New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-18
ROYAL pETTfcoAr GOVERNMENT

The Car has been reputed to be personally
RESPONSIBLE for Russian policy in Bulgaria.
If Jour Copenhagen correspondent whose
lettef was printed yesterday, is to be
believed this is a serious mistake. The proud
autocrat of all he Rus Sias is himself humble
vassal The Czarna, the most charming aad
ambitious queen in Europe, desDoticaly rules
her husband and directs with an iron hand
his foreign policy. Like her mother, whose
passion for political intrigue has prevented
easy going King Christian from having COM
Portable reign in Denmark she has pa'lgn
talent for meddling in affairs of State and
inspiring diplomatic negotiations. In the Bull
garian stage business her voice as promrter
has frequently been heard from the fOOtlights.
She was bent upon driving Prince Alexander
from the throne because she wanted, and because
her ROYAL mother also wished, to have Prince
Waldemar of Denmark succeed him. This is
King Christians youngest son, " hose chances
of reignng depend upon the good Offices OF his
relatives in finding throne for MIN. Ills
mother and his sister have decided that the
climate of Sophia will agree with his health
and that he must be placed upon the throne,
with or without the consent of the Bulgariars
and the European Powers.
This version of the secret diplomacy of the
Russian Court seems plausible when the Dam
ish Queens career as royal matchmaker is
recalled. No other reigning family in Europe
has made such brilliant matrimonial connec-
tons. One daughter is Empress of Russia and
another will be Queen of England; and third
married kings son of ancient lineage, whose
legal right TO his throne is nnquestloned, albeit
he will never be allowed to ascend 1t. The
heir-apparent married the daughter of King
Christians northern neighbOr, King Carl Of
Norway and Sweden. He is provided with
throne at home and his brother, King George
of Greece has been equally fortunate abroad,
winning the allegiance Of the Hellenes and the
hand of a Russian Grand Duchess. Prince
Waldemar since his marriage with an Orleans
Princess last year has been looking tor vacant
throne where he can support the dignity OF
the Denmark house. What can be more
natural than his mothers ambition to see him
a reigning prince along with her other children
for whom she has schemed and plotted 80 sue
cessfully2 The Empress OF Russia NAY have
entered heartily into her royal mothers plans
and exerted her influence strongly against
Prince Alexander in the hope of securing the
Bulgarian throne for her favorite brother. 1t
is possible that she has persuaded the Car to
believe that the fate of Constaninople would
be sealed if he could have one brOther-in-law
regning in the Balkan while another brother.
in-law remained King Of the Hellenes. Ii his
sluggish wit suggested that the marriage with
an Orleans princess was an obstacle, since II
might stand in the way of an alliance with
France the Czarinas cynical smile probably
convinced him that no real aid was to be ex-
pected from Boulanger and the Republic For
aught that the diplomatic world knows, the
Czlr's coatemptuous letter to Prince Alexander
was written by the Empress. 1t certainly had
a distinct flavor of malignant spite, which is
ono of the vices OF netticDat gnYernment.