New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10
MR.. OBRENOWITCH."
AN OUTCAST KING.

| that which has just been completed between 'ne
Servian Nation and its former King In return ior
| n final payment Of 100000, needed for the p"i-
pose Of gambling and dissipation. Milan mas ho"
definitely pnounced, not alone his ties OF Fia''V''
ship to his only son and the attributes OF ioSsi'S
which he had still retained after his apdica'ion'
but even his citizenship of Servia. lie is ~ '"o
present moment and by his own free WILL niu"
without nationality of any kind whatsoeNe' ~
all ntents and purposes he is an ouuaW' ior 'n.''
| is no country in the world in wnich ne can 10y
claim TO the legal rights and privileges VI ~ ~,
binary citizenship. lie is an ou'cas'' anu Ies
speaking in a position far inferior 10 ohao hei' -
his ancestors Of the last century. who were patri
otto swincherds. H..
Milan has vet given no indication of the natoi,,
oIi,v which no proposcs TO adopt. That he Will
bc OBLIGED to declare his allegiance to some uoV-
crnmcnt or another is foregone conclusion;
| For his nrescnt abnormal condition OIL UNIV
alienship is absolutely unique ana "i.no"D .;au
cedent I doubt however. whether thc a..
which he selects for the purpose WIZ ~, INV
tered by the preference shown. OF u''p'a' 80
anao. enthusiasm 10 enroll his dishonoreu '''"'
onong those Of its citizens FOR wla' i'''''
w ~ ,,Ioood unon the oaths of allegiance anu
GIaI;,,. IF . man who both in his pnplc ""'
nrivotc capacty has cynicaly ana ''er1
| hrolcn every plightcd word ana Vioi"eu ~.
solemn yow-some of them sworn 10 WIN a
| hand mon the Gospels-that ne nus
tracted ,o,.o already
| Two great nations, at any rare nave &C., oroeo
.t,;o,,. animated their determination TO cioSc
| tbcir doors against him. The one Is RUSS" or,
! th. o,her Austria The Mnscovite ohclal p'e''
| w a,,orontIv find no words sufficiently oppro-
| tt,, 60 brand his last act of renuncIatioh' anu
h-I1. him nm 70 popular obloquy as the iho9'
| ,a..aio,ILo Grure in European history. Austria
| continents toward him are equally coh"'hP'"o"
r.. rmreror Francis Joseph has just issued
,,o,,oroI order TO the troops deprlving Milan Vi
,hc honorary colonecy which he has i'l'he'''
hold in the Imperial army. The Austrian iHoiii'"
| docs not even condcsccnd 10 mention the nam
| . MILAN The general order merely declares
| that the honorary coonelcy OF the "l'' DO"
| talon of Observation-Disclosures reglmeht-N u w ~
oard,d NJ "vacat" or vacant until further hou1e'
!, - nos.iblc however, that the omission oil
Nilon's name in the general order Issue" W wv
Austrian Vmpcror was due in part, at any ra''' ~
the difficulty that would have been EXPERIENCE
in describing him in any official document roi ~,
asmuch n Milan has renounced-lh return io' 0'7"
p,vmcnt,-noi only his sovereignty puU aiso c'''S
ono Of his clams to the attributes oil roya'S, "
..o,rd have boon clearly incorrect for the Lnl-
! morn In
cvcn ~ Prince Milan Nor would it have oeeh
r;L+ o. rotor ,o him as Count Talowa,' the
name which Milan now affects. FOR oeinR Ho
I,n,.r a ROYAL pcr.onage he has no right 10 as
anne an incornito title and until the use Thereon
* locally accorded 10 him by some European "o'-
eminent or bv the Pope. he j. liable to De prose-
cutcd in almost every police court on the 'oh'i-
mont ~ an ordinary offender for the assumption
of name aud title that do not rightly peIohg
10 him At tn same time il would scarcely nave
sounded appropriate if the Emperor had releIHu
ro him in the general order and in the Official
razctte as plain - Mr.. Milan Obrenowitch. And
vet that is The only designation TO which lie Is
now entitled.
I, j. not -, much the various acts Of abdcatlon
and remuneration. in themselves that have aroused
popular indignation against Milan. a. the motives
which have led him thereto. Lmperors ana KINGS
have before now aid down their scepue, ana
stenped down from their throne but. IA rule they
have done 90 with a certain amount oil dignity
The reasons. however, which prompted Milan to
follow their example were Of the most d">plcable
nature. namely, cowardicc and fondness of money
not for purposes of boarding, but as means OF
vulcar dissipation Milan has himself confessed
in the cour-, Of an interview with the Nennese cor
respondent Of The London Times that one OF
the main causes Of has abdcation was that he was
tired of being compelled live in perpetual dread
Of as,as,i nation aud he enumerated on that occa-
sion 4 number Of attempts that had been
made upon his life lie therefore pre-
ferred 10 transfer this constant peril OF beng
murdered from his own broad shoulders 10
those Of his thirtccn-year-old boy-his only SON
Mos, fathers. if danger were TO threaten their
child. would step forward to protect it at the
ri.l, of their own life Not King Milan, how
ever. who preferred to shield himself by expos
ing his son in his stead 10 the aim of the assassin
Th. DANCER of being murdered which hangs
over the boy King OF Scrvia by day and by
night has been increased n hundrcd-fod by his
fathers latest act Of remuneration, which have
mentioned above. For up TO that time, Milan
stood next in the lire of succession 10 the throne
~ the nearest and only male relative of his son,
aud had anything happened amiSs 10 the lat
ter, Milan would, according 10 the terms of the
Constitution. have rcasccndcd the Servan throne.
Now. however. by rcnouncing his ties OF relation
ship 10 the dynasty his Scrvian citizenship and
his claims to the succession in the event OF the
demise of his son. he leaves, instead of two
lives one alone-and that the life of Il delicate
child-bctwcen the throne and the various un-
scrupuous pretenders 10 the sovereignty OF Servia
only the presence of young King Alexander at
Belgrade prevents the final realization and sue
cess OF conspiraccs which vast amounts OF
blood and treasure have been squandcrcd. Sew
eral attempts have already been made TO
assasslnatc the young King, notably an attempt
which occurred on his way from the riding school
to the palace, and were he removed the crown
would inevitably fall into the hands of the
Karagcorgcwitz princes, who have already 10 their
credit the assassination of Mian's predecessor on
the throne.
Milans cowardice, which he displayed in so
ludicrons manner during the Bulgarian war
with Servia is only TO be equalcd by his greed
for money. The latter has been the principal