Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-05-10
MIGRATORY STATESMEN.
European Notabies Who Spend
Much Time In Travel
CountrIes That Are tho Rssortsa of
H., Powerful Aliens-As Curious Fact
About the ReiSning Fam
~" ilies OF Europe.

/ There is hardly country in Europe
that is governed exclusively by men of
that nationality. a91is ;peculiar. state
of affairs arises Hpm international
marriages, the accidents of, war and
voluntary changes Of residence by men
who are down on their luck" NJ.
Waddington, who, though English by
birth; rose to be premier of France, is
mentioned by. the Rochester Herald as
o notable example. Another French
statesman, Eugene Spuner, bears o
German name and was born of Bad
.enese parents. Gambetta, the great
est public man, France has had for
years, was of Italian parentage, while
Napoleon himself was sCorsican.
France has in turn given Italy several
men OF ability ahd prominence, among
them Count de Launay, the famous
diplomat, who hated his own land of
Trance with anundying hatred. Eng
land has contributed the two admirals
named Acton to- the: italian cabinet
list. On the other hand, among the
men with italian blood Serving else
! where there may bementioned Caprivi,
the chancellor OF the German empire.
Austria is especially rich in powerful
aliens. It's prime minister, Count
-TSafe, is an Irishrdan and a member'of
the British peerage. Frenchmen, Ital-
ians and EngliYhlnen are also. very
plentiful in the Austrian public serv-
ice. .lrishmen! are very, prominent in
Spanish affairs, which accounts for
the prevalence of Irish names in the
Spanish-American republics of South
Arherfca. Queen christmas secretary
is the Conde di Morphi which but thin
ly disgnises "fhe good fold Irish name
I, Of Murphy" In England many menof
German descent are prominent, AMONG
them Mr. Gosc1ien, BARON Henry
Worms and Sir Henry Drummond-
Wolff. Sir Ellis Ashmead- Bartlett is
the only American who figures i1Sthe
list II is for tfieir wives alone tT1at
Europeans come to this country, not
for their statesmen. DE. Gicrs, the
man who guides Russia s destiaies!i is
Gerinau. and Gr0te, secretarYof state,
is a Swede. Gen. Melilsoff was Of
Armenian parentage. Almost all ma
tionalities of Europe and quite few
of Asia are represented In the Russian
public segyice. !, Many foreigners are
also serving Sweden. ;,s%t
I, But the most cnriaus fact is that nu-
Perods members of reigning families
are unable to speak the Language, of
the countries over which they rule
without a. marked foreign 'acceht.
King Christian of Denmark. and the
queen are,of Gefmafl birth and etfnca-
ton, and their son, King" George of
Greece, is also German by birth. There
lisa faint trace of French In the speech
of Sweden's . King Oscar, descendant of
1Marshal Bernadotte. The father of
Leopold of Belgium was German.
$Eveh. Emperor Tini6m, WHO Fdoes not
love English habits or the English peo-
pie, betraYs ia his speech the English
:6figin Of His fhother. Tits also true
that the queen of England was won't to
to talk ih German with Prince Albert,
Hhd even uses that tongus to-day in
her family. The German origin OF the
English Toyhi family is very plain to
be observed, and shows the persist
fenee OF the Teutonic type.
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