Arizona republican., 1899-10-21
FOREIGN MOTIFS
AND COMMENT

| "MEle. Gamelle,' otherwise the duch-
css of Orleans. is now shown by the
proceedings of the state trial in the sen
ate at Paris to have been the prime
mover the instigator, and in fact the
directing general OF the royalist con-
spiracy which was to have placed her
/ husband and herself upon the throne
of France. Strange it is that iii every
generation the women OF the French
house of Bourbon; and especially OF its
Orleans branch. should always show
themselves so much more courageous.
energetic, and daring than the men.
| Queen Marie Antoinette remains to this
| day heroic figure compared tn her
weak and effeminate husband. When
King Charles was overthrown by the
revolution of 1880. and driven into exile.
with the little grandson in whose favor
he had abdicated. but who had not
been permitted to retain the crown. it
was his widowed daughter-iI1 -law, the
duchess of Berri, who. after q year or
so later, landed secretly on the west
coast of France and placed herself at
/ the head of a royalist and Legitimate
insurrection in favor of her son, the
Count. de Chambord. Again. in the
revolution of 1s4S, King Louis Philippe
took to flight with his sons without at
tempting to defend the throne. His
sons. the late duke of Mcntpensier and
the duke Of Nemours. deserted their
wives and young children. intent only
on their own safety and it was the
widowed duchess OF Orleans. with her
two children the count of Paris and
the duke of Chartres, and the aoan-
doned duchesses of Montpensier and of
(emours who, betaking themselves
through the bowling bloodthirsty MOP
to the chamber of deputies, made the
only attempt that took place to save
the crown. The calm courage which
these three royal ladies displayed was
such that it aroused the admiration
even of the most bitter foes of the mon
archy. and far from being harmed. or
even insulted, they We're treated with
a respect by the populace that did
credit to Gallo chivalry.
The now widowed countess Of Paris
was the moving spirit Of all the royal /
list conspiracies during her husbands
lifetime, and was on one occasion
graphically described as constituting |
the steam that could alone stir him 10
action in behalf of his pretensions TO |
the French throne. And now we ind |
the duchess of Orleans playing precise
~ the same role in connection with the |
aspirations of her consort. who is as
deficient in energy as he is in courage. |
The duchess of Orleans is d strong |
minded woman. who. although an arch
duchess of the imperial house of Aus
tria is likewise a COburg, her mother i
being a sister of Prince Ferdinand OF
who is now ruler of Bulgaria.
She has all the pride of the Hapsburss,
the ambition which characterizes the
princely house of Coburg. and the tai
ent for political intrigue which con-
stitutes so distinguishing a trait OF the
royal family of Orleans. to which hef
that arch intriguer, Prin-
cess Clementine OF CobLrg, belongs by
birth 1t is possible that if the duchess
had had children. she might have con-
tented herself with d more passive role.
But the joys of motherhood having
been denied to her she has thrown her
self heart and soul into the conspiracy
.or the overthrow of the republic and
he establishment of her husband upon
he throne of France.
l hear that the part which she IS
Known to have played in the affair has
Owen rise to no end of annoyance and
lismay at Vienna. esp cially to her
lncle. Emperor Francis Joseph. who
objects to having the relations between
Austria and France injuriously affected !
~ the intrigues of the duchess. Every !
curt in Europe is aware of her ac-