New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-13

pie OF this kind some OF whom are harmless and
others dangerous. but all Of them nuisances.
scarcely day passes when the sovereign Is In his
capital without some less crazy individual
~ OIher endeavoring 20 obtain TO his pres
ehce. and their vistations are OF such frequency
u4at there is seldom any public mention made
'heFeof. This is particularly the case IN London
ana al Berlin, and. under the circumstances, some
surprise will doubtless have been caused by the
Nlspatches cabled TO this country announcing first
OF AL that lunatic disguised in the regimentals
"1 oragoon officer. had been arrested while max
l.s ms way into the royal palace at Berlin. and
mat az state concert couple Of days later one
% the members OF the orchestra had suddenly lost
ms reason and endeavored 10 get at the Kaiser.
mere Is no more common form OF insanity than
'iiat which causes its victims to become imbued
with the belief that they are related in some way
OK another TO the anointed OF the Lord and most
Vi the cTanks taken into custody while endeavoring
20 OBTAIN admittance 10 the royal palace insist that
lhey are among the nearest and dearest kinsfolk
oi the INDUSTRIOUS Occ Lpants. They not only haunt
the palaces until arrested, but likewise dog the
movements Of the monarch and the most elaborate
measures have 10 be devised by the police in order
10 shield the royal personages from their atten-
IONS. There male cranks. for instance who
profess TO be IN love with the Empress. at Berlin,
ana with the Queen and her daughters, in London,
ana female cranks who infatuated with King
EDWARD and the Kaiser Some Of them insist that
'hey are the brothers and sisters and others the
"a 1lSiE ulaJeSbeS ana the stories winch
scription
Al Berlin as in London the practice is to
sign Them quietly 70 the public lunatic asylums.
"here they either remain permanent inmates, or
else are permitted TO go free after undergoing
fortnight of medical observation. the enforced de-
teniion serving a salutary warming
whenever possible the palace police-that IS TO
say those more particularly intrusted with the
responsible duty Of protecting royalty-are warned
beforehand OF the daily itinerary Of the sovereign.
and in that detectives stationed at certain
points along the route. and also at all the spots
where the royal equipages are likely 10 stop. These
police have had impressed upon them the necessity
not only OF preventing all cranks from approaching
their matestes. but also OF avoiding any fuss.
Emperors and expresses kings and queens. and
princes and princesses Of the blood do not relish
the notion OF being Swallowed by the police even
when the sha6oWing is done for their CWn protec-
ton. They resent il. moreover, nm !mputation
on their popularity and therefore the police
compelled TO conceal as far possible from their
charges the fact that the latter have any risk TO
run either small or great. II IS an exceedingly
trying and responsible service, demanding much
sagacity intelligence and self-restraint for the po
lice know full well that the who perhaps once
in his life has had the good luck TO throw up the
arm Of the regicidaI crank IN the act OF firing his
pistol will receive far honor and recognition
than the man who has arrested the assailant be-
fore he had time to aim his gun and who has
over and over again preserved the royal personages
IN question from any trouble and harm without
their knowing anything about Il.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.