New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
EXPELLED THE PRINCE
I'm Arrest IN Paris at the Smart
T'r0reIlers' Glib.

u
g mary Americans OF note belong to the Trav-
-, Cub in Paris which occupies the man.
- os the celebTated-or rather. should
= ,-fsrnous-aiaroOise de Paiva, IN the Champs
1---sses with Lord Grisnthorpe president and
-, N,rat as vice-presideni and q board Of
e-,,-s comprising some Of the best names in
+,,ce and in England. that the arrest At the club
~ ,+,cr dsy q OF its members and his sum
- rx7.lson from France cannot pass b with
OF some mention
= - rhe French police was 4 striking looking
....fsr Who for q number Of years past has been
s-,f,e E good deal on The Riviera. where he be-
=, known 5o many Americans in London. in
- ana II fashioslsbl French watering places
=. Prince Of ForTnosa- Some years ago he
se5 LADY FIeTiot-Naitland, -.i6ow OF General
- lanes Heriot-aIaitland, who commanded the
- Engineers II Egypt twenty years ago and
- . 77rr-.lar figure at Cairo But notice that
-,+--sss Of Fo-rnssa has lately abandoned her
-. s,s title ss such and has wisely resumed
=. NJ Lady Eeriot-Mafuand For there is
.s--.--e question as whether the Prince Of
,--,oss hss any right 10 that title i formerly
-,--.5 - p Sicilian family Of the name Of Mon
= r-hich be admittedly forms part. But its
,.-s have .aiIed 10 establish the title Of Prince
ro--7oSa 20 the satisfaction OF the state de-
--+-~s-t Al Rome known as the ConsuIta Her
- s7d have therefore thus fer no legal au-
.--,,- n make use Of the title
- .-,r--oe' in question managed 20 secure elec-
= 49,. wear Or q wear and half ago TO the
- cub Paris. and had Tot been long
"-..c,b-- before such unpleasant stories began 30
.-,-, tbe Cercle de Ia AIediterranee, at Nice.
- I'D e-irrthorpe. as president OF the Travel
-, - himself compelled to call upon him for
-rs-s-5on. The matter sTnoCched over
=. -,saouence cf the Prince C Kissing. president
.ts re-cle de a Nsdiferanes. al Nice, being
--el,ss 10 admit that there were definite
- - .rsi-s- d Forrnosa. This somewhat tardY
s--.ss,or BY TIE Prince d'EsslinE has been fol
srs3 hr the sensational expulsion Of De ForTncss.
I'm when arrested at The clu7. declined a. first
= frrrsh his address 70 the police. on the ground
-rz- ne WIS living with 9 friend Of the feminine
-s-sazson whom he did not wish 70 'coInpronlise" "
ne police. however. insisted, made a careful ex-
animation Of al ais papers. and kept him under
s,-i-t Surveillance during the few hours that he
was allowed while awaiting the departure
a The express train for Rome. the police esccrtinE
rim 10 -he Italian frontier The Italian Embassy
s. Paris net only declined 10 interfere IN MS BE-
lslf. b-t pTotessed ignorance Of the existence Of
any Prince o< Formosa- voUchsaeuE the additional
remark that the French Prefect Of Police and Ein
istsr O. the Interior had doubtless good and valid
csuse for their action
T5o prince II taking his departure, threatened
81 SORTS Of vengeance on the part Of the Italian
government soon as ever he reached Rome But
ihs Italian government has not stirred finger in
re matter. and i Is doubtful whether shall
hes- any or the prince unless he takes i
.uto fis head seek pastures II the Western
hemisphere. His arrest and expulsion are. Il is
ssid Fs-1s. due not merely 20 dscredita bic gam
t!lg rrsnsac cticns. but also 10 the alleged disCov
e-v BY -he police that he had evoWable means
sf likelihood su5 that he vas interested in seV-
e-a- u-savcry gambling hells- Both AZ the Cercle
5s q Led-terrsnee and the Travellers Club
= had attracted : good deal Of unenviable atten-
i'm b. L-s persistent good fortune at cards which
Fc fa- as the French police have been able dis
ccrs- constituted his only means Of livelihood
TIA Is Why hey depoTted him as ''undesir-
Frer
IT'S car - done in France by mere ministerial
c-6er. without any magisterial judicial action.
a-5 The foreigner thus treated has redress L
s eu.y FAR 20 add that when mistakes made
sa5 TIE foreigner who has been subjected eX-
rusoa Is able 70 secure the intervention Of his
s1ozsszdor and government. OF 10 prove IN any
o-ler way that he has been urJustly treated rep
sTE-o2 is invariably made. But In nine cases out
- every 5eu-in fact IL ninety-nine cases out Of
lu6-e5-rhs acton OF The Pre1scC OF Police and oi
-le Minister OF the Interior proves 70 have plenty
q cause and good ground. 2no no matter how much
re exresd party may bluster al the time and i'll
Ezr that r. ~ the victim OF private vengeance.
F-an-e x vel ID u him