The New York herald., 1922-05-15
Rumania's Queen
Hopes to Visit
America in Fall
Marie Would Personally Ex-
press Gratitude for Our
Help in War.

BUCHAREST. May IA ASSOCIATED
Press) Queen Marie of Rumania may
forego her coronation this fall to visit
the United States. Queen Marie is
granddaughter of Queen Victoria.)
Since the signing of the armistice the
Queen has been planning to go to the
United States. but pressing affairs in
her own country and the expenses OF
the long land and ocean journey have
deferred her. Now invitations .from
friends and petitions from women clubs
and civic societies are pouring in on
her so fast she finds it difficult to re-
sist them. The Rumanian Government,
however. would prefer the Queen receive
formal invitation from the White
House that there might be no mistake
concerning her status.
The Queen to-day made it clear to
the Associated Press that If she went
to the United State it would be with
the object OF seeing the country and
thanking in person the thousands of
Americans who helped Rumania so gen
erously during and after the war She
said 1t was absurd to think she would
engage in any motion picture enter
prise.
Il wish also" the Queen added. ito
see your big hearted, sympathetic and
humane President, your enterprising and
clever men and I desire especially to
talk with your women and get the bene-
fiji of their ideas, wisdom and experience.
II hope the American people do not
tion am going to appear as an actress
in motion pictures. 1t is altogether Of
fensfve and provoking to have my name
linked with these things.
IT must plead with the American
newspapers to be fair to me. How ut
terly unchivalrous and reprehensible it
is for some Of them to say, as they did
recently, that I had given up going to
America because I was jealous of the
reception accorded Marshal Foch. My
name seems to amuse the public. / sup
pose that Is the penalty one has to pay
like anybody else"
The Queen discussed the forthcoming
marriage of her second daughter. Primo
ess Marie, to King Alexander of Jugo-
Slavia. She said she was cofident this
would be a step in the direction of unity
and peace in the Balkans.
But" Marie added. 'it is a mistake
and unfair to say it is a political mar
riage You know even among Kings
and Princesses there is such thing as
love at first sight That is what hap
pened in this case. The young King had
never met my daughter until he came
to Bucharest last January. When he
saw her he held out both hands and
said, I need you; my country needs
you. Will you come and help us?' That
simple. frank plea won her heart"
Marie said she often smiled at the po-
sition she had been forced into by the
circumstance that she was the Queen
| Mother Law of the Balkans.
'T can assure you" Marie added
laughingly II am very lenient mother
| in-law, and not the traditional terma'
CANT. The three children / have givar
| TO the thrones of Greece, Rumania and
Jugo-Slavia are supremely happy with
their choices. dispatches from Athens
say Princess Elizabeth OF Rumania, who
married the Crown Prince of Greece. is
critically ILL All are bound TO get on
well together. and II we have such peace
and contentment in our family life. why
can't we have 1t as political and geo
graphical neighbors?"