Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

ion the most powerful form OF govern
ment for France was the convention!
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Louis Philippe. King Of France. visited
the Queen Of England in 1912. and Queen
Victoria, referring to the
Louis visit in letter to Leopold.
ph;,,rr. dated Osborne House. Oc-
tober II. 1912, says: THE
visit Of King Philippe passed of to per-
lection. What an extraordinary man the
king! What a marvellous memory; what
vitality; what judgment! I wish that
Tahiti was 6 the bottom OF the sea.
Louis Philippe treats his Very Dear AL
bert as king. and said: Prince Albert for
me Is kingr'
Leopold 1 from the Tuilleries writes to
Queen Victoria January Is, 1S47: MANY
wise people repeat here phrases which
they pretend to have heard you utter. for
example: This Louis Philippe. one cannot
an old fox etc In the interest of Great
Britain. tranquility, 1t is to be hoped. will
be maintained in France. To attack
France in France would have the most
should we have another great war. you
may be sure that revolutions will follow
everywhere. and to think that you would
escape in England all reaction would be a
grave error. In England the spirit Of the
old monarchy has been destroyed and
what may be the consequences, in the
course Of time. it Is not easy to say. A
bad constitution acts badly on the people;
look at America, and even Belgium!
The Queen Of Belgium recounts the
revolution Of 1S4S to Queen Victoria:
THE coming to power Of Guizot has
been as fatal as his fall, and he Is per-
haps the first cause Of our ruin, although.
my father, Louis Philippe, cannot be
blamed for having called him to the min
istry, because Guizot had a majority in
the chamber, and an overwhelming ma
jority. From a constitutional point of
view he could not be dismissed. 1t was
impossible to foresee the result when
all was tranquil. the country prosperous
and happy, the laws and liberty respected.
and the government strong. That a revo-
luton. and such a revolution, should be
provoked by some imprudent words. and
the resistance, however regrettable which
the government made! 1t was the will
of the Omnipotent; we must submit. He
from earth my beloved brother the
Due d'Orleans. accidentally killed July
10. 1872. 1t was also an immense mis-
fortune that Joinville and Aumale were
absent; both were popular. The poor
dear Joinville foresaw and predicted just
what happened. If the republic Is really
near 1t is impossible to say what may
happen"
Louis Philippe abdicated, and on March
3, 1S4S. addressed Queen Victoria from
that he had sought refuge in her king
dom and recalling her former goodness
as precious souvenirs, etc.
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On November 49, 1S4S. Lord John Rus
sell informed Queen Victoria from Penn
broke Lodge thes the presi-
Bonaparte's dental election in France
L approached and that Louis
Bonaparte would probably
play the role of Richard Cromwell.
Louis Napoleon, when elected president
Of the French republic, expressed Jan
uary %, 1S49) his respectful sympathy to
Queen Victoria, and recalled the generous
hospitality accorded him In her country
when a fugitive and outlaw, and that he
would be happy. to strengthen the ties
that united the two governments.
The Sd of February, 1852. Queen Vic
toria writes to Leopold I that with a
man "as extraordinary as Louis Napo-
leon one cannot remain moment IN Sc
curity." She fears war. but assures
Leopold that any attempt against Bel
GUM will be considered casus bel1.
The queen on October 26 writes: my
Very Dear Uncle: must tell you an an
ecdote relative to the entree OF Louis
Lord Cowley). Under one OF the
triumphal arches a crown was suspended
by a cord with this inscription: He mer-
tied It WELL For some reason the crown
was taken away. but the cord and the In
scription remained. You may imagine
how edifying the effect!"
Leopold, on his part, in letter from
Laeken February 4, 1853. tells the queen
of an anecdote from Paris.
The empress. it seems, had Expressed
to the emperor how much she felt tse
dignity of the position to which he hsd
promoted her. He replied:
.'You tell me of the advantages Of ehe
position. My dear child, my duty Is to
point out to you its dangers. shall be
assassination. Besides there are plots
in the army. I count in one way or an
other to avoid the explosives; the means
perhaps will be a war; there are great
chances Of ruin in that for me- You see.
then, that you should not have scruples In
joining my fate, the bad chances being
equal, perhaps, to the gooo.
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The queen writes from st. Cloud of
their visit and entree in Paris: Absolutely
"feenhaft' and ''over-
Victoria's whelming"
-.. The queen from Buck
ingham Palace, in 1850,
writes her impressions of the visit OF
the Emperor Napoleon and empress:
"a concourse Of remarkable circum-
stances determine the alliance which now
unites England and France, who were
bitter enemies and rivals during SO many
centuries. and 1t is under the reign of
the actual emperor, the nephew Of our
greatest adversary, who bears the same
name, that the reconciliation is effected.
provoked almost entirely by the policy Of
the late Emperor of Russia, who con-
sidered himself the chief Of a European
alliance against France9'
The queen gives a long description of
the character of the emperor, Of whom
she speaks as very extraordinary man
and "a man Of mystery" and concludes:
THE difference between Louis Philippe
and Napoleon III Is that the poor king
was absolutely French, whilst the en-
peror was as little French as possible and
quite like German"
The queen foresees the fan Of the en-
pire, and in 1860 wrote King Leopold:
Every one would be glad to see France
prosper but she seems bent upon turn
ing up every part OF the globe and pulling
the world by the ears. 1t VIII end one
day by veritable crusade against the
perturbator Of the whole world. It is
truly monstrous!"
The queen has manifestly COMPOUNDED