The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
ARTHUR SASSOON
OF FAMOUS DESCENT

that tho latter nevor forget an In
Jury, and thot they form part of
on one OF Its members; that to be boy
cotted by them when one has troops
TO pay, firearms and ammunition to
be OBJ eained. whlms to be carried out,
and harems to be kept contented and
venient
The consequence is that In the dam
ge1ons passes Of Afghanistan. in the
are the most abhorred. In the most
fantastic Of the Khanates, in the wilds
OF Arabia, even among the savage
aesert tribes which infest tho northern
port or safe conduct bearing the sig
nature OF the Sassoons constitutes an
INFINITELY botter protection than any
paper bearing the stamp and seal OF
government. or of King George, En-
peror of india.
:. Most OF the money loaned by the
Sassoons, and It Is their money that
finances almost the entire native trado
OF Asia and Of Northern Africa. Ia
loaned on personal security, often in
asto Nlshingly large amounts, and is
repaid, as @ rule. not In money, but
IN sooas; SO that the sassoons In real
vances. namely the Interest on the
money and the profit, often very great,
on the sale Of the goods. And though
no,tnihg but personal security Is ever
asked ny the sassoons OF these ma tive
Asiatic and African world. and col
lateral Is never demanded. yet the
losses Of the house are few and fer
t phe,ween; Infinitely less. indeed. than
.noSe or any European or American
hank, the Traders. knowing that ITO
Tall the Sassoons" would be to ,ose
every possibility of trading again. So
t thhey are honest In the payment Of
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nigh moral principle, but merely by
reason of policy.
This explanation may give soma
idea OF the extent OF the vast power
w wts,ds, is =, auiNly; nevertheless surely.
one remembers that this influence has
ever been at the disposal OF the Brit
,sh government wh!ck possesses such
large interests In Asia and Africa, 1t
Is only natural that Queen Victoria
should have rewarded Arthur sas-
soon's brother Albert with baro-
netcy. now held ny his son, Sir Ed
"ara sassoon. married to daughter
OF Baron Gustave Rothschild.
Sir Edward. 1t Is said. Is shortly to
be raised to- the House of Lords, not
only in recognition OF the services es
MS family. but also as a reward for
what he has accomplished as presl-
dent OF the entire British telegraph
system in Asia and Africa. The yery
KNOWLEDGE that Sir Edward Sassoon
Is the president of this great system
Is sufficient to prevent the wires from
being cut or injured In any way what
soever by the natives, no matter how
savage and lawless the districts
through which they are strung.
soons at Bombay used always to wear
the dress of the Bagdad Jew, with
flowing robes and turban. But when
the great rebellion started. In 1857,
to adopt the European costume. 80
that everybody may see on whose side
you are" though he himself retained
his old familiar costume until the
very last. The Sassoons have left
but have always stuck to the faith of
their ancestors. and even when the
late and the present King have been
the guests OF the late Arthur Sassoon
ess faithfully observed the Jewish
Day OF Atonement In silence and in
Tasting. And out of respect for their
feelings.s the guns OF Edward VII. and
day, and there was no slaughtering
OF the grouse.
The strange case OF the shooting Of
Eugene Grace ut Atlanta. Ga. by his
wife during dream has an extraordi-
nary precedent in Europe. When King
Louis Philippe visited Queen Victoria
in England, In the closing years of
mis- reign. certain number OF repre-
sentative Englishmen escorted the
Gallo monarch across the channel
back to Calais. There they were
sumptuously entertaiued at n ban
quet. Three of them were quartered
for the night In the house of the chief
of the Calais police. who, the next
morning on awaklng, was astonished
to find his hands red and a knife still
ciasped in one OF them. He had killed
one of his English guests as the re-
suit Of bad DRAM Immediately