The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03

into consideration that most of the
Greeks. Servians and Montenegrins who
lost relatives during the second Balkan
war. either I'm battle or by means Of
massacre, place these deaths and the
havoc of the lives and property of their
fellow countrymen at his door and are
imbued with n longing for vengeance,
convinced that by killing him they
would perform not a crime hut a pa
triotic duty. 1t will be realized that there
is plenty OF ground for the fears of the
United States Government for his safety
during his sojourn in America.
OF course Ferdinand and the Queen
will be guarded throughout their stay
here by the cleverest. most alert and
brainlest sleuths OF the United States
secret service. But experience In the
past has shown, notably In the case Of
the trip to America Of Prince Henry Of
Prussia In 1902, that even they cannot
he relied upon to assure the safety Of
their royal charges at all times. This Is
due to no lack OF efficiency or care on
the part of the secret service men, but
to the interference Of the police authori-
ties OF the various States visited or
traversed by the distinguished guests.
Each State claims sovereignty within
Its border, and as such. sole response
biity for the protection Of any foreign
royalty while in its territory. 1t is apt
to look upon the pretensions Of the Fed
eral secret service men to retain chief
charge Of the royal party as an I'M
warrantable infringement of its au-
thorlty.
Nor is this all. The municipal ad-
ministration Of the cities where any stay
Is made insist upon providing for the
safety Of the foreign visitors with
their own police. and the result
Is confusion. which. when Prince
Henry was here. was so great that the
secret service men. the State officers
and the municipal detectives on one or
two occasions attempted to arrest one
another as suspicious characters, and
there were moments when owing to
this multiplicity Of guards the Kaiser's
sailor brother was left entirely without
protection.
Another source Of embarrassment IN
connection with such visits as that NJ
the King and Queen Of bulgaria is the
question of expense. Thus, when the
Emperor of Brazil came here in 1876.
at the time of the Centennial EXPOSE
ton at Philadelphia, and again on the
occasion of Prince Henry of Prussia's
American tour, 1t was found that there
were no funds available for their Off
cial entertainment and ii became neces-
sary after their departure to request
Congress to vote special grants to cover
the obligations incurred during their
stay by the President and Government.
Applications OF this kind TO the ma
tional legislature furnish certain rep
resentatives with an opportunity for
making political capital with their
constituents, by noisy protests against
the waste of the taxpayers money upon
members of a system of monarchical
tyranny utterly repugnant to American
ideas of equality" While these utter
ances are taken at their true value by
sensible people in the United States,
they attract attention abroad. are con-
strued there as representing popular
sentiment in this country. and give such
offence to the royal or imperial guest
and to the nation which he represents
that any beneficial effects that might
have resulted from his stay here in