The Washington herald., 1913-07-21
Court Gossip Of Interesting 9ss
Epents on THO Continents

/ Q remarkaole degree. The German EN-.
peror q too much absorbed by military
matters and armament contracts, and Il
held In from any strong personal tnitia-
tive to prevent the Balkan allies Tying
at each others throata He Il NOT q
grandson Of Alexander II. "the nberator
Of Bulgaria." and his SIav interests are
confined TO q small part Of Poland. Nor
10 he. by pre-arrangement in 1914 the um-
pire between the Slav Christians in the
Balkans should they seriously disagree.
The position taken by the Gar gives him
the right exercised by the policeman to
prevent breaches Of the peace What Q
change has come over Western Europe
since that hurly-bufly over the CONVERSE
tlon Of Nicholas and Sir Hamilton sey-
mour. which led to the Crimean war.
through being taken In London too tragic.
and In France AZ q pretext to avenge q
snub by the Court Of st. Petersburg
upon Empress Eugene. In regard to the
ofaciai notification of her marriage.
The Balkan allies have been going to
bankers for loans on treasury bills at Il
per cent. II the bankers borrow at 6 or
per cent, they make nice profit by
passing on the money to the finance min
listers Of the Balkan lands. The freed
Christians'' will be saddled with these
floating debts. and all that may be
ish ones, for which they must remain
responsible. Servia had an average in
debtedness of II francs q head when
Milan went from a fete at the TuiIeries.
where he danced In a lycean uniform, to
reign as prince 'at Belgrade. The mfli-
tary faction soon brought IL up to IS
francs head. IL has constantly gone
on mounting up ever since. and no great
state has heavier Incubus of taxation
than those poor Servians.
Russia paid for the liberation Of Bull
CARA In all fairness, she can claim a
good right to the run of the house. as
the Irish peasant said of the pig that
paid the rint," when a tourist expressed
MS horror at seeing the animal make
itself at home within the cabin, What
mas made the Christian in Macedonia and
Epirus SO agitated for the last ten years
was less their own grievances than the
prosperity of Bulgaria. They never took
INTO account that the Bulgarians had
peen freed gratis by Alexander II at
sucn great cost to Russia as to give the
explosive force to Nihilism that led to
his assassination and to the unrest that
stiIl prevails in Russia The Christians
whom this war has freed will have the
advantage Of more systematic taxation.
i think that the fiscal grinding-stone
will be weightier. far more enexorable,
and economically oppressive than the
happy-go-lucky way OF the Turks
The recent death OF the Marquis Of
Northampton recalls that as Lord Comp
ton he took a great interest in the re-
moval of Crosby Hall from the City Of
London to Chelsea Well he might. for
II was though the doors Of the old hall.
300 years ago, that Lord William Comp
ton. who became the first Earl Of North
amption. carried his bride. concealed in
bakers basket. Lord Mayor Spencer
would have nothing to do with his suit
50 that young Compton hit upon the de-
vice OF Disgusting himself as q bakers
boy early at his work. The bride having
been abducted. forgiveness followed and
later on fl,0oo,0oe by way Of fortune.
" FLANEUR