El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-06

/ CEATTLE, wash, Oct. 6.-Victor
I y Norman. American citizen and
soldier OF fortune. today stands
+ claimant to the position and glory
( held by prince David OF wales now
touring Canada and shortly 20 he en-
I tertained BY official washington
Norman is not insane. He IS 80
/ years Of age, a clerk In a shop on a
( Seattle side street and a keen student
Of international politics. Norman is
the rightful Brince Of Wales. accord
ing to his seory because king Edward
I VII OF Great Britain married lady
Mary Montague, Irish noblewoman. in
Ireland in 1850, with ali the pomp
and ritual OF the Church Of Rome.
The Queen Was Angry.
Queen Victoria was furious az this
match to which she had not given her
consent To the vatican in Rome
went forth royal demand chat the
nuptials be sundered. Blank refusal
came from the vatican Victoria then
{ ordered Edward TO choose between
chose the throne. Lady Montague
was banished from England by royal
decree, but not before she had given
birth to boy baby, the father Of
victor Norman.
Records of this first legal marriage
Of Edward lie moldering in the Tower
Of London and were declared proper
by no less person than Edward him
self when on one occasion he feared
thar death was approaching.
Son Of Edwards Son.
According 90 Norman all Englaud's
coroneted class knows of the first
marriage but speaks Of it only IL.
whispers. The claimant of the fob %
nwHmna HHrH "a Hra
boy baby born in Windsor Castle as
the first son Of Edward was given to
a family in Kent named Norman for
care, de grew up was banished from
England and came TO this country
where he married and became the
father Of Victor Norman. his only son.
victor Norman has returned TO
America from England. where he
the great war. British secret service
men we're constantly following him,
the young man asserts
Germans Were After Him.
flnally be was arrested for an
army misderneanor and thrown into a
military prison while officials high
nation IS a question that is puckering
the brow Of the practical sociologist
Race Question Puzzles.
fourth element in the riddle is
the race question In America more
than 80 nationalities have sizeable
representation and scores more have
scattered members. How. on emerg-
ing from war in which the hearts
and sympathies Of these scores of
races were keyed to the highest pitch
but with varying sympathies. we are
TO hit on some workable process OF
Americanization. especially i'm view OF
the vast Emergencies of their tenn
peraments. colOrs, educati0ns and
ideals. is one more perpleEing propo-
siion with which we must deal II we
are even to hope for a survival OF
America as a unified nation
What the remedies for the Ills re-
1erred to are. most any OF us would
give much 10 know But the problems
have been stated As one opinion IS
about as good as another the writer
VIII venture his Increased produc-
first problem and reduction Of the
public debt wiz increase the value Of
the dollar.
The government can Tighten the
public burden and increase pub
lie confidence by relinquishinE
its management Of railways and
other utilities and b. reaumfnE
Its original function Of supervfs-
ion A government can no more
act fairly as arbiter for contend
ing interests when some Of those
fufresfs are fits own than "a Judge
could render fair decision in a
case In which he was an inter
esfed party,
The matter OF class consciousness
VIII have 10 be dealt with over a
period Of years through counter prop
uganda that viii show capitalist and
worker alike the truth-that their
common welfare demands united and
not opposed effort
The race problem can only be set