The Washington herald., 1916-05-21

tensions. The ability OF the statesmen
of the central powers to enforce demands
for reorganization Of the Portuguese
government Of course depends upon the
situation when the conflict ceases. Dip
lOmats who are in a position to know
declare that the Braganzs line will not
be violently opposed by England By
reason of its situation and resources
Portugal is OF necessity a neutral state,
and ii is believed the father OF the
American girls husband will recognize
this fact.
So much for the possibility, the likeli-
hood Of the Braganza succession. What
Of Miguel's renUnciation? II he is per-
mitted to remain heir apparent and
eventually succeeds to the ermtne will
he do S did that other scion OF imperial
sovereignty. he of the upstart house OF
Bonaparte who married the lovely
Elizabeth Patterson in the poverty OF
his exile only to divorce her when the
fitting knees Of the gods rolled him on
TO the throne of Westphalia9 Or will
he emulate the kings who have gone be-
fore who have declared love to he great
er than a crown and insist that the
mother of his children share with him
the throne of kiS ancestors?
If the event should happen in the
lifetime Of his estimable and rich
mOther-in-law those who know the
Tatrician lady predict that Queen Anita
will he written in the AlmaaaCh de
Gotha. For Mrs Stewart-Smith-St Cyr
has way with her; also she has the
Silent Smith millions. Her daughter
inheritance under the will Of her stpn-
father was only a half million, and this
legacy was so devised that only the in
come is available and the prince cannot
touch the principal
American girls who have married
near royalty have never achieved the
throne When the Prince Of Monaco
espOused a daughter of the New Orleans
banker Heine it was with the under
standing that his Consort would never
share the purple of the tiny prinCipality.
The nearest approach to royal eminence
was attained by the late Lady Curzon,
who was Mary Letter of Chicago As
vicereine of India she represented the
British queen as her husband did the
king, and the salutes and other hOnors
rendered them in Bombay we're regal in
their magnitCence and scope Incl
dentally it was the first time in English
history that a British peer married tn
colonial or untitled wife ever received
such distinction.
But other times, other ways Portu-
gal, long on the verge Of impoverish-
ment, is lily equipped TO withstand the
expenses Of even slight participation in
the European war. Like other nations
old in tradition and history il needs re-
vItalizing. Not only are the Stewart and
Smith millions well within the picture,
for they are quite sufficient to endow the
royal line with private fortune which
will minimize the charge for its expenses
upon the public funds, but there are
three charming children who have come
TO the Duke and Duchess de Vizeu Two
OF these, the Youngest and eldest are
boys. The first born is reported to com
bine intelligence with rugged health. a
fun-loving, democratic youngster who
shows his Americanism in his inde-
pendence in his daily life and who is
greatly beloved by the kingly Braganza
family.
In fact, the marriage has been, ac-
cording to reports, unusually happy as
similar marriages are reckoned, and il
will surely be a fitting climax 10 this
union Of republican America to sristo-
cratic Europe If Queen Anita receives
the homage and allegiance Of the Portu-
guese nation.