Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02


ID attention to Alecs statement w M wv
- of his policy. Il agree most eSalkA7
fully with every word that has I'M
fallen from your lips" he said; {" but ~
Your Majesty cannot achieve these
splendid aims single handed. You must be
rounded by able men; you need officials of ripe
experience in every department. Nov, the first
consideration of a small State like this, hemmed
in it is by powerful Kingdoms which the least
change in the political barometer may convert into
active enemies is strong and progressive system of
finance / vain enough to think that you may
find my services useful in that direction There is
no man in Delgratz who has had my training and
assured am l of the success that will attend your
Majestys reign that purposely delayed my arrival
here so that | might not come empty handed. l
passed a week in Vienna, working and thinking
twenty hours out of each twenty-four. l felt my
way cautiously with the leading financial houses
there. OF course could not say much, because |
was unauthorzed but / have obtained guarantees
that will command the certain issue of loan suft
cient to give start to some, at least, of the many
ppu ,f;i speeches' Without shadow of doubt |
declare that as able to open negotiations
with your approval loan OF several millions will
be at Your service
Though the Greek was putting forward an obvious
bait, it evident that the King was astonshed by
his outspoken declaration. DO d! understand that
you applying for the post of Minister of Fmance!
he said in his straightforward way.
Yes, your Majesty" replied Beani.
You appreciate Of course that s occupy some,
constitutional monarch backed by a constitution
that is little more than name. This country really
govern only by the will of the people, In those
circumstances l do not feel myself at liberty to
appoint dismiss Ministers at my own sweet will.
assure you that am grateful for the offer OF help
you bring; but | cannot give you the appointment
you seek until in the first place, have consulted
my council and obtained its sanction"
Beiani bowed; II will leave the matter entirely
in your Majesty's hands" he said, and by no sign
did his we'll governed face betray his satisfaction:
for with the King on his SIDE the astute Greek we'll
knew that he could pull the strings of the puppets in
the Assembly to suit his ends.
MAY l venture to suggest to your Majesty" he
A~A went on that there is one thing that demands
immediate attention? Your position cannot be
regarded as assured until you have received the
recognition of the chief European States. Has
Austria made any move in that direction? Have
will take the initiative and the others will follow
:" So far" said Alec, smiling Il have been favored
with, a telegram from the German Emperor, which
his charge dafaires tried to explain away next day.
1t was followed by protest from Turkey account
of alleged disrespectful remark of mine about her
position in the cosmogony of Europe, and have
drawn polite refusal from Austria to modify pass
port regulations, which. by the way | suggested
should be altogether done away with. Other Kings
and Princpalities have left severely alone
- But it would be grave error to drop the pass
important that your Majestys police should be
acquainted with the identity of all strangers other
wise you would never know what secret agents of
YOUR enemies YOU might be harboring here
81 trouble my head very little about the secret
agents of enemies that do not exist" said Alec
lightly. You are probably thinking of the revolt
of the Seventh Regiment; but that is domestic
quarrel, local phase of the waged by all crimi
nails against representatives of law and order. To
be sure, l shall devote every effort to keeping
kosnova free of external troubles yet passports
useless here. | find that stupid dream of Slav
Empire has drugged the best intellects of kosnovia
for half century. That sort of political hashish
must cease to control our actions 1t has served
only to cripple commercial expansion, and l
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