New-York tribune., 1908-09-30
A COSTLY SUCCESSION
HcrdsTips to Which Lord SdchJslle's
Heir Is Subjected.
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-. the title OF Lord Sackville, inherited from
- 1.rs peer who was both his uncle and his
e+hsr-fn-lsw For the entire question OF the He
s.,,,scv OF the natural OF the late Lord Sack
NE vii have to be thrashed out in hearings be-
so-s the committee of privileges Of the House Of
T,rds the tribunal 10 which the sovereign refers
iii ouestions OF claims to peerages and contested
.r,c,essious 10 these hereditary honors- The pro-
1sinrs before this committee terribly costly,
= ,rsctce before this tribunal is virtually monop-
,zad wv q ring Of very high priced counsel. and
tbe expense viii fall almost entirely upon Major
7,onel sackvile West. For the claimant has but
,-,la r1oney-only enough, indeed, to institute the
inaugural steps-that is TO say, TO raise doubt
and question his brother-in-laws success
s,or ard II will consequently be incumbent upon
Major Lionel SackviHe West to dispeI all these
7o,1nts raised by his rival in such way TO en-
tirelv clear his rights 10 the peerage.
particularly unfortunate feature about the
whole affair is that Major Lionel Sackvne West
czrnot demonstrate the negitimaCy Of his brother
i7law and adversary without at the tiTae lay
ing bare the stigma that rests the birth Of his
ovn wife. Until the entire question is settled and
The committee Of privileges has rendered report
n King Edward, rejecting the pretensions OF the
claimant and pronouncing itself in favor OF the
rights Of Major Lionel Sackviile West, the latter
VII have 10 remain with his present deslg-
rztion and with his status as comnoner The
King on receiving the report from the committee
VIII issue a summons 10 the major, and not until
then viii the latter become by virtue thereof
peer Of the realm and be able to take his seat in
the House Of Lords
mis- IS not the only big expense by which Major
and Mrs. Sackville West are confronted. The sue
Cesson dues Lord Sackville's property. espe-
csllv on his magnificent and historic country seat
in Kent known as Knole Park. huge that
he has announced that he will be compelled, for
the sake Of economy TO close It for the next two
or three years. II is not indeed, until his only
daughter now q girl OF about sixteen. makes her
debut in society. three years hence that he VIII
te able to open Knole Park once more
Il is peculiar circumstance that America. which
rlsved so fateful role Lord Sackville's diplo-
matte career, wreckng II, should likewise have
been connected in way with his death For II
seems that II fall sustained at knole Park
while entertaining Mrs O H P Belmont, OF
%ew York and her daughter. the Duchess of
Marlborough. and one or two otner American
friends Of Mrs. Belmont, that brought about his
end. Over eighty years OF age. the shock TO his
system resulting from the tumble was so severe
rhar he took TO his bed Immediately afterward, and
never leT- II again.
Major Lionel Sackville West has but one daugh-
ter and IN the event of his demise without male
issue Knole Park and his rights 10 the SackviIe
peerage # granted as seems likely would go to his
Younger brother Major Charles Sackvile West, Of
the Kings Royal Rife Corps, who has himself
son Of about eight years Of age.
WERE KAISER AND SULTAN PRIVY TO THE
COUP?
Abdul Harala Is SO extraordinarily clever a poll
tcian that since the coup detat at ConstantinoDle
Of about tFo months or ago the question has
been asked, both at StambouI and in foreign CAPT
tals as 10 whether he was really caught mapping,
and i Il not possible that the revolution had
taken place with his secret cornivance left him
n Undsturbed possession Of his throne Its prin-
cfpal effect has been 70 rid him completely Of the
so-caIed palace gang"-that Is TO say the corrupt
and inscriptions ring Of pachas and beys by whom
he surrounded. who fattened extortions
and robberes, which they perpetraIed in his name.
and for which he had bear the responsibility. 7
have often in-Inated II these letters that he was
terrorized by this gang who pTeyed upon his fears
of assassination and he knew that If they real
zed that they were in danger Of dismissal, disgrace
and ret-iburioo would not have hesitated one min
ute 10 sacrifice his life and 20 sUpplant him with
prince more aInenable 10 their wishes. The coup
q eta- SO sudden and unexpected that IL did not
give them time to concert Dleaslres and there was
2 sauve Cu peut il every direction. And when the
smoke had cleared away and things had quieted
down II found that he Sultan still in pos
session Of his throne and of his power. enjoying
10 z greater degree the good VIII and the loyalty
II his subjects than before. free for the first
time IL years from the tyranny and terrorism OF
lis Infamous encourage.
This belief that the Sultan privy the coup
Etat and even connived at 1t, was strengthened
by the extraordinary sincerity which marked the
expression Of his satisfaction 10 the foreign arnbas-
ssdors in the and altered order Of things at
tonsJantlaopIe and the impression has been still
ilrther confirmed by q story which comes from
Stockholm. The Turkish Minister there is Mahornet
Caerif Pacha- Of old CheriI Pacha. who
Premier Of Egypt, and who has his wife
member Of the khsdiVial family. Possessed Of
great wealth. his possessions in Egypt being be-
yond the reach Of Turkish confscation. he has al
ways manifested much independence Of the palace
gang at Constantinople and his sympathy with the
reform movement.
Il may be remembered that Emperor William
state visit 20 tho Swedish court took place few
days after the coup d'erar at StarnboUl. and when
he the foreign envCvs after his arrival at
Stockholm the Kaiser expressed 10 Cehrif Pacha
his profound satisfaction al what had occurred at
Conx1an1inople his relief that il had passed off
bIoodlessly, and intimated that the Sultan would
nov be far happier that he rid Of his objec-
tonsble environment The Kaiser is Of the
best friends that the Sultan the world. has
repeatedly shielded him from pressure by the other
powers and enjoys his entire confidence, the rela-
lions between them being continuous and close.
That Emperor William should have expressed
himself thus about the revolution Constantinope
indicated that he regarded IL as the very best
hins that could have happened to his friend, Abdul
Hamed; and + is difficult believe that he would
have said as much if he had regarded the coup
detaJ as Objectionable and Injurious 10 the Paolsah
Ther TOO the revolution started by the officers
~ the army A. Nouastir and SaIonica Immediately
after the visit there Of General Won Ger GoItz VINO
beeu their instructor and whom they trusted and
loved as the reorganzer Of the Ottoman army Won
DER Goltz who is now OF the principal command
erg II ne German army, has expressed quite as
much setisfa--icn II what has taken place IN turkey
sx -, I--e-o- and has lust been promoted by the
latter IN the rank OF colonel general whlch Is
.o1ivs1snr n that Of field marshal perhaps by way
Of reward for what he has lately accomplished al
stamboul.
KING FREDERICKs TWO ALBERTIs
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