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Show 4 . THOSE FOREIGN ; DECORATIONS 1 By Frederic J. Haskin. j 4 YAH!N;T..V. Apr.: I". It is gen. orally known that d.:rn.kr t.e war n:any Americans receded lie c rat.o:!f, and t'e.e titles that go them, from foreign government.; ar.d tl-:e seer: to be an lmrre55,on abroaj !n torv.e quarters that these hitherto hum V.e A:r.crl' an citiz r.s now have tl.e r:-:ht to to atbi:e-cj as Sir or Lord, and to ha e t. c.r tlt:es written af'.cr their nanus. If th! were true, Cen- r-.il I'ers.lrg. when a.gn;i:g ii.s rarec m I :11. v.-ui 1 n- ed several of ptper and nr. ei:a retary to do t ae Rui nf a : ;. . i. t t.es. for he received d'-MCi -r.s ., ce. As a n.atter of fa-:. i.-:i,-;al -rsh:rc went ov.-r as ,K.:.:i .1. I : ..n.i; a:-. I b.e w;il ret urn with t tie s ' me 5--t e: name -j u:i-alornel u:i-alornel by any e(:a init.ai-; or p:if:c Toe f-.tTT';t is true t'f n i of o.;r o:..er dec. er.Ued men. T .e n e ia!." ;..ev can m ear. T:.o t:t.e, r.f r ha v.;i b, . n ee.-tow vd. tt-.- have i:o cla :r. to ;:. Tiie n;ysierv of ;b" f.'ie Is e;aj-,-i t ,15 way: iv,:.: d'o-,. n..ik 'If-Til, John I'eisii.n a ui. -...r of t.;.. (eder of the li.ita . ;-:e... ut a ;:i:n wj.jj t .e metbil of the i le; , ni'd n.ak. s .i f ;ne. :i oT p:-e-r-i;i;:tiri. It n : coir. pi ir.on tary honor whs. h be :s en ferritin. ini'lar to an Imnorarv ft em-r-' i; In an organisation. T le ,nv a kmc::;, nml re. e:rt ft title, (b-lH'-al I 'e r?! . ; l: oi:Jt have to po tcrnea t.e t ,-: .or, v of the accolade. :n lw h t".e e,t:.l:ii.ite kt:e,.,s anil Is tapped on tl-.e i.-r w -a a sworil ti' ttie king, us t lie kniir'its eie In t :n feu :al d w s. An A mer.ca n e.t 1-ifn 1-ifn would go through w ; f .', t !i is i ro- cr.vlinc in a fre: tn court w o-iM ; . ,-i,y rt'ti'iu nee his A mer ; i ti c , t . 7- !i s 1 1 p, :i t ? W'l'i'nl vow fe.io y to t h. o kins con f erring th title. Mvril tho'.ieh t !:e-A H ro dancer of ATuerlcan so-iety ie i ri sr m.oi-' mo: e ,-o-n- j p.eatr.l bv a d.-!:i-:e of t.li.-s. Ui.-v Is nj Ki'ow i : it f en t i men n m or x p: ct'oti' a ; s of pur "Ami'ii'Mi'iiMii" ttiat t !io 50-. al! "1 lt rla u e"' tn t iie c t.? it j t ii m s oald be St Tf'.iK' ber-.'-d. Senator t ;.:( of Ok !.i horn n 0: e,! f-s ontnnctit : few i!;ns ac v.h.'ii he jjiM 'purli:.; t!.e w.ir cutii:: l"t i'n n r,-.el barn .on f o-. t; n de.oi .1 ; ,, -i . Nn,v tht j the war i:- oe:', it ; an a ' : -opt ia e time tn fTik't ii.-n our iii"i .in priM. di'iiioeiai v w ni.i kc : iiiifitii for A fi' ' rlca ; to ie'e;,. .b-'.u.t: .n n t n i St fl s n t thn hatiiU' tf foi e, :n i:o ern-! ern-! ment " Aw the cor t Mi "n t--V c.n --o- Vlde taaf "o fie of f.o'.ihly s Mil be! kT.Ulted by the t tilt.'d Mo'.'