| Show DIPLOMATIC I I PRIVILEGES I Sir Jufian Pauncefote on I His Dignity INCIDENTS AT WASHINGTON Snow on the Sidewalks of the British Embassy and Whu It Was Not Removed Strange Waus of For eion Ministers li Copyright 3S98J Washington March 2 Tho affecta Ion of u superior lrtue by the British Path Itles over the came oC two young attaches ot tile American embassy who lined diplomatic privileges when Arrested for totaling an ordinance In a London suburb has created mild amusement In Washington These young men rod their bicycles on the jllenalk and when arrested they ap peeled to the American embassador for protection from prosecution Mr Hay applied to the foreign oillco and the rtsecutlon of the young men was stopped stop-ped But the authorities expressed n mild surprise that the culprits had not taken their punishment since no dli lo matlc question was Involved and they were clearly In the wrong The residents on Nineteenth street In the vicinity of Dupont circle are considering con-sidering the advisability of having this opinion of the foreign oifico framed and Pending a copy of It to Sir Julian Pauncofote The British cmbassador ought to know what its government thinks of a man who shirks his duties as a resident by pleading diplomatic privileges Possibly English I sentiment would make Sir Julian gee the necessity necessi-ty for cleaning the snow from the sidewalk side-walk on the Nineteenth street front of the embassy There is I a local regulation In WashIngton Wash-Ington requiring all owners of Improved I property to keep the sidewalks abutting on the property clean and free from now The British government own a valuable piece of ground bounded by Nineteenth street N street and Connect Con-nect be U t atenue The embassy building faces Connecticut avenue Sir Julian docs not use Nineteenth street Therefore tore Sir Julian declines to keep his aide walk on Nineteenth street clean and I lie person who do use Nineteenth street which Is I a fashionable thoroughfare thorough-fare must wade through snow ankle deep when passing Sir Julians preServes pre-Serves I Raw the lion Thodore noo velt disporting himself on s nohoe there one daYI hut few Woshlngtonla own snoAaboes or know how 10 use them Tho district authorities once asked Sir Julian politely to clear away the snow He did nol comply with the request and nothing can be done about the matter When the late Senator Van Wyek lived In the house on Malsnehuetls a cnue and Eighteenth irce whlh lie owned one ot the legations slo near v SIn JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE by A member of the legation owned a dog that howled and mound nil through the night The senator complained com-plained to the District authorities 11 nos oC no ue No law could reach the legation or any of Its attaches Th dog continued 10 howl and the neigh bora 10 use prolane language until some on a risked an international Aar by poisoning the dog It was a chancellor of the Germnn legation le-gation game yr ago ulm showed tile contempt for the American people by hanging his clothing In the front yard on drying day The legation building YVAN on a popular oroughCare The chancellors underwear flapped In I the face of tout lo I monde to the great scandal scan-dal of the neighbors Theo Is I a District Dis-trict regulation which prohibits the hanging ot aile wnh In view ot the street The authorities quietly Intimated Inti-mated Wine chancellor that the display I ought to be abated The chancellor re piled by hanging out a fresh assortment at underwear ThaI wa In the day when no one who was nol a van Wn recognized u IIv fair on the same planet oa the German minister Tim have changed nl the German e mbosy ond a Cw day ago the emhoador received and enter talned representatives of all the rer eln and bonds In Washington together to-gether with the Von Seckendorffs and the other QBrman aristocrats Crolng fowls and other nuisances have been kept 11 the diplomats In Washington and their neighbors have olway bcon without recourse DUI lnollnlnlnlng a nut ounce Is hot the limit oC diplomatic privilege 1 The young 01 tache have a Merry way at Petting tile Inw nt deOanee SlellY ot these III laches especially those from some of the Latin republics arc the dlnolute sons of wealthy men who have been sent here lens I on the business of their government than to have a good time They hAvplt Ono of their favorite diversions Is I to 2 V L4 I 01 1 If they are In a good humor Ih enl and m Islly troop out 10 they the tan In which Ihey were driven 10 cab lion It they are ugly there I the It lo ho I done but I let then have their nolhlol If they want to tear up ilia car trukZ Irllckl un Pnnylvanla Avenue there one 1ho has n right 10 arrest h 1 no All that the Ihom sergeant COn do is I port the matter 10 Ills to it superiors ran call II to the attention or the the department and the secretary state can Intimate to His minister of Ji1 or ndor whose tmbO subordinate commltti tens that subordinate committed the dOled must be sub One other recourse the tsts Mont beg when a legation depart mnk himself 8I1ah ollenI 0 10 the thorltles It hU iniVrV local I au M serious secretory of state through the our Carbon IIldor or minister noUOP him home ernmcnt that his preeno h eov desire That here is I not rcult In hla me Ins Instant call No it government AM keep P aa welcome uo representative al lee at onolher nation Th hol capital conducted so QUietly that afllr is I no one diplomatic circle outside ever hear young man is I recalled or It The suddenly government Ile by hi oe 00 Ills moy mine him but Ih PInanl Clend tlon oC the 10goUon and the state rola purlmenl nlO unrumd do In other OUCH than Wahlnelon diplomatic prlvllc 11 I not tho When the Turkish 0 fotl consul 1 l1osI0n accused oC snindlIng tO tnn bUr part at their Corlun he oalolh rId at New York and I e AIU1 ar the Tomb The altorney Y Imprlond Ivoked i 10 InterCerhe oC Ih Iale lb and undoubledly he ould dppnrtml hovl bo released If the Turkish IIIIrlst1r tacked up Ihe demand hI But the lurk Ish minister refused to Interfere ood the consul wa taken back to Dolo tried and commltld AI nolhr 11m tile allache of a Furopean 1gUllon Isled I-sled In New York for InOultn I Aa womn on tile a street lliq attorney raised the question oC prhHege hard headed Judge took the Chance but a of 1 finIng him and no International dim eUlllc resulted Nol only are the legation People lie to raise Cain whenever they rlenle but they cannot be paTtlS lie compelled lo Pay theIr bills A great miny Iradeimen hm nxc accounts with young altachti tt 1 legations which will nevir be tai A florist on FIrtolh street Adopted a novel plan 10 collect a bill against Ott of these men The foreigner had been paying court to a rich American cH lie sent her Oowers rpgularly and ks assiduous In his devotion lo her The florist from whom lie ordered the now era nailed until the hili 1 Amounted I i a large sum and then started to collect irIlkt 19 i i 2 RZIM 1 YITNA 1 DIIITSII LEGATION AT WASHINGTON make a sortl on an unsavory quarter ot the capital and break indows Thy break cab NvlndoP store wlodowony thing of glass The guardians of the Inv round them up and Ink them 10 the police station With silk hats tilted back on their disheveled heads they stand at the bar and present their card to the sergeant In charge lie know them It Is all that his pacels worth 10 lay a finger on one ot them So he argues with them No w gentlemen go home peaceably peacea-bly he says Its pretty late and youve had a good time Suppose you let the cabman drive you home II Ile sent It 1 to the omt rmn Hi Pent It 10 the legation He not It 0 I the minister When all else 1 bad MtJ he enl the bill to the young laar who hud received the flowers with l not oC explanation tier father pall lb bill and probably ordered the Young mon out oC his house a rather dlsai Irou conclusion to his ipeculaUon |
