The Washington herald., 1907-12-15
commenced D. comf&ain of the alleged
inadequacy of his allowance from the

| lhduequacy OF MS allowance from tht
state.
His demands on the national exchequei
became more persistent than ever. wher
tie Norwegians, deeply incensed by his
public threats at Stockholm to bring then
to subsection by force OF arms retaliatec
by declining TO vote the quota Of Norway
TO HIS civil list Successive administra-
tons and legislators of every shade OF
| politics in Sweden showed themselves in
disposed to comply with his perpetual ap-
plications for money, and when last Feb
ruary he once more made a claim upor
the administration and upon Parliament
for Jump sum to defray liabilities in
cFred by reason of the insufficiency OF
his income from the treasury. he en-
countered not only a very unfriendly re.
fusal by the cabinet and by the Diet. as
well as a good deal of abuse on the part
OF the press. but likewise a suggestion
voiced in the legislature. that he should
sell his large stables in order to raise the
| money necessary to settle his debts
This perpetual wrangling by Gustavus
about money matters has imbued tht
/ Swedish people with the conviction that
ne IS Of a grasping and money grabbing
character, a belief further strengthened
by the knowledge that there have beer
some painful family differences arising
| from the fact that the now widowed
] Queen Sophia has unduly favored her
l second son, Prince Oscar Bernadotte, in
a financial way. Queen Sophia is
enormously rich. Her great wealth is
derived from the public gambling tables
which her father. the penultimate SOW
ereign Duke of Nassau used 10 lease in
his capital at Wiesbaden 10 the late NJ
Blanc. much in the same way that the
/ of
at Monte Carlo to old Blanc's sons and
sons-in-law. Prince Constantine Radziwill
and Roland Bonaparte.
Extreme OF Religion.
The now widowed Queen seems bent
upon atoning for the tainted origin OF
her fortune, by religion carried TO the
extreme, and TO her intervention is due
a stringent law compelling the unwilling
Swedes to an altogether Puritan observ-
ance of Sunday. which, previous to the
accession to the throne Of Oscar, had
always been regarded as a holiday, des-
/ tined for quiet pleasure, and more or
less innocent dissipation. Her ideas are
shared by her second son, Oscar. who
Is regarded as the chief beneficiary and
/ heir of his mothers wealth, and who
surrendered his royal prerogatives and
his rights Of succession 70 the throne
in order TO we'd her maid OF honor. Miss
Ebba Munk. with whom he takes active
part in the work Of the Salvation Army.
preaching publicly as an officer of that
organization, not only in halls. but also
in the streets.
Nor is the new Queen Of Sweden cal
culated to strengthen the hold OF her
husband upon the affections of his people.
For although she has a strong strain OF
Vasa blood in her veins, through her
grandmother Che mother of the late
Grandduke of Baden. who was a daughter
or Gustavus Adolphus ". the penuiti-
mate Vasa ruler Of Sweden). yet she has
alienated all the good will which she
would otherwise have enjoyed on account
OF that ancestry. by persisting in spend
ing the greater part of her existence
abroad Entire years have passed with
out her ever setting foot in Sweden. and
whenever she has put in an appearance
IN the land Of her adoption. Il has never
been for more than a very few weeks
IA time The reason for her continued
absence is alleged to have been the con-
dition of her health.
She has claimed to be suffering from in
cipient consumption. and to be unable 20
withstand the rigors of the Scandinavian
climate. But although the Swedish peo-
pie were given 10 understand that she
was an invalid, lowering on the brink Of
the grave, and doomed TO an early death
she has managed TO survive more than
twenty-six years of marriage, and 10
bring into the world three sturdy sons.
the eldest of whom, the Duke OF Scania.
Is himself father, through his marriage
20 Princess Margaret Of COnnaught while
another. Prince William who visited the
United States last summer. and was ex
tensively entertained at Newport. is about
TO be married TO Grandduchess Marie
Paulovitch of Russia.
Queen Almost N Stranger
The new Queens children have seen hut
little Of their mother. In fact. they scarce.
ly know her. and she is almost a COM
plete stranger to the Swedish people. But
she is a familiar figure at Rome. NanIes
along the Riviera, In Egypt. and Algeria.
where she shows no signs Of weak beaItb
Indeed, at Cairo she actually made the
ascent Of the Pyramids, which is terrifv-
ing climb In one word she is mora M
less OF ''malade imaginaire." and wore
II not the fact that through her grand
mother, she represents the nIustr;o,,s
swedish dynasty of Vasa. with which the
most glorious portion of the history Of
Sweden is identified, her marked avoid
ance of the Swedish court and Of tho
Swedish kingdom would have excItad
much more resentment among the coun-
trymen of her husband. Of her sons and
grandson, than has been the case.
Sweden's noblemen are very pro,,d and
reactionary. and the fact that the new
Crown Prince of Sweden represents,
through his mother. the old vasa dynasty.
has contributed more tran ANYTHING
else to reconcile them to the House OF
Bernadotte. the plebeian origin of which
caused them to hold aloof. to a great ex-
tent, from the court of King Oscar and
OF his Bernacotte predecessors.
King Gustavus does not like TO be re-
minded OF his BeInadotte ancestry: but
King oscar was never ashamed thereof
He never forgot that his grandmother
Queen Desiree, wife of that Marshal Ber-
nadotte who died as King Charles XIV
OF Sweden. was the daughter OF a Mar
seilles stock broker of the name of CIarv
The Clary family has gone somewhat |
down in the world, as its representatives !
to-day consist of a retail grocer and a |
tailor both Of whom were invited by the
late King Oscar 10 dine with him at his |
hotel when he WIS last at MarseilIes. |
and were addressed by him as cousins" |
Tilted by Napoleon.
Old Queen Desiree, who had been Tilted
by Emperor Napoleon before becoming
the wife of Bernadotte, was still alive in
the early sixties-a dainty little woman. |
very frail in appearance, but with a most