South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-01
SWITZERLAND GIVES
.SYLUM TO MANY
FORMER MONARCHS
Mountain Republic Becomes
Playground For Royal
= Refugees. -
by PATRICK DEvFTTE.

GENEVA. Feb. 2s.-switzeriand
the playground OF Europe. has be-
come since the armistice the refuge
or royalties belonging 10 the beaten
central powers Il Is known now
that 10 was only a toss-up whether
ths ex-kaiser should take refuge
|. In Holland or Switzerland. while the
S~rown prince. who spent many
nters before the war at St MOritz
- the sports. greatly favored the
'l1tter country. but was overruled
The ex-King OF Bavaria. who cele-
brGted his 18th birthday a week ago
with all the members OF his family
a. Locarno. crossed the Swiss front
isr = few days after the armistice
hsd been signed. and has not re-
turned 20 Germany since. He spends
most OF his time reading books on
me war and motoring around the
beautiful lake OF Ingano. II is
stated that ne Is suffering from her
cditary nSanity-whiCh always ex-
is.ed in the fauily-and IN any case
10 Is always accompanied by Nun o.
sch mental expert.
His nephew. Prince Rupprecht OF
Bavaria, makes frequent visits TO
iInvos. travelling incOgnito.
Grand Duchess There Too.
The Grand Duchess Of Mecklen-
burg Schwsrin, who has spent most
OF her time since the war in Geneva,
rsSeaksy told me that during the last
i've years she had received few let
tsrs from her daughter. the ex-
crown princess OF Germany. and at
frfbuted the fact 20 the influence Of
the e1-E1sssr. with whom the grand
duehass acknowledged, smiling that
she never was persona grata, nor
with Aer son-in-law, OF whom she
has a poor opinion. but denies the
r1Fnor that her daughter intends
EOekinR a divorce. The grand
duchess further told me that she
.kconsidered the aIlies made a mistake
<rot entering Germany after the
war and dividing the country into
SIS original form OF confederated
states.
Order No Propaganda.
Asa general rule the Swiss gov
srnmert informs it's royal guests, In
dfpIonn atic language. that any polit-
teal propaganda on Swiss soil would
not be tolerated. but this rule has
been frequently fiagrantiy broken
by the first royal refugees. Tho and
sophie OF Greece. who still hope 70
return 20 the throne OF Anthems. In
fact. The present Greek Minister at
.Berne. VI. Alexandri. publicly accus-
ed them in tine Swiss press Of being
the instigators and accomplices OF
che recent plot 20 assassinate NJ
Nenizelos The couple spent most
Of their time motoring. and were
the only private persons in Switzer-
land during the wa; permitted TO
run a car. much 70 the indignation
~ the Swiss. whose cars were COM
l nandered BY the military authorit-
Austria's Contingent.
Austria Hungary has also sent its
contingent OF royal refugees to
Switzerland on the breaking up Of
the empire. Accompanied by the
British officers in a special train.
which left Vienna secretly. ex-em-
Deror Karl and ex-emperess Zita
with their family. whose lives were
in great danger in the capital. were
rushed across the Swiss frontier
nearly a year ago. and have since
been residing at the beautiful hts
torie chateau at Prangins. near Ge-
neva. The chateau was formerly
the property OF Prince Jerome Bona
part-what a freakish trick played