- 5,0 1 pi-4..H hol.lii.i. ae o: ; e of m "M or tco. under them sh tli, wit. mil th,- . i:is,.;i; thn i-olic.i en-, no. ept f env n;-"-eir, iMiinlHiiiiiil, n'fic 1 1: le of a r. y k.i.d I w h,ite er f o:n af.y p: .fee 01 Ut- I r 1 1: a n ' a t e Thia fit.. ., nl il rree:-t Ut-ited) S t 1 f - .i-o--'- wo da e..t h.dd - e fr.en jo-c.-p 1 1 , : .; sm'i l:o-.r. ar.d I: h 1 ' a loopho'. v. hl'h :.ie on::.'.- O.-w.-;- 1, vitir;;(in :mv for, n honor ot.eie.l in ,m f.ffb eho'dor. Tlie tra -on f.T t''1-! e'-i'!--" In the con- 1 1 1 tit ion w that -V ..:;...!. nffi.-i i'.J wefe n 1 ' o 1 iie.l to r.- a . t f.i:;i t ' : e j r iTinnett' " to v., I'll th.-v we:e ,-r' j When itn anih i' -..id'T a 1'k', n f-; nio'i.iii li p.m.- ,! a iIm oui'.e, !;-,. , t.-.T..:nl'ion o' h sew t :n.. In o.d.-r t iat t tie dlphona ' irtuhr 1 eni. m..er Pi-.-1 1 11 1 V ) 1 1 1 1 1 a 1 1 t i " , t ; e ' ei ei r n ir' f 1 in h : ft f!!f:: K.'1 v "Mil aovw e-e f-,.m a f..-. hut.dre.l to a I two, . Mi 1 d-'i r ... 1 Them, i; ; f : ; , ;,1 n 't 1 A I e'i'bari a -i Pie (I'.V.iMi'i t lo.t r. . -id the ; . o-.'e nf (ho mile, Stat. ', ( e ., fr.e-, rev..'.. j ttnn. Weie rul. . i v nor-"-e.t ;,, 1 htl t 't.l .'led ,. li.lch' ' , ol" t - ! e,;:i t' V I Ulld -n l!ie CiiCI-e Wlt.i lli-terie.) ;n atitn.l-i. Soon, linwexer. f; -.s.-nl of , ,,v ::. - W ,i belo; .1 'V.'d for t i ( W 1 t ; v a.i..r (ud !' -i i e e n , ..hi :,:. ,.t ( fi:id , ha. ii oi- . ..:m.. .op,.,- , t (,. h!s Me. b e,1 !.v an ho - ej,r rolej. while pr re . i r. .- were ! y, fi e. ntlv home., t So I ' if . 0-..-TO-. '. i:, ii hui-t of rb-iMi. i i(b- 'V. ;,.,m'e I bv t hl ptM O I. -hill.; ' r Ol' 1st ', .1 t cur ! e.t to t :,-lt. tl t .'.Mi'-' I' 11' ,.e. "! d .1 .;. : ;ui ltllie:,,itpe;it p I .. e. ' V b..'h .... I,, i,,. t lo- '.a -i on t 1 ' 1 1 I ' i .1 , o-,.,- , I lint w b.m p - f io ' I f . '. I 1 tb. nie.md.Mcn I o P, d o- e of.- ..f ho -1 Imr raiifi. d Ti: : i . i . er Ve I.. W. tbo - e ! : no o 1 i:t u , ,,. lar'v ,-o pp.. . .1 -o ! mo ,., . e,. ,1 ., V i ' 1'. :'" "d to It-..-: ;.i . ii'i!. :im :ii.' t ' 'e. i i .ri, m on, , . , ,, , . . . , " : m ' : ' t - l up. ! : . i : , . ,Ve. . .-.'. :..: - Pn e b. ... .- i . . : i ;,, ' .Vi-f-r-t-"'. should le h.i'f.e! ot:t of pn-r :- i;p,' f..e, d. I of; ar.d propose 1 :i;a:n. Thei e .s r.o doubt thai t..e-e will be 1 :i,my auheien:s to Senator vh-re's propo- !spu:: It ikios not attect our decorated i it ht ers. It me - ely takes a wa v an ad-ant..'e ad-ant..'e winch the i.ono: : ice - 1p Id.r c c.tl-xen c.tl-xen i,s o er the o era men; o: f ic'.al. J-.v. " says an advocate of the amend-n.epp amend-n.epp "should a foreiti go erriment turn p; of i or of e; P.no.o.y into a chief coun-.ilor of th.o order of fornrt hir.g-or-other lor d:scoerlnc a row kind of Indian, In-dian, while an ambassador who concludes a ti.aty of iniernatiop.il importar.ee can nc a ; ; only a i-pcch of th.ar.ks" Tb.ere are no evact figures a vat' a Me as to the number of Amen ap.s decorated bv f r-,:;;n govern merits in th present w.,r. Ppt th.e total n-ust run well into t.te himdieis. In tlie t.rst par: oT tiie war A:m" ; .its were not permit tei to accept the ;oe';i decorations offered, according accord-ing to ;'.c terms of th.e con s 1 1 ; u t .on. Then a bill w is introduced prox idimj the con-s.pt con-s.pt of cojo.: es.