The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-22
.ROYALTYS POINT OF HONOR
How King Edward Keen Sense Thereof Was of Great Value
abroad to His Empire.
Abroad to His Empire.

Gambetta was brought to dejeuner with
the prince at the Hotel Bristol. and.
may add. by way OF a personal touch,
that, escorting him 10 the hotel. we got
him safely up one staircase 10 the royal
apartment, Just as the President Of the
republic. old Marshal MacMahon. who
execrated him. and who had been making
a call on the prince, was leaving by the
other staircase.
II was that dejeuner in the summer Of
1879. at the Hotel Bristol which was the
beginning Of the friendship OF the two
men. They parted quite delighted with
one another at its close, each surprised
TO find the other so agreeable and sym
pathetique." and afterward. whenever
the prince came 10 Paris, he never neg
lected to see his friend Gambetta, who
for a time went by the nickname OF
"pami du Prince de GALES"
Another monarch who has a keen sense
Of honor is the present Kaiser. and the
principal cause Of his break with Bis
marck. and one which has never been
sufficiently emphasized in connection
with that great statesman's downfall
was the Emperors discovery that prior
to his accession to the throne. and while
the so-called Three Emperor Alliance
was still In existence, between Germany
Austria, and Russia, the chancellor had
negotiated a secret convention with Rus
STA. unbeknown 10 Austria. and which. II
not directly aimed against the latter,
was at any rate extremely injurious 20
all her interests in the Balkans, and in
the southeast Of Europe.
This was the reason why Emperor
Francis Joseph, when the old chancellor
visited Vienna. after his downfall, for
his son Herbert's wedding 20 Countess
H0yos. not only refused 20 receive him.
but declined 10 permit any officers Of his
or OF his government, 10 accord him any
attention. And if William II is held in
such warm esteem at the Austrian court
and has always been treated with so
much affection and regard by Francis
Joseph. il is because the latter knows
how strongly he William. has resented
the duplicity Of Bismarck with regard 70
Austria
Queen Victoria was another sovereign
who held, like her son and grandson,
that double dealing Is quite as dishon-
orable in political intercourse as II is
in private life; and the most forcible ex-
preston Of these views is 10 be found in
the letter which she wrote 70 Queen
Louise Of Belgium IN 1877. anent the So
called Spanish marriages. These were
the elimination Of a particularly shame
ful maneuver on the part Of Queen
Louise's father, King Louis Philippe OF
France.
There was a considerable amount OF
rivalry in those days between France
and England for predominant influence
at Madrid. Queen Victoria and her con-
sort wished that Isabella should wed one
OF their near klnsmen, a prince Of the
house of Saxe-Coburg. while at the
Tuileries King Louis Philippe was de-
termined that Isabella should share the
crown OF Spain with one o. his own sons.
Finally the English government con-
scented 10 withdraw it's candidate. in the
face Of the protests raised by France "a
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already one prince Of Saxe-CoburE es-
tablished at Lisbon as King Consort OF
Portugal. she could not view with eQua-
nimity the prospect Of another prince
OF that house becoming King Consort OF
Spain, eXacting. however, a pledge from
the court Of the Tuileries. and from
King Louis PhIuppe's government, that
none Of his sons should wed Isabella
France was apparently satisfied with
this arrangement. and Queen Isabella was
allowed 10 engage herself 10 her cousin
Don Enrique Of Bourbon. Duke OF Sc
villa, TO whom she was greatly attached
Meanwhile. however. King Louis Phil
ippe was quietly working 20 circumvent
his arrangement with England With the
connivance Of wicked old Queen Chris
tina Of Spain. who was the mother OF Isa-
bella, he brought about the breaking on
Of her engagement 10 the Duke OF Sc
villa, and her IoveIess marriage, instead
20 another cousin, Don Francis of BOur-
bon. Duke Of Cadiz a dwarf in stature
aDd in intellect; while on the very same
day. Isabella's younger sister, the IN