The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-22

Idnld LOUISE became inc VIE OF lno
French Kings youngest son, the Due de
Montpensier.
The infamy Of these so-caIIed Spanish
marriages was TO be found in the fact
that according 10 Official dispatches sent
by the various foreign ambassadors az
Madrid 10 their respective governments.
and since published. the husband OF
Queen Isabella was to be declared to be
TO such an extent an invalid as TO be IN
capable Of ever becoming the father OF
children. and that in view Of the thus
anticipated childlessness Of Queen ISa-
bellas marriage. her throne would there
fore go 10 her younger sister, Louise,
and to the latter's husband, the Due de
Montpeusier.
IL is not necessary 10 refer here 20
the fact that in spite Of these anticipa-
tions. Queen Isabella gave birth 10 d
number Of children. whom her brother
in-law was wont 70 insist were Height
mate but one of whom lived 70 succeed
to the throne Of Spain as Alfonso XII.
one thing at any rate is certain: that
the marriage Of Queen Isabella was ex-
tremely unhappy in every. particular. and
that many Of the trials and troubles
which subsequently fell 10 the lot OF
Spain were the direct result of this
breach Of faith on the part Of King
Louis Philippe. in which he deliberately
violated his royal word and sacrificed
the happiness Of Queen Isabella, and OF
her fance, Don Enrique. 10 the ambition
Of placing his own son, the Due de Mont
pensier, on the throne of Spain.
Queen Victoria broke OF all the close
and intimate relations which had until
then bound her 20 King Louis Philippe
and TO Queen Marie Amelie. and It was
not until after they had lost their throne.
and had been compelled 10 seek refuge
liz England, that she was prompted. BY
feelings Of mingled hospitality and pity,
TO place one Of her palaces. namely
Claremont. at their disposal. where they
remained until their death, a few years
later
Louis PhiIippe's grandson. King Ferdi-
nand OF Bulgaria. IS regarded as a mon
arch OF much astuteness. Yet he IS pre-
Guided from enjoying all the fruits Of his
cIeverness by the fact that no one be-
lieves him 10 be possessed OF any royal
or private honor. That promises have
never had any value in his eyes is shown
by the fact that his reign 81 n Hetle over
twenty years has furnished an almost
uninterrupted series Of broken pledges,
which commenced when he accepted tie
throne OF Bulgaria within a few hours
only after giving his most solemn word
Of honor 10 Prince Lebanon, then Rus
/ sian ambassador at Vienna, and through
! the prince personally 10 Emperor Alex
ander III. that he would under 20 or
/ CyInstances 10 so.
Later on he vowed allegiance 10 tie
Sultan. as his suZerain, and even went 50
4 far as 20 go through the form o. kissing
| Abdul Hands hand at ConstantinOp;e.
| being the first scion Of Christian royalty
/ TO accord this act Of homage 10 a Mos
lem ruler since the days when tie
! Saracen emirs exacted II from the Chris
tian princes whom they had taken prs-
! Oners in the wars Of the CrUSades Yet
: eighteen months later he formally repU-
/ dated his allegiance 10 tho Porte
! Moreover. although at the time Of his
! first marriage he promised both ir writ
\ ing and on the Gospels, u his father in
/ law, the late Duke OF Parma. and 10
/ Leo XIII. that he would bring UP the
/ children born OF the union IN the Roman
/ Catholic faith. yet, for the purpose OF
| promoting his plans OF converting his
/ principality into a kingdom. Ee cause
/ rs two boys 10 be brought Up as mem
/ bers Of the orthodox Greek rite.
/
/ Other rulers, again, have followed the
I example Of King Louis Philippe eff
/ France. IN making use Of the secret Of
/ fetal information which they obtained
4 by virtue OF their position at the head Of
/ the government 10 speculate on the stock
/ exchange. naturally laying themselveg
open 10 the suspicion OF shaping the pol
1 icy Of the nation in such a fashion as 10
/ favor their "coUps de bOurse"
/ Napoleon III. throughout his entire
/ reign Of nearly two decades, was handi-
/ capped by the impression which pre-
vailed abroad that he was deficient in a
! sense of personal honor, and that his
/ career as a conspirator had rendered him
! incapable OF approaching at their correct
value the ethics which guide the conduct
! OF a gentleman all the world over.
The late King Milan on a memorable
occasion hypothecated a big piece OF real
estate which he owned at Belgrade, 10
foreign banking institution, conceaIing
the fact that he had already mortgaged
! it up 70 the hilt; and he is not the only
| one Of whom a private fraud OF this kind
could be recorded.
The history Of Europe is indeed so full
OF broken promises on the part OF mon
archs. both in their official and IN their
private capacity, that one cannot be
surprised at the appreciation which the
world on yonder side OF the Atlantic has
been manifesting during the past two
weeks with regard 20 the keen sense OF
honor Of King Edward. and Of the value
which It has proved to the great British
Empire.
Copyright. 1910, by the Brentwood Company