Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-08-21
IN EUROPE.

The movement in Europe for the
suppression of dueling has gained
strength notably in the last few e
and may be said to have accomplish
ed a real reform already.
The North American Review for
August contains a very interesting
article on this subject from the pen
OF His Royal Highness Alfonso de
Bourbon ct Autriche Este.
The bearer Of this magniloouent
title is the younger brother of Don
Carlos, the notorious pretender to
the Spanish throne and has a blue
blood pedigree that cannot be sur
passed. lie is from the ancient and
honorable house of Bourbon. It gave
franc some of her best and most
1llustrious kings including Henry, of
Navarro, who became Henry ".
The Spanish branch of the Bour-
bon Anjou family, to which this roy
al anti duelist belongs, was founded
by a grandson of Louis XIV, name
~ Philip Duke, Of Anjou, who, re-
nounclng all rights of succession to
the throne of France, became king
of Spain in 100 under the title of
Philip V.
Prince Alfonso was born in Lon
don in 1849 and has lived for the
most part in Austria. His present
claim to special distinction is the
fact that he is the organizer of an an
tl-dueling league which has a large
membership and claims a powerful
influence in most of the countries of
Europe.
Prince Alfonso in his North AM
erican article writes exuberantlv oil
the prospects of the league.
He states that its general plan is
the organization of courts of honor
IN each city, composed of officers
and gentlemen of the highest rank.
and to these all controversies which
would otherwise result in hostile en-
counters are to be referred. IF the
court declares any one of the parties
to a controversy to be wrong, he is
required to make r%eparation by apoI-
Ogy or otherwise, and should he re-
fuse, he is placed outside the pale of
honor. This system is declared to
be making way in all the Christian ]
countries of continental Europe.
with the exception of Russia. The i
court Of honor in Paris is composed .
t Il members, among whom are six {
officers generals, admirals, colonies. c
and M. Paul de Cassagnrc, who is a I
distinguished journalist and was for =
merly a noted duelist, and whose r
opinion is that dueling is to be done i
away with entirely. In the prof.
Vlnces OF France also tribunals of
1onor have been formed and have
already been appealed to to settle
some cases.
Prlnce Aifonso's anti dueling
eague seems to be a practical organ II
zatlon and we are not surprised to a
'ead that it has a very strong moral +
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packing in countries where dueling C
vas almost universally recognized a
lot many years ago as the proper 2
method of settling differences be- :,
gentlemen. Ia
Emperor William, of GERMANY. T
las set his face sternly against duel Z
ng and has recently imposed ex-
mplary punishment upon some of N
Icers of his army who appealed to ia
he code duello on trivial provoca-
ion.
He predicts that duels will b~econse
Factically unknown in Germany in 4
few years. Nv
Duellng has been almost stamped ii
ut of this country in a remarkably &c
1ort time. It has become compare ha
vely rare in all parts of Europe ex- %
opt France, where it is accompa-o o
with very little danger. It is on
Oomed throughout civilization. 10
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