The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-19
Viii Witness Annual Man
oeuvres of Militia Army OF
Helvetian Republic.

by IA NSfGlISE DE tONTENON.
MPEROk WILLIAMS protected
visit TO Switzerland In Septem-
II Der, TO witness the annual ma
noeuvres OF the militia army OF
tho IIeivotian republic. is likely TO be
abandoned Tor the same reason that
Emperor Nicholas some years ago gave
up ut the last moment his state visit
TO Rome. FOR which the most elaborate
arrangements had been made by the
Italian Government
II tho Russian ruler remained away
from tile Eternal city on that occasion,
Ii was because the Chief OF tne Roman
Police and the principal officials of the
detective service OF the Italian Depart
possible to accept responsibility FOR
the imperial Visitors safety from any
and every sort of harm.
50 1t is now in the case OF switzer-
land. where Marc Ruchet the Chief OF
the Department Of the Interior, has re-
signed his oihce. Us well as his member
snip ia the FeGerai Council, sooner than
accept amy responsibility for the Sc
curlty of the Kaiser ON his proposed
visit Marc Euclet. whose membership
~ the Federal Council gave hln posi-
tlon equal almost with that of the
president OF TIC republic Inow NJ
forrer). the sovereignty or which Is
vested Jointly in the seven members Of
the council dccllres that while laws
exist for the supervision or exclusion
antecedcuts and evil repute. the means
are lacking for their enforcement He
might have added that there was also
q Discrimination on the part uf the
Cantonal governments to co-operate
with the Federal authorities In the
matter. Moreover, he laid stress upon
tHe iact that an attempts TO secure the
necessary funds Tor such an undertake
ms had failed as not in keeping with
swiss IDEAS
1t is this inability to enforce the laws
Ha- Ia y Nraer
SWlizerland more than any other coun-
Try the haven % revolutionists. Nihn-
ISIS ana anarchists, in a word. of the
Toes OF society and Of the existing
systems Of government. In England,
winch shares with switzerland the in
ternatlonal opprobr!um OF harborlng
uanserous people. they are at least
subjected to most elaborate ana rc-
!entless supervision on the part OF the
police Inis alone makes them prefer
me territory OF the republic, where.
moreover the means of existence arc
ulucn cheaper than In England. while
the absence OF capital punishment from
inc legal code or most OF the Cantons,
Nn.Ie murder IS usually considered as
Suinelently punished by q moro or less
.ons prison sentence, renders sojourn
IN that republic particularly risky for
nonarchs.
No ono can forget that 1t was in
switzerland that Empress Elizabeth OF
an Italian Anarchits, and alas, il is
a fact that many Of tao regiedal out
RACES In other countries, have been
plotted In Switzerland by "undesira bic
aliens" notably the blowing IN Of
the dining-room OF the Winter Palace
at 1t. Petersburg. as the Imperial party
was ABOUT TO cross the threshull the
assassination OF Alexander H. "a year
later. and the wreck OF the imperial
train at sorikl. when Alexander iii,
with his court and children, including
the present Car, SO narrowly escnnec
a hldeous death
As the Swiss resent the presence OF
foreign detectives and police agents
watch alien suspects and criminals.
and place all sorts OF obstacles in
their way. it is probable that the
Kaiser VIII yield to the requests of