The Washington herald., 1912-10-22

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curlaI exptalns TIT tho young xlmg haD
never ~ viAted the tonb reservsd for
him. and adds: The present Klng aayss
IN ct there spon snougAr
Of all the thsoneg Of DuFope. ne out-
look = gioomiest perhapA for tha& q
constantly growing activity aAd strength
Of the sspublicans In his kingdom, and
the uneasiness that must have besa oe-
oaAloo6d by the traeodieo and. mls6or.
tunes Of the depossd BraeansA family
Of Portugal but recently there has come
also TO the young monarch the esd
knowledge that his youngest son. the
Infante Jaime. II doomed 70 remain deaf
and dumb for life.
sue Q policy 1t any premium has forced
him to realize how prscazious his own
health and future are REGARDED. Lastly.
the compilation Of statistics. by Q COM
mission Of experts. has made the young
monarch realise that the exodus Of his
subjects to South American countries
threatens q depopulation Of Spain. and.
furthermore. that his people are in q
condition Of ignorance and the whole
land in q state Of neglect incredible In
q modern European nation.
Tho Queen has returned from a visit
to her mother. Princess Beatrice Of Bat.
tenberg. in the Isle Of wight Her first
thought was for tho Inflated Prince
Jaime. The little chap. despite his af-
Fiction. IL bright. and has learned to
express himself by sigma Tho diaap-
pointment growing out Of the treatment
given Prince Jaime at Freiberg. in Ba-
varia. and the suffering he subsequently
endured in undergoing an operation on
his head and ear practically have de-
stroyed all hope that he will ever be
able to speak or hear.
Queen Victoria on her return heard
for the first time Of the letter sent to
Alfonso by his aunt. Infanta Eulalia.
in which she told the King that her hus-
band. Prince Antonio Of Orleans. desired
to take French naturalization. and that.
in consequence. she would have to ac-
cept his decision and herself become q
French subject
rated before. have planned q divorce.
As Spanish subjects. divorce would be
impossible. As French citizens. divorce
could be obtained. Eulalia, in her let
ter to the King. made no mention Of a
possible future divorce. Alfonso replied
to his aunt that he regretted she should
deem II necessary to take such step.
He ignored all mention Of Antonio. Al
fonso understands what Is in the wind,
bur Is most anxious to avoid scandal
No matter what action Prince Antonio
may take. 1t will not affect Eulalia's
as far az her place on the
civil list II concerned. Az the daughter
Of queen. she will retain her nation
ality, as did her sister, 1nfanta Tar, who
became a Bavarian princess. Though
to a foreigner. a Spanish prin-
cess may always retain her civil hghts-
In regard to the refusal Of Insurance
companies to issue policy to King Al
fonso Il Is known that many monarchs
have had great difficulty in this line.
There Is not only their health, poor in
many instances to consider. but the dan
ger Of assassination. Queen Alexandra
Of Great Britain. however. recently re-
ceiyed ss.5oo.0oo on policy which had
bsen issued to King Edward only two
years before his deaf. No member Of
the Austrian imperial family could get
Insurance save Johann Orth. the prince
adventurer. who disappeared twenty-five
years ago, and although 1t has been
practically established that he was lost
at sea. the s.o.o0o policy which he held
thus far has not been paid to his heirs.
The Gar of Russia Is insured with an
Anglo-German company for $3,750.0O, a
policy signed when he was a lad and
which costs him about s1oo.0oo a year IN
premiums. The greatest loss ever sus-
talned for an individual by an insurance
company was caused by the assassina- |
Ion Of King Humbert. when &s.o00.ooo
was paid. The present King Of Italy Is |
for only half that sum. The I'LL |
lated King Alexander Of Servia never |
was able to secure insurance. George vi
II England is insured for the sum that
mis- father was. but Alfonso has been de- |
lined as "A bad risk. The Kaiser, who
s considered a very sound investment,
worthy OF risk. tried to help Alfonso |
With some German compa MES, but failed !
The life Of the present-day German
diplomat in one respect is less strenu- I
'us than in Bismarck's earlier days. In |
he time of King Frederick William of !!
Prussia all the guests had to drink from
| stag's horn which contained about !
OF a bottle OF wine. and |
vas so made that one could not bring II !
lose to the lips, yet one was not allowed \
o spill a drop. Bismarck took IL and |
frank 1t of at a draft, though 1t was /
cry cold champagne. and not single |
lrop fell on his white waistcoat. Every |
'cdy was surprised. but he said. Give |