The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-09-07
life and death is vested entirely in

Of life and death is vested entirely in
him.
. No problems Of rebellion can arise
to give him trouble, for taxation, that
most troublous of all subjects that
come to steal the sleep of sovereigns,
never need bother the happy Albert.
Taxes are unknown in this, favored
garden spot on the blue waters of the
Mediterranean. There is no budget,
1yet-the treasury is always filed to
overlooking. Revenues derived from
the great gambling syndicate suffice
to keep Prince Albert in lavish means
to maintain his kingdom, to live on
scale of luxury, and to pursue his fads
of scientific research.
Diplomats have said that it is a mis-
fortune for the world that man of
the gifts of Albert should be called
upon to govern the smallest, instead
of the largest kingdom in the world.
He has abundant qualifications for
control. No one denies that. The
greater part of his fifty years of life
he has devoted to scientific investiga-
ton, making specially of deep sea
exploration. His books on the subject
are accepted as classics, and he is
respected member of many of the fore
most scientific societies of the world.
The kingdom which the prince gov.
ems is paradise on earth. No one
there knows what money troubles are.
The land is so fruitful that it yields
fine crops if any attention whatever is
given to the tilling of the soil And
for those who are too lazy to win a
livelihood from the earth, visitors
from all countries of the world, pleas
ure seekers, who troop to Monte Carlo
with swelling pocketbooks, are willing
to spend their cash with a prodigality
unequalled anywhere in the world.
The gambler who is lucky let's his
money run in stream in his joy of
celebration, and the loser turns loose
a torrent of gold in the hope of forget
ting his troubles.
1t is in this atmosphere that the
prince lives, but he has not permitted
the laziness of the atmosphere or of
the people generally to sap his own
energy.
He administers the affairs of state
with as much thoroughness as though
he were the kaiser of Germany. The
smallness of his domain enables the
prince to watch every detail of the
work. Each street must be clean as
Spotless Town, or the derelict work
man is called upon to explain to the
despot why the work has been so poor
ly done.
No native is allowed to play at the
Casino, for gambling is a vice which
the prince especially abhors Let for
eigners come and spend their wealth
literally if they will, that is their own
matter, but he will not have the poor
of his own kingdom dropping sums
they cannot afford with the inevitable
harvest of discomfort, misery and
tragedy. sr
The kaiser, Wilhelm, has the great
est admiration for the sole despot of
Europe and the French government,
barring only Premier Clemenceau. who
is pro-British in his tendencies, re-
CARDS the advice of the prince as well
worth listening to.
Temporarily the presence of Glenn
enceau in powers acts as a check to
the pacific designs of the prince re-
gard1ng France and Germany, but
quick changes come often in Paris,
and it would be no surprise at any
time to see a new regime in power
When 1t comes, new understanding