Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-01
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To understand the exact position of affairs VIC
have to remember that the natives of this little
Kingdom, the Monagasques, really Italians
They demand constitutional government, and
the dismissal of all French dignitaries and Off
Gals. and the closing of the Casino. They point
out that all the official posts should not be given
to the French, and that the Casino is only a
gambling hell that benefits the crown and the
French syndicate who run it, and no one else
The prince is certainly in a predicament On
the one hand, he wishes to satisfy the Casino
thorities and on the other to make terms with
his subjects. The Casino syndicate point out to
him that they possess his charter granting them
permission to run the Casino, which does not
pire till the year 194S; and furthermore that
they pay him the princAly income of $25O,OO0
year, making nearly $1OOO,OOO year with the
bonuses he is entitled to. True the prince him
self never CANDLES, and devotes large share OF
his income to sciences
But his subjects say that the money is gained
by gambling, and demand reform.
II the Monagasques have their way they will
speedily put an end to the agreement existing be-
tween the Casino authorities and the prince, on
the ground that the contract is invalidated by
Its immortality, according to the Jurisprudence OF
every civilized country, and also because they
argue that no sovereign. be he absolute monarch
or constitutional ruler has the right TO turn over
the control of his dominions to public gambling
syndicate concern against the wishes or his peo
pie or to sacrifice the good name Of the latter,
and to cover 1t with Worldwide infamy, for the
sake of his own selfish personal gain.
The leaders Of the revolutionary movement in
Monaco are convinced that il once they get rid
of the public gaming tables. and of the French
element more or less connected with it, which
now fattens on the land. Monte Carlo and in
fact. the entire principality will become as
reputable winter resort Cannes, Mentone and
other places along the Riviera. and that they will
attract visitors who will stay and spend their
gamblers. who II they win, carry off their money
to squander elsewhere or If they loose. benefit
one but the Casino syndicate.
AS matters now stand the prince is pledged
to grant his people constitutional government
This has been virtually forced upon him. The
people went up to the palace and demanded II,
and the three or four score of police in the en-.
ploy of the syndicate powerless to stop them.
But because the prince has promised reform he
has lost favor with the Casino authorities, who
extremely annoyed that he should promise
reforms without consulting them and seeing their
rights are safeguarded.
The question many people would naturally ask
here is: II the Casino at Monte Carlo were
closed how would It affect the Riviera resorte
generally? Would they maintain their popularity
and draw those fashionable winter crowds? So
far climate beautiful scenery and natural at.
fractions are concerned they have little to fear
Nice, Mentone, and Canens have more than treb-
led themselves in size during the last FIVE years
or so.