The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-14
"1HE'S" CLAMOR
FOR OFFICIAL LIST
Select Band OF Descendants OF
OLD Chieftains Seek
Recognition.
TIER CLAIM TO DISTINCTION
Similar Appeals From, Other
Groups May Follow
This Demand.
THEIR CLAIM TO DISTINCTION
ny ED. Il. l<MmN.

BY ED. l.. ISE.N.
(Spcciai Cable TO The Times Dispatch.)
| London April l3.---rhc '"rhcs.' APP
parently Determined that British work
ingmen shall not enjoy monopoly of
discuntcnt, are now contributing their
| share To the general social unrest
from which this country is now suf
fering. They are clamoring for the
same sort OF official recognition recch
~ bestowed by the c,,wm upon an
other OF the minor. but exclusive.
orders of England's grand old no
bility.
1t should be explained that the
'Ihe's" arc select band Of blue
blooded descendants OF the old Scot
fish and Irish chicftains who were too
turbulent and disloyal--nr indcpcn-
dent according to their vicwpoint--to
be given the customary titles OF no
DilitN and too powerful To br crushed
like ordinary rebels. Their claim TO
distinction Is embodied IN the unique
use of the definite article instead of
other title or Christian namei thus,
the Macintosh. The macpherson, The
macnab. The OConnor Don, etc.
naturally. they arc Justly proud of
This designations. ana in order 10 cir
cumvent u lot OF nonunlom 'Thcs" who
have been springlng w OF late, the
real "rhc's" have demanded :, crown
list OF those properly entitled TO dis
play this peculiar prc;iV. Their ar
gumcnts arc based on kin. Georges
coronation grant OF au official cata
loSue of baroncts, the hereditary ord
en- Of knighthood whose members are
permitted to tack Bart" onto The end
of their name. like Six Clarence Mar
maduk. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Bart"
The knights of the various orders of
chiNalry whose titles expire Win their
deaths have always been thus listed
so that impostors in their ranks might
readily be detected. Some of the
baronets, II must be admitted. are not
quite SO happy now that they have
gotten what they wanted tor they
are having all sorts of unexpected diff
hculties in proving to Inc satisfaction
of the Keeper of the royal roll their
claim TO the hitherto undisputcd title.
For instance there is SiI Hugh sykes
Mitchell. who has already spent huge
sums OF money for lawyers trying to
persuade the baronetasc committee OF
the Privy Council that iis father. the
ninth baronet OF that name, properly
bore the title.
But the 'rhe's" are undeterred by
this phase of the situation. They arc
prepared 10 80 10 any lengths. and
unsheathc their claymores, il nccc4-
sary. To defend their exclusive fran
chise in the definite article. There arc
as many Macintosh4s In Scotland as
there are olsens in Minnesota but
there is only one The Macintosh lie
would rather he THE" than duke earl
or viscount. Wherefore it pecves him
nightly to have TO rub elbows with
The Smith and The Jones who he is
quite sure would speedily become lost
in the foliage ii required to trace their
ancestral trees back 20 the original
owners of those coGnomens One OF
the most distinguished "1'he's" is the
famous Scottish chieftain. whom we'll
meaning but ignorant folk usually
speak of as the Duke Of Argyll The
name by which he is known 20 his
clansmcn. and the only title that he
cares for, is THE MacCaileiu Nor" or
heal CT The Campbell clan.
The proposed Official list OF "The's"
would be subject TO come nice grada-
t.ons that might prove exceedingly
puzzlng to the complers. For ex-
ample, The O'Connor Don, The OGrady
and The OGorman would object to be
Ing placed in the same classification
as their fellow irishman. The MacGill-
cuddy OF the Reclss. who is obliged to
qualify his "Theshp" with this terri
toriai limitation They are not The
OConnor Don. Tho O'Grady. or Tie
O'Gorman, of anywhere: they arc un-
adulteratcd "Thc's.'
The demands of these chieftains will
probably be followed by similar rep
reservations from another equally
unique coterie who distinguish them
selves from ordinary humanity by es-
| chewing both title and Christian
! names. Foremost among them is
| I.ochiel. The head of the Camerons is
not Lord, Sir. Mister or even James
Yochiel; Just Lochici, hats all An
! .,tI,. Il
| all preiiXes. but achieves distinction by
cncoring their surnames, as Macleod
Macleod clan. One Scotchman, who
of Macleod. twenty-thlrd chief of the
would have list all to himself. is the
captain of Dnnstannage. scion OF
the Campbell family and the twentieth
holder of this queer title.