East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-05
QUITE A FEWK KINGS
ARE STILL HANGING
AROUND IN EUROPE
Most Stable Throne Apparently
is That of Holland; Queen
Wilhelmina is Loved by All.

LONDON CBy MALL )--(Clyde A.
/ Beals, Written for the L. P)-The
sport of looping crowns in Europe.
that became so exhilaratng in the
war. seems not only to have subsided,
but also to have been followed by its
equal and opposite reaction.
Hungary, though kingless. is by
4 legislation OF his own parliament. still
4 a kingdom. Austria has a small but
important Royalist party. And Ger
many maintains u strong leaning to-
wards king, and Hohenzollern at
that.
Z Constantine has come back, though
1.-The regal supports are wobbly Old
I King Peter OF Serbia, who pulled
\ Through the war more or less, has
found his new kingdom OF the Serbs.
Croats and Slovenes so pregnant with
spontaneous combustion that he
leaves his son, Alexander to do most
of the work. Ferdinand of Rumania
I still has his picture on the postage
| stamps. but is refraining from all
other publicity And Boris of Bulga-
ria. answering a public welcome on "a
church festival the other day in So
fla, was greeted by bomb which
killed and wounded several persons
close by him.
The thrones more familiar to Am
orleans are at present having little
difficulty in weathering present fair
winds. In England King George has
lost by his quietness what little vestige
OF power his father by his strong per-
. sonality was able to exercise. His
popularity was undergoing a slump
until the Prince OF Wales came to bat.
The Prince is undoubtedly the most
popular person in the United King
dom and If he comes to the throne,
which some people though admirins
him doubt, lie will probably WELD a
positive influence.
The most stable throne of all APP
lparently, is that of Holland. Queen
wiIhclmina enjoys and chcrishes the
genuine affection OF her people. The
Prince Consort, Henry Of Mecklen-
h burg, il not popular but the Queen
drives about The Hague in her car
with no guard. The men in the streets
n tip their hats and she bows pleasant
iy There was an attempt not long
ago to hold demonstration against
her, but she drove without any guard
TO the place where it was to be held
and the Hollanders took the horses
from her carriage and drew her
through the streets In triumph.
Reign is Quiet.
King Albert Of the Bclgians also
rcigns with comparative quiet lNn-
i Victor Emmanuel of Italy, however
lis in none too good a position thoug'
ait has shown signs lately of strength
ening The king OF Spain, also man
lagos to hang on.
The question of king for Hun
gary is the puzzling one. Kari is th'
1 legally crowned monarch. After u
. recent fiasco his supporters in Hun
Igary insisted that he would be bacl
lin six months and the announcement
that he is al cut to go to Spaih give
some credenue to the opinion chat ~
= may try another coup, because il
L Switzerland he is very closely Pu2td
ed. He has put himself in a rathe
ridiculous position however. Dy hay
ing left Hungary twice now, each tim
after proclaiming that ne woul'
- lrather die than leave. Besrlcs. tn
er little Entente. supported, thorgl
st somewhat casually, by the Big One
+ is determined not to have Hapsbur
m on the throne. He is, further.
he Catholic, and. while the Catholics az
strong in West Hungary, a large pa:
of the country is Calvanistic.
., Since Karl's last departure, severe
~ IL. Admiral Ifsf
THY. designated governor by the par
~ Lament until king was selectef
was. according to stories in Vienn
nj himself to have been set up by Jh
No small landowners party as king. Tha
nd however, fell through. Archduke 81
~ lseph and Archduke Albrecht bot
k have strong wollowings.
o. In Austria in spite of the royals
cb party and the members of the nobi
ity, who kept their titles only =
cd courtesy and persistence, the chanc,
is of a kingdom are small. Many peopl
at however, remember the good time
liz before the war, and think that the
of would come back automatically wit
a restored monarchy. The thinker
ne of Austria. however, say frankly tha
AT the financial burden OF keeping up
r, ROYALTY would be intolerablc.
o. There is. on the other hand. part
ls lin France supporting the idea of
or monarchy especially in Austria for tn
ty purpose of preventing a union wit
tb Germany. This policy, though be
Il meath the surface, is vital 0n'
~ Frances policy is unquestionably on
or of building as many small states a
10 pissible. for two reasons-that o
vi holding the leadership of Europe an
l. that OF maintaining her security.
- she can strew kings about Europe
she can lessen the danger of amalga
nation, thus walling Russia off iron
n any expansion westward and Ger
ar many out of Mittel-Europa.