The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-11
ROOSEVELT LID
FOR MONTE CARLO
EUROPE WANTS PRESIDENT TO
RID WORLD OF IT'S WORST
GAMBLING CANCER.
RESORT IS A HOTHOusE OF CRIME
Tragedies Without End; Authorities
Secretly Dump the Suicides
Into the Sea.

Into the Sea.
LONDON, Sept. 7.-Will Theodore
Roosevelt as president of the United
States take the initiative in Kidding
the world of it's greatest gambling re.
sort, Monte Carlo? That is the ques-
ton which is just now interesting the
public in England and mayhap, too
the chancellories of all Europe.
President Roosevelt has been pub
licly invited to head an international
crusade against the Monte Carlo ca
sino, for letters in the London Times
and other public prints can be called
an invitation, if not official, neverthe-
less public. Judging from such re-
quests, Mr.. Roosevelt is looked upon
as the strong man of the world-a
man who is not afraid to mix up in
European affairs of moment because
of any danger that he might be of
Tending some near relative among
the rulers of the various countries.
Monte Carlos gambling hole must
go. That is the cry of the moment.
1t was the cry fifteen years ago when
a great international petition was
drawn up and presented to France.
But then there was no result. The
present peace conference at The
Hague is due to Mr.. Roosevelt's mi
tiative, and now he is again being
looked to as leader in another move
ment of intense international import
ance.
Monaco at the present day is a
stencil in the nostrils of the world.
It's red record of tragedy has been
emphasized with brutal force within
the last few weeks. The atrocious
murder of Nine. Nevin by Sir We're
and Lady" Goold followed close on
the heels of the pitiful suicide of an
American girl bride and her young
English husband. And these are but
two in an appalling list of suicides,
of murders, of robberies, and of other
heartbreaking agonies for which the
cry of "Rien ne va plus echoing in
the marble halls of the Monte Carlo
gambling palace is responsible.
HOthOuse of Crime.
Monte Carlo since it's establish
ment on All Fools day forty-four
years ago has been the forcing bed of
crimes. Swindlers, thieves, murder
ers, demi-mondaines from all the cut
throat haunts of the universe gather
there and wax fat on the spoils of
their trade Men and women, re-
spectacle in the past, have there been
ruined morally and socially, for in
the mad lust for gold they stop at
nothing.
There are innumerable books writ
ten about Monte Carlo. From none
of them is omitted the terrible tale
of blood. In two of these books,
written only a short time ago, are
records of suicides and murders. One
of these is called ''Histoire DIES
Crimes ct Suicides" a nice title GER
tainly. And in that book an appal-
ling list of 5000 known suicides and
murders committed in Monte Carlo
in the space of fifteen years. The
known suicides average fully two
hundred a year, and some weeks
there have been as many as three a
day.
The Casino authorities do every
thing to hush up scandals and news
of tragedies. A large force of plain
clothes men are engaged to either
prevent suicides or to hurry the body
of the dead unfortunate out of the
way. 1t is estimated that more than
one-half of the tragedies of Monte
Carlo are never heard of except by
the Casino staff
Dump Their Dead Into Sea.
The corpse is rushed quietly to
the morgue-a secret morgue. Here
it is kept some time to see whether
relatives or friends are going to in
terfere or kick up a row. Every
once in while a steamer slips out
of the harbor at dead of night. Its
cargo is secured at the secret morgue
At sea the bodies are thrown over
board duly weighted without toll OF
bell or muttered prayer.
T--ere are countless graves of un
known dead in the Monte Carlo Gem
etery. But these are only those
whose death has become known tt
the public.
The Casino authorities have a spe
cial bureau whose duties are to re
lieve persons ruined at the tables
The ruined gambler can get from thi:
bureau enough money to take him tt
from Monaco. Few know of this per
haps, or there would not be so man,
deaths.
The dead broke" gambler is takel
through many inner chambers ant
before stern faced men, to whom HI
| has to tell his history in detail. H,
! is also confronted with the differen
| croupiers, who testify as to whethe
| he really lost as much as he ma.
claim. Then the wretched maj
| has to sign document banishin;
himself forever from Monaco. Hi
name and particulars are written il
the "back book" his photograph i
| taken and given to the doorkeeper
and other officials to study and TIL
man is taken to the railway station
ticket bought, few dollars givel
| him, and an official escorts him a
far as the frontier. Should he re
turn it would not avail him. The pc
lice would turn him back again int
| France.
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