The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-30

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n oNAco is still furnishing con
II III siderable amount OF discussion
lVl in connection with the two
questions OF the grant of con-
stitution and of the succession TO the
throne. The reigning prince. it may
be recalled by the readers of these
letters, was led by something very
much akin to revolutionary rising,
for which he was totally unprepared.
to pledge himself to endow his sub
jects with constitution OF the most
approved order, according to the terms
OF which parliamentary sanction and
approval would be Indispensable to all
his sovereign acts. In one word. he
role of autocrat for that of mere ex-
ecutive of Parliament.
Ii now turns out that the Constitu-
tionalists are bitter foes of the gam
bling establishment regime and are
bent upon taking steps to turn the
Blanc Radziwill Bonaparte gambling
establishment syndicate. bag and bag
gage. out of the principally. Prince
Albert himself is not merely one OF
the benefciaries of the syndicate, his
eXchequer, but is also one of the prin,
cipal partners in the concern. And
now Blanc, Radziw!ll and Roland Bona
parte are turning upon him. declaring
member of their syndicate, TO rel!n-
quish his sovereign powers to people
opposed TO it. They, moreover. argue
that he had virtually abdicated all MS
therefore had no power TO give away
what he had already alicnated.
BY way of further complication,
the eX-Crown Prince Of Monaco. who
was recently officially barred from the
succession by his father. with whom
he had quarreled. is bitter enemy
OF the gambling concern, and So too,
is the princes cousin. the German
Duke of Urach, who is next in the line
of succession, but TO whose presence
undoubtedly object owing to the fact
| that he is a cavalry general in the
active service of the German army.
The Prince OF Monaco is now en- n.
the abdication OF his throne in favor
of Roland Bonaparte, hoping thereby
at any rate, TO propitiate the Frencl'
government, which is all importan' {
syndicate, II he does this, he vii,
have to do it auickly-that is to say
before the Monaco Parliament with
which he has promised to endow his
gan!zed, it is doubtful whether its
members. with their known views with
regard to the syndicate, would sane
ton the actual transfer of the thrvnd
to one OF the principal partners or the
| concern. 1t is question, too, whether
France would like to have Bonaparte
on the throne of Monaco. although
Roland's presence there would ger.
tainly tend to degrade the name. OF
Bonap,arte, not only IN France. ARRnth,
of Europe, and to deprive the preten.
sions of the dynasty to the throne o.
France OF any remaining chances OF
success which it may hitherto have
retained,
In fact the gambling concern at
Monaco seems In very parlous con
dition, and no one would be aston-
ished If one of these days France, with
the good will and approval Of all Eu-
rope, were to step in and quietly annex
the principality. wipng it out OF exist
ence and putting an end, once and for
all time. to the gambling concern,
which, during the financial year just
come to a close, has yielded, according
to official returns, net profits to the
tune OF 10000 900 francs. or s14.000,0 900;
that is profit Of Sl,000,O0O over the
previous year. These profits are net
and dues, including the civil list of the
100000 I.
Inasmuch as my statements as to
the fact of Prince Florestan !. OF Mon,
have been questioned, ] would refer
the writer's OF the two letters which
have received about the subject TO the
"souvenirs, dun Medlctn de Paris, lussl
question question was Dr. Poumies, who during
tha Napoleonic era was "a conspicuous
h fmS ' in French life, and very emf
n ne in his profession. In MS sou ",
venirs" he. relates a co !, ,, =, W,n.cf
took place in 1855 With Pr dasah FloEs h,
n MI. Who was an old friend of tbs
l lantor declared to him that he had
n noSer been so happy as he was when
living the life Of "a a slmP pa e l,yler
in Paris and asa, earhia at the he be eiHs
n ing Of the nineteenth century. He
s s,,nik II "a the doctor of his eXperienee
s at the Ambigp at the Theatre as = CIV 2.
Marais and at the Theatre II &c "a a,w S,te
and jpfogpned him that ne haa aiWayS