The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10
President Must Decide Whether
He Will Be Represented by
Special Envoy.

Speclal Envoy.
By La MARQUISE DE FoNTENOY..
DRESIDENT WILSON will be short
ly called upon to determine
whether or not he will be repre-
eented at the coronation of King Con-
stantine of Greece. by special envoy.
The coronation Is to take place at
Athens in May. Those of the great
powers which have q monarchical gov
eminent will send special missions.
headed by princes Of the blood. to
Greece for the occasion; and 1t is un-
derstood that either tho Prince of
Wales or his sailor brother. Prince AL
bert who Is serving on board Eng
lands naval squadron In the Mediter-
ranean, will head the English mission
The French republic will be repre-
scented by some high naval or military
dignitary and 1t remains to be seen
whether or, not President Wilson Will
dispatch a special envoy, or content
himself with being represented by the
resident American minister at Athens.
The chief magistrate Of the United
States was represented by special
embassy at the coronation Of King Ed
ward, and at that Of king George. The
difficulty about tho American special
embassies Is the question of funds.
The money which the government has
d
very limited character, and the re-
suit la that It Is necessary to find
special ambassador who Is willing TO
pay tbs greater Fart of the heavy eX-
penses Incidental to such mission
out OF his own pocket. The noHlna-
| ton does not require confirmation by
the Senate. and Is regarded as a pure
| w personal appointment of the PrCsi-
dent
Afy mel
dent Roosevelt by Itch New Workers TO
undertake the Office of special envoy
| TO the coronation of the present King
| and Queen of Sweden, without any ex-
| pense TO tho government. But the
men making them did not meet with
the approval of the then chief magis-
trate, and ultimately the task of rep
| resenting him was left to the Ameri-
can resident envoy at Christiania.
While at Athens the special ambas-
sailors and the members of their suites
Will be the guests of King Constan-
| tine and OF the Greek nation. But
this will only relieve them OF a rela-
lively small portion of their expenses
which include not only the trip TO anu
| from .ireeue. but the bestowal OF cost
| ly presents. of jewelry, etc. common
surate with the dignity and grandeur
of the country which they represent,
to all the Greek dignitaries and Of
hcials OF high and low degree with
whom they may be brought into con-
tact, as we'll considerable sums of
money TO the servants deputed to
walt upon them. and to tho soldiers
| standing guard at their doors or es-
corting their carriages.
II certain peers of the British realm
are displaying so much more vehem-
ence and enthusiasm than mere com
| moners in melting the people OF Ulster
| to resist by force of arms all attempts
| to subject them to an Irish nationalist
government after the parliamentary
enactment of home rule. IL is because
| they are virtually immune from any
danger of punishment on charges OF
sedition or of melting armed rebellion.
! Mere commoners would have TO an
swer for such ofenses as these before
| the ordinary courts of law. If the gov
| eminent once mado up its mind TO
| bring charges of sedition against them
charges amply warranted by the at
| titude which those concerned in the
Ulster agitation have been displaying
| for the past twelve months towards
| the authorities. Before these trib-
unals the cases would DO decided on
the basis OF facts and law, and the
judges would have no alternat ave II
the guilt were proved, but to Impose
the very ncaVy anu narSn penalties
provided for such crimes.
The peers. however concerned In
| the Ulster movement are secure from
any such danger. They could claim
Immunity from the Jurisdiction of the
| ordinary courts OF law and demand
| trial by their peers, that is to say, by
the House OF Lords sitting as the SUI
preme tribunal Of the realm. Now tho
Unionists possess such an overwhelm-
ft,f, {@,. IT,, I, -
all bitterly opposed to homo rule and
| in favor of the retention of the union,
| that 1t would be idle to expect tho
upper chamber TO convict any peer
| who had rendered himself guilty Of
promoting armed resistance to the
homo rule measures Of the govern
| ment
| An illustration Of the manner in
which the leasehold system works out
In London has lately been furnished
! In connection with tho Carlton Club,
IN Pail Mall. the headquarters of The
| Conservative party. The ground land
| lord is the crown. The rent for the
ground, which has until now amounted
to $4,000 a year. has just been In
creased to $4,000 n year. and the club
has been Obliged by the crown to un-
| dertake to spend without delay sum
Of about 100000 in refacIng the entire
building with stone. II Is only on
these conditions that the crown con-
sented to allow the club to retain. un-
| til the expiration OF tho now lease
the building, which was. nevertheless,
erected by the club at Its own ex-
pense.
Strictly speaking, the building now
belongs to the crown For. according
to tho terms of those leases by means
OF which Inhabited property Is held IN
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