Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-31

I his is light meal. such as Is Gus
| tomary on the continent. but. the kin,
\ drinks tea at t5instead of the custom
airy coffee. While he Is breakfastin:
his orders relating to the dispatche!
he has received are carried to the OF
fees OF his secretaries. Each order
! is written by the, king on q small
square piece Of note paper Orderlies
mounted on horseback or on bicycles
carry these orders to Brussels when
the king is at Laeken, and when i'm
portant matters are on foot as many as
" dozen of the leaves will be show
cred IN on tho kings secretary In the
course of half an hour.
After breakfast the king, accompan-
led by his aid lie camp sets out for
another walk. Recently. in all the de-
light of his perfect cure, he purchased
four new saddle horses, and while he
remained at HCiergnon, in the, ,Ardennes
he took his morning exercise on horse
back alone. AT Ostend the king walks
ION the long terrace which he has built
from his chalet to the racecourse,
above the nublic walk on the digue.
DISLIKIS SOCIALISM.
At Laeken King LeopoIdfs walks on
the public road are taken toward some
spot where work is being carried out
by his direction or to some place he
plans to improve AtsO stend the, king
is the children's friend. He is the
friend of the working class at Lakeu.
&All the workmen he meets he speaks
to and he delights them all by. what
they call his simple manner King
Leopold detests socialism. however,
and has notsylnpathy fortrades union
ism.
In transferring the Congo sover-
eighty to Belgium King Leopold has
only slightly loosened his controlling
hand. His voice dominates the Belgian
Cabinet, He viii continue to rule the
great Congo companies. in which the
state holds G0000.000 francs worth OF
accustomed to look 10 him for guild
ancc.
COLONIAL INSTITUTIONS.
Two great colonial institutions. set UP
by King Leopold in Belgium, remain
by the transfer OF the Con-
go. One of these is the tropical garden
at Laeken. where everything that can
be grown with profit in the tropics is
whence millions of eases of
seeds and plants are distributed over
the Congo every year. The other IS
school is intended TO fit young men for
a worldwide career. All that 1t can be
useful for those to know who adyen-
iure into new countries is to be taught |
in It. The youth OF all nations are to |
be admitted to its classes
King Leopold is building an exquisite |
palace IN the Park Of Tu,vueren& TO |
rouse the Colonial school and the Con-
90 museum. This is at once the crown |
lg work of King Leopold's Congo SOW
,reignty and the opening Of the new /
IRA in the Congo Many, of King Leo |
oold's thoughts are eentered on his Co
oniai school. TITS safe to predict that
lis time Will be given largely and his |
money spent freely to make it sue
,ess.ss King Leopold claims that his ex-
,enditure is all for the good of Bel
iium and of Belsirm's colony. All can
zee that the king stops short at no
Expense to gain his ends great
tatesman, who has held office as
rhine minister under him, summed up
lis life when he said 10 me. g King Leo
'old wants much money and is deter
mined to die poor
Ohm DE COURCy MACDoNNELL.