New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-04
PlNAF0RE Colonies.
Royal Children Command Regi.
meHts Before They Can Walk.

whereas the Angel OF Peace is believed IN
mover over the cradles OF ordinary uortals- ths
God or War may be said TO preside ove- ~.
-eS'liles OF the children OF royalty in the Old
world especially when they happen TO be bov-
me people around them are at pains to impress
mem AFOin Their earliest infancy with the IN
innate connection that exists between +hs
throne and the army and # Is no fault ~ +,et
own II they become irnbued as thew crow m
With the belief that monarchy Is a military
ralher than civil Institution. In nearly every
4a0 tnere IS sort OF innate love for all that per
talns 10 soldiers and soldering This IA r,s-
tered and developed TO the utmost extent among
me sons Of the Amounted % the Lord. vho an.
taught that the uniform IS the kings Cloth.
1iat the profession OF arms IS the nobIest OF al
caIiings. and that military glory IS superior TO
al other L is TO these sentiments that thew
are reared and it IS only after they attain man
hooo that' Handicapped by their early training.
Ihey are with difficulty brought 70 appreciate
the Iact that the IaUreIs Of peace are stiU mora
becoming than those OF war
1hese are reflections which cannot help bur bs
cal4ed forth by the announcement from ST
petersburg that the Gar has appointed his new
porn son 10 the command OF the FIfry-hrst Fin
nlsh Lie Guards, TO the colonelcy Of the Twelfth
East Siberian Rifle Corps and TO the rank "a
hetman. or general IN chief. OF al the Cossacs
cavalry. The infant CZarevitch IS not vet a
month old He has not yet learned to dis
tinguish a rattle from 4 sword nor epaulett
/. from teethiug rings He stiu prefers swaddlius
clothes 70 the gold embroidered uniforms which
he is entitled 70 wear and is far more Interested
IN the coInmissariat department provided by hts
nurse than in the victories or defeats Fl Man
churia OF his East Siberian rifernen- Yet the
regimentaI colors-at any rate. those OF the
F1fty-frst Finnish Lie GUards-ars kept in his
nursery, IN accordance with the military regula-
tons, which prescribe that the flags and stand
ards OF each corps shall be preserved IN the
quarters OF the commander when not IN actual
use, and all the reg1mental reports ara issued In
the imperial infants name
Formerly every prince OF the reignins house
OF ROmano1 received the coIonelcy OF a regt-
ment. aIons with The star and the ribbon OF the
Order OF St Andrew, on the occasion OF his
christening, within few days after his birth
But this practice was allowed 10 lapse by the
late Gar and has not been revived by Emperor
Nicholas Thus the little boys OF his eldest sis
I ter Xenia. who was married 10 Grand Duke Alax-
ander AIichauovttch, have received no military
titles while the young sons OF Grand Duke Con-
stantinovitch are mere cadets fl the military
/ schools az MOSCOW and s.. Petersburg. without
I holding any commission In fact. the only other
\ youthful colonel at the court OF Russia besides
the Czarevttch IS the tFeIve-year-oId Grand
Duke Demetrius Paulowiych. who has been
brought UP altogether by his uncle and aunt
+ the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Sergtus. as
/ his father Paul was 5aaished and deprived OF
all his h0nors for contracting a mesalEancs
+ with the divorced VIE OF his aide-Ge-carup.
/ Young Grand Duke Denelrlus. whose mother 8
/ daughter Of King George OF G1sece. died within
a few hours after giving him birth was ap-
/ pointed AZ the time % his christening to the
| colonelcy OF the 11rh Regiment or souvoro9
! GreradIerz
I The boys OF Prince Ferdinand OF Bulgaria.
who are still n pinafores nevertheless hold
I commands n the Bulgarian army. Thus the
eldest child. Boris. Prince OF Ttrnovo. now soma
\ nine years OF age. IS colonel OF the 4th Rsgt-
menr OF Cavalry, OF the 50 Regiment OF ArtiI-
/ lery and o. the 4th Regiment OF Infantry n the
+ spiendidIy equipped and well trained Bulgarian
army. while his brother Cyril Prince OF Preslahr.
/ aged eight. has been obliged 70 remain content
( with mere Heutenancy of artillery
[ The young King Of Spain. who was a monarch
! from the moment Of his birth. ranked as
brtgadier general OF his army as a boy. until he
attained his majority on his sixteenth birthday.
/ but was never allowed BY his sensible mother
TO wear any uniform but that OF the cadets OF
/ the military school OF Toledo. which was uatty
and simple and suited him 20 perfection Since
assuming the retns OF government on the rernI-
nation OF his minority he has invested himself
with the rank OF captain general OF the army
and OF admiral OF the navy. and is usually seen
IN the Uniform OF one or another OF these Of
ices, which emphasizes. OF course. his extrers
youth. since he Is barely eighteen years or age
he differs much IN this from Emperor Nicholas.
who. although he has been upon the throne for
ten years. sJIu contents himself with the in
sigma OF colonel and OF aide-de-caup TO his
father. which he was won't 20 wear during ths
Iatter's lifetime.
Al Berlin It is not until their tenth birthday
that the princes OF the reiguIng house OF Prussia
receive their first commission in the army. along
with the order Of the Black Eagle. They are
oil assigned 10 tie same regiment. namely. 20
the First Foot Guards formed by the father OF
Frederick the Great, and which, by reason OF
its glorious history. the superb physique OF its
men, the perfection OF It's drtu and the compost
ton OF its officers. who are recruited from the
most ulUstricUs houses OF Germany, has always
been regarded As the corps d'eLte Of the Prus-
sian army AS the men are all giants. their
stature being stiu further increased by the high,
sugar loaf shaped white metal helmets. which
they wear when in fun dress. the teu-y ea--Old
princes. when marching in their ranks as leu
tenants, seem dwarfed by comparison. and al
ways excite = good deal or amusement BY their
frantic but Intellectual efforts to keep step with
the immense strides OF the huge fellows under
their command. While the young princes are
permitted TO wear their uniforms on al official
occasions after their tenth birthday and figure
IN the ranks OF their regiment AZ reviews and
other military functions. they 60 not reCeivs
their actual training as soldiers until after they
have completed their other studies. Thus. it
was not until the Crown Prince was graduated
at Bonn University that he settls1 down IN real
earnest 10 master the various branches OF his
profession as an officer and 10 acquire all that