Evening star., 1926-04-06
Louis Philippe's Death Ends
"Years of Empty Shadow Play

sisted in such work" for it recalls
that "he explored in Asia from 1890
to 1895, and then conducted two Arctic
expeditions, one to Greenland's east
coast, via SpitZbergen: the other IN
the Kara Sea" The Brooklyn Daily
Eagle, commenting. on these same ac-
tivities. adds, In 1905, after leading
a Belgian polar expedition. he wrote:
'Une Croisiere au Spitzberg,' and two
or three other volumes have come
from his pen" His penchant for Il
life of adventure as we'll as his writing
ability were probably inherited from
his father, the Count of Paris. who.
the Eagle says, was with Mcclellan
in the American great rebellion, was
at Fair Oaks and at Gaines Mill" and
wrote q Seven-volume history of the
Civil War 'Of much value to military
men,
The Count of Paris, according to the
Bangor Daily Commercial. was nearer
the standard of a real ruler" than his
son. and his service in the Union
Army in our Civil War brought him
into high regard in the Northern sec
ton of our country"
But. though this French exile ''lacil-
ed the forceful character of his ances
-
he had his adhsrents and follow ers.
who are now directing attention to his
possible successor. Ground deem in
human experience and emotions the
instinct for royalty is not lost in ono
or even ten generations" declares the
Springfield Union. as it recognizes that
in the minds of almost q million roy
aIsts the selection of a successor is
not merely the continuation of a ro-
mantle tradition" The Cincinnati
Times-Star calls attention to the para
dox that "he who becomes King Of
France must leave France. as the
King is dead, the King must DEPART
Is the slogan of the republic" this slo-
gan being the respone of the Third
Republic to the "mummery carried on
by dynasty that was and refuses To
recognize that it is not
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The logical successor to this phan-
tom throne, the Duke of Guise. sees no
immediate reason for accepting the
job, according to the Pittsburgh Sun.
since, hitherto without political am
bitions, he is not likely to sacrifice his
standing as a French citizen for the
empty honors of the pretendership.
The indianapolis News explains that
"the Duke of Guise has a son to whorr.
it Is intimated he may yield the sue
cession," and also mentions other pos
sible kings of F'rance'--the Duke of
Vendome Or the Duke of Nemours.
Continuing, the News says: There
are still surviving several Bonapartes
that might put in a shadowy claim.
What would happen should another
Napoleon appear 1t would be interest.
ing, but profitless, to speculate"
Even for those who actually sit on
thrones "the king business isn't what
1t used to be In Europe, and in France
II hasn't amounted to anything in sew
eral generations" remarks the Ros-
noke Times, which does not believe
the death of the pretender will add To
Frances troubles at the present time"
Still there must be taken into account
the fact. as given by the Williamson.
Sun, that though "7S years have
elapsed since the revolution of lS4S
and few subjects of the King survive
yet pew generations have espouse.
the royalist cause and have eagerly
awaited the day when a. king shouI5
again mount the throne"