affairs. After the publication, Bulow, in the Reichstag, did not defend the Monarch, but on the contrary, apologised for him. In a letter to his successor, Bulow complained that he spent much time in repairing the effects of the Kaiser's indiscretions, and denied that he knew before hand the contents of the interview or of other similar utterances. Indeed he had always cautioned the Kaiser to be cautious and restrained in such matters. His demand that his denial should be issued by his successor was refused by Wilhelm, Bulow stood for the maintenance of the Triple Alliance, but was against the inclusion of England, which, as a result, took the path that led to the entente with France and Russia. In 1914 he was entrusted with the mission of endeavouring to prevent Italy from leaving the Triple Alliance and joining the Allies, but in this task he failed. That was his last public duty, and since then has lived a retired life.