The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-22
ROYALTY WELL GUARDED.
Measures to Protect the Lives oil
European Rulers.

| European Rulers.
choose society to certain extent
but the private police, like the poor
rulers have always with them.
Some sovreigns object strenuously
to the surveillance. A few manage
to escape it. Leopold II. Of Belgium
occasionally accomplishes the feat,
by making his movements so sudden
and unexpected that his vigilant pro-
teceors do not know that he is going
until he is gone
He frequently scurries off to his
shooting box in the Ardennes, quite
alone, and often drives through his
| capital in a closed carriage unattend-
ed; but his police are conscientious,
when they have the chance. At all
public appearances he is guarded by
a large squad Of plain clothes men,
and at night a n armed and trusty
valet locks the monarch in his room
and sleeps in the ante-room, whose
door is also locked and guarded.
The royal family of Denmark sets
aside private police, as it disregards
many other irksome royal connections
and, save on unusual occasions, goes
about unattended and simply. But
| %Io of fo,, who hox
become sovreigns of other countries
do not live so simply.
The dowager czarina, who was a
princess of Denmark stepped into an
atmosphere of private police. The
car of Russia is guarded more strict
ly than any other monarch of Europe
save Abdul Hamid, the sultan.
Nicholas II. chafes against the at
tendance but recognizes the necessity
and, wherever he moves, he is sur
rounded by secret guards as we'll as
by openly authorized attendants. II
he walks in the forest of Peterhof he
cannot flatter himself that he is al
one; for posted behind trees, leaning
over bridges, studying fountains, arc
inconspicuous men absorbingly inter
ested in the landscape. When he trav
: els or rides or drives. the same pre-
I cautions are observed. In his palace
his every movement is watched, hi!
every step followed
The story is told that on his visi
to Queen Victoria at Balmoral, tn
the Car mistook the path in the for
est, and was obliged to ask his wa.
i from peasant whom he met. TIL
| man answered him in Russian. HI
, was one of the cars own private de
tectives.
William of Germany. until recently
was the only living ruler of EurOp
t upon whose life no attempt haa bee
Y made. Ill natured critics say that h
didn't enjoy the distinction, that, i
fact, he deeply resented it, and tina
the recent assault was balm to hi
> soul. Dramatic danger a sensations
monarch may endure, but to be Il
nored!
q In spite of his apparent immunit
ID the German emperor has always bee
ID surrounded by elaborate precaution
His private police service is lars
and efficient, and his famous six-fo
- body guard, looking tremendous
ie spectacular in their eighteenth cent
er ry hats and coats, are always in e'
II. dence in the royal ante-chamber.
;s When the emperor travels he cat
es almost as much of stir as
W car. Every mile of the railroa
Oh every bridge. tunnel and rail is
as amined. Special guards are static
$50 ed along the route and the train
=. we'll protected. 1t is only fair to
that the emperor himself seems al
ne gether fearless, and makes SO ma
of sudden moves, without reference