The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-10
Don Jaime, Pretender to Spanish
Throne and Hope Of Carlists
is a Much Discussed
Person Now
LEADERS HAVE AMPLE MONEY
Although Don Jaime Declared He
Would Never Bring on Civil Strife
He Might Be Induced to Ae-
eept Throne

Paris. Aug. 10.-Spain, torn intern
ally by the dispute with the Vatican.
| threatened by socialism ana anarchism
and disturbed by the agitation for a
republic, is believed by many well in
formed persons here to have new
woe In store for her. The star of the
Carlist cause, which had been buried
below the horizon for many years, is
again blazing full in the firmanent Of
| Spanish politics.
Within the past few weeks Don
Jaime OF Bourbon. Pretsnder TO the
| throne of Spain and the hope OF the
Carlist cause has come TO be the most
discussed person I'm Europe. Private
advices from Madrid state that never
since there was a pretender TO the
Spanish throne has the outlook been
so favorable for the fall Of the con-
stitutional monarchy. The Carlist
clubs in the kingdom-and there are
several thousand OF them, it is said
are active as never before: the
breath of conspiracy is i'm the air; the
old loyal blood Of the Basques is stir
red TO the innermost chambers of it's
heart, and the Carlist leaders. with
ample money at their command, pow
erful in friends and strong i'm pur-
pose, are only waiting for the moaent
10 come when they can strike the
blow
At the present time Don Jaime IL
| living quietly at the chateau Frehs-
| 4 ~ 4. l.
principal home since the death OF his
father, the late Don Carlos Prior TO
that event which made him the leo
itimst pretender 10 the throne OF
Spain, Don Jaime spent much of his
time in Paris, residing i'm an apart
ment house in the Rue Benjamin God
ard i'm the Passy neighborhooG Upon
the death of his father IT became nee
essary for him to exile himself from
France, under the law passed by the
French parliament after Don Carlos,
i'm 1881. allied himself with the Count
de Chambord, forever banishing tho
eldest representative OF any family
that ever reigned in France.
The majority of those who we're &C
quainted with Don Jaime during his
residence i'm Paris are of the opinion
that he viii stand fast by the declar-
alton he made after his fathers fun
eral. that he would never involve
Spain i'm the horrors of a civil wa-
for the advancement of his own rights
to the throne At the same time il is
generally believed here that the young
pretender would willingly accept the
throne IL disaster should end the reign
of his cousin, Aphonso XIII, provid-
ing that such action on his part might
contribute to the restoration of law
and order on the peninsula.
The training and career Of Doc
Jaime have been such as to make him
the ideal booted and spurried prince.
His military education was received
in the stern school OF the Russian
army. Ten years ago he saw active
service as an officer of the Russian
cavalry during the campaign i'm China
and four years later he returned TO
Manchuria to act as a war correspond
ent i'm the conflict between Russia
and Japan. II is agreed by all who
know him that he Is vastly n,ctc pop
ular than was his father. ana that he
would not lack followers should he
decide to buckle on his sword and fight
his way to Madrid at the head OF an
army.