Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
DUKE SEEKS HAND
OF PRINCESS MARY
Coming Marriage of Only
Daughter of King George
of England.
UNION is PLANNED
BY HER ROYAL MOTHER
T
Rural Workers" Object to Import
ed Labor-New Underground
London in Contemplation.
reign Correspondence Of The star.

Foreign Cores pondence Of The star.
LONDON, June 20, 1913.
Just as the kaisers only daughter mar
ried a young man who at best will be
the ruler OF a small dukedom. so the only
daughter Of King George. Princess Mary,
will in time become the consort of the
ruler Of only a little over one million
souls. 1t is given out on the very best
Of authority that an engagement will
very shortly be declared between Prin-
cess Mary and the Hereditary Grand
Duke OF Mecklenberg Strelitz. Yho came
to London some time ago in search of a
wife, and who everybody thought was
going to marry Princess Patricia of
Connaught, with whom he was seen
everywhere,
Princess Pat. headstrong as ever en-
phatically declared. however. that under
no circumstances would she marry a
German. and Queen Mary then suggested
marriage between her young daughter
and her German relative. King George
readily consented and, it is said. PIin-
cess Mary also agreed. 1t Is limited that
the princess would probably marry any
man, no matter of what nationality, just
to get away from the tyranny OF her
royal mother, and be allowed to have
word to say about the making OF her
dresses.
The engagement viii probably not be
made public until Princess Mary cele
brates her seventeenth birthday. next
April.
Judges View of Dull Old London.
1t would be very hard, IT is conceded.
to find a duller place on the surface Of
this earth than London. This is borne
out by hundreds of disappointed Ameri-
get the Endorsement of that most famous
of London judges, Mr.. Piowden, the
philosopher and wit. was scarcely ex-
pected. and still this is just what hap
pened.
The other day a couple who had made
merry in the street on their way home
from a dance were taken before Judge
Plowden, who. after listening to the
accusing policeman's evidence, dis
charged the couple with these words:
You both appear to have been very
happy last night, but ] hope you will
though joy may endure for the night.
sorrow cometh in the morning You
see this is the reaction. The mistake
you have made is in misunderstanding
your country This is not a country
where people can afford to be jovial
You must cultivate a spirit OF melan-
choly il you want to be safe. Go away
and be as sad as you can.
Object to Foreign Labor.
The rural workers" of Suffolk are
in a state OF great excitement because
their country Is being invaded by
thousands of Dutch field laborers. who
the Englishmen declare. are taking the
bread out Of their mouths. 1t is the
new industry of sugar beet growing
and beet sugar manufacturing which
has brought about the Dutch invasion
after the English farmers had in vain
tried to get along with native farm
hands.
Every unbiased Judge. however. ad
mits that the English farm hands have
only their own conservatism and lazf-
ness to blame, for according to their
ideas it takes three men to run a team
of horses and a pillow. one man to walk
at the head OF each horse and the third
to hold the handles of the plaw, while
a single Dutchman does the work OF the