The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-22
PRINCE HENRY XIV
SUCCEEDED BY SON

! the time OF tho outbreak of the
! Franco German War.
The namc OF Henry, thus borne by
all the malc members of the Reugs
/ family. iE In memory OF Emperor
Henry VI. OF Germany. to whom the
Eeuases owe their sovereignty, con-
! ferred upon them some seven Centuries
ago 1t may be recalled that the pecu-
liar nomenclature OF these princes
aroused the wrath OF Thomas Carlyl.
Tor in his Frederick tho Great" he
speaks OF these strange Rcusscs, who
always call themselves Henry. and
VINO now amount TO Horny Eighty and
odc. with side branches likewise called
Henry, whose nomenclature lis the de
| spair of mankind. and worse than
mat OF the Naples lazzaroni. who can
didly have no names"
King Victor Emmanuel like his
father. King Humbert, before him
deserves to be held up TO the adnira.
ton of the world. for his scrupuious
regard for whPt he considers to DO the
Obligations OF honor. King Humbert
IT may be remembered, went 10 the
most extraordinary lengths 10 pay off
the enormous debts contracted by his
! father; some OF them for obligations
that he would have had every right 10
repudiate, either because they repre.
sented usury, and sometimes worse. or
else because they were obligations
I which could be classed az OF an i'm
moral character. He also went out OF
4 his way TO give annuities 10 INDECENT
members OF the Neapolitan branch OF
the house OF Bourbon. Besides this.
he repeatedly paid the debts of his
terribly extravagant sister, Queen Pia
OF Portugal
His son. the present King. is even
decessor on the throne. and has given
notable illustration thereof In con-
nection with the recent death of his
aunt, Queen Pia OF Portugal at the
Castle OF Stupinigi. In Piedmont. the
other day She had in her possession
when she auccumbed, some very fine
jewels. to tho value OF $500. 900. most
or them gifts of her Italian relatives.
and OF historic value to the sovereign
house of Savoy. especially a diamond
necklace, estimated at $4,000 King
Victor Emmanuel would have had
many excuses for appropriating these
jewels on the ground that the Queen
was by birth princess OF Italy and
member OF his family. that she had
been not only driven out of Portugal.
but also exiled by the Lisbon republic
and forbidden ever to return; and also
oecause the gems We're for the most
part family Jewels of the reigninR
house of Italy.
Declining to avail himself of any OF
these arguments. he has intimated to
the Portuguese government that he
Will offer no objection to the gems
being turned over to its Diplomatic
representatives in Italy for the pur-
pose of being sold. in order to pay off
advances to the tune of 1000 900 that
the late Queen had obtained from the
Portuguese treasury during the reigns
of her husband, son and grandson
All that King Victor Emmanuel asks
OF the Portuguese government Is that
he should be permitted to buy at n
valuation those jewels OF his aunt's
which are OF historical interest to the
house Of Savoy.
Victor Emmanuel was also prompted
In this by the doctrine that Kings
and Queens who have lost their
crowns arc accorded. as n matter Of
courtesy, the same honors as If still
on the throne. According to this the
DRY, Queen Pia was still Queen Dow
ager of Portugal In the eyes OF the
italian government. and she possessed
in Italy the same extra territorial
privileges as the Portuguese envoy at
Rome. In fact, she was. even though
an exile. still theoretically a Portu-
guese. That is why the claim of the
Lisbon government to her Jewels has
been admitted by King Victor EN-
manuel.
Copyright. 1911. by the Brentwood
Company