The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-21

/ Nopsrgnt, Sl3. by A. ID. JacobsOn4
Dom Manuel. the exiled King Of Por.
tugal. is to marry Princess August,
Victoria of HohenzolIern. daughter OF
Prince Wilhelm of HohenzoIlern-Sig.
maringen, lieutenant general in th'
Prussian Foot Guards, whose father
in. 1855, by a plebiscite. was called "a
the throne of Roumania. He renowned
his right to succeed his father in that
country the same year. preferring tC
serve his kinsman. the Kaiser. in the
German army. The marriage is to be
celebrated at Potsdam.
There is a good deal of conjecture as
to the title which the princess will
bear after her marriage. There is no
precedent for a dethroned monarch re-
tanning his kingly title, for no exiled
ruler ever was married in that status.
Manuel. however. insists that he never
abdicated. and though he rules over
no kingdom he still pretends to be a
King. But he does not call himself
King of Portugal. and his future wife
will be known as Queen Auguste. The
royal pair will set up their permanent
home in London.
Since the palace revolt at Cintra,
Manuel. who then fed TO England, has
become prominent figure in London
society. where his entire lack of for
mality and democra tic demesnor paired
with a kindly disposition have made
him welcome guest everywhere. He
goes about freely to theaters and res
taurants in the city.
In the past two years King Manuefs
name has often been coupled with that
of royal ladies as his possible choice.
These included the young Duchess of
Fife niece of King George of Eng
landD, Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Co-
burg Cnow the wife of Prince Charles
de Bourbon. King Alfonsos brother
in-law. The recently betrothed daugh-
ter of the Kaiser also was mentioned
mere gOssip-and later the daughter
OF Don Miguel, pretender 10 the throne
of Portugal
The future Queens mother died in
1909 at Cannes. She was Princess Ma
ria Theresa of Bourbon, Sicily. Though
the Kaiser, as the head of the entire
family, gave his consent
to the union Cthere are ever so many
prinCesses to be provided
forl yet King Manuel is sadly in error
if he expects that Germany will aid
him in his efforts to regain his lost
throne.
The discussion of ManueTs approach
ing marriage recalls that his ultimate
chances to regain his throne may not
he so very far removed. after all The
Royalists seem to be unable to make
up their minds whether 70 permit him
to remain a King in exile or not AL
most a year ago the last serious insur-
rectiOn was suppressed, but dissentent
forces have been steadily at work ever
since then to undermine the republic
ran government. The deportation OF
some Of the trouble-makers to Brazil, |
the arbitrary Imprisonment Of mon !
lrchist sympathizers did not end con-
spiracies nor attempts at sedition. even |
though neighboring Spain has decided |
not to permit Portugal political refu- !
gees 10 seek home within her bonn !
Ia ries
Perhaps the Portuguese government |
las been the victim of an excessive |
real Of its own real or alleged parti-
'ans. who formed secret societies to |
AIRY arms illegally and manufacture
bombs under the preteXt of assisting |
n the restoration of law and order and |
he punishment OF guerrilla royalists.
The republic in Portugal never yet
las been placed upon satisfactory
working basis since its establishment.
rhe deposition of the youthful mon
rich. followed by the proclamation of
he republic in October. 1910. somehow
las failed to make good as the herald
d panacea for all political evils. To
egin with there WIS the burning issue
I the separation of Church and State.
hen came the disorders incident to
he establishment of constitutional
with an equable electoral
aw Besides the new administration
ontinually had to face the upper or
ether milestone Of latent or evident
oyalist enthusiasm. as well as the
of radicals only nomi-