Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18
BRITISH QUEENS CLASH
OVER MANUEL'S TITLE
King George Decides With Mary and
Queen Mother Is Dis
comfited.
Rumors in London That Winston
Churchill May Return to Con-
sentative Party.
LONDON. January 10. 1914.

LONDON, January 10. 1914.
Another little difference between Buck
ingham Palace. over which Queen Mary
presides. and Marlborough House, Of
which Queen Mother Alexandra is mis-
tress, has arisen, this time over the titles
by which the deposed King Manuel Of
Portugal and his bride are to be known
officially
When the exiled king and his bride were
entertained by the queen mother. recent
ly, the court circular issued from MARI
borough House described them as king
Manuel and Queen Augusta Victoria
This was interpreted as a sign that
King George had officially sanctioned this
description of the royal couple, and the
press. following as it invariably does the
fashion set by royalty. published it as a
fact. An official denial was quickly forth
coming and it was announced that King
George had decided that the ex-king and
his wife We're to be known and referred
to only as Dom Manuel and Dona Au-
gusta Victoria. AS the kings decision Is
binding on all the members of his family,
including his mother, it Is probable that
any future references in the court circu-
lar, even those emanating from MARI
borough House, will thus refer to the
young couple.
In circles that side with the queen
mother in her little differences with
Queen Mary it is said that the king 8
decision was dictated by Queen Mary
who thus emphasizes that she, and not
Queen Alexandra, is now the arbiter in
matters of this kind.
Churchill May Turn Tory.
Politicians OF all parties are seriously
discussing the possibility of Winston
Churchill first lord of the admiralty, re-
turning to his original belief conserva-
tism.
Mr.. Churchill comes from one of the
old-line tory families, and until the
unlonists at the behest of Joseph Cham
berlain adopted the policy Of tariff re-
form, or modified protection. he remained
true to the family traditions. On tariff
reform, however, he found himself out
| OF sympathy with his party and left it
| for the liberal side, which rewarded him
with a cabinet position when the party
came into power in 1905. For a long time
Mr. Churchill worked hard and assidu-
| ously for liberalism, and was the most
! intimate political friend of Lloyd George,
the chancellor of the exchequer This
friendship cooled when Mr.. George de-
livered one of his attacks against the
+, Duke of Marlborough, Mr. Churchill
cousin, and landlords in general
| Mr.. Churchill then took up with his
political enemies Frederick E Smith and
Austen Chamberlain, with whom he is
| often seen, and became an even more
| frequent guest at Blenheim Castle. the
| home of the Duke of Marlborough, and
at the houses of the Duke of Westmin-
ster. who although not in politics, Is an
| uncompromising conservative.
Criticised by Liberals.
! This might have been all right, even
after the conservatives started writing
to the papers complaining of their lead
ers entertaining at their homes political
opponents and 'turncoats but all at
once Mr.. Churchill, found himself the
| target of attacks from his own party.
| This was largely started by the little
navy" wing Of the radical group in the
house of commons. but it has been
spreading considerably and the Daily
Chronicle, edited by Robert Donald, who
wrote very 1atteringly of Mr.. Churchill
some years ago, tells the first lord OF
the admiralty that 1.-The liberal party will
not accept its policy of home rule from
him. This arose over Mr.. Churchill S
ment of the Ulster question.
As it might be impossible for Mr..
Churchill to go back to the conservative
party, after the attacks members Of that
I party have made on him, it is suggested
that he is watching his opportunity to
| try his own strength against that Of the
cabinet. His father, Lord Randolph
Churchill, did this, to his own undoing
| Whatever his future, it is certain to have
at least some interesting passages.