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precincts OF the Embassy. that Lord Salisbury
was able to insist upon his liberation
KIDNAPPING IN LONDON.

DR. Sun is by no means an isolated one and
that not merely scores but hundreds Of Russian
conSpirators have been kidnapped much in the
same way in Paris and in London, conveyed
down the river on board a steam launch to
some Muscovite vessel and shipped off to Rus
STA spending the time intervening between
their capture and their cmbarkation on board
the launch either at the Russian Embassy or
at the Consulate-Gcneralt to which they had
been conveyed either by force or by fraud and
whence there was but little likelihood Of their
being rescued. since the threshold is barred TO
the local police. Sardou when he wrote 'Fc-
DORA was severely chided by some critics for
presenting such an abduction as this as pos
sibility. But could the police authorities in
Paris and London be induced TO speak they
would admit that there are many sulch cases
cases OF which the authorities actually become
aware. but to which they close their eyes in
order to n ;oid international complications.
To such extent is a foreign embassy In
violahlc from any action on the part of the
judicial authorities and police in the country in
which it Is situated that even any malefactor.
no matter what his nationality who seeks
refuge within its precincts. and is permitted by
the Ambassador to remain. is safe from arrest
and punishment. Thus. some time ago, when
the Sultan was about to arrcs; and punish
OF his statesmen and former Ministers. little
Said Pacha for trcachcry. :hc latter sought
refuge at the English Embassy az CONSTANT
roplc. where. on the Turkish police officials re-
qucsting his surrender Sir Philip Currie in
formed them that the British Embassy was
English territory and that no Ottoman warrant
II arrest could run English territory.
Subsequently. when the Armenian riots were In
progress in the Turkish capital the same Am
bassador coolly landed large detachment OF
British sailors and marines replying to the pro-
tests OF the Ottoman authorities that the En-
bassy was English soil and that such he
had no need to ask their permission To occupy
ii with British troops. In much the same way
the brazilian Embassy at Paris was officially
regarded "a constituting Brazilian territory
when the Crown Princess Of Brazil was pre-
maturcly confined OF h-- second son in the
French metropolis As the former brazilian
constitution stipulated that all princes in the
line OF succession to the throne should be born
In Brazil she had hoped to return to Rio In time
FOR her accouchcmen, But this was impos-
siblc she was conveyed at the last minute from
the residence OF her father law. the Duke of
Scmours To the brazilian Embassy. where she
gave birth to a boy within an hour after her ar
rival
The extra-terrl,orial rights Of sovercigns are
conceded. no matter whether the illustrious
foreigner is in the country officially incognto.
and this fact was judicially confirmed by the
british Supreme Court 81 Appeal in the case of
the late Sultan Of Johore. who under the in
co..nito name OF Alfred Baker first wooed and
then deserted n spinster lady OF the tnglsh
middle classes. who thereupon brought suit
at ..rfiS
being decided agains, her in consequence Of his
extra territorial immunitics. Ii is in France
however that tho latter are most frequently
exercised. owing 10 the fact that whenever royal
and imperial percentages take a holiday they IN
,..,i,lrv urocerd 10 the French capital for the
rurpose Of what may b.. described as having
n good time" The late Prince Of Orange re-
,o,tetiv ESCAPED from the consequences ~ his
,.ri,ue offences against the French laws 10y
,,c,r. az extra -t"rriiorlalifv. and il was solely
an this account too jhat he husband - the
Russian Duchess Mar. ~ho hal Killed his
o5rc.s bairdrcsscr by hurting L..u through a
nJ-stnry window At Nice. Mas able To escape
,h. ,cr,lty u Mt ~ MURDER AZ any rat" OF man
slaughter.
I sometimes vou,lcr what v'w an American
.our, 81 iuetic, would ak" II called upon u
J.al with cases gl.h a. thcs" and "1th me III
cr,asinc prodIcrtior u European royalties Tor
visiting the United states hey are hNely 70
aris. But | cannot h"9 thinking mat were
IN. shah 81 Persia. either - the t"o hings OF
ccrvi, or even tn. KIM - siam to nl'scoh-
duct himself while visiting any American
city incognito or othcrais" they ""u'd he run
in" Xix, an ordinary American sovereign ny the
hlue-coated myrmd ms ~ hc law
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