The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-27

foreign oountrieS. under the most fav-
! ored nation treaty clause In their re-
lations with tho United States. Under
It's terms II will be far castor from
henceforth for Americans to obtain re-
dress abroad for injuries TO person and
property. and for Italians and other
foreigners to secure analogous redress
in America, than has hitherto been
the case.
! Tho Marquis Cusani has Iikcwisc
been successful In demonstrating that
despite the much exaggerated conflict
OF authority between the Federal ad-
ministratlon nj Washington and tho
state governments, of which 30 much
has been made In connection with tho
Japanese problem In California IL Is
generally possible to induce the State
governments to listen to reason
through the agency of the State Depart
ment ut Washington.
! or the powers OF diplomatic persua-
! sion of the Marquis Cusani striking
illustration may be found In the fact
THAI after a poor Italian widow had
I sued one Of the great trunk lines OF
railroad for damages for tho killing
/ of her husband, and had been defeated.
owing to proof that the death was due
/ to his own negligence, tho Ambassador
managed to induce the railroad, as II
matter of policy. To mako her IA present
/ OF couple of thousand dollars, al
though II had been put TO considerable
expense In defending tho case.
IL the Marquis Cusani has taken but
/ little part In the gaicticr of the past
season at Washington. IT has been
owing to the sudden death In January
| last in Italy of brother, TO whom
no was very deeply attached. and II
| was only sense OF patriotic duty that
prevented him from fastening home to
attend tho funeral. But for All that he
/ VIII be much missed III Washington,
where he leaves behind him nothing
| but good will. and imbued with II sin
I cerc liking and comprehensive appre-
/ citation OF American life and people
viii prove from henceforth useful
| friend of tho United States In tho coun-
ellis OF his King and or his nation.
| a very curious suit which has Just
been tried In the London Court of Pro-
bate. has had the effect Of bringing to
| light tho fact that Wills and tcsta-
mentary dispositions cannot DO ,nado
the instrument of sni;cfui allegations,
or or po3t-mortem Islander. Wills arc
so often used for this purpose by per-
sons who wish to give expression to
| thelr animosity against surviving rcia-
tives or acquaintances, that IT Is Just
rs wei that II should be widely known
that sucu rcfcrc nccs AFRO not allowed
by the courts TO be included In the
PROBATE ana are, as 4 rule, ordered bv
the presiding judge OF the Probate
Court TO be eliminated from the tesla
inentary document before 1t Is probatcd
and placed on record
In extreme cases. post-mortem at
tacKs OF this kind on the living arc ant
to impair the validity of the whole
VIII, or ut any rate OF portions thereof.
me case In which these facts wero
brought to light last week In London.
was that relating to the will OF tho
rate Robert White, who In his tesla
mentary dispositions held up his widow
TO obloquy. Tho Judge took occasion
/ 10 state from the bench that the words
complained of In the will were untrue
libelous. and could not be considered
by the court as In any sense testa-
mentary.
Iestators should always remember
that attacks of this kind in their Wills
are superhuous, since II Is possible to
express all that one wishes to convey
by means of the bequest Thus. when
ono OF the heirs is cut OFF with a shill-
ing. everybody knows the testator's
opinion concerning the lcsatee. lust In
the same way that Shakespeare i'm
mortaiizcd his lack OF regard for his
wlie when ne bequeathed TO her moth
ing put his second best bcdstead
Perhaps tho most libclous viii ever
inano public was that Of the First
Napoleon For In 81 ho makes charges
OF Fehsoh against Marshals Marmont
ana AuScrchu, against the great Tai
ieyrand and against Lafayette, while
no accuses the Comte d'Arto!s fafter-
wards Charles ", OF France,. of In.
stlsatins murder. by maintaining at
ms expense sixty assasslns In Paris,
paid TO take his the Ernperor,s 10
anu mat or the principal dignitarIes
or mo realm. lie likewise bitterly as
sails In his will the Duke OF Weiline.
loh' ana bcqueaths In codicil 10 oOo
!rahcs 70 man Of the name OF Cam
~ Ne. lor haslng made IN attempt on
the life Of the victor of Waterloo
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