The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-08
MONACO SE|zES
ROULETTE TOLL
nOOdIess Revolt Ends Abs0lut-
ism In Monte Carlo Realm.
ALBERT IS SHORN OF POWER.

OSdtS WIKI NATIVE reputation OF is0Oo
Now Has Parliament Of Eighteen
Members-AIlows Prince 100000 An
nually and Will Spend Remainder of
Gambling Revenue.
The recent events in the world have
made up budget of news sufficient to
swamp nearly all journalistic interest
I'm revolution which. If it took place
in the smallest sovereign state in the
world, was none the less serious for
that In other words. Albert. prince
of Monaco, ran very serious risk of
following the example of the Portu-
guese sovereign and of finding his min
iature principally over which he held
absolute sway converted into q repub-
lie.
Those who have lived in and about
the principally of Monaco, which. as
some one once remarked. is so small
in or out Of it. have been we'll aware
for some time past of the discomfort
Of the natives. It was not in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of the famous
casino, where the roulette wheel never
tires. that this discomfort was evident.
but in the Vile de Monaco itself there
have been growls and mutterings for
many months past-growls which de-
veloped into something more threaten
ing and induced the prince to accord
his people liberty of the press and the
right to elect their municipal council
Peoples Appetite Whetted.
Once political blood was tasted the
Monegasques wanted more 1t was
all very well. they cried. to live tax
free in country to which the for
eigners focked in such numbers as to
give employment to all and prosper
ity to most 1t was all very well to
be able to say what one liked in the
public press and to have the right to
elect ones municipal governors. But
that was not enough. Why should the
millions that came. from the Golfers
of the casino pass into the hands of
the sovereign. to be administered by
him as best he pleased without con-
sulting his loyal subjects?
Thus the natives argued, and their
leaders famed the fame of discon-
tent. A deputation was formed, and
the people called upon the prince at
his hotel in Paris to press the peoples
demands. The sovereign kept the dep
utation kicking their heels in Paris
| for q week. then sent them word that
he would give them rendezvous in
Brussels.
The Infatuated deputation returned
to Monaco. and the growls developed
into bark. A wire was sent to the
| sovereign. who began to realize that
matters were getting beyond a joke.
| So he sent his son, the hereditary
Prince Louis, to arrange matters.
Prince Louis arrived in Monaco to be
met by an angry population. Prince
Louis was escorted in ominous silence
| to his palace, where the municipal
council gave him forty eight hours in
which to make up his mind So Prince
Louis, after reflection. wired to his
father to theseffect that all the trumps
were in the peoples hands. and his
father wired back that he gave up the
game.
Thus was the revolution of Monaco
| carried out without bloodshed and ar
absolute sovereign converted into q
| miniature imitation of King George v
Revoutionists Are Few.
Just as Monaco is the smallest SOW
ereign state in all the wide world. sc
has the revolution been ACCOMPLISHED
by what is surely the smallest number
of natives that have ever been respon
sible for coup d'etat- 1t will astonisI
a good many to learn that the entire
native population of the principally
of MonacO-men, women and children
consist of 1900 souls, while the roll
of voters numbers exactly $50. The
foreigners of Monaco number $4,000.
Prince Albert's first parliament vii
likewise make up a tiny total, for it:
members will be just eighteen in mum
Der. In fact, one may say with all sin
cerity that the largest thing in Monaco
is it's revenue, of which the newly
made constitution will have the han
ding
While the prince will of necessit,
suffer financially by the revolution, b.
will be by no means poor sovereign
in the future. Quite apart from tn
enormous fortune he has amassed
most of which is invested in German.
he is an intimate friend of the kaise
he will in the future be allowed
sum Of about 100000 per annum-n
meager amount considering the size o
his dominions! His parliament, by tn
way, will demand from him no accoun
of his past stewardship.