The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-17

/ III La MAKttUlSD DE- FONTENOl.
In p ING GEORGE has been guilty of
\ " no discourtesy In refraining from
= to the United states to announce
his accession to tho throne, and 1t is
very unjust to co,rnect the non.appear--
ance, OF mission Of this kind at
Washington with the silly stories OF
his prejudice against everything Amer
ican--stories for which there is not
the slightest foundation. If tho King,
the courts OF Europe. and even to
President Tallieres, in Paris. has
omitted to pay O similar compliment
to the chief magistrate of the United
States, the cause must be sought on
T! the banks OF the Potomac, and not In
London.
In February last King Albert OF
Belgium had already appointed the
distinguished veterans OF the Belgian
diplomatic service. with a staff of sec.
retaries and attaches. TO proceed TO
Washington as a special embassy, to
to the throne. After the nominations
| had already been made public they
were Cancelled, and although no men,
| ton was made thereof In the press
| yet II was generally understood that
| the State Department at Washington
had discountenanced the dispatch OF the
special embassy. on the score or the
difficulty about providing for the suit
the guests Of the nation
Presumably similar intimation has
been made to the British Foreign Of
flee. Otherwise, King George. who,
like his father. and grandmother, looks
upon the maintenance Of friendship
with the United States as tho keynote
OF the foreign policy of his reign.
would certainly never dream OF neg
Letting to pay to President Taft the
same act OF courtesy which nc is &C
cording to tho head OF every nation
In Europe. excepting Switzerland. For
King George Is even sending special
mission to the Prince OF Monaco at
Monte Carlo, to the King of Servia.
sumably Switzerland has furnished the
court OF st. James with a similar IN
timntion, as TO tho difficulty of housing
a mission, that is understood to have
been made by the State Department
at Washington.
In this connection II may be OF in
terest to add that some years ago.
very shortly after the memorable visit
OF Prince Henry of Prussia. TO this
country, instructions were sent by the
State Department to all the American
ENJOYS abroad to the effect that they
were to discourage visits OF royal and
imperial personages to this country,
on the ground OF the difficulty of pro-
viding for their suitable entertainment
and protection. The money required
for their reception would have to be
voted by Congress, which would at
ford a certain class of Legislators an
opportunity not only to make capital
With their constituents. by opposing
the vote, on the plea that II was con-
trary to republican principles to de-
vote public money to any such pur-
pose, but also to assail monarchies In
general. and that represented by the
royal visitor in particular. in speeches
calculated to give great offense abroad
Moreover. the rivalries which de-
veloped during the stay here of Prince
Henry of Prussia, between the Federal
police, the police OF the States, and
OF the cities which he visited, troubles
which led to their arresting one an
other, and to leaving the prince por-
ton of the timo without any adequate
protection, convinced the Washington
administration that the responsibility
OF insuring royal visitors from all
harm during their stay was altogether
too great to be lightly undertaken.
Sir Edward Grey's speech in the
ns Z ba nft IA