New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-09
ITOWSNOT0PICALS0 SONGS
r;.r Edgrarg Forbids Ridiculc at
FrDcnSs of Russia and Japan.

----.,-s through Bis Lord Chamberlain IN
- ras a,aiIeG himself oi The sovereign gre
.,., 20 out stap 20 the pL1lc singing oi "il
rs enc saa-.rr urou The way. Rrd which terG
ioys,-re ~ 10 cast obloquy upon one or the other
-, lsrrecrerts. 90 course tho SONGS can he
% y al r-f,ate. fut thanks 80 Tire lord Chamber
-, ,.s-or-rtory commands they cannot be given
-, r-ere ~ any th-utre or uutic hail. under
.-.f+- ~ the fo~feitlre - the license ~ the
.a- - 70 all sorts ~ penalties ia tho way OF
- f-rr-Is1umert for tbe singer. ihe composer
=. 30 Management ~ tho house.
l' 49,. ..rr- European countries the censorship
-, -----s and Of over tl.nE connected with the
-. ts exercised iy -He Eo-eru-lent Bat In Eng
- .. has "a any r--o for tho last Two hunore1
-, heen tho legal pr"-oEatt'e o. the sovereign.
= r.s i-va-iuhIy exercised it through ms Aoru
-.-fs-lslr. the latter en- turn relying upon ne
--+ ~ p- cuciai ~ bis department Who Us
-, as fte 'Rea5r- o. Plays and whose yer
~ ,.-less fet aside d. the Lord Chamberlain IS
.r-,ts-- 10 prevent tro production oI any pay OF
-. -s-.srrinr ~ any song from tho stage of inc
.,...-,s and music halls 90 rhe United Nlnso"m
.-s ~,-.-ta-trv being told that King Edward
.,-..ffr.fiq-a. --c-a-cl BIAS no real power, ana
-..-,r.s arr repeatedly being made 90 convey me
-.sei,- that in Errig.E nowadays The sovereign
% -,s-e gc..rshead. Yes Die ure-osatlFes Wiih
- 10 tho stage ard those which De mas eR-
- of late Co. sweep away the entire admins
80 NJ the War Department and 10 suhsttlio
,-,s.e "a wholly new organization, vlihoGt CON
rg,r Parliament illustrate IN "a very hlTlA-'-
..,,n The enormous power thlt Is vested N .--s
sssh -,-,.,....
pv means ~ the Royal Warrant issued vithou'
- consultation with Parliament, and tHro1s"
80 be las Entrusted the powers hitherto eNe7-
sss- bv the Secretary Of State fo- War, ana Tho
,srrs-der in chief 20 o. new army courcii oI
hard OF his oUr composition and appointment, ne
tss shown once more that the army belongs 70 me
crown rather than 20 the nation The latter PAWS
fr- r. but the King has sole control of H. As its
s,r~e-re head be could Glshaud * by dismissirE
s-e-- soldier and every officer, Just as he mas
abolished -re Office ~ commander m chief And ne
81. ,,-s.fssry she same powers with regard 20 the
nav II is ridiculous. therefore. TO describe tho
sovereign IN England as a mere tglTeheaa.
me King has inaugurates new and very clever
--rtica a. appointing relatives ~ his family TO tho
r7rs ~ military attaches OF his embassies 10 for
s-n courts some rime ago he nominated Major
o,--t c.ei-rc- 20 Tho Office 81 military attache az
,as embassy OF Berlin and now he is sending
Major the Duke of Te-k 20 fulfil duties of rho same
-s..re Ia connection with tho British Embassy az
v.erra.
count GIe.chen Is 2 son o. the late Queen Vic
,a-aF nephew. Prince Victor Hohe-lohe, and ~
.-s l7ttnr's morrarauc wife. a daughter o. A6-
-s-I Sir George Seymour. and the count Is there
Gore not only q co-siu Of King Edward and En-
p--o- william but likewise CT tho German Empress.
whose mother the late Duchess Adelaide o. Sc1les-
v1r-Hols.eln. was his fathers only sister. Count
Glecheu ir this way enjoys altogether cNcep-
,ionsl advantages at the court OF Berlin and is
treated by the Emperor and by the German au-
,horlties less as foreign diplomat and soldier
Than IS q near relative OF the reigring house ~
Prussia.
win regard 10 the Duke o. Teck. he is certain
2, have an equally agreeable place as British mill
,s-v stache al Vienna Tor ne is the eldest brother
o. the Princess of Wales-that Is 10 say, q Eng
lands future Queen His mother was Princess
Mary ~ Great Britain. and his father. the late
Duke of Teck was a son OF the morEauatic mar
rage between the ROYAL Duke Alexander 81
wursnhe-r and tho Hungarian Countess Rhedey.
The ne Duke o. Tc0ll prior 10 his marriage 70
Princes Mary % Cambridge and q England,
served ID The Austrian Army under the name OF
Count Franz Honeustein and greatly distinguished
himself hy hts bravery a cavalry ofiicer ~ tho
battle ~ solfcrino Indeed, he was immensely
popular az Vienna and his memory cannot fail 10
secure many warm friends IN Austria-IEuugary for
DIS eldest son
The latter Is persona Cratissina az Stuttgart
where the King ~ WGrtemhcrE treats him as n
near and dea~ relative. and were En- not FOR tho
uorzauaHc birth OF his father the duke would 81
rho present moment boz next in line 90 succession 70
the throne of W1rtrubcrE Tho duke is a ma joy ~
Tho Royal Horse Guards has seen active service I'm
EeyTt and n South AFRICA, and IS married TO
daughter RI me late Duke o. Westminster lie has
beer brought up ertirels iu England. where pc was
born. agt bis title 81 Duke o. Teck is dignity ~
ne kingdom of Wurtemberg. and was conferred
won bis father by tho late King.
lnasnuch as There had been very widespread
revival lu connection with the present war ~ The
ct story. according 10 which the japanese field
ulnhaL Count Yam0gata. is I'm reality the long
Missing Austrian Archduke John Salyator who
ume fourteen years ego renowned his imperial
rank. assumed the name r. John C-th. and dlsap-
pssred while "a voyage from Monte,ideo DO
Valparaiso around Cape Horn. 80 may be men
toned In Clsn-ooc thereof that there has never
beer the slightest physical resemblance between
he Two men. that tho lifelong career % Count
famags-a BE- known % every student % japanese
history. and last. but not least. by the fact that
"nereas Fleld Marshal Yauarara has ali his hair.
which r. exceptionally hushy and thick. Archduks
sorn even Quiet young -ran bald az a
billiard hal and forced % wear wigs. He wore
them without any af[ectation or p-ctenre that they
were anything else than wigs and would think
soothing of OCCASIONALLY 'ifuur his Wig from bis
rad r. order to cool the latter
undeterred by The misrortures that have ove--
uktn the late Marquis - DUFerin. Lord Lo-s
s-d 50 many other British peers ~ the realm who
ave given their names 10 financial enterprises and
'1aarked In t1siness the Duke o. Somerset. who
mnss iurledlareiy next 10 she Duke % Norfolk
7rercr peer az tho United kingdom has accepted
l--so a. Gerevo Switzerland. with capital =
"shoc. az g. which is already paid up. FOR the
a-7ee ~ carrying on a business on The lines q
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