New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Mary of England
Encourages Her People

Queen Mary Of England has labored
increasingly for the encouragement OF
the women of England 10 take their
share in the war and 10 relieve the men
laboring in munItion factories and else
where so that they may take their place
at the front. The British Queens e1-
ample in her public spirited work. COW
ering many fields of activity, has been
beneicent in the extreme, and her Dig
nifed yet democratic bearing has gwen
her a deep place in the affections OF the
people. Her eldest son. the Prince OF
Wales. has been az the front for nearly
three years; her second son is in the
navy, and her third son, a student a.
Eton, has also been engaged in service
Of military character.
The success Of the invasion OF Bel
GUM. Rumania and Italy has not been
lost on the authorities in England, aud
the constant dread of an attempt 10
crush England by the landing Of Ger
man military force on her shores has
stirred the people 20 efforts on pro.
diglous scale. Queen Mary is one OF
whose who have urged that preparation
be made for every eventuality that the
courage Of the people be kept al higR
pitch. The dread of tiredness and DE-
preston penetrating the multitude on
account Of the long anguish
and suffering and mourning in praetl.
cally every family is never absent, and
Queen Mary is one of those who are
constantly laboring TO sustain the de-
termination OF the people and Their
cLeerfulness' in accepting all burdens
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out relaxation Of any kind.
The pathetic present position OF n,
Crown Princess of Germany. wife OF
the heir to the Kaiser. Is appreciated
by all those who understand the relsr
tlons OF the Princess 70 those who are
struggl ng 20 prevent Germany from
executing her demonacal aims ofworl'
rulership. Crown Princess Cecilie has
frequently declared that she considers
herself a Russian by origin and tnas
the German strain IN her has been m
effective. For this reason and also be-
cause the Crown Princess mother,
Grand Duchess Anastasia OF Russia y
so intensely and bitterly opposed 20
Germany and to her rulers and Der
whole system OF administration thf
daughter has had % bear much Of the
imam NAiANNF ~ NtNN HNNfiAht
Toward the Kaiser. IN particular, tn'
Grand Duchess Anastasia has shown
her concentrated contempt and disgus'
for all things German. Az their iSs,
meeting a., court in Berlin the Crane
Duchess publicly told the Kaiser whs'
she thought OF him. IN language more
vigorous than polite, and with slign,.
ing illusions regarding the haisers
brain power and his physical appear
ance. The result was that ihe ovt
spoken lady was expelled from Prussn
and the Kaiser requested the other 20.
tentates Of Germany 10 put Anastssu
on the court blacklists. 40 that newner
within the empire would she be "
eeived with the honors due to m ,"
pcrial princess.
The Crown Princess. torn bet"eel
the affection she bears her mother an
her duty toward her husband, the he'.
20 the imperial throne, is kuowa
have suffered intensely and to nA.'
been especially hurt at the rude 'f,s..
ment inflicted on her mother by ne.
fsther-in-law. the Kaiser. As Nv
mother could not in recent years ~
turn to Germany. and as the rev
Princess could not so 70 France % ~
her, they had TO meet on neutral soy
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