Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-03
PREMIER IS STUMBLING
BLOCK TO ROYAL LOVE
Rumanian Minister Prevents the
Marriage Of Princess Elizabeth
To- Greek Heir.
FEARS OFFENDING FRANCE
Proposed Match May Be Simple
Plot to Restore Constantine TO
Grccian Throne-King and Queen
Are Favorable.
IDy Uniyersal serylce.l

By Universal Servicc.1
PARIS, oct. liking Ferdinand Of
Rumania. the only Hohenzoliern sit
ting on throne today, has at last
given SrudGin5 permission for the
marriage OF his lovely daughter. the
Princess Elizabeth, to Prince George
OF Greece.
! have been able to cnumcrate in
these dispatches the many difficulties
which have arisen at different times
to prevent the love match between
the two royal houses. Among them
have been:
First. the fact that Princess Eliza.
beth has a large dot lef; her by her
grcat-uncic, and considerably in
George had no such sum TO put he
side the dot, and until Princess Chris
TOPPER, the erstwhi!e American Mrs.
Leeds. offered to finance the mar
raage. Queen Marie o: Rumania would
NOT hear OF it.
Three Unmarried Prince..
second. queen Marie was credited
with desiring a throne for her daugh-
ter. And Prince George not only
didn't have throne, but wasn't very
likely TO ever have one. But there
were in Europe only three unmar ried
princes. the Prince Regent OF the
Kingdom Of Jugo- viz. King Roris
OF Bulgaria and Prince George Of
Greece. who would have been King OF
Greece had not his father been forced
TO abdicate.
looked them over. The prince
regent was the mos, popular in Ru-
mania. but unfortunately he was
elderly and--fat. The princess
other hand. King boris was younger
IMAM the princess and, moreover.
ruler of kingdom against which
Rumania had jus, fought. So he
went into the discard. Finally the
Queen agreed TO abandon her idea
81 throne and permit her daughter
TO marry Prince George, with whom
shc had been in love for four years
d., CunEs 10 Hone of Throne.
fnt inc clinching argument was
mat OF King Constantine. who told
Queen Marie that tho chances were
excellent that he would one day be
r wSa.I, . 10 the throne OF Greece. in
sign In favor OF his eldest SON George
The King of Rumania, however.
shared his peoples hearty dctestation
George. and adamantly declined to
even consider him az a future son-in-
law. Il would rather marry my
daughter TO commOner than to n
Ireek prince, he Is reported to nave
How he was won over Is not known.
but 1t Is commonly asserted in-Europc
mat hat the Tea, ruler of Rnmania is the
something to do with it.
Premier TX Obstacle.
Only one obstacle-the biggest o..
all. however-remains to he sur
mounted now in order that the love
match may take place. This IS the
opposition of Take Joncsco, the Ru-
manian Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
who fears to offend France and
Ncnizelos. the Greek Premier.
Both France and Eenizelos oppose
the marriage for the best of r1a-
the part OF Rumania to nut Constan-
tine back on his throne. And that
would never, never do.
Joncsco's approaching voyage to
Athens. when he will sound out Greek
sentiment. will probably clarity mat
tiers. At any rate. it is he. and neither
the King nor Quecn-to say nothing
of the princess-who will have the
last word.