The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-25
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|. KINDLY QUEEN
By Internatlonal News serylee

LONDON. Feb. 25.-Queen Vic.
toria Ii revealed as monarch
whose imperious spirit covered q
tender heart In the latest install.
ment OF her correspondence and
extracts from her private journals
published today with the authority
Of the King.
Among the features OF the in.
staIlment are sharply worded let
fers to Disraeli insisting that Eng
land prevent Russia from taking
Constantinople. In others he il
asked to intervene to prevent war
between England and Germany
over Schleswig Holstein. One OF
the letters contains the declaration
that Britain would support Belgium
IL she were attacked.
Victoria expressed nigh indigna
ton over the wicked and IDLE
lies" accusing her Of relations with
the famous Scotch attendant john
Brown
Queen Victoria was 50 overcome
with grief after the death or the
Prince Consort, that she was con-
WINGED that she would die at an
early age. Although she lived more
than four score years, at the age
of forty.one, after the death Of
the Prince COnsort, Victoria wrote
to King Leopold Of Belgium a. FOL
lows:
Had Trouble with Edward
II feel like a poor hunted hare.
Like a child that has lost it, mother
and $50 lost and SO helpless am I,
my own beloved uncle. that ! tninK
NV life will end more rapidly than
anv 81 you think, for myself this
would he the greatest blessing"
Writing in her journal this period,
the Queen referred to the then
prince of Wales and later King
Edward, as 1.-THE difficulty Of the
moment.
The queen In a letter to the
then Prince OF Wales took him TO
task for visiting Ireland to attend
the races declaring that 1T natur-
ally strengthens the belief already
far too prevalent that your cher
object is amusement.
Aimed 10 Elevate Racing
Edward. Prince Of Wales. re-
sponded to this admondtion with
the following:
IT fear dear mama, that no year
goes round without you giving me
I acoIding on the subject Of racing.
You know how utterly and entirely
I 6isapprove Of what Is bad
about them and therefore think
much may be done in trying TO
elevate what has always been
great national sport OF this coun-
tryS :
directed Palmerston and DisraeH TO
avoid any rupture with the United
States States and to compromise
on the Alabama claim.
Ex-Kaiser Her FavOrite
The world cannot doubt from the
Queens letters that she had a
tendency to favor Germany. The
former Kaiser was apparently q
great favorite, for she described
child" In 1866 she wrote OF the
how: Dear little Willie's birthday.
Nav God preserve him and may he
grow up good, clever, liberal.minded
IN his views worthy OF his beloved
grandpa, who was so anxious about
him, that he should not grow up
into d conceited Prussian.
In her letters to the then Prince
Edward the Queen addressed him
as Dear Berthe.
Opposed REVEALS
One letter from Queen Victoria
declares that 1t would not do for
her to go to hear Moody and
Sanlxy, A m erican revivalists.
Though / am sure" she wrote,
'.that they are very good and sim
cere people, It is not the sort OF
religious performance that / like.
The sensational style Of excitement
like revivals Is not a religion which
can last and 1t Is not wholesome
for the heart or mind, though there
are many instances where 1t does
good"
The Queen was disappointed that
her subjects showed such enthusi
asm for Garibaldi when he came 70
London and wrote she regrette.j
"the extravagant excitement" for
this man who, brave and honest
that he is. has ever been revolu
ZIONIST leader"
In general the letters Of Queer
Victoria add little to political his
story, but are interesting al they
cast light on the character OF the
woman.
Oali0hfed With lail