The Dolores star., 1921-03-18
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tit,e Ot tNe IruSaueS, JeruSaieth is uu" io'''e'
delivered from Moslem domination.
In it sense Jerusalem is the religious capital OF
The world. 1t is holy city for Jew. Christian and
aIuseu. All three there observe the spring festl-
val i'll different ways with different ritual. but all
with elaborate religious ceremonial. No other
place is so equally holy to many classes of re-
lgious belief
To the Jews the celebrauon of the Passover this
year Will be of Significance profound as the OBJ
servanCe OF Easter to the Christians. With the
restoration of Zion in sight new meaning will be
given to the closing benediction of the ceremony
which prays for the rebuilding of the Holy Temple
and the restoration Of the ancient rites and sacri-
fees.
The great powers of the world may differ widely
many questions that arise In the reshaping of
the world after the World war, but sub
1ect they seem practically agreed. They
apparently committed to the transformation OF
Palestine from an Ottoman province to an autono-
nous Jewish state under allied protection Just
what form that state shall take appears to be still
n question more or less Open
Even the Jews themselves at nll of one
mind this question. The political views and
denOminationa prejudices of various factions of
the Hebrew race widely at variance. In fact,
tina; 1t has even been suggested that 1t might be
well to establish monarchia form of government
at Jerusalem under the scepter OF some European
dynasty.
This proposition appears to be entirely imprac-
ticabe-and for many reasons. Jews have been
necessarily Influenced by that particular Gentle
nation which has sheltered them. For example.
the Jews OF America would have no patience with
a king, even with King of Jerusalem. Again.
King Of Jerusalem in order to be in complete SYM
pathy with his people would have to be of the
blood and religion And there Is no such prince In
Europe; every one is Christian a Moslem.
All of which brings the strange and inter-
esting fact that there is already King of Jerlsa.
lem-Several of them, In fact. This is to say that
at least one reigning sovereign of Europe. AfonZo
Mi of Spain, claims the title of King of Jerusa-
lem, through inheritance from remote ages. Two
other reigning monarchs, George of Great Brit
ain and Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, longer
include 1t in the official list of their titles The
dcthroned emperor, Charles of Austria Hungary
still prdes himself upon its possession. Nobody
seems to know whether the former Kaiser of Ger
many still clngs to this title, which he boldlysas.
sumed at the time of his theatrical entry into
Jerusalem in 1893.
In the case of Afonzo and Charles the claim TO
the title of King of Jerusalem dates from the
Crusades, writes Frederick Cunliffe-Owen In Mum
sey's Magazine Godfrey de Bouiilon, Duke Of
Lorraine, leader of the first of those wonderful
military plGrimages to the Holy Land, was pro-
GAINED King of Jerusalem by his victorious army
after the capture of the ancient Hebrew capital
1t will be recalled that he refused to be crowned
with q dadem of gold. declaring that where the
Founder of Christianity had worn a crown n,
thorns it not meet that one of His followers
shonId don circlet of precious metals and ieweIs
even wear the laurels of a victor Consequently
if the medieval tradition Is correct-he was sol
emny crowned King of Jerusalem with II crown of
tbornS.
On Godfrey's death, in 100, he succeeded
ON the throne by his brother Baldwin; and from
that time forth all the Dukes of Lorraine were
also tituIar Kings of Jerusalem until their dynasty
became merged in the house of Hapsburg through
the marriage Of Francis of Lorraine to the En-.
press Maria Theresa, daughter of Charles vi last
of the German emperors of the direct male line
Of Hapsburg This gave the Austrian rulers
right to style themselves with the highsounding
but empty title
They also had another claim to it. Indeed. they
had used it for centuries before Maria Theresa's
marriage to Francis of Lorraine Away back In
1229 Frederick III of the house of Hohenstaufen.
King of Sicily and Holy Roman Emperor. caused
himself to be crowned at Jerusalem as king of the
Holy City He claimed this dignity, not only be-
cause he had recOnquered the city from the Sara
Gems who had held 1t since 1887 but also as the
husband of John Of Brienne's daughter and heir.
ess Yolande. John Of Brienne, who was one Of