The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-02
Appeal for Support of Project to
Overthrow Canadian
Government.
Government.
DE FONTENOY.

BY LA MARoUIsE DE FONTENOY.
ALL the extraordinary pet. pesi-
~ tons received by the Prssid sna;
~ which has been conveyed 10
Washington this week by CANADIAN
who STYLES himself "Victomte dc
Fronsac." and which is nothing more
nor less than an appeal to the United
States for its support TO
project to overthrow tne :.
ist.ns form Of government "a
of a House Of Lords at Ottawa. com.
passed Of representatives of the otd
tFranco-Canadian nobility In lieu OF
the present Dominion Senate The pc
! tition mentions that its signato.r aes
, the International tribunal Of the Hague
and ask that it should be accorded
preference and precedence there to any
questions in connection with the ran
sianatories of the petition are Nine.
BONN, wife of the French eonsul-gen-
eral at Montreal, and Hugo Newman.
secretary Of the Austro-H Hungarian
. consul-general at Montreal were no.
minion government might wei re-
Quest France and Austria to put stop
to this revolutionary activity on the
part of their consular peopIe-tnat ID
to say, X their signatures are
uine.
The "victomte de Fronsac' styles
himself Herald Marshal of the College
OF Arms Of Canada" which has n
onicial standing or recosnia.on: ana
Yturbide. who is not unknown in
wilmington, D. c., but who has never
to my knowledge belonged to the Did
Canadian aristocracy. FOE seVe1Ai
years past this "victomte de Fronsac"
has been flooding the United States
with circulars calling upon well-to-do
American citizens to become members
Of his "Aryan and Seigneurfal order.
This order. an invention I understand
OF the victomte, Is. according 10 tne
terms of his circulars. truly historic: E,
Emperor Charles OF Germany and
Snain in 1870, when ne erected Ameri-
ca into a fef OF his empire. ana con,
ceded the frst Aryan and seiSneH''s'
subinfeudation Of the Duchy OF Vera
qua to Col IN, the grandson Of Chris
,nnhsr Columbus" 81 de F'ronsac ac-
CORDS to those who join thu. order the
right to wear the insignia tneteo.;
Consisting Of ian enameled cross OF
81 Louis. having fur maple leaves IN
coiors between the four arms In III
centre a shield impaling France anu
Scotland. with the lion crest OF %
British Empire above the crown WIZ
the motto .Dieu ct mon drolt oeiow
~. shield This Is to be worn sus-
pended around the neck BY blue TO
bon. and in the case OF the feps
,at:ves Of the seieneurial families OF
Eanads there Is an additional clasp:
wish ,he words "Seigneur OF Canaoa-
OF course, the unfortunate pStficaenS
who are merely American citi1ens 2.
ancient lineage VIII nave 20 ospease
with the precious clasp.
The -yictomte de Frcnsac makes
No secret OF the fact that both hts
order and his seigneuriai court % "eA.
AZ his college Of arms, are fro~nec
upon by the ausnor ,ots N .aAu ns.s emit
Governors General. and ne refers 70
them a. politicians and o0eenosoers.
and complains that he and his friends
have been ''iudeccntly eAc:uoe6 fron
every of!icial ceremony and ceiesras' IN
Of the historic anniversaries OF eAH'
Tier, has never been An ofBcssi col
Ieee Of arms In Cana6a, such -
.ss's ss; ;.S.Ir ~ vS,e eSp r.. sro1s in
days q Loyi: KY ,s ss g, ss.. d 3;
Quebec. whsrs Sets. seigpsufssx srDs
"a z. sss::: :as ssss S:ss sss
wss coetinue6 undsr General Murray
;shsd early In the last esasury by the
Canadian government FOR very excl.
s ters s shss the -viesomte g
kss Own .ecors. q course. ~ssSoss any
sushorisy. ana {, have converted into
s1', +. rs o :s"s e..,m. TO r..r..... no
cs"sSsaH rrs~ch noSsissy. nov. with
q considerable knowleAee Of sne ose
seseneurtal families Of caaa1a: ana Of