Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-27
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Kings work for the good of all Ru.
mania. In any station Of life when
a husband dies, it is the duty of the
widow to stay at home and look after
the children. The King was the father
Of the Rumanian people. l am their
mother. Surely they still want me to
guide them, not only as Queen, but
as mother. With the King gone,
shall have twofold duty to perform
for my country-his own and mine.
Throughout the Kings long recur.
ring illnesses, his mind was perfectly
clear and normal. Had wanted to
succeed him upon his death as abso
lutte ruler Of Rumania, need only
have asked him and his choice would
have been supreme. But, as matter
of fact, we never once discussed the
question in spite of the fact that from
time to time various persons and pc.
litical groups urged me insistently to
become sole regent.
Denies Disliking Helen.
"Those who think evil things of me
say dislike my daughter-in-law Helen
Carols wife): that I am jealous of her;
that 1 even begrudge little Mihai in.
heriting the legal right to the throne.
These accusations are heartlessly
false. love Helen and her child with
all my heart. They have been de-
serted by their husband and father.
Shall forsake them in this solemn,
trying hour when Mihai is about to
ascend the throne? No. A Queens
heart has greater love than that"
From this subject, which apparent
ly gave her great pain, Queen Marie
turned IN Eardipa y1d'o last hnIyrS On
earth.
"He was like a child in his sim.
plicity and faith" she continued.
when the King of all Kings sat on
his invisible throne. reckoning Fer
dinand to come. he chung to me pa
thetically, and said, How can l leave
you and the children and the coun-
try" He begged me to stand between
him and eternity. But God knew bet.
ter. and took him from me- His dying
words We're: i am tired; l want to
rest
Discussed Flower Garden. 49,.
"Only a few weeks ago l obtained
some catalogues and flower seeds from
the United States Department Of Agri.
culture and discussed with the King
the planting of them in our gardens,
which he now is never to see. The
poor man thought he would recover,
but the doctors knew otherwise"
AT this point the Queen broke down
and wept bitterly. She told the cor
respondent that the King would have
liked. as father. to have seen Carol
before he died, but he could not with
propriety and legality see him in view
Of his conduct and remuneration. With
true maternal indulgence and forgive
ness, she was eager to have Carol at
the bedside. but the Kings illness took
such sudden turn there was no time
to arrange even deathbed truce be-
tween father and son.
After she regained her composure
the conversation drifted to the mem.
hers Of her family. She declared there
was no .. SDect for a year or more Of
fleana or Nicolas marrying, If even
then.
after our period of mourning
terminates" she said, ~ hope we
| viii be able to travel. Then. perhaps,
we will meet a suitable husband for
lleana and an appropriate wife for
Nicolas. In any case, they are both
very young. / am in no hurry for
either of them to marry, nor are they.
Besides, Ileana in some ways Is my
favorite child, and now 1 am left a
| widow, I shall need her compa Mon.
| ship more than ever"
Doubts onion With Boris.
When the correspondent suggested
| lleana's marriage to King Boris of
| Bulgaria might make for peace and
solidarity in the Balkans, the Queen
said:
Il admire Boris in many ways. but
| then 1t might be awkward IL Ileana
became Queen of Bulgaria. whose lie.
lations with Jugoslavia and Greece
and Rumania are so uncertain. 1t
might mean that Ileana as queen
would be in conflict with her sisters,
| queens of Jugoslavia and Greece. We
must first be able to get along politi
caly before we can ge1 along in
family way"
ut has been said that J1eana form Cd