The Harlowton news., 1911-02-10
MONACO SE|zES
ROULETTE TOLL
BIood|eSs Revolt Ends Abso|ut-
ism In Monte Carlo Realm.
ALBERT IS SHORN OF POWER.

State With Native Population Of 1900
Now Has Parliament Of Eighteen
Members--AIIows Prince $s00,00 An
nualIy 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
in a revolution which. If 1t 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 principaiity Of Monaco, which, as
some one once remarked. is so small
that you never know whether you are
In or out of it, have been well aware
for some time past of the discomfort
Of the natives. 1t 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
1ty 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 flame of discon-
tent. A deputation was formed, and
the people called upon the prince at
his hotel in Paris to press the peoples
1nnan6S Tha hn
utation kicking their heels in Paris
for week, then sent them word that
he would give them rendezvous In
Brussels ',-
The infuriated deputation returned
to Monaco, and the growls developed
into q 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 the effect 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 an
absolute sovereign converted into q
miniature imitation of King George V.
Revolutionsts Are Few.
Just as Monaco is the smallest SOW.
ereign state in all the wide world, so
has the revolution been accomplished
by what is surely the smallest number
OF natives that have ever been respon-
sible for coup detat 1t will astonish
a good many to learn that the entire
native population Of the principality
or Monaco-men, women and children
consist of 1,5OO souls. while the roll
of voters numbers exactly $50. The
foreigners of Monaco number $1,000.
Prince Albert's first parliament will
likewise make up tiny total, for its
members will be just eighteen in num-
Der. In faot, one may say with all sin
N>AAhJ tiie'l thC ioi 6CSt thluS III houdCO
Is its revenue, of which the newly
made constitution will have the han
ding.
While the. prince will of necessity
suffer financially by the revolution, he
will be by no means poor sovereign
In the future, Quite apart from the
enormous fortune he has amassed,
most Of which is invested in Germany
he is an intimate friend Of the kaiser
he will in the future be allowed
sum Of about $S00000 per annuni-no
meager amount considering the size Of
his dominions! His parliament, by the
way, will demand from him no account
of his past stewardship.
Persia Bars Aniline Dyes.
Persia has new law prohibiting the