The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-16

French tax collector saying that foreign sovereign
ne could not be asked to pay taxes in France This piece
Of mpertinence probably cost His Majesty handsome
sum Of money before the tax collectors released his
property
His aide-de-camp sent letter to NJ. Paul Cambon
the French Ambassador in London explaining that His
Majesty would longer fly the French flag at sea- and
that France had no concern with his vessels
The newspapers began to pay attention to Lebaudy.
They reported the extraordinary comic opera activities
of this and sefconstiuted potentate of the African
desert.
At first Lebaudy condescended to give an audience to
of the newspaper but he was shocked
to find that they refused take him seriously They
laughed at his soemnity and made fun of his own pomp
and his Overdresscd imperial servitors The
cartOOnsts read the reporters ppant articles and found
in the Emperor rich material for comic pictures
Lebaudy highly indignant and sent an imperial
embassy to the editors This in turn was treated humor.
Ousy and finally Lebaudy relapsed into dgnifed silence
refusing to permit newspaper representatives artists
to approach the imperial Only friends or trusted
reainers permitted to come into the presence of
His Majesty
A visitor who succeeded with great difficulty in OBJ
tanning audience with the Emperor Jacques l. found
him very tired and He worked all night and
breakfased at four in the afternoon and dned at eleven
In the of conversation Lebaudy said.
not to be discouraged by the ralcry of the press
certain leave Indifferent or else when they
clever laugh at them myself But l confess that
has panied to read certain iuStifed attacks on me-
1t not right to give much Importance the decara
tOnS of the malcOnentS among my crew, who got into
trouble just because they refused to do their duty
Il have assumed the name of Emperor of the Sahara
just because pleased me- and who is going to stop met
found land practically abandoned. took it. and there
Is no more about it.
1 am undertaking great work without any help
alone and butt to the maevOence of others and to the
hostility of the French Government Yet shall succeed
know it and feel it
"As regards the five sailors who were captured onv
because they towards did all in my power to re-
lease them sent word to the authorities at Havre that
would maintain their families at my expense if anv of
them in need received no answer and have the
right in consequence to throw the responsibility on the
French Government. wanted to negotiate their ransom
g 1t is not my way to enter an enterprise without
reflection. All ask is TO be allowed to work in peace
want to be free to import the adjustable dwellings that
ordered in England to make contracts with builders for
creating a port, wharves and quays. want to get a
supply of arms and ammunition, to raise fer in order
to keep the rObber tribes at bay.
'The French Government is doing everything to
paralyze commerce and industry well as initiative of
every kind 1t seized my boats so that was Obliged 70
hoist the flag of Liberia the Dahlia Am therefore
such criminal for trying to renew the efforts of the