The Washington herald., 1911-02-05
By VANCE THOMPSON.

Paris, Feb. 4.-CharleS M. Schwab, tht
big steel manufacturer. who is stopping a
the Hotel Maurice. Paris. said this to &
group of financiers: Yes; we're goint
to have war with Japan"
He made out a strong case. and hi!
listeners-French statesmen and fnan.
ciers-were greatly impressed by his re-
marks. He said:
There exists-aIl the conditions which
make for war. The Japs have the swell
head and think they can lick any nation.
The Pacific Coast people have good cause
to hate them. The men out West are
straightforward and they dislike the will
ness and treachery of the japanese
Mr.. Schwab predicted that there could
be only one end to the war:
1.-THE hallucination of the Japanese" he
said, 'is like that of Gen. Weyier, when
he asked for $1,000 men to invade the
United States. We have the best ships
and the best sailors in the world.
am a peace man like Mr.. Carnegie, but
there are things for which Mr.. Carnegie
would fight. He says he'd fight for
peaceSI would fight for the flag"
Mr. Schwab declares that we are on
the verge of the greatest prosperity the
country has ever known. Manufacturers.
he says. will be unable to supply the
orders coming in from all nations. He
expects to sail on the kronprinz.
Strange Matrimonial TanEle.
One of the most extraordinary matri-
monial cases ever brought before the
Vatican is that of the Princess de
Chimay, formerly Clara Ward. of De-
troit, Mich. This tempest-tossed woman.
who is daughter of the late Commo-
dore Ward and niece of well-known
banker Of Chicago, is the divorced wife
OF the head Of princely house, the for
mer wife of the gypsy fiddler. Rigo, and
the discarded wife of an Italian railroad
stationmaster named Riccardi.
She Is making desperate opposition to
Prince de Chimay's attempt to have their
marriage annulled by the Church. Prince
de Chfmay is the head of an ancient
Catholic house which has powerful
branches in France as well as in Bel
gium. His chief seat is at Hanault, in
Belgium. So powerful was he with the
late King Leopold that after his marriage
with Clara Ward he was able to have
her made lady Of the court. s,
the prince obtained Q civil divorce, but
had no intention Of letting the matter
rest there. and endeavored to obtain from
the ecclesiastical authorities declara-
ton that the marriage was null and void
from the beginning. The case came in
the first instance before the matrimonial
court of the Archbishop Of Paris, and
much to the princes surprise Archbishop
Annette took the side Of the American
woman. He holds that Clara Wards
with de Chimay was valid and
cannot be dissolved by the church.
This marriage was performed by the
papai nuncio In Paris twenty years ago.
Though Clara Ward belonged to nom
Cathoifc family. q dispensation wss got
tm Rome. Prince de Chimay has ap-
pealed from this decision Of the Paris
archbishop. and has taken the case to.
Home. II IL now before the Rota, which
b body Of chmchuaen appointed hy the
Pope to try matrimouial caSeol Il was
thi1 court which decided agninDt Princes9
formerly Mre Parkhurlt Of
Deugor. Ne. and NIECE .of he hte Gen
q Coenol6, OF New YeFk.
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