Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23

march of history which has re-
to wastepaper value most Of the
AN state affairs. has been too
or the old Almanach de Go,ha:
ice times, this compendium Of
cai data concerning princes and
a,es and their dominions went TO
about the end of October, when
;.'tormation was supposed TO hold
Eood for another year and 1t generally
ana, barring some coup d'ctat or other
IN south America
winch went TO the printers in Deem
hcr is affected in several important
respects by sudden Developments In
IoiNinS many Of the former ruling
houses OF Europe.
Anusing to students of Germanys
eastern bOrdcN policy is the naive
PREDATORY remark that the editors re-
Sr.t that after having prepared three
new articles On Finland. Poland and
.si al three owing 1? the change in
me course Of events
In Other, words. Prince Frederick
Charles Of lieSsc, brothcr-in law Of the
1ormcr German Emperor, viii never
seat himself upon the throne Of Fin
land, and there is to be no Prussian
Ukraine.
PHEFIX "EX" DISPosEs
OF ALL HOHENZoLLERNS
,o The downfall OF the houses OF
caused the ,compilers of the Aimanach
much rackinG of brains. The prefix
eN' is apparently held TO be suf-
William H. and Charles l.. although
thG .oriner Is s;ill credited with his
i9 ~, ftty.three titles: and the latter is
sum styled. among other things. King
OF Jerusalem; FRINGE of the Trcntino
and Lord Of Trieste"
70 the score OF German princes and
prtneeiings who abdica,ed. They ap-
pear In The Almanach as they we're
Democratic inhlt-ation in Germany
has set in from the top, instead OF from
me notiom For although the admin
eminent are nllcd with the .s,lal array
OF e1ceilcncies. professors and council
iocs. yet at the. head OF tha;. govern
sod Bsrfh Sohd D,imann handsbers
about their Christian names
Tho German national colors are still
given as BLACK. white and rcd, and the
y %,tr flag stHl blazons the Prussian
abound There is Poland. described in
the Amanach az AN ancient Kingdom
I MnGse chief Is General pilsudski
no president. bu; General Mannerhcim
IL the present regent"
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
ON REPUBLICAN BASIS
The Ukraine is described as "a con-
Sctuttonal monarchy on republican
basis" with Genera! Skoropadski as
lictiNaH. \ iootNOtc, however. explains
that according 10 news received De-
ccinbcr 10, 1915. the Hctman has abd.-
Gated. and the power is in the hands
Of directorate consisting OF Winnit-
shenko. Peiiiura. Echwc1z and An
drc.evaki."
NAM, the "Federa,ive Socialists Re
public OF Russian Sovie;s," at whose
head Lcnine Vladimir Oulianon) and
TrotZky N.con u. Bronstcin) figure, is
in chaotic sultc As far as It's internal
administration Is concerned. The AL
manach enumerates The eleven more
or less independent states into which
tho ,eG?pirc has fallen. as follows: Po-
lau', l-!ituan!a. Baltic states ICour-
l-rd l!von!a. Esthon!a). Finland. Tx
ram Eessarahia occupied BY Rou-
mania). Georgia. Northern Caucasus.
Territory OF tho Don and Territory OF
->strahkan. Turkestan. Siberia
Vanished is the pomp and panop!y
Of the sOnorous sounding names OF the
Russian nristocracy that once filed
ire higher administrative posts in the
o umpire The seven members OF the
council Of conlmissar:es OF the peo-
nc are immediately followed By the
church If there are any exceilenc!es
or cher :unctionaries or officials in
present day Russia, the .Alnanach does
MT give them.
a.. for, the diplomatic corps at Petro-
grad. all the ambassadors and minis
ters. except one from Spain. are sig
nihcantiy designated as absent"
One cur: os.ty !s that Albania Shar res
wiki San Marine the distinction OF hav-
jig 4 government indicated only by
banks.