The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-08
King George Resolves to Cashier
Officers of Army and
Navy.
VA Ia a1AnaUIsE DE roNTENoY.
= INC; GEORGE according To- cuhln

'@ 1h.AhdCbSE Dt' fONlENDS.
Ting GEORGE. according to cable
K dispatches from London, has re
liz solved to cashier officers of the
army and OF the navy-prcaum.
h IDLY also of the civil servicc--who
nave been adJudged guilty az co.
respondents or RESPONDENTS in divorce
cases. II Is perfectly we'll known that
both the BRITISH, monarch and his con-
sort are strongly in favor of some such
step; for last summer they dismissed
Lord Hamilton of Dalzeli. for no other
season than that he had been core
shohdGnt In the divorce suit Of Colonel
me Hon. VIM. Lawson against his
VIE. Had II not been for this. Lord
Hamilton of Dalzell (who had through
out the coronation. ceremonies. with
nuties or lord chamberlain. in the
place OF Earl Spencer. who was iii
would undoubtedly have been chosen
20 oof the Office OF lord chamberlain the
o,her day when Lord Spencer was
Obliged by the condition of his health
to resign the post.
1t is also Il wcll-known fact that
men who become involved In diyorc,
cases. either as guilty respondents or
GoresponoentS, are by order of tho
King. biacklisted. in so far that their
names arc removed from the lists OF
those admissible to state functions,
court entertainments and dinners and
Parties at which the King and Queen
are present.
Admitting the cabled reports TO be
true, the sovereign has a perfect right
The navy or Of the civil service for
any reason that he may see fit. Tho
monarch need not even give reason.
All that il Ia necessary for h m u
do is to cause an intimation to be
dispatched to the offending officer that
tho "KinE has no longer any use for
ms ms services sp''l' This can be done with.
of inquiry and without any tudic al
process. 1t must thoroughly be- un-
dcratood that In Great Britain all SCR
wants OF the state. Including, of course
members. of the diplomatic and consu.
lar services, hold commission purely
at the good will OF the sovereign, and
that they have no redress whatsoever
II deprived OF 1t. This was strlkingly
SHOWN some years ago when Lieu
tenant Wood who, though a clever
student, had shown himself wholly I'M
who had managed to ALLEVIATE tho SYM
pathy OF all his fellow officers by his
odd ways: was requested by the Score
tary Of State for War to resign his
he was simply dismissed by means
of notification in the Official Ga
zette that he had been removed from
tho army. the King having no further
use for his services" Young Wood
was the son of Il veteran retired colo
mel OF great wealth and of consld-
cradle political influence as mem
Der OF Parliament, and who brought
the highest legal talent In the King
oom to bear upon the War Depart
ment in favor OF his son, demanding
mis- reinstatement in tho army But
after much discussion In Parliament
and. correspondence. Colonel Wood was
made to understand that his son had
no case Whatsoever, since the mere
any use for the young subaltern's ser
Vices left him without "a leg to stanl
on and without any redress. legal Or
otherwise
OF course, the King usually makes
use of his royal prcrogative in such
matters through the Secretary of State