New-York tribune., 1909-11-12


,hs.r borders. who. although in numerical
-lperiority In the Kingdom ot Hungary,
have. IS matters row stand, virtually 10
No'ec en- ths government
sPIRTDOVITCH NOT A COUNT.
II Is d.Hcult 70 understand Why Aneri-
cru newspapers should persist In accord
- any attention whatever 20 count"
sai-.aovitch N the nrst place. Spiridovirch
is not a count. and has no tit'e OF no.
hffr-. ucr - he the president - ths great
ps--SIav Sociery. known as the Slsvonic
rrnevolent Society. which has It's head
quarters a. MOSCOW. ana which Is really
- important political organization; where
as The c1e with which Spiridoyttch Is cor
-s~red. namely. the so-csued slavic So
-,e-v. merely trades on ths similarity %
~ 40 names TIE man Is q Roman
catholic. snd the ides q = member q that
reed r-erendtng 20 head an organization
which -as for irs object tie union of ne
Ssvs q R-ssis. @, Servis- q Rllrnania.
Austria. Macedoris. etc. primarily because
cs thei- common membership q the Or
r--1oa Greek Church Is s1preTnely rtcicu-
ll-s-
srtridovirch Is one q the most pe-sistsn'
suitors q Amercsn women Wirh money
,--zrrusr of Nev York. credited with
fortune OF sSseoe0o II - many have re-
Trained from bestoWing upon HIN their
land. and Incidentally their fortune, u Is
ar-suse they have discovered n time thsI
h has 70 social standing 20 speak CT.
.s-r.- IN Tr,ssia or ans-Where else n Eu-
---e snd that while he may possibly have
z--ess 20 TIE court Of Belgrsde. he s Tot
.-sr7 A. tte court ~ - Petersburg or ~
.-v other mons-clicsl country of Europe
III fact his applications for presentation
-- -. gar have Invariably met with curt
rsf-szls
WIN REGARD 70 MS title - general y
.--.urs for little in Russia ere - The Bal
ls-r. Tor ir Se-vis The epaulettes OF
general are granted ve-y srs-ly. while II
r,-rgia sI sorts ~ civilian o1aces, some
= -rern % r purely honorary character.
are asSirnilated 20 riiitary titles thus tne
.-z--s rher ranks - colonel. and Ais
.a--o1odiSt az major general, while tnere
s-. a1ubrless many O. Eny readers mo VII
recall the lfsit q tre colossaliy Tat Mos1o-
--.-r --i.rt,<- and university professor, Mo
Geste Kirar, who came over here some
.--- ero on q goveruuent mission. and
4 1r not onlv styled himself Major Genera
,-.ses+e Eirarv. but also wore q major
-. snvthinr else but purely civilian
professor al his hfe
S---do-ls-h is more serZiau than Rus
-.sr ard ri- claims 20 be Russian no
.r.--sr are csl-uisfec 10 cause 10 smile
-- ore Who knows anything about tne
....--e stains an5 artece6euts They are a.
..-.,-s-e-ors - hrs futimsfiOn IN sn in
1850 -----r -1r cor-espondeut % an Amer
Ian --.ss agency th~ otner day - Paris
.-. -.-tf,r -. 6e~.-rites himself - the Bis
--.-.. - -re Balkans ss fhe oolect %
~r attempt ~ re parr 81 the ennisssrles
% Austria 10 poison MIN. and ss the fHtaIe
-.re-sr-- not only - Herzegovina and ~
F.o-rts from Austrian thraldor1. but also
o. sHsris from OTTOMAN rule
Just what that other ridiculous creature
z-r rseude prince Albert Ghiks- VIII say
- "a. 10 rss-s that spifft0vitch declared
lin 90 b merely hts agent and representa-
,.-e f- Albania remains 20 b. seen For
,-t.tks. former circus manager and per
f.---e- hsuirz from Eassy. IA RuTnania-
. ti--self the claimant 70 the throne of
af5a-ta. rs the people 81 which county
LA r-erer~ious are treated with the con
rer-r- mat flsey deserve splncoyifcA says
.r-r - is rot q fortune hunter. but
r-9-a hunter. He II worthy match Tor
..re-r Ghska and az he b. arriving tiils
-...k f- rhe tinted States II h 20 - hoped
-ts+ r.t-o6v VII treat rim seriously or
...t.~-tbe any money % the more or less
.--..-..-arr society o. which he is The
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