The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-05-05
MIGRATORY STATESMEN.
European Notables Who Spend
Much Time IN Travel
Countries TAse Aro the 1esOrts ~
Powerful Aliens-A Curious xnct i
Aboae The Ro1gnAAe Fam
illos of Europe.

There is hardly country In Europe
that is governed exclusively by men OF
that nationality. This peculiar state
of affairs arises from international
marriages, the accidents of war and
voluntary changes of residence bysuap
who are ''down on their luck" n.
Waddington, who, though English by
birth, rose to be premier Of France, 10
mentioned BY the Rochester Herald as
. notable example. Another French
statesman, Eugene Spuller, bears .
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 a Corsican.
France has in turn given Italy several
men of ability and prominence, among
them Count de Launay, the famous
diplomat, who hated his own land of
France with an undying 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 be mentioned Caprivi,
the chancellor Of the German empire.
Austria is especially rich in powerful
aliens. Its prime minister, Count
Taafe, Is an Irishman and member of
the British peerage. Frenchmen, 1tal-
ians and Englishmen are also very
plentiful in. the Austrian public serv-
ice. lrishmen are very promiuent IN
Spanish affairs, which accounts for
the prevalence of Irish names in tho
Spanish American republics of South
America. Queen Christmas secretary
is the Conde di Morphi, which but thin
ly disguises 1.-THE good old Irish name
Of Murphy" In England many men Of
German descent are prominent, among
them Nh. .Goschen, Baron Henry
Wor1ns and Sir Henry Drummond-
Wolff. Sir Ellis Ashmead- Bartlett is
the only American who figures in the
list It Is for their wives alone that
Europeans come to this country, not
for their statesmen. De Giers, the
man who guides Russia's destinies, is .
German. and Grote, secretary OF state.
is q Swede. Gen. Melikof was of
Armenian parentage. Almost all ma
tionalities of Europe and quite . few
Of Asiasare representedin in the Russian
public service. Many foreigners Arc
also serving Sweden.
But the most curious fact Is that nu-
merous members Of reigning families
are unable to speak the language OF
the countries over which they rule
without a marked foreign accent
King Christian of Denmark and the
laeen are of German birth and educa-
ton, and their son, King George OF
Greece, is also German by birth. There
is faint trace of French in the speech
of Sweden's King Oscar, descendant OF
Marshal Bernadotte. The father Of
Leopold of Belgium was German.
Even Emperor william, who does not
love English habits or the English peo-
pie, betrays in his speech the English
origin of his mother. It is also true
that the queen Of England was wont to
to talk in German with Prince Albert,
and" even uses that tongue to-day in
her family. The German origin. of the
English royal familyis very plain to
be observed, and shows the persist-
ence Of the Teutonic type. H..