New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
GUARD RULERS SECRETS.
Kaiser Uses Waterproof Letters and
Other M0narcks Are Careful.

There IS n which nonarchs have serrtes.
In the nature OF things they compelled by the nece
dencs with respect almost detail OF their daily
ousy guarded and in hundred ways the public
curiosity hae TO satisfy itself with less plausible
ggesses at truth. says ''CasselIs Saturday Journal
To take an example, the last VIII testament ot
Queen Victoria has been disclosed the law OF
For several before society gossps
@ u 10 pI9less an intimate knowledge OF i's contents
ey knew now many f1os II occupied. the exact mum
Der Of codcls. the color binding other irree
by events. although it sometimes
many persons about the familiar with It's chief
knowledge about f. and thew viii never tell Even
TO this day the public Is entirely ir the dark the
provisions Of the will the Prince Consort and
purely guess that chief legates his august
Take the of King Edwards private
These are known to onIv three eourers. ana only
schedule Of them It be said with confidence. !s IN
Net Ead ground rent Of huge commitments in American
railways, the part however.
@ leilseIFes large investors, and no estimate OF MS
ajestys personal estate has value whatever Many
the bulk Of their rrse -t,,nes in the strong rooms ot
the Rohschtds other nencia houses IN London and
elsewhere, where their secrets are invioiable.
one veteran monarch. the writer's knowledge,
Quoted his private business with his London
through the medium Of Enslishman whose duties
ever he came the Channel he used Up with
linen draper whose acquaintance he formed in his boy
Hoa ana by THIS means his movements were Kept secret
II any one had inquired his business he would
Cuced OF commercial samples and offered 20
King Edward carries at Of his gold albert
gold key which opens his private and there
+ duplicate. All state papers, however. kept IN
dispatch until transferred the safes IN the
taTiat and Cf these the KEYS kept by Lord Iol5
When his majesty quilted personal apartment
is allowed until assistant secretary
has destroyed the Of basket the blot
ting pads and the printed OF newspapers
received from capital OF Europe K CIw-itten
the private secretary shall indulge IN gos
sPy diary Of Samuel Pepys-he must
keep daily record faytSand certain
CcurttTE incluL!uE alCS or HonOT TeqNTed as
condition Of their service into obligation Of the
Sal kind
All royal elesrams nass through Martin Grand.
and are manipulated by special operator who 10
served Tor this Unlike public messages. dUpli
kept. and the original messages
stances. Irouuty returned the palace. after
note has been Of the number words for the
pose OF the account The cipher codes which used
not employed for the personal Kng
Is any system OF cryptic writing usual between monarch
and monarch
The German Emperor inclases all his private letters in
waterproof envelopes Of certain make is believed
70 mako fr"er corresp0u 5ercs
WIN his ministers and others any European
monarch and there !s doubht that his private
contain of iuelse strategic oraEda
made ty his hand and other matter which IN this
country are ctt 10 the departments responsible
t'iES u IS understood no keeps no private diary
SL 'F Empress Augusta has been accustomed
@ marriage 20 commit hor thoughts
10 writing and January diary for previous
year lS locked and preserved IN her Jewel case
The Car ot Russia has heavy 10 bear by rea
son or the suspicion with courelled 20 regard
even his most intimate courters 40 70 keep
private record which besides the Fnrpss has
access ana there IS no doubt that many things which n
AIller surroundings would lee freely discussed with his
control ~ the Treasury enables him conduct his per-
soma Nf-ahcfs T. the greatest secrecy.