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New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
France Denies Ex-Kaiser's
Anti-BritisIl Plot Charge
Delcasse Tells of Attempt Made by Germany te
Assail England During the Trying
Period of The Doer War

amount Of decision. France owes ar
immediate and categorical reply tc
i Germany. for France Is in the position
of great lady who, when some one
speaks to her, has not the right to re-
! 1ly. She can reply in any way she
/ pleases. but she must reply"
The President Of the republic agreed
with this advice, as did Waideck- Rous
seau. The French sepiy was drawn up
| forthwith, written out In NJ Delcasse's g
own hand. 1t figures In the archives Of
the Quai d'orsay. This is the reply:
That the Minister Of Foreign Affairs
was slightly surprised at the overtures
which had been made him. for the
evening before the day when NJ. de
Noai'ies's dispatch had been received
he had the great pleasure of long
conversation with M Won Munster, the
German Ambassador to France, and the
latter did not say word to him which
could be construed as warning of
such important overtures.
France Warily Avoids All
OF German Entanglemcnts
That, since France had asked for
nothing, she should not take the in
iative In laying down the conditions
Of which NJ. Won Bdlow had spoken:
that she was waiting until Germany
should formulate the proposals she in
tended to make. and that these nro-
posals would receive most careful ex-
animation on the part of the French
government, with the single reserva-
tion that, In any case, they should MT
be OF such nature as to disturb the
Franco Russian alliance.
This amounted to saying to Ger
many: "You want treaty. You de-
sire rapprochement. How do you un-
derstand this treaty. What are you
ready to do to obtain this rapproche-
ment I"
NJ. Delcass6's dispatch went off to
Berlin on October 80. 1899. On octo-
Der 81 II was communicated officially
60 Won Bllow by M. de Noailles.
There has never been any reply TO it,
II never received the slightest
answer" NJ. Delcasse said to me.
Won Baiow. who pretended he was
greatly pleased when he got my dis
patch. must, indeed. have been very
much vexed by 1t. He had no doubt
counted on Frances enumerating the
terms Of possible German treaty in
stead Of Germany's suggesting them. /
That would have permitted Germany to /
inform England, italy and Spain I'M
mediately of those parts of the French
ct which those nations could
take otfense. That would have per-
mitted Won Bdlow to repeat Bismarck's
coup In the time of Napoleon Ill and
20 render the French Republic an ob-
ject of suspicion to every other Euro
pean power"
In any case the Kaiser lied when he
said "that Russia and France had pro-
posed to make joint attack on eng
land" 1t In Germany who made the
proposition to Russia and France in
October, 1899. The Kaiser lied. He
thought that after twenty three years
he could lie without trouble. He forgot
that, even after twenty-three years, he
would find wstnesses--and written docu-
ments. /
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Shrirnps, Sherry, Polo.
Autos and Economy
Now Have Become
Sport of Kings

lest municipal street sweeper would
| consider beneath him the King OF Siam
a great Asiatic sovereign, has just
| done.
| y"The champagne merchants and the
| manufacturers Of fireworks were as up.
set as the women of the diplomatic
corps were annoyed, but the King
wisely thought only Of saving the state
| certain needless expenditures which
The gorgeous display Of Oriental lux
ury, combined with modern comfort
would have entailed.
years ago the King of Siam dazzled
the whole Of Europe with lavishness OF
mis- court, but to-day he Is teaching us
valuable Lesson in economy"
There are thousands OF true Paris
ians who remember the French capital
as the pleasure mecca for the kings
and emperors Of Europe, who came
here more often In strict incognito
than In state. King Edward VII was a
frequent visitor, and the tales Of his
rather hectic amusements would fill a
large-sized book. He spent his funds
with lavish hand. Leopold of Bel
gium was also persistent visitor. an.
whether In state or disguise was con-
stant source of worry to the diplomatic
officials or Paris detectives, as the case
might be.
Paris was seldom without It's kings
and princes in the old days To-day It
is different matter. Paris is an ex-
pensive city and kings are not as rich
as they used to be.
Even before the European war II
became known fact that with the
exception Of Russia, Prussia, Austria
and Turkey the European states were
exercising a more parsimonious con-
troll over the royal rights in the count
Ing house. The monarchs of these
excepted states were granted almost
unlimited resources to do with what
they willed. Perhaps that fact may
connect to-day with the fate Of every
one Of them. Czar Nicholas, Francis
Josef and Charles, his heir, are dead.
There remains not one Prussian mon
arch OF pre-war days still ruling, un-
less the teutonic Prince of Lichten-
stein, who still rules over a European
pocket handkerchief--twenty minutes
in any direction by auto without
breaking speed limits-may be called
a monarch. The Sultan Of Turkey has
sbdicated.
King George Of England is what
many Of his subjects would call poor
man. He Is one of the most sedate
OF European royalty, and the popu-
larity Of his son, the Prince of Wales.
is based mainly on his remarkable per-
sonality. The King of Italy has an
annual income which would look well
on paper il his annual expenses we're
not taken into account. King Alfonso
of Spain must watch his step to make
ends meet. The King of Norway has
less income than the President of
France, and the rulers Of Denmark and
Sweden have little more. And it is
in Paris that the young Czar
Of Bulgaria is looking for an American
heircss.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

