The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23
POINCARE VERY FOND
OF HIS ANIMAL PETS

cedent among the wives Of the Prest-
dents of the French Republic. But on
the other hand II must be remembered
that the consorts OF near every one OF
those rnonarchiai rulers who occupied
the throne OF France during more than
ten centuries. were of foreign oirtn,
The new Chinese fepu blic, while
abolishing the. Order Of the Douole
Dragon. which the Emperors were
wont 20 bestow upon, d,sting gus 81 n =, q
of the Republic of France In founding
other orders of knighthood in its place.
Tho principal one of these is the Oroer
Flowering Rice Plant. and the rice
plant constitutes the principal fea-
ture of the Insignia 1t IL to be pc
also upon natives whom the republic
Ave classes. the first of which is re
stricted 70 foreign royalties and TO
states and of the Chinese Republic
Unlike most European orders of knight
with each of the FIVE classes.
IL remains 20 be seen what meas
ures the republic will adopt with re-
gard to those foreigners who already
IL may issue an edict permitting them
TO continue 20 wear IT., or else Il may
ask its possessers to change IL for the
order of the Blossoming Rice Plant.
[ Mess the Chinese government
moves in the matter. the foreign mem
beers of the Double Dragon will no
any European court where a pretty
strict rule is in force against the dis
play on official occasions Of the in
sigma of order OF knighthood OF
when Don Carlos. of Bourbon. the
6rother-in-law of King Alfonso S1,nc.,o OF
OF the court of Madrid an order which
had been bestowed upon him by his
fathers eldest brother. the late ez-
am bassador took exception and lodged
an official protest
Owing 10 the enormous power WELD
Russia. everything relating to the, new
Maklakof. Of whom / gave brief
sketch the other day in these letters 1nta
then | would add that he is an ex-
tremely religious man. OF whom IL Is
said by those who know him best, that
he undertakes nothing without prayer:
While he favors representative and
constitutional forms of government,
and is sagacious enough to realize that
Russia can never revert TO autocracy In
the full sense of the word, yet ne IS
distinctly a conservative, and strongly
opposed 70 raGicalism. and 70 any OF
its manifestations. lie - equally OPP
favor OF an intelligent control thereof
by the State He has no sympathy for
the Jews, and while he has not perse-
cuted them as Governor of Tchernigon,
they have found very little good Will
or favor at his hands. The best that
can be said of hun in this respect is
that he has not tolerated their NAL
treatment.
His aim is TO continue the work of
the murdered Premier Stolypln. 20
put the latter's plans and doctrines into
execution, and to promote the welfare
of Russia as far as possible, without
foreign aid. Like Stolypin. he Is in
tolerant of dishonesty. keen to scent it
out and TO punish IL. and not easily
deceived by his subordinates. At the
time when he undertook the duties of
Governor of Tacharnigoff the province
was infested with bands of robbers. Be
fore he had been a year in office ne
had completely stamped them out OF
existence.
AMONG his chief allies at court is
Nine. Narishliine, one OF the principal
ladies in waiting and most trusted at
tendants of the Czarna. Nine. Narish-
kline bears no title. The Narishkines
have always disdained to make use OF
any handle TO their name, rightly es-
teeming the latter so historic and Illus
trious that any title would be super
fuous. The house of Narishkine has
furnished many Czarinas to Russia.
Downright, 1913. by the Brentwood
Company