New-York tribune., 1910-07-29


suplienented by means Of the racing and
trading OF trotting horses. he found the
oia''onlatic titles, which ne had obtained for
relatively small s,m to be, very proft-
Aoie investment. since they endowed him
with social prestige and official imnuni-
ues 10 which he could not otherwise have
Put forth any preteusien He made no
secret OF the fact that his obtaining these
diplomatic titles was a mere commercial
transaction, and that lie had never been
either in Nicaragua or IN Liberia Yet for
al that he was accorded. at any rate until
the time or his arrest, the prerogatives,
social and Official, of member Of the
foreign diplomatic CORPS
Another instance of this kind was that
of the Baron Alr,eida, who died IN Paris
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Fien-
ipotentiary of the Republic of Santo Do
ningo TO France. He was nc other than
tie former Harry Emmanuel. who used to
keep q big jewellers shop in Bond street,
London, a store visited by almost every
American tourist who went 30 the British
metropolis. IN fact, he was one of the
three great ''Ifarrys'' of the West End
during the SOS and 7os Of the last century.
There We're Harry Poole. the famous tailor,
who dressed society; Harry Melton, the
fashionable halter, who hated society.
and Harry Emmanuel. who furnished So
c!ety with its trinkets. and who had Edwin
Streeter, aftervard the greatest authority
en- precious stones, his chief assistant
Harry Emmanuel. being possessed OF So
cial aspirations decided, after amassing
fortune % dispose Of his shop to Streeter
and then transfer his abode to Paris
There. by iudicious outlay of money, he
Portuguese
government the title of Baron Almeida and
set TO work. by ali the means in his power.
to efface everything that could recall his
identity with Harry Emmanuel, the shop
keeper even going SO far as to DENY that
he had ever been in business in London.
One of his Partisan friends. aware OF his
LITTLE foihles suggested to him that ne
might obtain an entree into the best french
society bv securing a diploma tic appoint
r11eut Accordingly. by means OF ano'llei
outlay of money, he got himself accTedfted
as minister plenipotentiary OF the SanVo bp-
nlingo Republic to the French government
This post he held for some fifteen years
that is TO say until the time OF his oeath'
There was no salary attached TO the oFice
and he was required 10 deTraT ali the en-
renses in connection Herewith, inciudlns
the stipends and allowances OF the seere-
tary and attaches of his mission whoh' OIL
eof,-se he vas free 10 appoint without re-
gard TO their nationality. As munster OF
the Ranupljc of Santo Domingo he found no
difficulty in obtaining the Portuguese Order
of Christ and the Spanish Order or Isaoei
the Catholic. while Just before his death ne
even succeeded in procuring the French
Cross of the Legion OF Honor. After his
demise there was much litigation IN con-
nection With the disposition OF MS fortune
and the English courts were called on 10
decide whether in spite Of his having peeh
Portuguese baron, Sarto Demlngan DIP
loulat and envoy, knight of the frehch
Legion OF Honor and resident or Farls'
he had ever done anything to rid hinseh
of his British citizenship
While there was never any question as 10
the honesty Of Harry Emmanuel. or, rather,
I should say. of his excellency the Baron
AIr7eida. Minister Pienipotentiary OF Santo
Domingo on the hanks of the seine yee
the Central and South American repub-
lies and also powers such as Hayti, Santo
Domingo and Liberia. are exceedingly care
less about the people on whom they bestow
diplomatic appointments, provided they are
not called on 10 accord them any ren1unera-
ton This has naturally resulted in their
being regarded with good deal OF preju-
dice and suspicion, which is not altogether
surprising when II is recalled that few
years ago q fulI-fedsed Central American
envoy was caught In the very act Of cheat
ing at cards al the Hunt Club in Rome,
and that some time afterward the Swiss
government felt itself constrained 20 de-
rnand the recall of another Central Anaeri-
can minister, in consequence OF the dis
covery that he was an eX-conVict.
MARQCISE DE FONTENOY.