The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10

clever; alternately sombre and gay. in
turn nerce and gentle very magnettc.
slightly mysterious. q, perfect fanatic
~ ~ some some things broad minded 70 tho
quick-wltted. and gifted with thor
oughly Hibernian talent OF repartee.
as ~ ehangeabls as tho Irish sky, and. in
inent of the true black Celt.
In vie"' OF Miss Ellen stones an
having recovered her health. she is
about to return to her educa tionai
work In Macedonia. where she. wns
brigands. and carried of into moun,ain
iestnesses until the neavy ransom Of
some $4,000 demanded Tor her re
tease MAD been paid. first by popular
subscription. the money being later 70.
imbursed by Congress. II would be wei;
II the state Department at Washington
we're TO make public a. notification Sim.
English Foreign Office to the effect
that the British government would
som for any. British subject who had
been captured By brigands n Morocco,
or In any other lawless or more or
lcss harbarous countries.
Until that time, as often as Brtton,
had been captured by bandits. when
piSnicking on the Plaine of Marathon,
while engaged In shooting expeditions
portions OF Turkey. in hunting trips
IN Morocco in geographical explore
lions In educational or missionary
and Africa. the English government
had always been required 10 puy the
ransom. on the very risky chance OF
tate in whose dominiors the outrage
mad taken place. In many cases the
British Treasury had, been unsuccest
fashion, tho government concerned
arguing that tho people captured had
gone thore at their own risk. know
wishes OF the local authorities. who
had warned them that they could not
guarantee their safety. The money.
the pocket Of the British s saapay Sa.
Now there is no earthly reason why
the taxpayers who stay at home
Some BE easa Upon Who pay ss
amusement. for his, own profit, or
through some sense OF self-asoribed
duty. enters OF his own accord a coun-
try infested by brigands. II he CHOOSES
to run the risk of capture by bandits.
risk OF which he is perfectly we'll
t.,', he should accept the oonse-
known that the British government
undertook to ransom any OF it's sub
!ects who happened to be captured by
poten, inducement to kidnap and bold
for ransom lieges of the King OF Eng
land In fact, there has. been much
.ess VI tHiS hioHdpplnS or bnSNSH ny
brigands since it has become gen
orally known that the British govern
ment would under no circumstances
furnish the ransom. I may add that
one mover hears OF any italian or
Greek. Spaniard or Portuguese. being
captured by Turkish or Moorish band
Its, who know too we'll that 1t would
be hopeless to expect anything in the
shape OF ransom from the governments
to which their prisoners are subject.
Without in the least deprecating the
sense OF duty. which leads Miss Stone
to return to the scene of her capture
and ransom some ten years ago, she
ough! to be given thoroughly to Is
derstand that she goes ut her own risk.
that the United States government
cannot undertake to protect her in the
wilds OF Macedonia. which is In
state OF acknowledged lawlessness and
rebellion. and that she must not ex-
pect that either the United states
hands into their pockets for her de-
cadc ago, can do SO again.
Copyright, 1912 by tho Brentwood
Company