The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-28
Monaco Is Plunged Into Uncertainty By
 Albert's Death

Paris. June 2S-With the death, at
 the age of seventy-eight years, of Prince Albert l.. the fortunes of
 Monaco, tiny nation that draws most of it's income from tourists who gam
 b1e and tourists who watch tourists
 gambling, plunge into sea of uncer- tainty.
 Will the a1l-powerfuI Monte Carlo Casino continue virtually to govern the little principa1ity?
 Will France seize the opportunity to incorporate the wee p1easure-state
 and eliminate the break in the French coast for nearly three miles of the
 way between Nice and Mentone? The answer to these questions Is wrapped up in the personality and principles of Louis, hereditary Prince of Monaco, French 1iaison officer with
 the British army during the World War.
 Louis is an ardent Francoph1le. In addition, he is actively opposed to gambling and extravagances of any sort. His father, while opposed to
 shut his eyes to the steadily increasing wealth and power of the group that operates the Casino and really con trols the principality.
 Opposition Expected. Opposition to the activities of the Societe des Rains de Mer, which owns and operates the Casino, the Hotel de Paris, the Sporting Club, the Cafe de
  the Riveria, the only large garage in Monaco, the tennis club, the golf club
 and numerous other profitable con- sessions, is expected soon as the
 hereditary prince becomes the reign
 ing prince.
 In particular, a feud is expected 10 break out between Prince Louis and Camille Blanc, whose father found conceded to be the most powerful and the wealthiest man in Monaco. He is president of the Societe des Rains de Mer.
 1 It is expected that Louis will launch 1 his campaign against the strangle hold
 which the Casino has upon the prir- cipaHty by aiding in every possible way the industries, including pottery which were established during his i fathers reign. Eventually, friends of the young Prince believe, Monaco can ! be made independent of the gaming break the dogmatic rule of the so- l ciete.
 i Came to Throne in 1889. Prince Albert came to the throne 1 in 1889. Early in life he developed q love for the sea, and to this romantic | feeling for ships and salt water was added a truly scientific curiosity. 4 large part of the Princes time has | been spent aboard his yacht, the Pr:n- i cess Alice, exploring the Seven Seas | for geological and botanical speci- mems, which have been assem- bled by
 him in his Oceonographic Museum. l fam millar to tourists, on the Rock of Monaco. He has brought from the depths creatures never before known l to science, some of them from 10000 feet below the level of the sea, and
 has initiated the study of marine bac- | terioIogy.
 1 During a visit to the United States
 last year Prince Albert received the i Agassiz medal, and in April of this
 year was awarded the Vega Medal given each ten years by the Anthropo- logical and Geograp phical Society of
 Stockholna-a scientific equivalent of
 the Nobel prize.
 Is Proud Colonel In contrast to his father, Prince love for the sea. He is proud of his
 title of colonel in the French army
 and delights in military science He speaks ruen1y French Italian and English. His mother was the daugh-
 ter of the English Duke of Hamilton. 1 Should Louis die the Duchess of i Valentino5s would become reigning | Princess of Monaco. She is said to 1 have been child of Prince Albert by a French mistress, lcgitirnatized some years ago because Albert feared that i the throne might go to a German sue | cession and a German prince of 2 i country so intinc ately bound with France would be a diplomatic impos- sibiIity The Duchess took her place naturally in the Princes household and is considered the faVorite child