New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04
At THE COTRT OF KING GEORGE.
COIINsEI.s WHICH DIRECT THE POLICY OF
A REMARKABLE ROYAL FAMILY
From The Pail Mall Gazette.

From The Pail Mall Gazette
Three and thirty years ago picturesque scene wa.
enacted in the Danish capital deputaton OF
Greekswe ought 10 call them iiellenes, put we 90
no,a deputation OF Greeks DEMANDED an sre nee
asked leave to offer their c9unIIys crown 10 ms ms
George rr ed 20 S handsoe srpns
who stood expectant by and babe nim take nis pace
beside him on the da santng MN md as ms y5 9r2ne 81
seventeen was proclaimed King at Athens England,
France and Russia being his sponsors: BOY ~ years
he was man enough for them, and before tne END OF
the month they declared him Of age iInaly placing
October 1863 Fourteen days more were then told
on and fre sn oT King Christian father Of the new
Greek King. this forming perhaps the solitary M
stance OF a son being an oder sovereign IMAM Ms
Having watched him carefully through the arst
policy. Which caused some STIR al the lime secured
the young monaroh's hand for one Of her Grand Grand
erlng that the imperial brides value was greatly m
creased by the fact that she was only nttee1 years
of age at the time Of her marriage. King George,
who did everything early in life. became a father
months his little bride had presented him with a
second son. the magnificent young giant 1esorge,
stawart Princes was hailed with as much satisfac-
ton as the Ionan Islands ma, other present when
The Prince r6 from he I Wa uScran upon ne
and not skilled in their native tongue Dut ms ooys
not only should they be Orthodox. but that the first
lisDing of their baby mouths should be Greek IN
Gte co TI to forgive their r
being stranger They have demanded that III, he
in as many years it is true still when he replied
that he would do so with pleasure but that II would
home in peace. consenting to put up for a llttls
longer with the man who has increased me area o.
ing the secondary POge5s Of EarO Ssber
msaSs hs Msey the
which he has found himselt?-his successor would
known in Athens Prince Constantnos. Many
people,. not perhaps excluding the crown prinee
GeoTse However even Greece who passes her
days in doing strange things. would hardly venture
en- such an innovation as that. Moreover, you can
means to be Nelson. find Napoleon where he may
it is by no means insinuated that the Crown Prince
is unpopular He is admired. liked and resp respected;
retiring, and at times betrays nervous Anxiety 70
ignore the shout uncer the palace walls which tells
that he the Greek-born would make as good a king
his father and better.
the Palace at Athens. and in this case knowledge
snail be the handmade of imagination King
follow rather than to lead his people but he vii
not follow to their C, destruction As has happened
preciplceif they. viii let him The Crown Prince,
far shfG eY h 5 1d Ds y is d SssS
ing lite. just little. further away from the
Russian. but an ancient Viking pure and simple
looks mpatierty at his seniors and tugs at the lace
on his sleeve. yearninG did his forbears 10 seize
some Normandy some Anglia or 10 take his
Long Serpent up any and every navigabe river
within his reach, and what, he would say beyond
the reach of a with stout heart and strong
arm? Prince Nicolas and Prince Andreas ask only
The queen though she left at ~
teen. is Russian still. and Russian vii. brave
even the frown Of the head OF her house and to
say that Is to say much. rather than resign dream
Of empire. For her the capital OF Helas is Byzan-
tium and for consor or for she will be content
with no less than an Emperor's throne Remains
the Crown Princess Sophia. born OF Hohenzolern.
She IS soldier and an ambitious woman. and Just
trine jealous of that splendid brother-ln-law whom
her husband allows always be brackeied equa,