Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-17

Morganatic Marriage Disappearing Pre-
rogative of Royalty.
FIGHT Made
Houses
Against the PcieI

OF that greatest OF all sticklers for caste
and regularity, the kaiser. is only his
morganauC wife after all, and the Ger
man law courts VIII be called on he
fore long to rule on the question. which
arose recently when the kaisefin's
brother claimed exemption from certain
taxation on account of his royalty The
lower court to which the matter was
referred ruled that he wasn't royal at
all. but only an ordinary German noble
man. If the higher courts sustain this
view then the kaisef1n Is only the en-
peroTs morganatic wife
Morganatic marriage seems 10 run in
the blood Of the royal family Of Bel
GUM OF course everyone knows about
the late King DeopOld's marriage to
Baroness Vaughan shortly before his
death, bat II Is not so generally known
that his father. when a prince Of SAKE
Coburg and Gotha, married an actress
morganatically and lived with her for
a number of years. This marriage took
place after the death of his first wife
who was the daughter of George ~
Of England. When he was chosen to
mn the throne Of Belgium, however. he
divorced his low-born consort. Then
there Is the notorious case OF Lcopold q
daughter. the Princess Stcphanie, who
after the death Of her husband. the
Archduke Rudolph OF Austria, mar
ricd petty nobleman called Count
LonyaN
CARS JEWISH AFFAIR.
Somewhat similar to the story that
is told about King George OF England Is
that which is current in Russia about
the car II is that when he was
young man he contracted a marriage
with beautiful Jewish dancer but
that he put her away when he married
the present czarina. The story has
never been denied officially and certain
il Is that there are two young men
undergoing their education IN Paris
who are generally believed to be the
sons Of that marriage. They are we'll
supplied with money which, II Is said
comes from their august father, but
Of course they don't talk about .he
matter and the people who act as go
betwecns are not likely to say anything
When the czar succeeded to the throne
his Jewish subjects built great hopes
for better treatment on this connection
but II the story Is true his Jewish
sweetheart was able to exercise little
influence with her royal lover in favor
Of her co-religionists. for they nave
been worse treated, IL that were pos
sible, under the present ruler than they
were before
There arc signs that with the adj
vance OF democratic sentiment this
mE0lHfNAl
appcar and ~ u does the kings them
selves will take the initiative In abol-
lshing it, One can imagine the rage
Of the kaiser, who Is above all good
family man, III he finds out mat under
the present German law his vile Is
only a left handed wife. and his chill
drcn not entitled 10 succeed him on the
throne. That law won't last long
once the courts declare this state OF
things 10 exist In Austria, as ] have
already polnted out tho laws life Is
already limited To that Of the aged
emperor who now sits on the throne
In England a may be said that II has
disappeared already, for public senti-
ment would not tolerate privileged
bisy,my' in these days. even in rho
case 81 royalty. In fact the king now
hardly ever makes any Objection to
memhers of his family marrying per-
sons Of inferior rank. KING Edward $
sister marrics the duke ar Argyie, a
Scottish noblcman. with his consent.
ond bls daughter was won by another
Scotsr,nn. the carl Of Fife. who was
made a duke on his marriage. The chill
| dren OF both these unions would be
eiiclhae TO succeed 10 the crown, IN
the case OF the failure ~ more direct
heirs. There are rumors that Princess
Patricia Of Connaught "a niece OF the
| late King Edward, wil soon be allowed
| To- marry the young marquis OF An
| elcscy. with whom she has been IN
| love for wears and there viii be moth
| lnr morganatlc about that marriage
with the three leading royal houses
OF Europe thus setting Their faces
against the cOntinuance or TINS ancient
privilege, We may soon hope 10 sec Il
confined 20 the rulers or petty states
and II Is more than likely that they
,,-ljI soon fall In line with the fashion
set by their more Important royal col
leagues JOHN :. STEELE.