The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-11
Birthday Of Prince Luitpold, Re-
gent of Bavaria, will be Cele-
/: brated By Subjects
"a Tomorrow
HAS DONE IMPORTANT WORK
Although Never Proclaimed King, Luz
itpoId Has Virtually Been Ruler
of Bavaria for More Than
Sixty Years.

Munich, Marcn ll.-Ine Nlnetletn
birthday anniversary of Prince Luit-
pold. regent of Bavaria and the dean of
European rulers. will be celebrated to-
morrow with national rejoicings upon
an unusually extensive scale. Already
the venerable regent Is in receipt of
telegraphic congratulations from EN-
peror William and the heads of the
reigning houses of the empire. Tomor-
row tie eeums will be chanted through
out the kingdom in honor Of the aged
ruler, military reviews will be held and
the people will indulge in many forms
OF festivity.
Important Role in Histiry.
No German Prince now living has
played a more important role in the
history of Germany and, indeed of
central Europe, throughout the last
fifty or sixty years. Although he was
never proclaimed as King, he has vir-
tually ruled the Kingdom of Bavaria
for more than sixty years. During
the lifetime Of his father, King Louis
J.. who forfeited his throne for the
sake of Lola Montez, the famous ad-
venturess, Prince Luitpold was to a
great extent intrusted with the execu-
tive duties OF royalty, the entire time
tally unbalanced father being monopo-
lized by his love affair, which event
ually led to the revolution of 1S4S.
Named Regent IN 1886.
Macmillan H., who then succeeded
to the throne, was in such a chronic
state of III health that he surrendered
most OF his responsibilities as monarch
into the hands OF his younger brother,
I.uitpold. The late King oLuis III, who
came to the throne at the death of his
father, Macmillan, although in ex-
cellent physical health, was so eccen-
trio and so full of his fantastic devo-
tion TO music and the arts, that he
gladly left the task of governing the
kingdom to his uncle, Luitpod. Dur
ing all those years Prince Luitpold, al
though actually regent, was not offi-
cially recognized as such. This official
recognition did not come to him until
after the death of King Louis in 1886,
when the formal appointment of re-
gent became necessary owing to the
fact that the successor to the throne,
his nephew Otto was incurably in
sane and utterly unfit to assume the
duties of his position
Refused Title Of King.
Since the death of the unfortunate
Louis H., Prince Luitpold was repeat
edly asked by the rulers of the sover-
eign states of the German Empire and
by influential men i'm his own country
TO assume the title of King and TO be-
come the founder of a new 4 nasty,
but he invariably refused, tax the
ground that such n step would ada
neither to his power nor his prestige
while II could not fail to impair In the
eyes of the masses that respect for
the principle of legitimacy and of right
divine which Is the bases OF the mon
archlal system i'm the old world. Dur
ing all the years of his regency he new
er touched a penny Of the civil lst
which the constitution of Bavaria pro-
vides for the sovereign. The money
has been devoted to the liquidation
H., and is now accommodating as spec
ial fund of the crown.
Served in Prussian War.
Prince Luitpold has led an active
and eventful life ever since 1885, when
he began his active service in the army
as Captain of artillery. In the war oi
1866, when he assumed the command
OF the Bavarian troops after the death
of General Won Zoller, and offered
most gallant resistance to the Prus'
slams i'm the disastrous battle of Helm
stadt, where his eldest son, Prince
Louis. was dangerously wounded be-
fore his very eyes. Four years iatel
Luitpold was again on the battleneld
this time not against the Prussian'
but with them, taking part in the in
vasion of France. He fought bravel!
and with distinction and was decorat
ed for his eminent services with tn
first class Of the Iron Cross.
Loyal to German Empire.
II was Iluitpold who overcame tn
hesitation of his eccentric nepheN
Louis and induced him to invite Kin
William OF Prussia to assume tn
crown and title of German Emperor
I.uitpold was chosen by the variou
rulers OF the German states to subm
TO King William the German Imperi'
crown and ever since that time Luii
pold has never for n moment wavere
In his loyalty to the German Empir
Although extremely unpopular In BE
varia at the beginning OF his offici'
regency. because he was believed TO
tool OF Prussia and in some way col
nected with intrigues which were SUI