| kings can do nc wrong empha-
sizes the fact that monarchs these days
attain prestige in gentle diversions like
poru!arizing shrimps and sherry, polo,
driving their own automobiles and gen.
orally setting harmless examples.
Royal DEGREES seem to have lost their
force.
Constantine Of Greece declined to
trofit by the example OF his divine-
righted brother-in-law of Doorn, and
now has little left to do but write his
memoirs.
The ex-ruler Of Greece Is the last Of
the line of Europe's royal might Is
right" clan and his passing pushes the
term sovereign" still deeper into OBJ
scprity. Before the European War be-
gan to tear down thrones Of centuries
there were forty-one "monarchs" or
"sovereigns" In the world who had the
right at least to promulgate royal rules
and regulations which were received
with the utmost respect in their vari-
GUS kingdoms. To-day there are seven
teen "monarchs" in existence, and, with
the possible exception Of those Of the
Extreme Oriel.t. royal wings are close-
ly clipped.
In Europe not "a single king remains
who dares insist that his word is law
or who can buy pearl necklace for an
actress without compromising good re-
latsons with the political heads Of
state.
Manuel of Portugal was the last Eu-
ropean monarch who tried to use the
royal treasury to bejewel the Paris
stage. Manuel's chief accomplishment
to-day Is fairly good game of tennis
and not in Portugal. but in England.
The incident In which the late Gaby
Deslys was involved as the recipient of
rope Of pearls added another title TO
the many held by the young Portuguese
monarch. But the last title was eek"
while Portugal became republic.
"Tino" Of the Hellenes won his new
title more recently by method great
ly different from that of Manuel
much more efficacious and expeditions
method. Wilhelm of Germany, Charles
of Austria and Ferdinand Of Bulgaria
all used this method with great sue
cess, and Constantine could have been
reasonably certain, by virtue Of this
triple precedent, that he would succeed
before he ousted Premier Venizelos
from Athens in 1921 and proceeded in
his attempt to carve new and greater
Greece out of neighboring territories.
Bombastic Threats Failed
To Save 'sT:no's' Tiny Crown
Flamboyant proclamations and bonn
bastic threats to lead the army over
mountainous piles of dead Turks
neither 'rechoned with the Turks nor
the Greek army. The Nationalist
Turks, under Mustapha Kemal, flrst
handed bittsv defeat to the Greek
army, and the Greek army then handed
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
THE HAGUE, October 20.
r-m-~ HE f,rst authoritative statemen

by the Russian Soviet govern
ntent, touching It's fiscal mat.
! ters. that was at ali comprs
| hensive and in official writing, was that
which waB made TO the Hague con.
ference of the Allies and the repre-.
sentatives Of other belligerents. The
most striking features were the nd,
| missions that on July /, 1922, there
were In circulation 271,23s,00o, 900 eoC
OF paper rubles, and that the cost OF
living In all of Russia on the average
| based on the 1913 prices as 100 index
number, had by April 10, 1922, risen
to 2s7,ae4,1as; or, in other words, had
increased to slightly mora than 2s7,ss4
times the 1913 prices.
The figures staggered the fnancia,
experts who received them and who
have attempted to digest them. The
sum OF paper money in circulation is,
OF course, beyond human understand
ing. A mere reading Of the figures does
not convey to the mind IFS immensity
The experts resorted to various means
whereby to render them inteiligible.
The 271 2ss,ooo, 900, 600 Of paper rubles
were 27l 1886 times one billion. They
were 271,23s,0oo times one million.
They were 100000 times, at their face
value, the entire stock Of gold In the
world.
If Soviet Russia possessed every
ounce Of gold which has been mined
since the human race began-estimated
at S1S,000,000, 0,000-the Russian circu-
iating medium would have so ffinsy g
gold basis as to render 1t worthless.
1t would, IL at par, be enough TO buy
out every nation in Europe, the United
States, the remainder of the world. and
purchase some Of the dominions of the
sky.
Facettous as these observations may
appear to be. 1t was only thus that the
Allied experts might clarity to their
own minds the gigantic problem of
dealing with the Russian situation.
AS to the tables showing the rise
OF the cost of living, although previ-
ously the world had known it was inn
mense, the actual admissions by
Soviet delegates, in the form of an
official report in writing, again stag
gered the experts. While the circulat-
ing medium had run into the trillions.
the cost of basic necessaries to the
people had risen to such hitherto un-
heard of levels az to render il neces-
sary-had the medium been at par
for laborer to work 257, 900 years for
his years food on the basis of 1913.
Another striking feature Of the
Soviet official report was in the con-
trast between the Russian imperial
budgetsof 1918 and that of the Soviets
for 1922. The report stated that the
budget in 1913, under the empire, to-
tailed 3,16s.142.828 rubles for ordinary
expenditures, and, including extraordi- |
nary expenses, 3,20s, ,4o6,s61 rubles, or.
ct par Of exchange at STAG American |
cents, about $1,000 100000.
"The proposed budget for 1922, Janu-
ary to September (nine months), of the |
Russian Socialist Federal Soviet To.
public" the report said. "wflen reduced |
70 gold rubles. was I,f32,026, ,109," an
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

