New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
KING CARLOS HARD UP.
Forced to Sell His Beautiful Steam
Yacht to Pau His DEBTS.

King Carlos of Portugal and ms consort queen
Marie Amelie. both of them devoted 10 'he sea
.,a -sssionately fond OF yachting. Their surren-
= % .te5r beautiful steam yacht the Amelia, 10
e., -oz,aI navy for conversion into d cruiser IS.
therefore q great sacrifice For the Ameha mas
bsea in constant by either one or the other OF
,ha -oyal couple especially the King VINO mas ap-
,;a5 btroself 10 the study Of oceanography with
much more thoroughness and sincerity imam l4oe
A1be-- of Monaco. Whereas the latter contents
,ir,self with employing scientists. ana WIN eA-
,,.,t- their lore for his personal glory, hlhg CaT-
Ios IS his own scientist and pursues MS reSeaI
himself not with any idea of fame. ou' NANNY 4o'
,ba r,,-rose Of promoting the welfare OF 'ie i &c
ronulstjon along the stormoound coas' VI
.1 ,1st derives its Iiveiihod from fishing NO one
a a., ,,,,c5oro nossesses more extensive acqualhl-
- ..b -he migratory habits Of the various nsh
81, az1-a in the fishing industry OF Portugal III
saa the Kings knowledge of everything pertain
T. - ashes end their habitat. not only alons 'lie
,3o-,,gpese coast but also along the eastern Por-
,ion of the Atlantic Ocean, Is something PIeholn
-, .-5 besides inventing a number of new ana
go ,,ssfn1 srpliances for the fishing industry ne
likewise spends each year large sums OF money III
r1sctng them at the disposal Of the communities
3 s.h.-noan along the coast In fact. his arrival
IN hoard the steam yacht Amelia has always pee"
hailed with enthusiasm al those seashore 'o"H'
,-5 villages as that Of ''the fishernen's king
II Re IS obliged TO make this sacrifice. which can
rot but cost him cruelty it is because Of the ne0e
s-v Of efTectins 6 settlement OF advances 10 'ii0
time Of 4ooo0o0 francs Illegally made by me u
p-v IN the reigning house. These advances haNe
- ,ha subject Of bitter recrimnations against
the reizning house by all those opposed 10 'he
--.sent regime at Lisbon. and both hIhs an
premier realize that II is source OF weakness III
their political programme which must oe eiiihl-
-sted before the new Chamber assemblies Toward
-. Fio,.darion Of this debt the King and queen
bev. given Iheir yacht valued at close upon wv
e.a francs and have abandoned TO the state 'he
.e,ts Of a quantity Of real estate oeIonghlg 10
,b.,, some Of the buildings being rented TO ana
used BY the government This surrender on the
-a~t ~ the King and Queen. which wipes out the
5st+ ot 100000 francs. IS not the only one which
thev have been called upon TO make. Tor some
vss-s ago ii vas found necessary 20 sell the whole
81 the crown Jewels OF Portugal. some OF Which
sre now in America The money thus oota1neo
vas converted into Portuguese government oonos'
the interest OF which was devoted 10 me hquioa-
tion Of liabilities Of the reigning house.
Il IS only fair 10 the King and Queen to point
,ut tha+ their Indebtedness has been due not 10
extravaganza but 10 the organization OF the civil
list To begin with, the latter is extremely small
indeed. ridiculously compared to the civil lists
Of other sovereigns. It amounts to little more
-bsn that najd TO the Grand Duke of SaIe-Weimar,
snd considerably less than that enjoyed by the
kings of wurtemberg. Saxony and Bavaria
Moreover out Of the S75509 received by King
Carlos he has been obliged until now TO pay for
the maintenance not only Of the royal palaces
but also of national museums and OF other analo-
rore rblit institutions, 10 subsidize the national
theatres and opera and 10 defray the expenses Of
great national festivities and entertainments.
such as IN other monarchical countries fall to the
share Of the treasury. From all these expenses he
Is henceforth TO be relieved The civil list of
the King and the royal family is being completely
reorganized on the basis Of that Of the rulers Of
England. which has worked well since the reign
of George ".