Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-23
PORTUGUESE PRINCE
IN GERMAN ARMY
Oldest Son of Pretender Miguel
Appointed Honorary First
Lieutenant.
MARRIED AN AMERICAN GIRL
May Be Supported for Throne if
Central Powers Are Vic
torious.
MARRIED AN AMERICAN GIRL


Anita Stewart. Of New York. has been
appointed an honorary first lieutenant
81 the German army, with tho uniform
of tho Sixth Thueringen Regiment of
uhlans. The prince is thirty-eieht
Years old. and lives with his father In
The Castle of Reichenau. lower Austria.
His appointment AS a German officer
liz an Interesting event. because
Portugal is az war with Germany. It
may have political significance.
Ex-King Manuel OF Portugal, who
lives In Eng land with his young Ger
man wife. is Enthusiastically support
Ing the allies, in the hope tina, Eng
land and France will place him on the
throne Of Portugal
The central powers. Germany. Aus
tria and their allies. are expected to
support Prince Miguel IL he tries TO
capture the crown worn By his grand
father
Tho marriage of the prince TO Miss
stewart took place in Tulioch Castle,
scotland. September -, 1909. II the
war ends With victory of Germany
and Austria, there is a strong proba
biiity that the American heiress mag
become Queen of Portugal.
The extinct throne OF the now re-
publican nation OF Portugal is not ths
only one whose possession hinges OIL
Tectly on the outcome of the great
war. Besides the obvious possibility
hat the victorious side MAJ unseat
,ome or all Of its monarchical enemies
the little nations of Europe have an
anxious eye the war bulletins every
DAY. for their interests arc directly
affected.
The Germans and Austrians have not
decided Just what they VIII do with
Serbia should they be able TO retain
their Balkan conauests Two things
arc certain: first, Austria will keep
large section OF the country and Bull
garia another large slice; second. no
member OF the karagcorgevitch family
NIL be allowed TO reign. unless the
entente allies win. Probably one Of
the host Of tho prolific German prince
lings will get the seat.
In Montenegro the situation is clear
King Nicholas and Crown Prince
Danillo have taken up their residence
in France. II tho allies win, they will
return TO their rocky cyre. II they
lose. Prince Mirko. the Kings second
son. will be installed al Cettinjc.
In Greece. too, King Constantne's
tenure depends plainly on tho great
battles now being fought in the east
and west. Greece never could have
Turkey without the aid OF Grea, Brit
ain and France.
Constantine has a German wife: in.
deed. the Queen IS the kaiser's own
sister. While basing his actions on
patriotic motives, the Kings course Of
conduct has all along been marked by
hostility TO the kaiser's enemies. First.
he refused 20 come TO the assistance
Of Serbia rs he WAS bound to do by
treaty. lie allowed German acita,ors
full sway in his country Next. he
modified his army, and thus kept the
majority of the population from voting
ard prevented Nenizelos. the popular
idol. from taking the place OF power
which his natural majority OF the cleo
torate should give him In this way
the Greek constitution was dehcd by
the King.
vESIZELoS MAY BE
RETURNED TO POWER
The entente powers could not stand
This long. They have forced Greece to
iemob.l!ze With the soldiers voting.
venlzelos is almost certain TO return
10 power in the elections to be held
this summer. He desires that Greece
assist the entente.
Then Constanline's power will GER
tainly be reduced 20 constitutional
limits. and there is fair prospect of
his being driven from the throne alto
Eether and probably one of his sons
Put in his place.
But should the hosts of Germany pre-
vail over their foes. all this will be
changed. Tito" as the Kaiser afrec-
,ionatey refers to his brother in law,
will be able to impress those Prussian
/. methods. which in his speeches he con-
stantly sets before his soldiers as a
model. upon all classes of his popula-
ton. and the Athens Parliament will
become debating society, like the
German Reichstas.
II the Germans win the war they are
determined to set up some sort of buff
fer kingdom OF Poland. This will in
clude the Polish and probably the
Lithuanian sections OF the Russian en-
| pire, but 1t is improbable that Germany
and Austria will carry seIf-abnegation
so far as to add their own shares in
he three partitions Of the unhappy
nation to tho new state. Many candi-
lates for the Polish throne have been
suggested. Perhaps the new king will
re a Pole. but more likely German
n Austrian Of German blood.
II the allies win. Russia will frown
lpon outside dictation of Polish af-
airs In the peace conference. She
ertainly will take as big a share of
roland as she ever had, and is likely
to grab little more. But economic
reforms have been promised by Rus
sian leaders to the Poles. and Russia
unless the reactionaries again come
into complete control. is likely 10
grant them.
Sweden is anxious for the success
of Germany. Her neutrality has
leaned In favor OF Russia's enemies
II Russia and her allies win. the Gear
will laugh at Swedish claims that the
Aland Islands. lying near Sweden. In
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