The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-12
He WILL SETTLE
BALKAN TROUBLE
Prince San Juan KaStrioti Tells
The Solution.
HE WANTS TO BE KING
Of Albania and Thus Bring
About Peace.
HE WANTS TO BE KING


d'Aladro Kastrioti believes that an a.
least partial solution of the Balkan ques-
ton lies in making a monarchy of NJ
bahia, with himself as occupant of Its
throne.
! met the pretender to the throne of AL
bania at dinner last night. When the
champagne was served, need it be said
that the company drank to the realization
of the Princes most ardent wishes? In
the smoking room l asked him few
questions, to which he replied as follows:
II am sure of my good cause, and with
the help of God Albania will soon be in
dependent. I will devote thereto my las.
penny Che has several millions) and my
last drop of blood.
Il was born in 1915 at Xeres de la
Frontera, in the Province of Cadiz, Spain.
descend from the kings of Albinio
through my grandfather. who married
Princess Kastrioti. the direct heiress of
the great George Kastrioti Scanderbeg,
who liberated Albania.
II studied at Seville University. and
entered the diplomatic service in 1861.
My advance was very rapid. L occupied
high posts in the Spanish embassies and
legations in Paris. Vienna and Brussels
and was appointed minister plenipoten-
tiary of Spain to The Hague and Buch-
Arrest.
''On the death of King Alfonso XII.
with whom / was closely acquainted.
retired from the diplomatic service and
settled in Paris, where 1 was president of
the International Committee of Hispano-
Pyrenean Railways.
In 1888 the Albanians appealed to me.
/ recouect they said: Your name is
Kastrioti. In your veins flows the blood
of the great George Kastrioti Scander-
beg. We sue and we call to you for aid
be our Prince
This touching appeal" continued Don
Juan, impressed me deeply. and thence
forth, although of Spanish nationality
through my fathers exile, L devoted my
self entirely to the cause of Albania and
directed the numerous Albanian commit
tees which were formed in Italy, the Bal
kans. Greece, Egypt and elsewhere"
Prince Don Juan showed me q procla-
nation he addressed to the Albanians on
January 81, 1902, and which concludes as
follows:
Albanian brothers-The name of Kas
trioti, which / maintain aloft and in hon.
or, imposes on me a great and sacred
mission. The name resounds the whole
history of Albanian glory and also re-
calls five centuries of mourning. l realize
now how grave are these duties toward
you and the civilized world, but, with
Gods help and yours, l assume the whole
burden.
"A humble servant of Albania, born on
foreign soil through the vicissitudeS
which caused the exile of my royal an
cestor. John Kastrioti, son of George
Kastrioti Scanderbeg, 1 have now. no 9TH
er thought, than your redemption. Your
sorrows. your aspirations are mine.
European diplomacy need not be dis
mayed. Our task is a work of peace.
Our demands are not unjust. We do not
covet the property of others. We desire
merely what all other nations of the
world possess-a fatherland.
"Our cry is: The Lord be with U.S..
The glorious name of Scanderbeg is cur
banner. With that cry on our lips, under
the shadow of that banner, let US all
unite-Mussulman, orthodox and Catholic
Il, a humble servant of Albania, de-
mand the honor of fighting by your side
In the holy struggle for our deliverance.
o brave Albanians.
Prince Don Juan assured me that he Is
certain of success. The Albanians are
armed. revolution will soon break
forth and the Crescent of the intidel
will be banished. He recently saw the
Chancellor of the German Empire, but
the serious illness of Count Prinetti the
Italian minister of foreign affairs, has
deprived him, he told me- of valuable
trump cards He was received in private
audience by Leo XIII. and on that occa-
sion he said, royal honors were rendered
him.