New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-15
PRINCES UNDER ORDERS.
,vspoTIsM OF THE HEADS OF ROYAL
uoUsEs OVER THEIR FAMILIES.

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p.pEyTs-EMPERoR WILLIAMS sTRIcTNEss
TOWARD HIS RELATIvEs-THE QUEEN
AND THE CAR EQUALLY
AUrocRATTc.
Among the least-known forms OF monarchical
sssnorsm in the Old World is that which the
.overeigns Of Europe exercise in connection with
The members Of their own family. In ordinary
H,a q man may be said TO become his own mas
ter when ne attains his majority and what are
generally supposed to be the years of discretion;
md in the same way 1t may be assumed that
. woman secures freedom from parental control
wben she marries This. however. is not the
Ease with princes and princesses of the blood.
Thsv remain throughout their entire existence
srbtect 10 the oft caprcious commands OF the
,aad Of the regning house to which they be-
long and are forced to submit TO degree OF
asnendence and subserviency Of which people
=, this side Of the Atlantic can form no con-
cepton.
One Of the most intolerable features OF this
neculiar species Of tyranny is that which de-
priyes princes and princesses OF sovereign
houses of the control Of their children during
the minority Of the latter. They have no legal
right 10 direct the education of their offspring
or even 10 appoint the teachers and attendants
OF the young people. 1t is the head Of the reign
tng house in whom alone is vested the absolute
and exclusive right to the custody and guardian
ship OF all the members Of the royal or imperial
family who may happen to be minors, no mat
ter how remote their degree OF relationship TO
the throne.
Among those who are most Jealous in the ex-
ercse OF this prerogative are Queen Victoria
Kaiser Wilhelm and the Emperor OF Austria.
In the case Of the venerable ruler OK the
British Empire it Is difficult to find much op-
lection to her privilege. which she exercises not
only with affection and sympathy, but likewise
with all the wisdom and unrivaled experience
OF her fourscore years. She is kept constantly
Informed Of all that concerns the education OF
the young people, who in most cases are her
grandchildren, or her great-grandchildren. and
the names OF prospective tutors and govern
esses, together with their qualifications. are al
WAYS submitted to Her Majesty before any
choice is made. OF course. this applies only to
those members of the royal family who are es-
tablished In England. For 1t is naturally the
King Of Greece who has the supreme control Of
her great-grandchildren at Athens and the King
OF Rumania who has the say in all that concerns
her great-grandchildren at Bucharest. while It
OF course follows that she has no voice in any
thing that affects her great-grandchildren at
st Petersburg and at Berlin. But Her Majes-
tyss sway is absolute with regard 10 the men,
hers Of her family who make their home in the
United Kingdom and the Duke and Duchess Of
Connaught for instance. could not enter their
son AT Elton. nor could the Duchess Of Albany
remove her boy from that school, without hav-
Ing previously obtained the sanction Of the
Queen.
EMPRESS FREDERICK'S HARD FIGHT
This Is all very we'll in England, where all
the members Of the reigning family may be
said to live on the most affectionate terms with
one another but il IL very different on the
Continent Thus at the Court Of Berlin the
ideas Of the Empress Frederick and of her la
u.pted husband on the subject Of their children
were dramatically opposed TO the somewhat an
tiouated views of the old Kaiser, who In these
matters. as in others was subject to the infiu-
ence OF his Chancellor the late Prince Bismarck
the most bitter enemy, personal as well as po-
ntical. of 'Unser Fritz" and particularly OF his
English consort 1t was only after endless dis
cussion OF the most acrimonious character that
the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. as they
then were we're able TO obtain permission from
the Emperor 10 send their eldest son to take his
seat beside his future subjects in public schooi
and at Prussian University. the excehen' Ell
fects Of which course we're. however. to great
extent impaired by most Of the tutors ano az
tendants with whom the old Emperor IN com
pliAnce with the ad vice Of Bismarck. surrouhoeo
bis eldest grandson and heir-presumptiVe
HOW THE KAISER RULES HIS FAMILY.
In the same way the present Kaiser claims
and insists upon exercising the right OF con-
trolling the education of all the young princes
and Processes Of his HOUSEKEEPING people Win