New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01
From the Tribune Correspondent.

Berlin, Feb. l9-Prince Wilhelm Of
Wied, Prince of Albania, is now making
his final preparations for his solemn ac-
cession to the new throne of Albania. No
little uneasiness prevails among the large
circle OF the WED friends in Berlin as 10
the danger with which the task of the
new Albanian ruler is beset. Not only is
he a mere tool in the hand of the powers,
especially of Austria and Italy. who have
Invented the new principally merely TO
try to control its destinies exclusively,
but he will have TO try TO shape real
government in a country notorious hith-
erto for it's perpetual state Of anarchy
and reconcile the innumerable ALBANIAN
tribes and races, who are known through
out the Balkan Peninsula TO be irrecon-
cilable The Tribune correspondent. in
an interview with one Of the prince
closest friends, asked why the prince,
who was sure to make a fine career in the
German army and who enjoyed most
agreeable life in Berlin. accepted the i'm
possible mission OF restoring peace III Al
bana. The reply was:
THE prince knows the conditions in
Albania very we'll He has studied them
minutely. He Is extremely thorough in
everything he undertakes. He knows all
that is expected of the coming Albanian
ruler. And still he never hcsitated TO ac-
cept the powers offer. Why? Simply be-
CAUSE he considers IL his duty-and Wieds
never trife with duty--to respond TO Eu-
rope's summons. BY his readiness to sac
rihce his future in the German army, MS
high position at the imperial court ana MS
comforts OF a prncoly life at home Prince
wilhelm OF WED really deserves the NICK
name with which his aunt Queen Car
men sylvia Of Rumania. used 10 greet
him when he appeared in his white ana
oliver uniform at the Bucharest court
dances That nickname is Lohengrin
Like Lohengrin and Sie9fried'
The Albanian Lohengrin looks, exter-
na1Iv. also Ike the Siegfried OF the ola
German legend He looks every inch
knight. and apparently belongs to a less
material age than the present He is six
feet high and gives the impression Oh III
domltable physical strength STORIES are
told which are not all untrue by MS iel-
log officers OF the Potsdam Sarue "u
Corps about some Of his feats as Her
cules When younger he used to very
fond OF holsting one OF his conn aae7
right Nd I'm the air with ore arm ana hoid-
ing him. much TO the comrades discom-
fort. ten or fifteen minutes. And no Is ho'
only strong but plucky and brave. lie MAJ
,,skeA his life in uncountable instances
10 save the lives OF others. Albaniahs' II
e said. h'olze bravery. " That Dc So
Prince william OF Wed may yet De
successful ruler OF Albania.
SIN. in spite OF these warlike ana as
,,nctIy military qualities, the Prince o'
Wled IL Of a. decidedly studious nstuI O.
RE vas graduated from Jena ana loon
Iessons I'm philosophy with haeon.''
After the university no entered as Il.
ted his rank. the Potsdam Guards ana.
under the beautiful white unifor" an'
.agte helmet he was considered the hhes'
l,okfpO ofucer IN the Kaiser ai"'
later he was called 20 the Berlin WI
Acadetny. and he would certainly nave
beeu called 10 the General Stan' me pi""
ribbon Of the German army. hnd NE nun
the Queen Of Eumsna. not sugsesteo "''
name for tho throne he ~ now about u
ascend. His shor, career In tho ARMY