New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-24
FOREIGN ORDER KNIGHTS.
American Diplomats Who Hare
Been HonOrcd an EuroDe

General Horace Porter. although the first citizen
=, the United States &c receive the Grand 60: :.
the French Legion OF Honor, IS by no means the
arst American envoy 10 have a foreign decorate,
.,ser-ed on him. Charlemagne Tower n 80.
GATES Ambassador 10 the Court OF T7erl,n -,
ecei-ed tie second OF the i've grades of This Frocb
rstional order. namely. that Of Grand Officer h.
sides which le received the Grand Gordon Of III
puss.an order OF ST. Ann from the Gar vhe,
;. presented his letters OF recall 10 him AZ Tjve,,
A. being transferred fr3n St Petersburg n r2arII
Henry Tfgnaud. the first secretary OF the T7nitA5
states Embassy AZ Paris. = A Commander ~ N.
o-ser Of the Legion of Honor
Ths LATE General Meredith Read while T--f+e5
states envoy 10 the Court Of Athens. received
sr.rn the King Of Greece the Grand Gordon Of trs
order OF the Saviour, by way Of recognition, ~ tho
helo which he had accorded 10 him in winning m
,rrners4 fortune by speculation in American rrain
IN the Turko-2ussian War Of 1871. Judge George
ratchcIisr. when he was United States envoy n
po-tugal wont 10 appear at court affairs a.
Lisbon with The stars Of the Turkish orders OF the
Ogmanieh and of the Nejsieh, which had bgen
conferred him by the late Khedive while he
xas fulfilling the duties OF judge OF the International
Court IN Egypt-
These are only a few OF the more notable in
ssnces OF Tni-ed States citizens holding DIPLOMATIC
rosltions abroad. Who have received orders of
knighthood from the foreign governments without
arv objections being offered, either by the State
Department or hy Congress. to their acceptance
or 10 their being worn
Tf'Ce-e-al Porter were > French citizen instead
- fore s1er the possession OF the Grand Cross OF
ne Legion cs Honor would have carried with X 4
tension Tor life OF $3.50 year. But foreign knights
no matter what t-eir grade receive no pecuniary
Indemnity. However as q knight Grand Cross OF
ne Legion Of Honor the General will even after he
retires from the post OF Ambassador at Paris. be
exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary trib-
unals In France. the only court competent 70 deal
nth anv offence with which he might be charged
.s,nv the Supreme Court. In al Official and social
s.irs in France he viii be entitled 20 precede
sr,rvbo6v who does not happen 10 wear Grand
c,oss ~ the order. and should he die there he
oua have right 10 the most imposing military
NoDC-s the presence Of the greater part OF an en-
+,-s division OF troops being de rigueur at his
srns-,l A Grand Oflcer of the order is entitled
a. brigade Commander of the order 70 a bat
..,,r an Oficer Of the order TO company Of IN
,,-trv. and a Chevalier. knight. Of the order
- half a company, under the command OF heu-
tenant
There are only three women who have the Grand
Gordon OF the Legion OF Honor. namely. the Queen
- Holland her mother. Queen Emma and queen
,yL-srina OF Spain. The German Emperor. the King
- Nuremberg and The present King OF saxony
a.. The only European sovereigns who have not
,.sr decorated with the Grand Cross OF the Legion
~ Honor Cllriously enough there Is one OF the
Orleans prirces. however. who possesses this dis
.+,r,,on namely Prince CASTOR os Bourbon. CoInte
s,r who received the decoration when his father
!, lovr +be late Dom Pedro was stiIl Emperor OF
mail and his wife heir apparent 10 the
shrpns