University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-30
Genoan Noble "SubS" for
His Nephew, the Popular
Victor Emmanuel.
BELOVED By PEOPLE
Temporary Sovereign Mingles
With Crowds and Avoids
Pomp of Court.
BY HENRY WOOD


ROME. Jan. 20 Thy maiD.-The
Duke of Genoa. who subs" as king at
the Quirinal while Victor Emmanuel
is at the front. is fast proving himself
a formidable rival of the latter for the
affections Of the Italian people. King
Victor. however. seems in no way dis
turbed
Eight months ago he asked his au-
gust uncle to come down to Rome and
sit in" for him Until his return from
the Italian front this week the king
had not even returned 10 Rome To
see how his Sub" was getting away
with the job.
Altogether Family Aiiair.
There is perhaps no other royal
family in Europe whose members S
would do such a thing. The House of
Savoy now includes. besides King Vic
tor and the Duke of Genoa, the Duke
of the Abruzzi, the Duke of Aosta and
the Count of Turin. The five are GRO
nies. Each has had the rigid military
or naval training required Of every
male member Of the housc, ard each is
considered competent to be king. Vic
tor would just as soon trust one as the
other. He chose the Duke of Genoa
because~he was the eldest. He figured
the younger ones could better serve
Italy in their respective positions as
military and naval commanders. The
choice met with disapproval only from
the duke himself
Il know | am getting old" he said
wistfully to the court functionaries
who welcomed him to the throne, but
my hand would rather grasp the sword
than the pen that must sign royal de-
crees."
Duke l. "Ci,ilian King
King Victor has ever been known as
the most democratic sovereign in Eu
rope. although perhaps the title CT
Soldier King" would better suit him.
His Sub" has gone him one better for
democracy and won for himself the
sobriquet Of Civilian King"
The nearest the Duke of Genoa
comes to accepting any of the kingly
privileges that 90 with his job is at 1
o'clock each day, when he goes for his
drive in the country. Four cavalry
men surround his carriage, and a
corps of bicycle guards follow. The
police won't let him drive unless he
accepts this escort
In the evening he makes up for it
by walking about the streets OF Rome
in civilian clothes, accompanied only
by his chief aid-de-camp.
He Helps TO Rescue Woman.
1t was while amusing himself this
way one evening that the duke saw
street car collide with a fat woman
OF all the men who leaped to her as
sistance. the duke got there first. She
was uninjured. but the duke bundled
her off to a hospital before she knew
who had helped her.
Half an hour later, when the duke
returned to the Quirinal, he sent his
aide to the hospital to make certain
she really was not injured.
When the duke comes down to Rome
to sit in" for his nephew as king. he
does not bring his family with him
His nearest relative here is his sister.
the Queen Mother Margherita, and he
never tires of visiting her hospitals
and charity works with her.
Duke Has kingIy Duties.
The duke comes nearest to being
king of Thursdays and Sundays, when
The ministers bring the various de-
crees to him for his royal" sigma
ture Ii is then that he gets first
hand Information from the prime min
ister, the minister of war and the min
lister of marine on the conduct of hos
tilities. The minister of marine. es-
pecially, never fails to bring him some
news about his son, the Prince of
Udine, who is commanding a squadron
of submarines.
The dukes new job brought back
to public memory the fact that his
wife is a German princess. She and
all of the children, however, are 10y
ally Italian.