roads few miles from the capital. See
| ing rapidly moving object approach
! ing down the road, he began to wave
his arms frantiealiy for assistance. The
object was a big motor car, which came
to stop in a cloud Of dust. He ex-
planned his dilemma to the chauffeur.
The latter, in o motoring coat, cap and
goggles, descended, lifted the hood of
the car, tinkered with the engine and
soon had it running. The noble gentle
man, in his most patronizing manner,
searched his pockets as If for tip
and addressed his oblige:
"Will you permit me to thank you
and to identify myself?
al am Count K"
"And I'm the King" remarked Albert,
pressed the self starter.
When the discounted noble "chauf-
feur" recovered Albert was burning up
the Belgian highway mile away.
Such story would compare rather
adversely with the pre-19i4 yarns Of
monarchs who had the rather uppish
habit of staring into blank space as
their subjects kissed their hands and
who, generally, took advantage of
pomp and pageantry which had outlived
it's usefulness.
France has reaped considerable COM
fort from the example recently set by
the King Of Siam, who Is, incidentally,
one of those Eastern monarchs who
still rule. The marriage ceremony in
France is one Of the national pests.
Marriage costs the most humble citizen
small fortune. There is the tedious
preparation, the posting of the bans,
the pre-nuptial agreement, the civil and
religious ceremony, the noce-all the
outgrowths of traditional conventional
ity which for centuries have dictated
the difference between proper and i'm
proper marriage etiquette.
King of Siam Saves Cash
For Nation by Marriage
The King of Siam-in the interests
Of national economy-recently issued
royal proclamation saying, II am now
The idea was an economical
one. He saved himself and his sub
jects something around million dol
lars. Never before in the antique his
tory Of Siam had a monarch ever the
nerve simply to call In the "justice of
the peace" and then go forth and an
was married, his subjects indulged in
the most expensive Oriental lavishness, 1
not only in court, but all over the land.
This time it was national retrench-
ment.
The Oriental potentate's example In
economy has started movement in
France whereby Frenchmen seek the
right to buy the license at 10 a. M,
make quick visit to the Paris equiva-
lent Of the. Little Church Around the |
Corner, and have it over with by noon.
At present two months time is brief
marriage preparation.
The "Petit Bleu," tke Paris daily
which specializes in matters Of polit-
ical and financial economies, has this
20 say Of the Siamese Kings precedent
breaking wedding:
TELL man who really needs every
penny he has and cannot even afford a
warm overcoat that he can get married
without going through the costly cere-
monies which fashion dictates and he
will accuse you Of humiliating mock
sry. But what the raggedest and dirt
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Seventeen Out of Al MOnarchs Remain;
Imperial Powers Close Cropped by War

