Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-06
luNCLE: OF ALFONSO
 SAYS MONARCH $
 $6,OOO,0O() IN DEBT
New Scandal in European Court Outgrowth of
 Charge
Rome, Jan. 3.-A royal scand,

Rome, Jan. 3.--A royal scandal 1sl which figure alleged huge q ebts of King Alfonso of Spain y las been aired here by Prince Al Npnso of Bourbon Orleans, who re. scently took refuge in Italy be sscause of his fear that his relatives Yin the Spanish court would put &him under restraint The Prince 2who is an uncle of King Aleersa Shas renounced his title of Infante sof Spain and his royal privilege. BSand declares he will become an SItalian citizen.
 @ He was interdicted by the Shan. %ish court after he fled, and he de. ssclares this measure was taken II ss9a plot to confiscate his property # "The real object" he says in an interview published in the G;on- Snale d'Italia, twas that the Cour' 8wanted to take possession of m, @fortune in order to pay heavy A#debts
 Cites Spending by King x q have been accused of prod Migality. I think they should asl. @my nephew. the king of Spain Sif the 40,000000 pasetas (about MSS. .000.000) he takes yearly as hfe Ncivil list is too little to satisfy thc Mdebts he makes. Tho Premier O 8Spain, a friend of mina, mioat ~ on this subject about his credits 8yA the King amounting to 30,O0O \ CA0- pesetas (about S6.OGO 000l " E He charged that his daughter x in-law, Princess Beatrice, sister e \ the Queen of Rumania, had inf1u S ence with the King and was bacl- of the plot.
 q was watched constantly he says. land intercepted core spondence prevented me from withdrawing money from banks King Alfonso's promises were no' fulfilled and my convictions were confirmed that Spanish officials were playing a comedy. The req object was that the Court wanted to take possession of my fortune in order to pay heavy debts.
 "They forced me to sign pow CT of attorney, but I escaped frop. Spain in time and checked theil
 maneuvers. My interdiction was granted at the request of my children, irstigated by my daugll- ter-in-law, Princess Beatrice. Yo'' certainly know what her condu"t has been in the Spanish court Tn scandal reached such a point that when the Queen of Spain return ed to Madrid Princess Beatric was invited to go abroad. T. matters of that sort, joDrney' abroad are still in vogue in tn
 Spanish court, =s.5.
 Senator Ortega succeeded !
 having a court administrator named in France for my propert" from which he received lar" sums which were never accounta,' for. He then came to Italy wit an order from King Alfonso [
 withdraw sums due me, and t carry them in the diplomat'
 nouch to Spain The Italia
 ,urt, however. did not recogniz the validity of the order.
 Talked with Alfonso.
 "Last May l was informed tha
 decree was published by tn
 King of Spain interdicting me and was told that King Alfons wished me to go to Madrid, which l did accompanied by two Span ish officers.
 "Alfonso immediately summon
 ed me and began to inquire aoo., my health. It had even been sai' that I was smoking opium and uS ing morphine. This is all nor
 sense, because l never tried | find any artificial paradise. Y my remonstrances against tn range things as soon as reporf
 could be received from Italy. l the meantime a man named Orteg
 Moreyon was appointed as m ruo+Odioo y