Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-24
PRINCE ROLAND BONAPARTE
IS SERVING FRANCE LOYALTY
Not Allowed in the Army, He Is Helping
Direct Making the Millions of Maps
Gen. Jofre' Men Stand in Need OF.

of callers every day and is really glad
you came.
When Prince Roland was excluded
| from the army just after graduating
| from Saint Cyr. he turned to the study
of the human race under the eminent
anthropologist. DR.. Roca. He has since
seen nearly every speciman of human
ity on its native soil. The zoology of
the sea. botany. geology, geography
glaciers and aviation subsequently oc-
cupied his attention in turn and fur
nished him with the material for
eighty different scientific works. Some
Of .rince Roland's discoveries in plant
life have been of great value to the
theory of the existence of an ancient
continent in the Pacific comprising
parts of South America. Australia.
Madagascar and India. He found speci-
mems of the same varieties of ferns
in all those countries.
Acquaintance in America
Prince Roland has very agreeable
| recollections of two visits to the United
States. in the course of which he
studied the country thoroughly. He
talks with as familiar a knowledge of
Lincoln and Lee as of French states
men and soldiers. The latter he adj
mires as the greatest of American gen.
!
strategists in history.
Il have many highly esteemed friends
in America" he said, some of them
are personally unknown friends. like
William E. MaXon of the Smithsonian
Institution, and Miss Slosson of Bronx
Park, who send me. specimens of ferns
that make valuable additions to my
collection"
remarkab BILE development of American
universities and the means for scien-
tif1c research.
America is doing wonders in scien-
tine research, he said. you are devot-
ing more money to it than any other
nation and science has now gone so
deeply into the mysteries of nature
mat much money is required for
day lead the world. The war inter-
rupted a great deal of scientific work.
but YOU see ! am continuing" said the
prince, pointing to open books and
documents he had been consulting.
AS to the war and it's different COM
plications. the prince is obliged to main
tain certain reserve on account of
his delicate position as a member of a
prescribed family and as father-in-law
of Prince George, the brother of the
King of Greece.
When nation goes to war;" he said.
however, sit should wage war to the
limit and when the adversary resorts
to methods not countenanced by usage
he should be paid in kind. l have no
criticism to make on the policy adopt
ed by the United States: it has occurred
to me, however, that President Wilson
is a prodigious note writer"
Prince Roland Bonaparte is president
of the Geographical Society and MEM
Der of the French Institute. honors he
esteems quite as highly as his title of
prince imperial, which he has not al
ways been entitled to. Lucien Bona
parte. his grandfather. was excluded.
with his family. by Napoleon from the
imperial succession because of diver
eencies of matrimonial views. During
the hundred days Lucien was restored
to his family rights in recognition for
the services he rendered Napoleon.
Napoleon III. however. modified the
decision of Napoleon 1. and though he
descended from a junior branch Of the
Bonaparte family. classed Lucien's de-
scendants among the "Cibl family"
Sedan. having cancelled this imperial
decree. Roland Bonaparte has since
been recognized as prince imperial, the
same as Prince Victor. the pretender
who descends from the younger branch,
that of Jerome, who was King of West
phalia.