The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-17

Charles Euan Smith, who died the
II other day almost wholly forgotten.
| was any mention made OF the SEN
sational attempt to bride him. when lie
was Minister Plenipotentiary in Mo-
rocco number OF years ago. Morocco
was In those days, from diplomatic
| point of view. an even still more Inn
portant post than 1t is to-day. and
Lord Salisbury was won't to declare
that far more than Turkey, the Bal
kans Greece and the far Orient did It
constitute the principal danger point
| of Europe.
Sir Charles had succeeded in nego-
tiating satisfactory commercial treaty
with the Sultan at Fee. On examining
the document at the last minute. prior
to signature and sealing. Sir Charles.
thanks to his perfect knowledge Of
Arabic. discovered that the words OF
some of the clauses had been altered
in such a way as TO give certain ad.
Premier entreated sir Charles TO let
the alterations stand. and begged his
acceptance of number of valuable
presents which he had brought with
amounting 10 no less than 100000.
Sir Charles tore the treaty up. threw
the pieces in the Prime Minister'S face
and drove him from his presence with
dignation at the Insult of which the
Moorish statesman and his master had
rendered themselves guilty. he then
rode off to the palace and mad a most
threatened to Kill him; a menace not
to be derided. since Fee Is a hot -bed
Of Moorish religious and nationalist
fanaticism. where foreigners of every
kind are hated, whittier they really
venture. and then only under the i'm
mediate protection of the sultan Sir
Charles on receiving this threat. re-
piled quietly, "You. can do so; but there
= Gs..1t ~
Morocco
Thereupon he announced his refusal
to hold any further communication.
either with the Sultan or with any of
his ministers. spurned the emissartes
sent by the Sultan to entreat his for
giveness and to postpone his departure.
and left for Tangier in the face OF
great personal danger. since there was
hardly a man in Fee who did not
know that there had been a complete
the sultan. on reaching Tangier he
cabed to Lord Salisbury, stating what
had taken place, and recommended his
own recall, as an indication OF Eng
lands displeasure at the indignity TO
a Sir Charles was recalled. but instead
OF being rewarded for the manner in
which he had handled the situation
(the only manner possible. In the eyes
of any one possessed Of the Intimate
with the Orient enjoyed
by Sir Charles, he was left for
i've years without employment. and
the Moorish mission is gem
orally regarded as the steppin r..san
he was assigned to the post Of min
lister resident at Bogota.
Had Sir Charles been we'll to 90
man he would have declined the post:
for these small Central and SCUM ~
European diplomacy as the Botany
Bay OF the service; and many Is the
secretary of legation. English and
who has preferred TO re-
on e su than N ac seme
to the rank Of minister in such places
as Bogota or Caracas.
Sir Charles remained at Bogota f9r
a couple of years and then retired. ae
ana and acknowledgements alan aeis whom the Uni
versity of Oxford thought so highly
that it conferred upon him the hon.
orary degree OLD. C. Ii on his re-
p1oaa fro 1or MS hs as Sksah e
had upheld. the name OF England fof
honorable dealing at Fee. He play ye
q leading part in the abolition 20, e, me me
slave trade in zanzibar ana IN y, .n y
a British protectorate. and intosia Wedl
ordered. we'll governed, yassal state.
Ills military, services include ee the z zI,a y
ana HApySSlnlan wars, ana Una ~ = 49,
which eliminated In the his
toric march to Candahar, and through,
out which he was the chief politlcai
officer on the staff OF Field Marshal Ma l
Lord Roberts, .
During one Of his numerous soiourns
In Afghanlstan he.was tired at Ply e \
native while riding through the BazarI
st Cabul. Although he sustained no
injury, he thought 1T well to lodge
complaint with the Ameer, who APP
peared to take no notice OF the incl,
dent, merely remarking, "lhat is allI
right'' Sir Charles complained again,
and met with the same reply, sun
thinking that the Amer was treating
The matter with less consideration than
y IL deserved he some days later was
Invited by the Ameer to accompany
himfon a rlde3in the enYirons of Cabul.
snma distance outside the city,they came
,,pnnI gibbet after gihbet, each with
n eorpso hanging thereto, Sir Charles
at length remarked -Four Elighness has ,
!, : Az AZ l1,retty busy of late. "0h, no.
rsniied the Ameer, they are your little 1
I ,atM All the members Of the would be
! ssi,,,s family. even his cousins and
um"iss and aunts, to the npmber O |
at Atlas least twenty, had been taken ana ana
ha IN Gharl in, his later years. after
!, r,et III from the diplomatic service
and and fro from the army, became pres'dent. y,