The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
WILL PAY VISIT TO
INF ER|AL COUSIN
King George and Queen Mary
Accept Invitation of
Kaiser.
by PHILLIP EVERETT.

| Speclal Cable 10 lhe llHles.DiSpateH'1
London, November ls.-From very
reliable source hear that King George
and Queen Mary are to pay state
visit to Berlin next year. They re-
ceived an invitation from their i'm.
Iperial cousin, the Kaiser, several weeks
ago, and a favorable answer has now
| been sent.
This visit will not take place until J
! after the coronation, and will probably
extend over about week. Some time
in October is regarded as most prob
1 able, but this is detail that yet re-
mains to be settled Under ordinary
circumstances the Kaiser would have
paid a private visit to this country be-
fore the end of the present year. but
he was reluctant to lntrude upon our
intention was abandoned. There Is
considerable friendship between King
/ George and his imperial cousin, and the
: two exchange letters at regular In
tervals,
: King Alfonso of Spain, who warmly
8 sympathizes with young King Manuel,
e has sent word to him at Wood Norton
! that he hopes to visit him in his exile
$ very shortly and discuss the affairs or
y Portugal with him.
+ The exact date Of this visit cannot
. be fixed at the moment, since the
: outlook in Madrid is none too promis-
ing, and the Kings departure from his
capital-especially on such an GRAND
might easily provoke a crisis. King
Alfonso has. however, very often
shown himself to be utterly indifferent
to the opinions of his subjects.
That a revolution in Spain, similar
to the one that has been so success
fully carried out in Lisbon, Is only
matter Of a comparatively short tins
is agreed by ali who are best acquaint
ed with the position of affairs In tina
country; but it is believed that kini
Alfonso will deal with 1t In q NOR
effective manner than did king Manuel
and that he will not show the sam
alacrity to quit his country. Desp1t
his hamboyant manner, King Altons
possesses many of the Qualities ina
go to make up strong king, and ne !
not likely to yield up his crown with
Iout a struggle; while he has a yer
much stronger and more devoted part
about him than had the unfortunat
young King of Portugal. It IS no
anticipated that King Alfonso Will b
accompanied on this proposed visi
to Wood Norton by Queen Ena, an
his stay in this country VIII extern
over few days and Will be entlrel
I of private character
There are good grounds for helley
ing that until such time as he foil
himself In position to return t
Lisbon and strike an effective blow &c
the throne he so suddenly and so dra
mntically vacated, King Manuel WI
decide to remain In this country, an
amply for a commission in the Births
army. 1t Is said that the young Kin
III has fallen in with tho advice OF thos
/ II about him, but that personally I
Il would like to raise legion OF foreis
i soldiers which he might lead bac
i into Portugal and fling the presel
II government into the Tagus. This muc
III he made clear to Sir Archibald Hunt'
when he was his guest at Gibralta
General Hunter. however, is too old
! bird to be trained into this fashio
n and referred the King to the Foreie
Department, where, as he eXplaine
~ the position that this country propos
n to take UP would be fully defined.
Ii The effort to raise foreign legit
Tito go to the rescue or the Portugue
throne is to be a very determined or
or not, and several well-known Britt
soldiers have been approached to TIA,
UP commissions In II.