Evening star., 1923-08-27
Rebellious Canadian Indians
And Curtailed Subsidies

off of the large subsidy paid for 30
many years to the Ameer of Afghan
istan has converted the ruler of that
powerful state on the northwestern
frontier of India from a more or less
friendly vassal, content to conduct his
relations with foreign powers through
the British government, into a resent
full enemy, who is showing in many
different ways his hostility to Eng
land, not only in befriending German
and bolshevik intriguers at kabul.
but also in countenancing risings and
raids on the part of frontier tribes
against British India
Even still more serious will be the
results of these Downing street econ
omles in Arabia. Until now large
subsidies have been paid to King Hus-
sein of the Hedjaz. to King Feisul
of lraq and TO Emir Abdullah Of
Transjordan mia, who are united by ties
or close blood relationship, but also
10 lbn Saud, the Sultan of Nejd and
head of the very powerful tribe of
terribly fanatical Wahabis. Ibn Saud
mas always exeCrated King Hussein.
King Feisul and Emir Abdullah. and
the only thing that has kept him from
attacking and waging savage war on
these three new Kingdoms, brought
into existence by England, has been
the subsidy of 100000 a year paid 10
him by Great Britain for that par
ticular purpose.
ration in the house of commons the
other day that all these subsidies
would be abolished at the end of the
current year. the Sultan of Nedj is
by this time already aware of the
fact that he can no longer look 10
England for money, and there is every
reason to apprehend that he will not
wait until Christmas time in order to
overrun the Hedjaz, drive King Illus
seln out of Mecca and Medina and
King Feisul out of Bagdad and put
all Transjordania to the fire and the
sword. Great Britain will then be
put in the position of either sending
back to Bagdad all the troops which
she has withdrawn from thence on
the score OF economy, or else of aban
doning all the valley of the Euphrates
to chaos and anarchy and to the
eventual reoccupation by the Turks,
after all the many millions of pounds
sterling which have been spent to
bring Mesopotamia under her control.
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1t will be news to many in this
country that the King and Queen of
Italy content themselves with using
the former papal palace of the Quiri-
nal for purely ceremonial purposes
and make their real home when in the
Eternal city in the suburbs beyond
the city gates in a villa of the most
modern kind, built with American dol
lars for well known and beautiful
blonde New York woman, now dead,
who was for many years attached to
| the household of the now widowed
Queen Marguerite, as one of her three
or four foreign born ladies in wait
ing. Daughter of ]. dickson Field
of New York. she found the old Eo-
man palace of her husband, Don Sal
! vatore, Prince of Brancaccio and
Duke de Lustra, too gloomy and. ac-
| cordingly, devoted a portion of her
| large fortune to the purchase and
| construction of very beautiful
| suburban villa, surrounded by exten-
sive and beautifully laid out grounds.
| just outside the Porta Salaria.
| No money was spared in its con-
Struction and equipment with every
! modern comfort When she died at
| Rome in 1909 her husband, who had
| been greatly devoted to her, took
! dislike to the place and, as his only
s, daughter was married to the Prince
| of Massimo. and made her home in
! the magnificent old Massimo Palace.
| one of the landmarks of the Eternal
| city. and his son, who bears the title
! of Prince Raviano. did not care for
| the place, Queen Marguerite suE \
gested to her son. the king. that hfS
| should purchase 1t, which he at once
proceeded to do.