El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-13

MUST STAY
CLEAR OF
INTRIGUE
Government Refuses to
Tolerate Any Sort of
Propaganda.
NOBODY NOTICES
FORMER ROYALTY
Old Emperor Shops and
Carries Parcels Like
Ordinary Human.
NOBODY NOTICES
FORMER ROYALTY

GENEVA. Switzerland. March Ia
I Switzerland, the playground OF
Europe, has become since the
armistice the refuge OF royalties be
longing to the beaten Central Pow
ers. II Is known row that i vas
only a toss-up whether the ex-kaiser
should take refuge in Holland or
switzerland. while the ex-crown
prince. who spent many winters pc
fore the war at St M0ritz, for the
country. but was overruled-
The eI-king o. Bavaria, who Gale
brated his seventy-fifth birthday .
week ago with all members Of his
family at Locaruo. crossed the Swiss
frontier a few days after the arrnis-
tice had been signed and has not re
turned 70 Germany since BE spends
most OF his time reading books on
the war and motoring around the
beautiful lake OF Lugano- II Is stated
that he is suffering from hereditary
irsanity-which always existed IN the
fsully-and in any case he u always
accompanied By Munich mental ez-
Makes Frsqusnt visits-
His nephew, prince Rupperecht, Of
Bavaria. makes frequent visits TO
Davos, travelling fncognito-
The grand duchess MecklenuurE-
SchWerin, who has spent most Of her
time. since the war IN Geneva re-
Gently told me that during the last
i've years sne nad received leW les-
ters from her daughter, the e1-croWni
princess OF Germany. and attributed
The fact TO the influence Of the eI-
kaiser, with whom the grand uuchess
acknowledged. sailing. that she never
was persona grata, nor with her son
in-iaW. OF whom she has a poor opin-
ion. but denies the rumor that her
daughter intends seeking q divorce.
The grand duchess further told
me that she considered the allies
made q uiIstake In not entering
Germany after the rEnr and dirid-
fur. the eountry into ita original
form Of confederafed states
As q general rule the swiss gov
eminent informs ITS royal guests. In
diplomatic language, that any politl-
cal propaganda or Swiss soil would
not be tolerated. but this rule has
been frequently flagrantlT broken By
the first royal refugees. Iono and
Sophie OF Greece, who still hope %
return 70 the throne Of Athens In
fact, the present creek minister aS
Berne, II AleEandri, publicly accused
them in the Swiss press OF being the
instieators and aceomplices Of the re-
cent plot TO sssassinzte IL Nenlzelos.
The couple spend most OF their time
motoring. and were the only private
persons II oFflLlerlau4-. ulIAlE Llt
war permitted 70 run a ear much 20
the indignation OF the Swiss, whose
cars were Communicated By the
military authorities.
Freak Trick Of Time.
Austria-Hungary has also sent its
contingent Of royal refugees to swift
zerland on the breaking up Of the en-
pirs. Accompanied by British officers
In q special train. which left Vienna
secretly, ex-emperOr Karl and eN-
empress 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 been since residing at the beau
tiful historic chateau at PranEins,
near Geneva The chateau was for
merly the property OF prince Jerome
Bonaparte-What a freakish trick
played by timei-and now belongs to
lfrs Helen Clarke. Of New York.
Karl spends nl-st Of the day shoot
ing. fishing and boating, and Zita mas
much TO DO with the welfare Of her
five children. met the couple,
dressed as ordinary tourists, IN the
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