Evening star., 1937-02-28
They Can't Return Home

Bath, where the morning paper in
termittently tells of a new recognition
Of the conquest Of his country. This
no doubt causes the exile to warm to
Western civilization, in the absence
Of other warmth.
One who has done over a decade of
st. Helena-like exile Is Abd-el-Krim,
the tough old Rifiian who, after run
ming the Spaniards into the Medi-
terranean, caused Frances forces
much worry until Petain and Primo
jointly disposed Of him. Krim begged
to be allowed to stay on In his native
hills as Frances friend, but Paris
thought otherwise. He was packed OF
to the Isle Of Reunion, In the Indian
Ocean, in which tropical spot an adj
pose and aging Moor endures, sur
rounded by wives, offspring and at
tendants. There is just bare chance
that the French may now need him In
Morocco.
A very wise exile is the abdicated
Old Etonian King Of Siam, who pre-
fers English Surrey to Bangkok, os-
tensibly because he wished to retain
the power of life and death over his
subjects, but possibly also because of
a falling royal barometer at home. He
10 now learning to fly.
Arrived Destitute.
I once was privileged to buy a box
Of paints for an ex-Shadow of God
upon Earth. in exile I refer to the
former Sultan and Caliph. At the
time OF his exit from the BoSphorus
Q924) one read that abdul Medjids
personal belongings filled q fleet of
lorries" and that "the last of the
Caliphs occupies the whole first floor
Of a Swiss luxury hotel" The facts
were slightly different Kemal gave
Abdul $500 Turkish and six hours in
which to leave Stamboul. The party
Of Is sons, secretaries. wives and
daughters arrived at Montreux almost
destitute and had to remain two
months "in pawn" awaiting funds
During this period the hotel manager
grew more and more anxious.
Abdul, at 10, Is now happily in-
stalled at Cimiez, having added bill
lizards and gardening to his accom-
plishments. The Nizam Of Hyderabad
Is generous: his son Jah married the
ex-Caliph's favorite daughter.
Henry Pu vi, Japanese puppet Presi-
dent of Manchukuo, is an exile from
China. where he has twice ruled as
Emperor. The Americanized young
celestial's life was nodded by his cele-
brated old great-aunt, the Empress
Tzu Hsi. who bossed China from 1850
until her death in 1908 Then. on her
strict injunction. the 3-year-old son Of
her favorite, Prince Chun, was put on
the throne. He was Pu vi. but he
lasted only four years. being sent to
an alien nursery by Sun Yat-Sen at
the coming of the first republic.
Five years later the 12-year -old ex-
Emperor was reinstalled, but for IL
days only-for Gen. Tuan chased him
back into the forbidden zone Of Peking
The republic returned At Is Pu vi
took a brace of wives, and two years
later, in 1924, the Christian General
Feng drove the trio out. The Japa-
nese gave the exiles haven at Tientsin.
Here Pu vi settled down half as
guest, half as prisoner. In 1882 the
Japanese made Pu vi first Emperor
and then President of the seized Chi
nese province; and at Mukden he sits
today, awaiting the hour when he
shall ascend for the third time the
legendary dragon throne. ruling 500,-
100000 subjects. with 5000 years Of
history behind it.
Alone but Not Bowed Down.
At 9 each morning, a big. gray
haired woman, healthy Of cheek and
firm of chin, leaves small house in
the Brussels suburb of Ixelles to do
her marketing, for which she carries
a capacious straw bag. She is always
alone. but not bowed down.
This serene hausfrau then returns
home. and after attending TO her
housework will as likely as not take a
swim in a neighboring pool or go for a
long walk before cooking her own
lunch. In the afternoon, another long
walk or reading And then the eve
ming meal. perhaps a cinema, and bed
Rarely does a soul cross the threshold.
Some one has found peace at last
the former Crown Princess Luise Of
Saxony.
On an allowance of $500 a year.
continued so long as she does not re-
turn to Germany and gives no inter-
views, this vital young woman who
80 years ago f1uttered Europe's dove
cotes with her love affairs bears no
rancor. If she thinks about the past
and of what may have been lost by
living ones life in ones own way, she
keeps quiet about 1t.
Married As years ago to the later
King of Saxony and divorced in 1903,
she has three sons and three daugh-
ters living-yet it is believed that she
does not see any of them.