Constantine the new title which he had
worked SO hard to annex.
When the revolutionary Greek army
entered Athens a1'inon became Prince
Glnkesbourg or Count Accha,non or
any other appellation he desires to
use so long as he is known as ex-King
Constantine of the HelIenes. So far
MS has been reported King George II,
eldest son of "Tino," who passed to
the throne, has no aspirations for new
titles.
King Alfonso of Spain is model
king of the new type. An energetic
equestrian and polo player, automobil-
, ist, sportsman, he let's his government
do most of the governing and himself
concentrates on being amable and
pleasant, tA"refore popular. The most
approved figure during the recent sea-
son at Deauville was Alfonso. Aside
from its other diversions Deauville set
the record this year for high stake
gaming. Though the Spanish King did
not shun the gambling rooms in the
evening he set an example there which
was worthy of Europe's new kingman-
ship. He admitted that it would be in
teresting to play, but that he couldn't
afford it,-at Deauville.
One evening Alfonso and the Shah of
Persia entered the baccarat room and
drew near the "biS table," where
American millionaires among others
were betting tremendous sums on the
flip Of card.
The Shah, little obese man, looked
up at the tall Alfonso and whispered:
"Who's got the cards7"
Alfonso tiptoed to see over the crowd
around the green oval and whispered
back:
''I don't know, but there's an awful
lot of money on the table"
BY this time the incognito character
Of black dinner Jackets had been pene-
taated by the Casino manager, who
futtered forward to ask their royal
highnesses whether they would like to
have seat at the table. Though the
table was full the manager was pre-
pared to oust couple of slow players.
Alfonso and the Shah declined with
thanks. The former was heard to re-
mark frankly that he couldn't afford
it and the Shah with Oriental grace
led his tall companion away from the
temptation. !
Albert of Belgium Ranks
High as Popular Monarch
Another Of the most popular of Con-
tinental monarchs is Albert of Belgium
His chief forte is mechanics and he
does not worry too much about affairs
Of state. His love for aeroplaning and
is we'll known and there are
few better pilots or chauffeurs in Bel
gium.
The curator Of one OF Brussels mu-
seums stirred up mild sensation re-
Gently by expressing dissatisfaction
with Albert because he had never en-
tered the museum, whereas King Leo
pold had always been a frequent
visitor, spending hours studying the
precious exhibits and especially new
acquisitions.
The latest true story of King AL
oert's mechanical bent has just arrived
here. A few days ago a certain Bel
sfan gentleman of title, taking his ex-
ample from the King and driving his
own. found his car stalled on one Of the
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Echoes From, abroad

that will be printed and well paid tor
by the press of those fools, the lilies.
Holland is delightful country.
You'll live here without being annoyed
by those bad Turks who. If they were
TO catch you, would be capable of trans
forming you into q guardian Of the
seragliol
u expect you, my dear Tino. Leave
the Pantheon before 1t crumbles on
your head and hasten to share an en-
viable lot with your old
"WILLYAM."
1he King Of The Hellenes, after read
Ing this letter, doubtless exclaimed.
He Is right! It's better to escape. -
And that, concludes NJ. vautel. IA
why he decided to leave after losing,
while ordinarily, the "Greeks" leave
only after having won.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

II possible, ioud cracking parchmep.
paper.
8. Should any one try to prevent ve,,
from eating during the performances
treat him as a savage who does not
know what is proper.
Z. When you Bear q melody that
seems known to you then whistle or
sing it with the stage performers. Bv
doing so you awaken the interest anl
admiration Of your surroundings,
8. immediately after the curtain
drops get deeply engrossed with the
exchange list. In doing 80 you escape
the notifying possibility Of being con.
sidered SO unsophisticated that the
work Of art still impresses you.
.. Shortly before the end of tho ner.
1ormance rise noisily. Only starving
wretches, artists, men of letters and
similar starvelings must enjoy eyery-
thing to the end.
~ AT the cloak-room jostIe and
crowd regardlessly. Your time Is ,ree.
lous and every minute Important ubo,,
something to eat and drink ia wsit;rs
for you at home.
Ihe Nes0 Friend Of Man
A new friend Of man has baar fo,.
This good news was announced by Pro-
tessor Myers at the congress Of the
scientific association recently bald ID
Hull. England.
This animal, not sorsseen by Noab.
- aog. But singular dog, which
inhabits Rhodesia. and which. ON AL
count OF the abundant name that
aoofns his neck and shoulders. ANA
aiso because Of his moral qualities
mas neen named the "dog-lion.a TIE
of South Africa had III.
ready begun 60 despair, so much Ma
M .ne wild beasts been multiplying there.
Inc birth rate Of the lion, in particu-
'ar, according to reports, was incoYn.
parable. But now this dog-lfon has
appeared.
He was still in the state OF po.a;.
oality In the course OF nature when III |
experimenters and savanta re-
soived 20 combine an animal which
'oined i to the lions force and courage
the fidelity Of the dog. /
And now that the dog-lion has been
saunched the true lions ars taking
fright. They do not recognise ts.is
raise brother and doubt If Il drop OF
their royal blood flows In HIS veina,
Tor thsy had not thought themselves /
70 cowaraly. and they AK themselves
= their reputation - not a little ovar.
lone. The ether pursues them, closea
sasm round, and ccmpels thsm 70 run.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Columbus With a Spy.f,loss

