New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-09
BARREDFR0M THE"GOTHA"
Ne7C admission Rules to Pages of
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50 numerous have become the demands On the
Alnanach dc Gotha Tor insertion in its PAGES
that IN self-defeEce. the editors have been obliged
10 a, nouace that henceforth no house q the To
bity viii receive mention which does nor have its
honOrs duly recognized by he government y the
country u which = belongs. OF course. this an
rouuceraeI-t applies only 10 Part II cs the Al
Eaa2ach de Gotha. fC- Part IS restricted 10 The
members y the sovereign families OF E-uroue and
Tart Il Is devoted 20 the so-caIled rlediatized
houses, the number OF which IS limited and can
be increased
But Part III comprises a medley OF German
princes and dukes. who are lot nediatized. Eng
hsh dukes. French and Italian dukes ana princes
with sprinkling q Spaniards Russians. Rumani-
ans Greeks. Belgtars. Dutch and even scne Of the
princes and dukes created By the Vatican. no rule
having existed until nov TO the admission or
exclusion Of names. The consequence has been
that what with the wholesale distribution Of titles
by the Papacy and the still moro extensive usurpa-
ton or inustrious names ana titles without war
rant especially in France. the applicants for ad-
mission 10 the Almanach have become so nunner-
Gus that the editors found il they were TO attempt
10 satisfy ali the demands made them, the
volume would have 10 be increased to at least
three or four times its present size ard would ~
the same time lose much OF its value.
50 the proprietors. who are very independent peo-
pie. and who refused 10 submit 10 the dicta-
ton OF the hrsJ Napoleon when at the height Of
his power. in connection with the Almanach. have
adopted the rule which have mentioned above,
its pages OF quantities Of names that have been
there for years. thus giving room 70 many who
should figure IN the volume. but who have until
now been left out for lack OF room.
one OF the effects CT this regulation will be the
elimination from the Almanach OF ali the Ru-
maniEn titles. since these have not merely been
abolished but likewise forbidden by The Rumanian
government. the same thing being the with
Greece AS far France IS concerned IL Is POS
sibie that AL the OF its tttled citizens will
vanish from the book since titles are officially
recognized by the government OF the republic and
IN case viii the Alnaaach continue 10 find
place ia Part III cor French dukes and princes
who have obtained their titles from the Papacy
since 1870. who have adopted without any war
rant from the state the names and titles OF more
or iess remote relatives, and 10 which they were
not the legitimate heirs direct descendants fl
the male line For since the downfall OF thu Ma
poleonic empire thirty-four years ago. tie French
republic hes been exceedingly careful not 20 au-
thorize any such adoptions OF titles. &c recog-
niEe and register titles and digniues conferred on
French citizens by the Pope.
OF course. there is certain TO be a great cutlery
against this new stand taken by the pr0pretors OF
the Aimanach. there are plenty Of people who
will strongly resent being barred from its pages
after having figured therein fer 20 many years but
IL is the only thing 10 be done i the Alnanach
is 10 retain any value and 70 recover its oidtimc
prestige The extent 10 which the latter has been
impaired Of late years is best shown by the nick
name Of 'Cfol-Gotha'' now given 70 The book