New-York tribune., 1909-02-19
Future KINGS TUTOR
Bsleian Heir 4pparent Chooses
Mentor for His Son.
,ossrr.rht. 1903. BY the Brentwood compaax.l

ro,.,riEht 1903 by the Brentwood Company
r-4noe Albert Of Belgium, next heir 70 the throne
= bss uncle. King Leopold, has for the first time
-, attaining manhood become political storm
-. The other day. when announcing in these
.,s-s his imminent departure for the Congo TO
- .bree months there in searching investiga-
- of conditions and abuses on the spot. I called
7.3on TO the remarkable discretion and diplo-
- v-hich he had displayed until now in refrain
= s,on taking SIDES. either in political dissensons
= IN the distracting family conflicts that have
,,,,gh- SO much discredit upon the other members
:. .Es reiEning mouse OF Belgium. Now, however.
"a. colutrvn1en decline 10 regard him any longer
= ,er+raI at any rate in politics
ne eldest BOY, who bears his grandfather's name.
"a is destined eventually TO succeed to the throne
:, Eslsiura as Leopold III is in his ninth
ss-. and accordingly ii was decided that the time
- .o-,e for transferring the direction OF his edu-
-, and training from a goSsrness 20 a tutor.
--,,s Albert happened TO know young man who
- .1ready attracted his attention. and whom he
ss-5Ad as admirably fitted for the task The
.--,r nan however. happens TO be very popular
..ssr IF the pronouncediy anti-clerical communal
-..,l. ~ BRUSSELS schools from which everything
a +bs nsture Of religion is banshed. and which are
g. n-7ds of the municipality. body markedly So
,sslistic N its political views
X, sooner cid the appointment made by Prince
.4n.-f become known. than outcry raised
- fss clergy and by their adherents. in fact. by
-. entire conservative end Teactionsry element
bo insist that the prince should have secured
.s,her an abba. that is 70 say. priest, or one or
=. --ofessors Of the denoIninational schools and
,,,sres in order to train the future Belgian
-sisu al the most iTnpressionable moment of his
80. And they unite in denouncinE Prince Alberts
-,ye as constituting a thoroughly unconstitutional
.,courasement of the non-eonfessonal school party
a. yelrisu politics, and invitation TO his
,,,+-rren 10 dispense with any religious teaching
so- their children Prince Albert has not vouch-
,ss.s snv public statement in connection with the
.4sI- but has privately explained that he had no
r-Ee sf,ra~
:. bsd resolved to find the most able sympathetic
,,s -,itsbe man for the post, matter what his
-ol,ticsl leanings. He added that having found
,ss nan he wanted he was determined TO remain
uuinhuenced hy any other consideration, and to
.rrn deaf ear to all protests, matter what
,hlir source Meanwhile the Liberal element
throughout the kingdom is enthusiastic, and even
.,risIsts express qualification In fact, Prince
aThs--'s choice Of tutor for his boy has had the
n,rhaps quite unlocked for effect Of earning for
ssr1ss,f and cor his the good will and the re-
ez7d Of precisely that portion Of the population
uhicf furnishes most OF the foes TO the monarchy
Il is interesting in this connection TO recall thar
efher royai and imperial personsges have had as
tutors men belonging TO political parties that did
mt Aad favor at court Thus both Of the Hun
rsrlsn tutors Of the late Crown Prince Rudolf OF
Austria and Of his younger sister. Archduchess
Valerie were men belonging TO the most advanced
-snks % Magyar mberalism-of that liberalism
shsr aims al the complete autonomy OF Hungary
Alexander 7 Of Russia received his education at
the hands Of tie republican and revolutionist La
Hsrpe while King Edwards French tutor. TO
whom he is indebted for his altogether remarkable
-,ssrerv oP the French language and for his exten
sfve knowledge of French letters died the other
ezv as one Of the Socialist members Of the munich
nalItv Of MsrseTes Nor did his Socialist opinions
ever interfere with the friendly relations which he
maintained with his former pupil until the last
+ fact KirE Edward made point OF seeing his
ois French teacher every time that he visited the
sor,Yn % France.