Inc medi@val painter who In MIC
sure OF the Crucifixion of Christ repre-
sented Roman soldier armed with :.
blupderbuss must have q descardan+ ;
IN the British Postoffice Department.
according to an Indignant writer in
the Bulletin de la Societe Astrono-
m'que de France" the English govern.
menf for Its possession of Saint Kits
or Saint Christopher, ono of the Wesr
india Islands, has provided a stamp
showing Christopher Columbus survey
ing the horizon through a spyglass.
but Christopher Columbus discoy-
cred America in 1892, while the spv.
glass was not invented until 11S years
afterward. But what Joy that stamp
must be TO collectorsl
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
The Fatal Third Puff

"Nevsr light three cigarettes with
the same match" cries the third
smoker. who Immediately blows out
the fame which you hold before hia
nose. For he does not care to die
IN the courss Of the year.
This superstition now generally es~
tablished In the public's mind 10 said
to have had this origin.
In che war which Spain carried
on against Morocco In isll-lel2,
and which was principally an am
buacade way, the Spanish officers, who
are great smokers, pufsed cigarettes
In order to kill time In the trenches.
Sometimes II happened that three Of
them lighted their cigarettes vith the
same match Now, In the course Of
time they noticed that at the first pufY
OF smoke escaping from the cigarette
the Moroccan across the lines opened
his eyesI at the second cloud he noted
the place: at the third he fired. And
often the smoker fell with bullet In
his forehead This third smoker, made
prudent, therefore took to blowing out
the match. This quickly became a
superstition. which continued after the
end OF the war and later was passed
from Spain TO France.
-
Cnpid's Consul'afi n Office
The Court Of Cupid, which was re-.
Gently nine days. wonder In New
Jersey town. Is apparently 30 be emu
lated In Vienna. where thsy are n,ar.
ming the establishment Of a ma.r,-
moniai consultation Office which shall,
have the right Of giving permits Of
me--.age. First Of al! physician w;,,
be engaged who will examine every
marriage candidate applying 70 the
office. and draw up for him or her a
certificate of health. or advise a most,
ponement or renunciation Of the mar
riage.
II the physician entertains scruples
about deciding alone. then the mar
rtage candidate Is sent TO specia,;s.
or IN the case Of chose without means
TO hospital, that will give Its opinion
TO the physician, In more complicated
cases also commission is in prospect.
strfetest secrecy is taken for granted.
Several such Offices are expected to be
esfabiishsd in various districts.
FROM FiIheirn TO Constantine
II the deposed and exiled Hohenzol.
lern has not written q letter Of SYM
patty to his brother-in-law and
Observation-Disclosures, the dspossd aad az.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
'I'ino Failed to Profit
by Examples of
Europe's Wary
Royal Rulers
By Wilbur Forrest
pApyC ra&as. on

-w x- ING CoNSTANTTNE's recent
MG failure to maintain the ex-
tremely frayed theory that
NAs- kings car do no wrong annha
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
From Fuhein to Constantine

II the deposed and exiled HohenzoI.
lern has not written letter Of SYM
patay to his brother -in-law and
brother r-in-distress, the dspossd and az.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
BY Ssepkane l.auxanne
Editor la Chief Of lie Mati,t''

PARIS. October IS.
A MoNG tho Hes with which the
Easss has enamesed his
Memoles there is one Of con-
siderable dimensions. It is a
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-08-16
(Del "Journal of Commerce, de
Agosto ID

WASHINGTON, julio S1.-La re-
sistencia que ha ofrecido Ell presidente
Harding en- no querer nombrar a w.
p. Harding, Jefe de la Reserva Fede-
raj, ha sorprendido los altos fuciona-
rios del Tesoro
Ell ~Secretario del Tesoro, Mr.. Mel
lon. espera conferenciar con Mr.. Hard
ing, en- Casa Blanca, antes de que ter
mine la semana y cree estar SECURE de
obtener del Jefe del Executive ell nom
bramiento de w. p. Harding para el
cargo vacante de Gobernador.
Ell Secretario del Tesoro endosa Ell
nombre del ex-Gobernador Harding y
recomendara al Presidente que no haga
case de las solicitudes partidaristas.
Ell presidente Harding piensa enviar al
Senado ell nombre del candidate para
Gobernador de la Reserva no mas tar.
de del 10 de agosto.
Sc nos ha informado que existen Gin
co candidates para ayudante-secretaric
de la Reserva.