Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-24
WANTED--A BRIDE FOR EDWARD ALBERT.

Just now English society and English newspapers
have idetracked all other social matters and and
ALL busily engaged in solving the problem Of bride for
the Prince of Wales Here in democratic America where
the "her apparent" of arSticracy can marry his
mothers maid or the chambemaid for that matter 1t
seems like going to a lot of trouble over nothing. In
England however it is different NATTER at least far
as the Prince of Wales is concerned for Adam said
when he first Eve: There's only girl in this
world for me- AS matter Of fact it seems doubtful
there is really one who is available. when George the
Third was king he get mad couple of brothers who
married beneath them' and had what is known the
royal marriage act passed which practically compes the
heir apparent to marry a fore ign princess In other
words he must marry royalty, and royalty is like the
present wheat crop and the outlook for crop
below normal
Of course there are plenty of royal princesses but
here another stumbling block gets in the way The king
OF England such is head OF The church of England
and cannot marry catholic This shuts out Italy, Spain
and all the balance except Germany He could marry into
the family of the deposed cZar for the latter is not real
catholic being of the Greek church instead of the Roman
Besides just he hardly be called royal being shy
OF anything to rule as well as crown and title, and with
small chance of getting another job of the kind hay
ing failed to make good his last This leaves
the only from which the Prince of Wales get
wife the HOhenzOerns. AS it is the av0Wed intention
of the English people to get rid OF this family ruling
One and just the Prince would not be allowed to
make alliance with the distinguished family if
he desired, it will be seen the prince isup against it.
Besides it is felt by practically all the allies that the
Hohenzole family has spread its influence far too wide
through the ladies of the household The Tzaritza
who supposed to have steeTed the to his undOng
In Russia, and Queen Sophie Of Greece who has in,
fuenced Constantine against the allies pointed out
fearful examples while it is noted that the queen
mother Of Holland and the queen of Sweden are both
German To come home the king of England him
self is practically of pure German blood.
There is talk in England of changing the royal mar
riage act that English women not of royal blood will
be eligible for the job of motherng the kings children
and wearing the at the time. Now that lines
badly shattered between all the allied countries
that they have practically disappeared it might be good
thing to change the marriage laws so to make the
women of any of the countries fighting against the
central allies eligible for the position.
America or France could either furnish many women
who would grace throne and inject strain Of real in
tegence into the royal blood that in time might build
it up so that it would average along with the balance OF
the citizenTy In the meanwhile long the royal
rage laws remain they are the Prince Of Wales ha,
smaller field to select wife from than any man living
It is indeed question whether there is really gir
in the world for him. but if there ls she will be Hobsons
choice instead of that of the prince himself.