The New York herald., 1921-02-13

o1 Great Britain. MT. George Fed-
body Eustis has become. by permis-
sion of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, Mr.. George Eustis
Corcoran. and the names OF his wife
and two children have similarly been
altered through that court action.
When Mr.. Burke Roche Informed a
group OF his friends in the Metropoii-
tan Opera House last Monday night
that he had decided to submerge his
American citizenship under the name Of
Baron FerTnoy, one in the group replied
as follows:
"T congratulate you because young
men of American training and Of half
snd-haIf American and British blood
are needed now and will be needed
more in the immediate future to take
sane middle road and to persuade
others to follow such a path in helping
to solve our mutual British and Ameri-
can problems"
Irish Peer I'm Spite of Himself.
That is one Of the ideas that inn
PEELED me to prove my claim to the title
III my father and assume British citizen
ship" replied Mr.. Burke Roche. "I tried
sincerely to get away from II. | even
tried to persuade my younger brother
Francis TO take over the title, but, Of
course. I soon learned that would be
IN impossibility while / live. ] became
an Irish peer in spite OF myself, and
even II 7 remained an American citi-
zen | stfll would be registered as Baron
Fernoy in the peerage Of Great Britain
and would have full control OF the
entailed properties. My cousins and
other relatives urged me TO take the step
and there were no personal reasons in
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giving up my American citizenship with
great regret. but In obedience to the
sincere wishes Of relatives and friends
in England who urged me TO place my
self at the head Of the clan. The title
is an irish one ana | have given much
thought TO the present political situa-
ton In Ireland. where my ancestors
through my father Cor many generations
lived. I am not prepared at present TO
discuss Irish politics. except so far as
10 say that Ireland should have its own
Parliament as a state OF the British
Empire. Ireland will become reconciled
much as our Southern States did after
our civil war"
MIR. Burke Roche will sail for Ber.
muda within week CT ten days for a
soujourn there through March. Then he
will start for England to join his sister
and brother. Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden
and Mr.. Francis Burke Roche. who
have been abroad several weeks. They
will remain over Tor the international
polo games at birmingham IN June. and
the older cf .he .win sons Of thc late
';arDn j'-rmoy and Mrs. Francis Work
Burke Roch, will take the rather COM
plicated legal formula Of proving his
claim TO the title He Is not at present
prepared TO say that nc will "stand" for
the House Of Lords as one OF tho tven-
ty-eight candidates among the peers o.
ireland entitled 70 represent their order
IN the upper house of the British Par
Lament
When Mr.. Burke Roche referred to
bis British cousins lie had IN mind rela-
.-~es VINO. like himself. have American
blood In their veins. as the ramlflcations
OF the Roche family. like those of many
other old British houses. reach TO the
.atted States Some vf lis many cou-
sins are TO be found in the Barring fam
ily. His aunt. widow of the second Baron
Fermoy, Is a daughter OF the third Wis.,
count Guillamoro and "a member OF the
ancient Irish house OF O'Grady. Her
daughter, Ada Sybil Burke Roche. whC
is few yearr older than her cousin the