- for Americavs to aceept a t:.l w ear vi e -or a '. am s aw a i Pie i by ah.ed toverr.teev t s for s.'rice rendered in ;he w ir. Will' eoTiLTPe-s liesitutei. tieperal I'e'-s.ilnp ulu'l !.:s rpproal of l:h, a p 1 re enimep.de Its pa p;,i on the itrmi",.! that it w o ild st - enc : hen morale :i'id t-e an Inspiration to the ttoops This was the do -.dm vole, and congress pa-d th.e bill. S r. e then General T'ersht-- himself b -t ; e. opie a mm h deco; ; ed w a rrm-. I'-'cVi decora t'ons from the 1' tired S: a ; e-; co e: nine :it. such as t : o ti iv, n-:: n-:: us1:, d M'i" b e medal, h.e has received inip.y fo-eu;n honors. aToim them he-ii.g he-ii.g the order of- St. I.eopo'd fiom Jtel-ir Jtel-ir t'-e rit:u.d ("ordion ,,f the Order of P.e Ihn'.ow!'.!.) from .l.rcan. the tlca-id . Tos - o: t;'. I.e-ion of lienor f:-p- V'r Mi e. the . h-.U-d I " ' O S Of S.I I '11 V M.ni'V,. I or :r-- Iroiu Italy, the r"ros f (hi-of (hi-of Michael t e !trae fnmi t;..,. ' i p 1 1 . and the ;:and l"iss of the Otder oi" t' e bath f;o-n l"m;Pipd. y' -aN .M il". h and ldU.. Amba-v.,,!,,,- v;,.r;m ot her A IP eric i ps, hoi h sosdiev nd v,iii -bin. tae ao received c:tous toivu-li d.-.'o; ,r In tetiiiu. the i'niied s; his wed i's medals on members ,,f I tho '.lta-d armies. Wl'hoiit cisting any shir on the Amevi-c.in; Amevi-c.in; wh' lace leceied fote.pn de.Tr;i. 1mm r. r bmvei v and a c h le ve me n t s In Die ene the war. it mav he .,;.! tha in pen,, times I'ot.ccn decorations li.no rot :.w .i '. - boon aw aide tor a or or d,v. HP.-.. i Khed m. nt. rieuch'i'.an speak-Im; speak-Im; oi the l.ev; on f Honor. t: a iht on,-pievh'ei't on,-pievh'ei't of I' e lepuolic wasepeped lu-oa'i-'e . --j biolhei' tu-l.iw ;;,ve rio'.M's ,.f I :e la pon nf Honor as pienillino. to the -ob-i. p:; . is of liW n,-w sp.iper And t , e ! :i'ii' h j.r.' .bou's "iMi-m-'.nv p.i not been Ibe oip' petr-on to d , f ' P l ' ", ; e 1 ,,'io's . .irele - -1v. The , oh.mM coneress ruled that for n ti hdl -luat A -lie: lean l- recelx forea; n l e . ii: 1 1 ' t i on of ht jiehlevou'en ' i wis un- li " o "d mr Amei ic, . That w a ; : 'one w -ien Anmrlca stood ahnie 'ind look It - independeti. e set So,,-.; v . ,ou In ol ! e? ' -od and the inlevn.r. irn ll spil x-e ,'m'.!i on.-. 1 t f-os,. ' ,,,1, , , lb.. Pi... am. n.lmer.t r... , tb .; 1 v 'il on ..f te-l i. ; ! s nt hand, w :,. ., vv , tbit I'n' amendment. I: bioi:; ht up it (,,,, eeM . on..,-e-.. will I ul h mda . t ,, a li v ro. c e 1.1 |