Evening star., 1923-10-17
Mullins Becomes de Molevns'
When Family Obtains Title

tales and mythical family trees. found
il possible to stand for this and tlleiI
silence on the subject of these pretend
sions can only be regarded as sisnifiI
cant.
Among the most noted members oI
the family, in modern times. was tha
genial and witty Irish judge ThoEJaI
Eveleigh de Moleyns. who. BY reaSo 4
of HIS very agreea bic manners and
wonderful suavity, even under tht
most trying circumstances, wal
known throughout the length and
name of silky Tom OF Dublin" Fl
mother, the Hon. Mrs. Edward Null
Inns, was one of the most celebrated
beauties of her day, and saw much oK
the peninsular war, in which her hUs
band took an active part She mel
with the most extraordinary adven
lures there, lost her leg. which hah 4
be amputated without aneSthetic rel
covered and subsequently bore hel
husband large family of childreE
living to the ripe old age of ninet!
universally beloved by reason of heI
kindly wit and sunny temper. ThA
new Lord Nentry, unlike the bachelOl
brother whom he has just succeeded
is a married man and has severaI
children, including his eldest son, whl
secured a commission in the IrisI
Guards Just in sufficient time to TAX
ing months of the great war.
y r X
Tndeterred by the bolshevist nj
trigues in Bulgaria, intrigues enI
gineered and financed by the sovieI
government at Moscow. which culI
minated in a communist insurrectiof
against King Boris that almost eos
him his throne. old Nicholas Pachitcll
the octogenarian premier of SerbiaI
has induced his sovereign, King Alex
ander, to initiate steps toward til
establishment of diplomatic reIatfonI
between Belgrade and Moscow. inI
volving, OF course, the official reco gniE
ton OF the soviet regime IN Russid
With this object in view. the Serbi@l
envoy at Athens. VI. Balugchitch. hal
been transferred to Berlin for the ed
press purpose of conducting the ned
essary negotiations with the Russia
representatives there.
In the reign of King Milan. wnT
was always pronouncedly pro- US
trlan in his foreign policies. PachitcI
was the champion of Muscovite inteiI
ests in Serbia and of the closes
kind of union with the Russian end
pire. Indeed, he. on several occasion
suffered Imprisonment at the hand
of Milan on account of his MuscovitI
leaningS. These seem to have eHdurI
ed. despite the fact that he enjoy
favor and friendship of Emperu|
Nicholas II. and likewise of cd
Alexander III. and, In spite. too, 4
the circumstances that If Princes
Helene OF Serbia. sister of the kind
less children, and bereft OF all he3
fortune, ii is because her husband
Prince John of Russia, eldest sol
of the late ultra-libeTal and pod
Grand Duke Constantine, was pul
to death under circumstance Of thI
most horrible atrocity. by the Dol
shevists, the princess herself anI
her two children narrowly escapinI
with their lives after terrible hard
ships, now making her home at Bel
grade. it is largely through her in
f1uence with her brother that tld
diplomatic representatives of the Lad
Emperor Nicholas have still been ri
tanned there, including the Envoy VI
~. Strandtman, whose expenses, lin
those of the councillor of the legatio{
S. N. PaleoloEue, as well as those d
Gen. Count Potocki. the military al
tache, and of Capt. Epreleff. the navd
attache. are betrayed by the SeTbiaI
crown.
Their retention by the Serbian gol
ernment. as representing Russia AM
longer in a diplomatic capacity, {Wil
under the circumstances, be no longd
possible.
Premier Pachitch takes the groun
that Greater Serbia constitutes tn
chief and most powerful Slav stat
in the Balkans. and that popular an
racial sentiment is strongly in favo
of an understanding with the felloN
members OF their race in Russia, tn
more so as they consider it Difficult
to finally settle any problem in III
near east without taking Russia int
hi hnirapr
is better for Serbia to have Russi
friendly than hostile. Pachitch claim
that the peasantry of Greater Serbi
have been entirely cured of commur
ism, and that, if assured of the friend
! ship of the Serbian government tn
soviet outfit at Moscow will refrai
from any communist propag nd
which would defeat rather than pre-
mote the purposes. But his new NOV
in favor OF "rapprochement". wit
Moscow is far from meeting win al
| prevail in foreign capitals.