Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-19
Leaders of Race Here Doubt
if Conditions Will
BE Improved.
DISLIKE IDEA OF GERMAN
PRINCE ON THE THRONE
Also Point to Possibility of Rus
slams Conquering Their His
toric Fatherland.
COURSE or EVENTS WATCHED
According To Some AdyiceS, irci,-
duke Eugene or Prince Leopold
VIII sc Ruler.

NEW YORK, November ls.-I-n-
alleged pleasure over the creation of II
now Polish kingdom is expressed by
few American Poles.
Leaders Of the race here question
whether q Poland under the tutclagc OF
Germany ana with German or Aus
trian prince on tho throne of Sobieskl
will be better of than it was before
the present war.
The Poles in Germany have been
more turbulent. and more dissatisfied
than those under tho Car. and. while
the lot OF the unhappy people in
Calicia has been slightly better, it is
believed here Vienna will have very
little to say. compared with Berlin. as
To how the new state is to be mana ged
There is also the possibility that the
Russians may rcconquer Poland, when
their irritation against all things Ger
man might lead them to treat Tho
Poles with greater severity than IL
Emporors Wilhelm and Franz Josef
had not tried TO create n new Poland
tand incidentally Il Polish army to help
fight the Tcutons' battlcs) in the midst
OF the great war.
America has been tho scene Of nnucb
Polish plotting. Many Poles i'm tho
United States have been contributors
TO various funds raised with the object
Of restoring Poland by means of n
revolution
PROGRESS OF EVENTS
WATCHED WITH INTEREST
The course OF events in Poland as
told by meaScr cable messages, is
watched with extreme interest here.
According to some advices, Archdul<a
Eugene. a famous Austrian soldier. or
Prince Leopold Of Bavaria, commander
81 tn" northern section of the TctItonic
eastern armies, will be crowned under
III" auspices OF tho two Kaiscrs An
other possibility as King is TWENTY
ihrec-year-old Frederick Christian. n
son OF the King OF Saxony His mother
is the cx-Crown Princess OF Saxony.
who was divorced by the present King
or SaNony before he acrcdcd to the
throne. afterwards married an Italian
pianist. was legally separated from
him. and had other notorious adven-
lures. This prince is brought forward
because he is a descendant in the sixth
generation from the last elective Saxon
King Of Poland.
In 1897 Augustus the strong. Sow
crcign El"ctor OF Saxony. was chosen
ny the Polish aristocrats to he their
King. lie got the votes because he
arrived at Warsaw with fresh corrup-
non funds when tho rival candidates
had drained their pockets Augustus
was remembered for his many wives
and concubiues. lie left several hun
dred children. tie died in l733, and
his eldest son was elected in his place.
retaining the throne until his death. in
1863.
DYNASTY OF KINGS
INSTEAD or ELECTORS
The Poles by then were Disguised
with the Saxon line, and elected
Stahislas ioniatowski. Il favoritc of
Empress Catherine Of Russia lie was
crowned In ll6i, while the son of Au-
gnSins III. was simply Elector OF
Ills dynasty became Kings
instead OF Electors when Napoleon
Eonarartc abolished the Holy Roman
Empire. \ little later Napoleon also
gave the new King OF Saxony The
throne OF Poland. which he lost on tho
French Emperor's downfall
II can be contended against the
claims Of the present Saxon princes
that their ancestors owed the throne
on roland TO election. The throne was
not hereditary; wherefore their RIGHTS
are MI The Tentonic Emperors may
be pleased 10 see otherwise
The Poles In America mostly scofY
~ the ldea OF u Polish King, anyway.
They would much prefer a republic
not state whore only the mobiles had
votes. as in old Poland. but NOT PAT
termed after the French or American
plan \ large part OF the Poles in the
old country arc Socialists. who. OF
course are not ~ all pleased nj the
turn OF events for thay irn Srra Cav