21 JUNE 1884, Page 3

M. Ferry says that there is a difficulty in abolishing

the gaming tables at Monaco, as Monaco is a sovereign principality. So is Turkey, but a means of dealing with Turkey has been found. If the Five Powers agree that Monaco is a moral nuisance, why should they not signify to the Prince that the tables must be closed, or that he will be suspended as unfit to reign, and a Regent appointed to remove the scandal P Monaco will then remain to the Grimaldis, but M. Blanc will flit away. The rights of independent States have never in recent years held good against unanimous moral condemnation.