New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-17
PETTICOAT DIPLOMACY.
A woMANs RULE AT THE DA NIsH COURT


COPENHAGEN, September Il.
That the Danish peasants have at last takon uo
arms against oppression Is not surprising nor is
At at all unlikely that events in the near future
will Justify the predict of general rising. III
ceased to be debatabe question In Denmark thir-
teen years AGO whether or not a revolution must
come aud became more matter OF how long
Ii could be pat of. 1t Vas then that the kina hrst
refused to dismiss unpopular Ministry at the all
but unanimous demand Of the Fol <ething or
Lower House. and started cut to rule by royal
decree as a substitute for parliamentary law
Things have been Fastening on since from bad to
worse tow ard the end that has now begun. Inc
successive steps OF taxation by "provisional law
An lieu of the consent of Parliament the attempted
suppression freedom of speech and of the press.
and the arbitrary arrest of the Opposition leaders
on trumped-up charges Of insulting the Grown.
have hurried the house OF Glucksburg to Its fall
Reactionarv methods were never less III place IN
Denmark than in the face of the strong Liberal
movement that has swept the country IN che last
score of years. and King Christian has none OF the
Qualities that go TO make an autocrat In the nine
teenth century He is easv-going well-meaninR
lnt somewhat stupid monarch, too far ADVANCED ID
ara tn relish bros or contention and. left to him.
veif would long snco have pulled rein uan no'
xtronrer hand than his held the WHIP NAV ha""
,ras his wifes the Queep Louss's. one OF the most
remarkable women Of her day. whose taste Tor
political mannuvrng and intrigue hsr legitimate
Held Of royal matchmaking. In which she mas
achieved phenomenal success has not been able 70
Batsfy. II the old King lives to seeithe end as ne
saw the beginning Of his dynasty he falls the vic
tim of the latest piece Of pettooat politics the his
tory OF European msrule has TO show
Close observers who have watched the ambitious
career Of the Danish Queen and know how intensely
The mothers passion for ruling Is reflected IN the
character OF the brightest OF her daughters the VIE
of the Russian Gar have q shrewd suspicion that
the hands of these two have moved the secret
springs of the Bulgarian business In diplomatic
circles In the Did World capitals 1t has long been
nm omen secret that the Czarina is often tho real
prompter of Russian moves on the political chess
board of Europe and credit is given her for con-
summate feminine tact that has moro than once
COPIED successfully with the shrewdest statecraft
Her influence was felt before she had been fairly
installed at court as the bride of the Czarew itch
IL was not long after that Prince GCrtschakoh. when
congratulated by the foreign diplomats on tn snc-
oessfu issue of some particularly brilliant stroke of
policy refused to accept the compliments for him
self aud openly gave the credit to his imperial mis-
tress. by hose counsel he ha been guided. The
Czsrina brings TO the task of ruling tban her
bride and ambition. With all the beauty and grace
of Alexandra of Wales added to her mothers bright
wit to which her English sister is a stranger. she
oossesses the power of Josephine in Napoleons best
days to charm all she draws within the circle of
her personal Influence. Shr fairly bewitched the
old Kaiser at the last meeting OF the Empcrors, am
even cast her SPELL II is said over the grim Iron
Chancellor to the of extracting from him
personal promise of friendship and peace. And
husbapd-lover headstrong. easily managed with
tact and the autOcrat Of all the Russas and all
the elements Of successful plotting at hand
20 OF
Danish prince to be placed" Queen Louisa has
been scanning the political horizon for years for
favorable opening for her youngest 500, Wademar
who was recently married to princess of ths House
Of Orleans Since things have been a little shakv
at home. she has been more concerned about pro
vding for the young mans future than ever. Hus
ala had need OF a friendly yasssl in Bulgaria when
Alexander kicked over tho traces. Waidemar is
pronising young fellow. not unlike has brother
George Of Greece. and could be depended on with
the Turk snueezed il between a Greek and a Bul-
carian brother both warranted not to prove
fractions the Gar could afford TO lei events In the
balkan peninsula take pretty much theiI own
course sure that they would come out right in the
end II would cause little surprise IN Euro
mean court. 10 find The name of Prince Waldemar
shortly appear In the canvass for the Bulgarian
Succession.
PERTAINS she moral backing of autocrstc Russia
in her moy in the larger game abroad has had us
effect in tempting the royal pIotter TO play bold
hand at home Surely II can ne called nothing else
To
people in a constitutional State with a Parliament
In the popular branch OF which the Government
has for years had hardly half dozen supporters
among more than hundred members The issue
has all throu III the struggle that has lasted now
for thirteen years been squarely made constitu-
tIonal government against autocratc rule. mere
never WAS any other. Over and over again he
Fokething has decided ~ an all nut unanimous
vote that tue Estrun Cabinet did not represent the
people and must 60. and often has the King
Responded with n decree dissolvIng the Folkething
and iiractnR the Cabinet TO stav. The Opposition
has returned each time stronger than before only
to be dismissed again AZ intractabie." The bnsl.
moss of governing by the cOuseut OF the governed
long since became al empty TORN. ana nnaNy me
sir pies form took he place OF constitutional rule.
To all warnings the old King has turned deaf
ear The scandal bocame so great that the Prince
of Wales HE last visit with his wife t. the court
al Copenhagen found it inexpedient as heir To
CONSTITUTIONAL crown to stay and by his presence
seem TO counenance the farce bis father-in law was
making OF parliamentary government tie
departed suddenly aud IN hurry. but. rnmor had
IL az the time not before he had found time to give
King Christian some wholesome advice by whlch
he failed to profit IL cannot, therefore,. he said
that revolt comes upon the Government unex-
pectediy
AZ to the result 1t conld scarcely be doubtful,
were the Danes he left to fight 1t out themselves
1t il probable that in that they would get
rid of the Estrnp Cabinet as quickly as possible.
and, after smashing poss bly, few windows IN the
palace of Ama.ienborg would settle down quietly
- the bnsnes. 80 long neglected Of governing
themselves in peace. The Danes are t0nder of
arguments than of violence and not "asily excited
Military repression OF q rlslnR VIII proodoB pioNo
inex peieut as the bnlk of the army is known TO
be strongly in sympathy with the programme o!
the Left or Opposition. The Government has.
IL Ia said only two regiments upon which it is
known that it can depend in any emergency. The
province Of Vendsys'ei in the northern part OF
Jutiand. where the rising is keliest to begin IN
earnest, IL furthest from the capital and revolt
could not be easily put down by force among It's
sturdy freedom loving peasants who have never,
even in feudal times bent the neck long TO the
yoke Of an oppressor. Before an active cam paign
could be begun there the Government might have
on It's bands bigger job than ID could handle aud
would be compelled to invoke foreign interference
1t Ia here the real danger to the Glucksburg DIV
nasty and To Denmark comes in, Bv trying thus to
save his throne X ing Christian wonld almost GER
{ainly lose it, and the struggle that would then
ensue Denmark would share the fate Of Poland.