The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-28
March of History Causes Gotha
Publication Considerable
Trouble.
PLACES Fx' BEFORE KAISER
Some Strange Entries in Latest Edi-
ton as Result of the War-Can't
Keep Up With Affairs in Fin
land, Poland and Ukraine.

WHICH Has reduced TO WdSCe-papeI
value most of the existing works OF
reference about European state affairs
has been too rapid for the old AL
manach de Gotha. In peace times this
compendium Of statistical data con.
corning princes and pOtentates and
their dominions went to press about
the end of October, when its informa-
ton was supposed to hold good for
another year, and it generally did,
barring some coup d'etat or other in
South America.
Now, however, it's issue of 1919,
which went to the printers in Deem
Der, is affected in several important
respectsoby sudden developments in
volving many of the former ruling
houses of Europe.
Amusing to students of Germany's
eastern border policy is the naive pref
atory remark that "the editors regret
that, after having prepared three new,
articles on Finland, Poland and the
Ukraine, they were obliged to cancel
all three, owing to the change in the
course of events
Wo important Changes.
In other words, Prince Frederick
| Charles of Hesse, brother-in-law of
the former German emperor, will
never seat himself upon the throne of
Finland, and there is to be no Prus-
sian predominance in Poland and the
Ukraine.
The downfall of the houses Of Ho-
henzolern and Hapsburg has not
caused the compilers of the almanach
much racking of brains. The prefix
sex is apparently held to be sufficient
to define the present status of William
II and Charles /, although the former
is still credited with his full So titles
and the latter is still styled, among
other things, "King of Jerusalem,
Prince of the Trentino and Lord of
Trieste
Much the same treatment is given to
the score Of German princes and
princelings who abdicated. They APP
pear in the almanach as they we're
but for the Eek"
Democratic infiltration in Germany |
has set in from the top, instead of |
from the bottom. For although the adj
ministrative branches of the German
government are filed with the usual
array of excellencies, professors and
yet at the head of that
government stand the names of Ebert,
Scheidemann, Dittman, Landsberg and
Barth. Nobody is supposed to care
about their Christian names
The German national cOlors are still
given as black, white and red, and the
war flag still blazons the Prussian
eagle.
This year, provisional govern
ments abound. There is Poland, de-
scribed In the almanach as ian ancient
kingdom" whose "chief" is General
Pilsudski. Finland, formerly grand
1uchy" has no president, but General
Mannerheim is the present regent"
Puzzle About Ukraine.
The Ukraine is described as "a con-
titutional monarchy on a republican
'asis," with General Skoropadski as
etman. footnote, however, explains
hat according to news received De
ember Is, 1918, the hetman has alb
icated and the power is in the hands
directorate consisting of Win
itshenko, Petliura, Schwetz and An
reievaki.'
Russia, or to give it its modern
anne, the "Federative Socialistic Re
ubic of Russian Soviets," at whose
cad Lenine vladimir Oulianoff) and
rotzly Oeon D. Bronstein) figure, is
chaotic state as far as it's inter-
ii administration is concerned. The
manach enumerates the eleven "more
less independent" states into
hich the empire has fallen, as fol
VS.: Poland, Lithuania, Baltic
ates (Courland, Livonia, Esthonia),
inland, Ukraine, Bessarabia (occu-
ed by Roumania), Georgia, northern
territory of the Don and
rritory of Astrakhan, Turkestan and
beria
Vanished is the pomp and panoply
the sonorous sounding names of
e Russian aristocracy that once filed
e higher administrative posts in the
empire. The seven members of
2 council of commissaries of the
ople" are Immediately followed by
: dignitaries Of the Greek Catholic
lrch. If there are any excellencies
other functionaries or officials in
Russia, the almanach does
give them.
rs for the diplomatic corps at Petro-
d. all the ambassadors and minis
s, except one from Spain, are sig
cantly designated as "absert"
me curiosity is that Albania shares
h San Marine the distinction of
ing government indicated by
nks.
Twas Dogs Life.