Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-27
SEATS OF GOVERNMENT
LEAVE OWN TERRITORY
Serbia, Albania, Montenegro and
Belgium Keep Up Their Com
plcte Establishments.
WAR CAUSE OF RAPID moves
British Gold Helps Them to Keep Up
Full State Of National Sovereignty,
So They Will Have Voice as Ma
tions in Peace Councils.

LONDON, March 2G.-Four sovereign
governments are just now having a
somewhat transitory cxis,encc-Scrbia
Albania Montenegro ard seleium-
with seats of government outside their
own territory, living at private hotels
much like travelling tourists. az tran
sicnt guests owing to the cvcr-prcsent
prospect Of moving on through the cx-
iGcncics Of war: ana with that strange
anomaly OF complete governmental cs-
tlblishments with rulers, prime minis
teEs. cabinets. parliaments and admin
i'trations yet with no territory to adj
minister.
Albania is the latest To pack the gov
ernment archives in travelling cases
Essad Pacha. the nominal ruler stop-
ping first at Durrazo, then Hrindisi.
and going on to the Greek island OF
Corfu The Serbian King. ministry and
administration was already at Corfu
while members OF the Skouptchina, or
parliament. have been considering n
session at Nice, with Premier Paschitz
joining them there. This would not be
far from the Montenegro temporary
seat OF government at Lyons in CEN
trail France, although three of the Mon
ienegro ministry still remain at Pod
gritZa. Montencgro. 90 that i; is not
quite certain whether the government
}; In Lyons or Podgritza. Belgium s.
administration is much more stable
hut IS also outside home territory at
, Havre France vb.rc Tho ,xorL yon.
on in an extensive bnicl at sc,fTnn,
suburb of the city
Premier Asquith recently told Par
lament that about 1000 goo 900 had
been advanced III rho .IIi.,. .,d a
other 5 GOO oOO oOo IN ,bo,,, ,h,o,,,i, ,n
banks at the governments rnounet lie
. did not specify which allies. but IL is
understood that considerable OF these
large sums has gone TO keep UP the
national SOVEREIGNTY ror III. si,,nie
cant reason that th.v wo,,ld b,ra
voice as nations and ncrjon. :. ro,n
when the final cnuncils co,,o o,or ~ -
war. This help from British cofrors
has hccu most opror,,nc 10 III. -
ern,uents scparatod from, tbcir cn,,n
tries with tho usraI rcycn,,n on, ~
from customs and Internal t,xce and
the tobacco uononolics noet.I ,nia-
graph and other sources OF income, in
the hands OF the enemy. Without rev.
euue. the expenses Of those smaller
governments hay. zone on stnaI:i,.
they have ken, up th.ir armies foreIvn
ministers and consuis ne vii az ,,;r
istrics, royal establishments ana rs
much Of the civil administration as cir
cumstances would permit
KING NICHOLAS CONSUMERS
GOVERNMENT rs WITH mn
Xiv. <iohoro ,ro,.,.
l ,fn,nod ia Nn,,,a; ',,
,sor.r,l I.,o -, b.; -, - -
thrcn miris,nrs ren,,i,i,c -. 49,.
negro MOI 70 undortnEn a,,w 49,,
mcnt business or nopo,i,,ions u,,dn,
any circumstances adding "D.rrivod
for the moment of his l;ingdom III
the Kings Of Belgium and Serbia tho
King OF Montenegro places the fate of
his government in the hands of the
great allies" These orders to the min
listers indicate that King Nicholas con-
sid"rS the seat Of government to be
with him ~ Lyons. mud not in PodEo-
rit"n With the King are his Prime