Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05
PRESS CENSOR Is ACTIVE
Hard to Send q Harmless Dispatch
About Situation.
JEALOUS OF ROYAL TITLES
Nothing Doing in the Morganatic
Line for the American
Heiress.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
ROME. April 4.-Some idea of tho
italian official attitude toward tho Abruz-
zi-Elkins romance may be gained. per-
haps. from the fact that the authorities
refuse to transit kilograms on the subject
from Rome to the American newspa-
pers. Your Rome correspondent, who
had filed the following dispatch and had
1t returned to him. interviewed the d.
rector Of telegraphs. who replied. when
the correspondent offered to change any
portion of the dispatch that might be OBJ
jectionable. that 1t was quite useless to
make any alterations. as the home ONCE
had determined to stop all kilograms
dealing with the subject:
One Rejected Dispatch.
ROME, April "A prominent official
of the royal household furnishes the fol-
lowing information relative to the Abruz-
zi-Elkins affair to a leading Florenune
journal:
.Abruzzi never attempted to hide his
admiration for Miss Elkins, and on his
return from America on the steamship
Varese he spoke of his intended mar
riage to all of his relatives. but every
body thought that his admiration was
not of q lasting character. The king
wishes him to remain faithful to the ira
ditions of his house and to keep up It's
prestige by means of the nobility In It's
domestic alliances Hence 1t Is not true
that he is willing to grant Miss Elkins
all the rights of royal princess. the
duke realizes that the opposition OF his
cousin constituted an insurmountable
obstacle to his marriage to Miss Elkins.
and he Is convinced that the only possi-
BILE solution would be a morganatic mar
riage.
Kind of Near-Royalty.
before the duke went to America In
February he discussed the marriage with
the king, who consented to grant MISS
Eikins a princely title. which. would DC
lust beneath that of a royal princess, ana
hence the marriage would not be strict
ly morganatic one. Miss Elkins refuses
to become the wife OF the duke unless she
acquires py marriage the fun rights and
standing of a royal princess anu equdi
rank with that of her husband ana the
wives of other cousins of the king 80
the duke has now come back to Italy de-
termined to persuade the king to sane
ton the marriage without any restric-
tionS
Not Good Enough Match.
1.-The above information has the appear
ance of being genuine and 1t tallies with
The gossip prevailing among the entour-
ages OF King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Margherita It is a well-known fact that
The king opposes the marriage, but, OH
the other hand, he is willing to allow Its
celebration, provided Miss Eikins does
not become a royal princess. Queen Mar
gherita regards 1T as mesalllance ana
considers it to be beneath the duke 10
marry an untitled woman. The decision
rests wholly with the king. however. and
it is not unlikely that his mother would
influence him directly. but in all prob
ability every effort will be made to pre-
vent the marriage.
..The duke expects to come to Rome
shortly, perhaps today, and p.ead his own
cause. This will entail a great deal OF
time and tact. as he will have to over
come opposition and prejud.ces on every
nd