New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-05
AN UGLY WORD.

Before the cheers had died away and
before Prince Henry could reply. Prince
Louis of Bavaria was on his feet. declar-
ing that neither lac nor any Of the non
Prussian princes present could accept the
word yassal. that none Of the reignlns
houses which they represented would
dream Of acknowledging the kaisers SUI
zer,inty. nj that they were not his feu-
datories. hut his allies. on a footing OF
perfect equality-that he was merely
primus inter parcs.
These sentiments constitute the Keynote
of his character. OF his policy in the past
and of his policy in the future. and no
matter what the tenor OF the speeches
or the language OF the dispatches eN-
changed by Emperor William and Prince
Leopold on the occasion OF the lstter's
recent succession TO the regency after
his fathers death. there Will he great
or independence than heretofore on the
part of Bavaria toward Prussia. there
VIII be less intimacy between Munich and
Berlin, and the particulsrism not alon"
of Bavaria but also Of most Of the more
important non-Prussian states of the
confederation. will be emphasized. true
Prince Leopold is already siAty-seNeh
wears old White-haired. white-bearded
and with Prussian rife bullet still In his
body-unique among the federal rulers or
Germany in this latter respect But his
race is a long-livcd one, as was demon
stratcd in the case OF his father, who
died the other day at nlnety-two. having
retained until within few months only
Of his demise sufficient mental and physl-
cal vlgor to do some very successful
though very arduous. deer-stalkins.
Moreover. his eldest son and heir
Prince Rupert who lost his charming
wife SISTER Of the Queen OF Belgium only
the other day, takes his views and his
preiudices from his parents rather than
from his late grandfather or from his
uncle. Field Marshal Prince Leopold OF
Bavaria
Prince Louis has resisted the pressure
brought to bear upon him. from Within
the kingdom al well az from beyond It's
borders-from all parts OF Germany-to
have himself proclaimed King and TO con
gcnt TO the deposition Of mis- cousin. Ming
OTTO. The latter has been ncurabiy IN
sane ever since 1870. and under restraint
and i'm the closest Kind Of scclusion since
1876 that j. 10 say, since ten years prior
to his proclamation as King. His lieges
have never set ewes on him during the
more than quarter of a century that ne
has been their monarch in name. ana the
only notion which the present generation
OF Bavarians have Of his appearance Is
derived from the coinage on which his
eflcv still figures. An Overwhelming ma
,o,ity I'm both houses Of the Munich Par
Lament favored the deposition oi QUO
and the csta blishment OF Prince Louis on
tho throne in his stead. oil the ground
that the country was AT a disadvantage III
hoinc represented among the other rulers
of tho empire by a regent IN lieu OF
full-Nedged monarch. arguing that LOUIS
voice would carry much more weight n
he were able TO speak as kiig. instead or
merely as the latter's representative
Moreover they cited several precedehts
for move Of this kind, notably the anal
ooous case of Grand Duke Louis II or
Baden. who was already insane "hen ne
succeeded his father IN 1852, but was de-
DO ed rs incurably irnbecile four years
later, and his younger brother. Frederick