Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30


stately pleasuredome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river. ran
through caverns measureless TO man
| Down TO a sunless sea.
Perhaps Maximilan had read the
| poem before he sailed from Miramar
down the Adriatic out into the Mediter-
ranean and across the Atlantic. Per-
| haps Shelby read /, before he crossed
! the Rio Grande. ANYWAY both heard
| OF the country in which another race
! had constructed stately palace or
several palaces. The connection be-
tween the coming of Macmillan and
the expedition OF Shelby may be remot.
10 the practical man who doesn't in.
duige in daE dreams. hut to Others the
story in prose by Messer Millione and
the poem Of Coleridge, seem no, alto.
gether Inappropriate
When Shelby arrived in M..ico
Maximilan had been emperor for more
than year. Tho expedition had seen
much in its march II had loitered in
places embalmed in song and story.
1t had fought Suerillas in ambuscade
I and tarantuia day and. night II had
picked up some recruits for Macmillan
| when there WAS day of I, had attended
cock fights in the villages--a form Of
amusement which comes before mass
In some parts OF Mexico. All along
the route there was a welcome Ma
Gruder had called upon Bazaine. They
| nad met before in the Crimea Moth
ing SO brotherly as the meeting OF two
OLD soldiers after the campaign is over
and has been put in history. Bazzaine
! extended his hand and said TO Magru-
der Tell Shelby 10 march in" And
/ he did.
French troops were everywhere The
emperor had IN service a corps of
Imperial McAicans, and then, as a re.
! mlnder Of happier days. a small BODY
az Ausirians and Belciars. In the hid
! den places, brigands, lurking for prev.
Macmillan was still dreaming When
ever there Was roundup OF Mexicans
! Macmillan begged Bazaine 10 forgive
mem oid Bazaine said nothing But
the MeNicans we're lined up and shot
AS might have been expected. this
! brought on an estrangement between
the Emperor and the head Of the army.
shelby saw the outcome Shelby
sought the Emperor. TO tell him the
! truth The Interview was arranged
by Commodore Maury and General Ma
Sruder. The meeting was devoid Of
ceremony. MAMMALIAN was frank. even
dcm ocratic. Bazaine was present The
! interpreter. for the talk was in French
AT MaHimilian's request. was Count de
Noue. son-in-law of General Harn.v
The occasion was stripped OF formal
NY. MaNimilian knew in advance that
the American would make a proposi-
ton When he had bowed to all pres
ent, the Emperor asked General shelby
10 proceed. There was no stenographer
not even secretary 10 make minutes.
colonel John {. Moore. A trained news
paper man. was present When the in
terfieW was over he made hastv
memoranda OF what had been said Ills
, newspaper instinct prompted him TO
ADD TO what he had noted. from time
10 time and long after the Mexican
drama was over Colonel Moore skele-
tonized the incident with the intention
OF making il historical The intention
was never carried out. Learning that
he would not use the data | asked hin,
10 let me take whatever he chose 10
give. lie graciousiy placed at my dis
posal such notes and personal recol-
lections as ne thought proper. what.
ever quotations occur are from mann
Dry
Shelby proposed to take immediate
service in His Majestys army. r.cruit
CORPS OF $4,000 Americans. supersede
as far As possible the native troons
consolidate the government against H.
time OF the withdrawal OF the French
soldiers. encourage immigration, de-
velop the resources OF Mexico and hold
the country until the people became
reconciled TO the change To accom-
plish all this. strong and we'll
trained army would be essential The
| time consumed in the presentation OF
the plan was less than thirty minutes.
His Majesty complimented Shelby on
his frankness and directness. Then he
signihed that he would be glad TO hear
from him further.
Shelby bowed his thanks and added
instantly: Your Majesty. II is only A
question of time before the French SOL
diers now in your service will be with
drawn from Mexico
The blunt prophecy caused Bazaine
to shrug his shoulders. It interested
Macmillan. He requested his inter-
prefer TO ask Shelby the reasons for
his forecast. Without hesitation Shelby
replied: Because, Your Majesty, the
war between the North and South is
at IN end. MIR. Seward will insist upon
the rigorous enforcement of the Mon
roe doctrine. France does not desire
any conflict with the United States.
There are 100000 men i'm my coun
try not one of whom has yet been dis
charged from service. These men and
the government whom they are serving
regard the presence of the French in
Mexico AS menace. hope Your
Majesty will pardon me If my speech is
frank The occasion calls for the
truth"
The Emperor spoke to his inter
prefer, who turned to Shelby and said:
His Majesty desires General Shelby TO
proceed"
AS directly AS he had spoken before,
and as though there had been no in
terruption. Shelby continued: THE plan
which had the honor to suggest in the
beginning to Your Majesty, Is perfectly
feasible. have authority for saying
that the American government would
not be averse to the enlistment Of as
many OF it's soldiery in Your BIajesty's
army as might wish to take service,
and the number need be limited only by
the eXigt ,cies Of the empire. Thrown
upon your own resources. Your Majesty
would find no difficulty in establishing