The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
Washington Alarmed Over lntimated|
Decision of King to Accompany
Queen Eleonore on Her Tour This
Month Danger From Servians,
Greeks and Montenegrins Who Hate
Balkan Rulers

promoting friendship between the two
countries are destroyed.
The fact that Bulgaria should ne with
out any diplomatic or even consular
representatives on this side of the At
lantic is not calculated to facilitate
matters in connection with the stay
here of King Ferdinand and of Queen
Eleonore. Had there been any such
| representatives 1t would have been in
cumbent upon them to make all the
necessary arrangements with the Presi-
dent and State Department at Washing
ton In connection with their sovereigns
visit Even the reigning Prince Of
Monaco. who was here last fall under
the strictest incognito, has a Consul In
New York. But although there are nearly
a thousand Bulgarians in New York
alone, there is no Bulgarian envoy or
consul to look after their interests.
1t is true that private and unofficial
emissary-an American contractor in
business at Sofia-has arrived in New
York'from Bulgaria in order to prepare
for the King and Queens coming. But
he is not an official parsonage. is not
connected in any capacity with the
court Of Sofia or with the Bulgarian
Government and is not therefore quail
fled to deal with the United States
Government in any authoritative man
ner.
The Russian Government puts for.
ward claim to predominant interest
In the welfare Of the people from the
various Balkan States who are living in
America, and moreover both the Mus.
covite Ambassador at Washington and
m L. on Ia,
of years in Bulgaria. are old friends
OF King Ferdinand. The relations, how
ever between Russia and Bulgaria are
not particularly cordial Just at present.
and the Bulgarians attribute to the in
nuence OF the Government at st. Pet
ersburg the Intervention of Rumania
In the last Balkan war. which cost them
not only most Of the fruits Of the brill
liant Victories OF their first campaign
against the Turks but likewise the fort
ress Of Siis,ria and a considerable Dor.
ton Of their territory.
Queen Eleonore IL by birth n Princess
of Reuss. one of the sovereign houses
OF Germany. and might therefore look
10 Count Bernstorff: while King Fer
dinand himself. in addition to being n
scion of the German reigning family Of
Austria. and accorded his allegiance to
the Austro-iiungarian crown until he
became ruler of Bulgaria and therefore
has some claim on the services OF En-
peror Francis Joseph's envoy. The
State Department has yet 10 learn which
OF these three foreign embassies at
Washington Is TO deal with it officially
In connection. with any questions that
may arise during the Bulgarian visit.
While King Ferdinand and his Queen
are In this country they VIII be. accord
ing TO international law and comfy, en-
tire!y immune from the jurisdiction OF
any American tribunal. no matter
whether Federal. State or municipal
In fact. they and the members of their
suite will enjoy identically the same
eNtraterritorial prerogatlves as the for
eign ENJOYS at Washington. ANY of
their attendants may violate the laws OF
this land with impunity. They will be
immune from punishment, and even
from arrest.
To such length Is this carried that
were any member of the Kings suite to