Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-25
MAKING A MATCH
That is What Kaiser is Thought
TO Be Doing for His
Son and Heir.
TO SEEK MISS RoosEVELTs HAND
Such is the Latest Gossip From the
Capital of the German
Empire.


St. Louis. March 25.LThe Berlin
correspondent OF the st. Louis Re-
public says contradictory reports
from the United States notwithstand-
ing, court circles insist that Miss
Roosevelt is coming 10 visit us. and
for Il decided. and agreeable purpose,
too. In Il matter like this denials.
even from the most authoritative
source don't count. said u person very
near To Marshall won Eulenburg. aud
therefore to the emperor. recently
We have To gainsay things. or assert
them. as court politics. or the inter-
ests of Il friendly ruler. demand. and
it's always done in an uncompromis-
ing form. You will notice. Nothing
known of that here or Newspaper
talk. or Nothing yet decided Thus,
If the project falls through. our in
formation appears eminently correct.
and II realized we can't be charged
with prevarication.
The courtier continued; There is
for instance. the report that Miss
Roosevelt will marry our Frederick
William. crown prince of the German
empire and of Prussia. The alI-high-
est circles discuss the project freely.
our court is exchanging notes with
various powers on the subject. |
might add. in passing. that King Ed
ward vehcmently protests against
such an arrangement. Yet. if you
ask me officially. | am bound to say:
Nothing known or words to that ef-
feet. while Washington concurs in the
denial. as Il matter of course.
Arranging the Details.
'Untruths. YOU say? Not all, for
royal marriage * never arranged un-
til the contracts are signed and rat
flied by all commemorative bride and
groom. their parents. nearest rela-
tives and crown officials. There
isn't Il princess in Europe of mar
riageable age and passing good looks
that hasn't been engaged dozen
times. Doubtless. idle gossip was re-
lsponsiblc for some Of these reports,
but the ma iority were well founded
only that. at the last moment, some
thing of financial. political or per-
Sonal nature occurred and upset the
lplan.
with respect To the Roosevelt af-
| fair. the young couple, as cvcryG Jdy
knows. never met. and besides. kaiser
and kaserin know the young lady only
by reputation and from Prince Hen
rvs enthusiastic cablegrams and let
tiers. so our nothing known here
or newspaper talk * entirely proper,
protecting. as il were, both sides, for
who knows whether Miss Mice will
accept the proposed sutton for her
hand?
From the same source the cores
pondent learns why the emperor ia
vorS the project. In the first place
said the cuurtier. his highness would
like his son To marry a fairly good
looking young woman of high stand
| ing and universally admired-a wo-
man coming from race whose blood
has not been impoverished by CEN
turtles of intermarriage with cousins
and nephews. aS is the case in the
royal families of Europe.
There is "a dearth of available
princesses belonging To the protes-
tant faith. The kaiser made up his
mind long ago that neither of his six
sons should marry into the English
royal family. AZ he holds the blood
of the Georges responsible for the
hereditary ills from which his house
suffers. Neither does he want a'Ger-
man woman on the throne after him.
1t would create jealousies among the
other princes of the federation.
Hence the report of possible
union with the reigning house of the
United States.