Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
AIM TO EXPOSE DUBLIN
CROWN JEWELS SCANDAL
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, April >. 1908.
~ NGLAND is trembling on the brink
r. of a social earthquake. At least, SO
declare the people who claim to
know. The scandal in connection with
the theft of the Dublin crown jewels is to
blame. The friends of Sir Arthur Wears,
the deposed Ulster king-at-arms say they
are determined to vindicate his honor by
making public the whole story. They de-
clare that the publication cannot be pre-
vented by all the power of England. and
within a short time the world Will be Ia
miliar with a blot on English society that
will shock the world"
Readers are, of course. familiar with
most of the points in the crown jewel
theft and inquiry. For weeks the cables
have carried the story. But it is strange
to Americans that the British press has
not. ere this. solved the entire mystery.
For weeks the daily papers In this coun-
try carried news paragraphs and articles
always asking the question: Who stole
the crown jewels?' There was never the
suspicion of a definite answer. In the
United States in very few days the
nrass would have pointed its all-powerful
finger and declared. There Is the man."
It is little wonder that Marie Coreiil
emerged from her retreat in Stratford-on-
Avon. as she did a week or two ago and,
through the medium Of weekly paper.
scorched English society and the British
government on the sizzling Rridiron Of
her merciless pen. Miss Corelli declares
that the press Of England is censored AS
1t is in slave-driven Russia. 1t Is true
the press has been strangely silent OF late
and that only two or three minor weeklies
condition
of affairs.
The Daily Mail several weeks ago con-
tanned paragraph given as official. 1t
contained this passage: IAN intimation
has been given that the matter should be
allowed to drop and no notice be taken or
the demand for a public inquiry from
any quarter whatsoever" For few fol-
lowing weeks there was the silence or
DEATH Then Sir Arthur Wears In an. ap-
pealing letter to the press asked the public
to demand an inquiry. This has been fol-
lowed by other letters and articles and
by questions in the House of Commons
by Irish members, notably by the brother
of the leader of the Irish party, William
Redmond. But the government has
turned a deaf ear to all entreaties. 1t is
declared that by order of no less per-
sonage than King Edward public in
curry has been forbidden.
And so 1t remains for the friends of the
discredited Sir Arthur Wears to make
public the scandals involved in their own
way. They are even now looking for a
Herr Harden, editor courageous
enough to take his chances of imprison-
ment and are engaged In raising a fund
TO fight the law cases which would en-
sue.
1t is strange that the libel law of Eng
land, the boosted most free country on
the face Of the earth, Is such that paper
may not publish anything derogatory
about any person. even IL absolutely true,
until court Of law has first found that
person guilty.
But it Is going tai be very hard work to
find an English Her. Harden. The Ger
man may be called phIe> "ratc and slow.
But the Englishman is far slower. colder
and more dificult to rouse. a German is
easily excited. In fact. native of any
part of continental Europe can be worked
up to hysteria in short order. In Eng
land 1t Is only the socialists and the suf-
fragettes who appear to get at all excited
over national affairs. To rouse the Eng
lishman one must tread on his personal
and individual corn. Then only would he
chance Jail by attacking YOU.
The great editors Of Britain do not num-
Der Harden among them. George
Buckle Of the Times has his own troubles
just now in wondering what is going to
become eOf his DaDer under the newly re.