The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-12

NNOllbuluCu AIOIl EHbV AO tingency of his marriage should be taken into account so that in that event, there should be provision for her majesty the queen and the mem- bers of his majesty's family, cor responding to the provisions which the house of commons has been will- ing to make in like circumstances in the past"
 The anti-marriagc party held that the message actrually covered all contingencies as Is legally essential when dealing with crown property. This view was stressed by the I,on- don Daily Express today which cm- phasized that 1t did not mean the king definitely plans to marry but merely wanted to cover all possi- bilities inasmuch as only one civil list is approved ct the beginning of each reign. Thereafter, the civil list --or parliament's provision for the kings expenses. is altered only un- der most unusual circumstances.
 Will He or Won't He
 Another argument brought for ward by this group was that, al- though the message mentioned mat rimonial possibilities, 1t equally coy- cred the contingency of lifelong bachelorhood in the apparently sig niflcant section that referred to the Duke of York and his children as heirs to the throne.
 The third and clinching point was that, in any case, nobody really is fully eligible to qualify as queen of Great Britain, empress of India. European princesses gre diminishing in number and it was pointed out that Edward as prince showed no sign of preference for women of royal rank, let alone any particular princess.
 Furious Guessing Game
 Those on the other side of the debate could sec no reason for Ed wards mention of marriage If he was not actually considering 1t. And they indulged in & furious guessing game as to who the lucky pqrincess might be. More than. 8 half-dozen candidates were namedf. They in- cludcd the Princesses Eugenie, Irene and Catherine of Greece, the Grand Duchess Kyre of Russia, Princess Juliana of the Netherlands, Princess Alexandrine Louise of Denmark and Princess Frederick Of Brunswick Luneburg.
 Princess Eugenie was favored by persons who usually make the smart est guesses about such things. She is the % year old cousin of another Greek princess, Marina, who mar ried King Edwards brother, the Duke of Kent.
 Like Eugenle's Chances
 Those who liked Eugenie's chances reasoned that in the fast moving world of politics, strategy and the increasing necessity of maintaining a British route to the Far East and 8 strong British position in the Mediterranean might eventually im- pei Edward to align himself by mar riage with the Greek royal house. They recalled that in some quarters 1t was claimed that Britain was in- strumental in restoring King George to his throne in Athens.
 Eugenie, % year old daughter of Prince George, and first cousin of the king, is good looking girl who dresses smartly. She is taller than Edward but the British royal fam fly never has been prejudiced against queens being taller than kings. kings. Queen Mary had an advan- tage over King George V and so did another Queen Mary. over her spouse William III.
 Other Two Not Considered
 The chances of Irene and Cath erine were not considered especially good. Their names were mentioned chiefly because they served as bridesmaids at the wedding of the Duke of Kent. Princess Juliana of the Netherlands was considered defi- nitely out of the running. She is the heir to the throne of her country and 1t would be contrary to Neither lands precedent for her to marry the monarch Of another nation.
 The Russian Grand Duchess Kyre was regarded as disqualified because 1t Is mostly unlikely that the British throne would be linked again with the Romanoff dynasty while Russia remains Soviet
 Another Good Prospect
 Consideration of the entire fleld brought mention of the 2i year old brunei Princess Alexandrlne Louise, niece of tho king Of Denmark. and Princess Frederick, 20. Of Bruns- wick-Llincburg. granddaughter Of. the former Kaiser Wilhelm and eat-great-granddaughter Of Qucen Victoria.
 4 perfect symbol for the British publlc's complete lnysllfleatlon as to Edwards possible. eventual e0- sovereign was the front -page box. printed by the London Star Under lt Was tho caption. "iier Majesty the 0ueen." Inhige the box was a biz question mark.