The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-28
DISCARDED KINGS
ARE ALL SHY Of
REAL READY CASH
For Time Former Kaiser Is
Said to Have Wanted Coin,
But His Treasury Has Been
RepleniShed From Berlin.

SA1 no Tao DCCiI
RepleniShed From Berlin.
PARIS, May 20. Correspondence OF
the Associated Press. Now that the
dust Of crumbling thrones that wrecked
whole dynasties in their fall has some
What cleared, that emperors, Czars,
kings, grand dukes. archdukes and
princelings have abandoned the totter-
ing structure OF Central Europe, 1t may
not be embarrassing to compare the
present condition Of these rulers with
that which they occupied six months
ago
The story of the fall OF the house OF
Hohenzollern would fill volumes. II is
a tar cry from the dreams Of world
dominion. the dictation OF peace In
shining helmet and spurred boots ar
rayed In the Palace of Versailles, to the
little villa hidden among the lowlands
OF Holland. Morose and t%actiturn, Will
liam Hohenzollern, second and last Of
the name, is awaiting the judgment Of
the peace conference within the narrow
confines OF the estate Of one OF the few
men in this world who still have the
courage to term themselves his friends.
Inc only recreation from which this
FORMER emperor seems to derive any
pleasure or solace from his shattered
dreams is in -chopping. He still
AhitC tiOSt TbldIIOHS WITH the
present German government. His staff,
ana MS servants, are paid by the
'Hof-marschallamt' in Berlin, as was
the case when he was emperor. The
number OF his attendants, however, has
been greatly reduced, but what is left
OF them are still state officials. A few
weeks ago the Herr H"ohenZollern ap-
peared to be in financial straits, but
MS eXchequer has been replenished by
remittances from Germany.
The crown prince at Wieringen, after
a rev interviews, has been silent.
Silence from him and silence concern
Ing him Is considered the bitterest form
Of punishment that could be visited
upon him.
Charles Of Austria.
A feeling of pity not untinged with
sympathy seems to characterize the at
tltude Of the world at large toward
With his mother. the former Empress
Aita N the children, he led a lone
some, dreary life in the ancient Castle
OF Eckartsau. Very few servants re-
maine In attendance, for gold was
scarce at Eckartsau. Col. Summer
hayes, of the British army, command
ing a small British force, acted more
in the capacity Of a mentor and adviser
TO the former emperor than that of a
Sir Hudson Lowe. But life was sad at
Eckartsau, and young Charles was said
TO be wasting away under the weight
or his ~chagrin, and Charles and his
Switzerland.
Some weeks ago there arrived at the
Swiss frontier a pale, thin youngster Of
10 years Of age. He gazed absently
about, apparently taking no interest in
what was going on about him, listless,
dull' Under ordinary circumstances
TINS young man would have been re-
ceived with pomp and honors and ad-
dressed as his royal highness, Arch
duke Robert, He is now plain Master
Hapsburg come to Switzerland for the
benefit that the clear, limpid air of the
country might afford to his weakened
lungs.
Maria Theresa, grandmother Of the
FORMER Emperor Charles and her daugh-
ter, Maria ~Annunciata, reside in the
Vienna palace, Archduke Eugene,
former commander of the southwestern
front; Archduke Max, who has resumed
his law study at Vienna university, and
all the families, of the %archdukes be-
longing to the Toscana branch are
Salvador, son-ln-law Of the late Franz
Joseph, Is at Wallsee castle; Archduke
Frederick at Weilburg castle at Baden
near Vienna; his son, Albrecht, is a
student Of agriculture at Altenburg,
hungary; Archduke Joseph and his
family live in Budapest; Karl Stephen
at ~Saybusch; while A~rchduke Leopold
Salvador and family have left the coun-
try and are thought to reside in Spain.
Ferdinand Is Quiet.
Ferdinand, late king of Bulgaria, is
keeping as inconspicuous as possible |
somewhere in Austria" as the COM
munique was wont to say, He 1t was
NNhn AAonrfn1 49, .slt-- tt 49,
AFTER trying to steer 1t before the most
favorable wind, no matter whence It
blew. No one hears about Ferdinand's
financial needs. The report sent out
from Bulgaria at the time Of his flight
was to the effect that he had not left
empty handed.
.Ridicule and humorous remarks are
always heard when the name of Con-
stantine of Greece Is mentioned. The
news that "Timo" has no funds Is re-
celved everywhere with pitiless mirth.
limos troubles with his servants are
subjects Of conversations on the boule-
wards and fill the columns of humorous
Dolder hotel in Zurich and is said to be
meeting his bills regularly, but the size
OF his tips has shrunk. The flow of
paper marks which came from Ger
many during the reign Of Emperor Will
liam has been stopped. and although it
mas beSn OlllCldlly uenleu the rumOr
persists that the former Queen Sophie,
the sister OF. the former emperor of
Germany, had had to call upon some
friends to visit the pawnshops with
some Of the regal jewels,
Montenegrin in Paris.
King Nicholas of Montenegro divides
his time about equally between. Nice
and the Hotel Meurice in Paris, When
he is not busy pinning decorations on
u~nsuspecting visitors he is working
hard to> regain his throne. There is
strong opposition among some OF the
five big powers to Nicholas returning to
CettinJe either as king or as a promi- |
citizen.
or the smaller princes, Joachim. |
youngest son of the former German
emperor, has been living in a hotel on
Rigi mountain. Switzerland, under the
name of Count Mansfield.
Rupprecht, the former prince Of Ba-
varia, Of western front fame, was the
guest OF the bishop of Coire, Switzer-
land, for some weeks, but his present