The sun., 1901-05-12
ROYALTY WELL GUARDED!
MEASURES TO PROTECT THE LIVES OF
EUROPEAN RULERS.
Leopold Of Belgium Likes TO Escape His secret
Polioe-The Csar and the Sultan Carefully
watched-The kaisers Habits-Precsu.
tions Taken by Other Sovcreigns.

| POitce-The Gsar ana the sultan sarefuuy
watched-The Kaisers Habits-Precsu-
tions Taken by other Sovcreisns.
European royalty may pick and choose
society to a certain extent. but the private
police, like the poor. rulers have always
with them.
Some soveregns object strenuousy 10
the surveillance. A few manage to escape
1t. Leopold II. of Belgium occasionally
accomplshes that feat by making his
movements so sudden and unexpected thac
his vigilant protectors do not know he 10
going. until he has gone
He frequently scurries or to his shooting
box, in the Ardennes, quite alone, and
often drives through his capital in closed
carriage unattended but his police are
conscientious, when they have the chance.
At all public ap pearances he is guarded
| by a large squad Of plain-oothes men:
and at night. an armed and trusty valet locks
| the monarch in his room and sleeps in
| the anteroom, whose door is also locked
and guarded
| The royal family Of Denmark sets aside
private police. as 1t disregards many other
irksome royal traditions; and. save on
unusual occasions, goes about unattended
and simply. But the members Of the
| family who have become sovereigns Of
other countries do not not live so simply.
| The Dowa9er CZarina, who WAS a Princess
| Of Denmark. stepped into an atmosphere
| OF private police, The Car of Russia is
| guarded more strictly than any other
monarch Of Europe save Abdul Hamld.
| the Sultan.
| Nicholas II, chafes against the attend-
| l..,t .t....-
| wherever he moves he Is surrounded by
secret guards, as well a. openly authoriycd
| attendants II he walks in the forest
| of Poterhof, he cannot flatter himself
| that he Is alone, for posted behind trees.
| leaning over bridges, studying fountains,
| are inconspcuOus men, absorhingly inter-
! ested in the landscape. When he travels or
rides or drives the same precautions are
observed In his palace his every move
| ment is watched, his every step followed.
| The story s told that on his last visit
70 Queen Victoria AT Balmoral, the Car
mstook the path in the forest and was
| Obliged TO ask his way, from peasant
| whom he met. The man answered him
| in Russian, He was ono of the Cars
| own private detectives
| William of Germany. until recently,
| was the only living ruler In Europe upon
| whose life no attempt had been made.
| Ill natured critics say that he didn't enjoy
| the distinction, that, in fact, he deeply
| ItSFllPt IT, ana lndI lnt l"'-nl HSNHUlU
| was balm to his soul. Dramatic danger
n sensational monarch may endure, but
| 20 he ignored
In spite Of hs apparent immunity. the
! German Emperor has always been sur
| rounded by elaborate precautions His
| private police service Is large and efficient,
and his famous siX-foot hodyguard looking
| tremendously spectacular in their cigh-
| teenih century hats and coats. are always
in evidence in the royal ante-Chamher
| When the Emperor travels he causes
| almost As much Of stir as the Gar. Every
mile Of the railroad every bridge. tunnel
| and rail is examined. Special guards
| are stationed along the route and the train
| is well guarded Ii Is only fair 10 say that
| the Emperor himself seems altogether fear-
| less, and makes 50 many sudden moves,
| without reference Ia safeguards that lis
| secret police are chroniCallv Oui of breath
| The English King has a hodyguard cOr-
| responding to the German bodyguard; huo
, the Honorable Corps Of Gsutlemen-at-
Arms and the leomen 81 the Guard do not
! work for their salaries as their German
! prototypes do. They are for ornamental
purposes only, and never are on duty ex-
| Cept at state functions.
The real work of looking after English
| royalty is in the hands of Supt Fraser and
his private police The late Queen was
| always guarded in public. but less apprc-
| hcnsion was felt about her than about tho
| Prince Of Wales, whose democratic fashion
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| made him an easy mark for attack and
, kept his police attendants busy. Supt.
Winkler, who had special charge of the
| Prince : person, was not allow ed 10 aCcom-
pany him 10 llomhurg last year, and in
sists that If that exception had not been
made, Sipido's attack would never have
| come of.
The Duke Of York has his own private
police, much Ia his disgust. and his chill
drcn are constantly guarded, even in their
| play, by detectives
Humhcrt Of Italy was one Of the mon-
| archs who most cordially detested the
| necessity Of police attendance, and avoided
| II whenever that was possible. Tie insisted
| upon driving about even the most squald
| parts of Rome and Naples in an open car
riage with only one attendant, and would
not listen TO the constant protests against
! his reckless exposure of his life. His police
service was carefully organized, and guard
| ed him IN spite Of his objections.
| Whenever one met the handsome King
driving in his dashing fashion one was
sure To meet AZ discreet distance behind
! the royal CarrlaE" an lncouSpicuous cab
| in hot pursuit and IN the cab was the keen.
dark face Of the head of the secret police.
In the paIaCo the King had special guard
| a gigantic PiedmonteSe, who slept az his
| door and was always near him
| The present King of Italy Is much more
strictly guarded than lumbert was but
the Dowag"r Queen Marghrrlta goes where-
ever she chooses in carriage or on loot
| and sCOrns all idea of surveillance
| The Empress Elizabeth of AustrN was
as democratic in her actions as Queen
| Margherta and always objected 10 public
| attendance, which was. nevertheless, I'M
| posed The Austrian Emperor. whose life
| has not been attacked since he was 10. il
| carefully guarded, and the late Empress
! was always intensely anxious in regard
TO his safety, though absolutely unCon-
| cerned about herself.
| The PERSONA urionCc ~ the royal family
| of Spain il intrustcd 10 bodyguard of
| men from Espluosa, this town having en-
| juyed the honor for hundreds Of years.
| These mcu Of fspinoSa accnmpaN thu
members Of the royal family One of them
| sleeps AT the door Of egCl royal hcdChamher
| and the rest of the guard IN noIsc.esS slip
| pers pace the halls Of the palace
Bu' the hardest worked polio" IN no
| world j. the private force Of the sultan
| Abdul Hamid \ fronchmau. VI. Bonnln.
| Is at the head ~ the Scrvlr" and, II ever
| policeman earned his wages, b" does.
| The Sultan ha- n firm and liked bFhef
! that he j. % die violent death and this
| cheerful certainty h" cuntcmplatCs with
anything hut Oriental calm He refuses
| 20 move without "A small army to protect
| him When he goes 10 the Great Mosque
| 10000 soldiers are turned ont 10 guard tho
| route and a troop Of picked men surrounds
| the CarlJagc closely.
| In hi palace he has hfty bedrooms, all
with iron doors and complicated locks, and