The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-08
NOT BE MIXED
IN DIVORCE AFFAIRS

for War. But this Is by no means
| over the destlnles of his officers is a
sovereign prerogative. Independent of
Parliament, and wholly without aucs-
'ion or appeal
King George and Queen Mary be put
Into execution. aud, above all, should
they become retroactive, there VIII he
! in tho royal household.
Queen Victoria was always disposed
to blame the woman In every divorce
case no matter how guilty the male
| offender, the only notable exceptions
! that / can recall being those OF Sir
I Charles Dixie and the late Duke o:
ignore the moral shortcomings 81
come of the foremost statesmen
! Of her reign, notably Lord Mel
bourne and Lord paimerston. while
for her uncle Leopold l. OF Belgium,
adventures with the fair sex.
nd.hearted man, will. plenty of In
diligence for sinners OF both sexes. But
King George, and Queen Mary are far.
denied that while their viows arc
deridcd by many OF the smart set in
london. they are In full sympathy with
the ideas and the prejud!cos of tho
that huge. respectable middle class.
to whom tho violation of the seventh
commandment is the most heinous OF
crimes, and who have deeply resented
| the fact that 1T some OF the courts
| during Edward wills reign there were
rs many as score OF Divorces pres
| cnt.
Thus, among tho couerrics of the
King is Lord Marcus Bcresford broth
| CT OF Admiral Lord Charles Beres.
ford, who was the correspondent In the
Ter OF the Royal Horse Guards. against
! his wife. a case which was rendered
extremely sensational through the m
terventIon of the thcn Queens proctor:
! Lord Marcus subsequently married
Mrs Butler, and although the latter
docs not so 10 court. yet she Is free
~ accepted III London society, while
Lord Marcus WAS throughout tho reign
Of Edward VII. and has also been
! since tho accession of George ". In
/ control OF tho royal racing stud and
an equorry OF the sovereign.
| There are n number of analogous
cases that could be cited at court
In the royal household, in the higher
ranks OF tho army and navy. In sew
| last year, indeed, n singularIy heart
| less instance occurred of a young bar
onct. who, figuring Hs correspondent
In divorce suit, had publicly plcdg
| to wed the woman in the case. q wo-
man of social standing quite as good
as his own as soon as her divorce was
complete. but who baked at the last
moment. His conduct was nscr'bed
to the advice of the minister pleni
potentiary. to whose stan he was at
CHIEFS wife, their motives becoming
| apparent when he led to the altar their
daughter, leaving the divorcee, who
had sacrificed name. children and for
the slightest provision for her well
fare. Certainly that is case where
the protected measures ascribed to
have been enforced. and no little as
constituent has been created In diplo-
matte circles that the young baronet.
despite his extraordinary behavior in
the affair, should have been permit
| ted To retain his commission In tho
diplomatic service.
Although Major Archibald Butt wsnt
| to Rome charged with no special mts-
! sion. but on leave of absence, for the
purpose OF recruiting his health, yet
he carried Il private letter from the
to tho King OF italy. II attracted
much attention in the Eternal City
that the majors first visit was to
the Vatican. whcro he was received in
and getting his reply in duo course.
Several days elapsed. and than he made
an excursion outside tho Eternal Ci:y
| before he was received in private audi
cncc by the King to whom Inc is stated
likewise to have presented n private
letter and to have received a reply.
the presentation of the. major having
been made by Ambassador O'Brien.
This regard for the etiquette OF the
Vatican, w paying the first visit to
the Popc--a regard to which King
Victor Emmanuel takes no exception
has been greatly appreciated by Plus
X. and has tended 10 still further IN
crease the very favorable impression
~hich President Taft created, when. as
Secretary OF War. he spent some time
1T Rome in negotiations regarding the
troublesome question of the frinrs'
la nds in the Philippines: n question
which WAS. thanks to his diplomacy,
| settled to mutual satisfaction.
Copyright, 1912, by tho Brentwood
Company