Evening star., 1938-11-12
Regent Prince Paul
influences Traininu
Of Yugos|av King
Has Accomplished Much
In Cooperation With
Government
BY De WITT MACKENZIE.

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Nov. II.
Paul, prince regent of Yugoslavia,
who not only is chiefly responsible
Tor the training of young King Peter
during the latters minority, but who
exercises great influence on the gov
ernment, is anomaly in this hardy
Balkan state
Prince Paul is a member of the
reigning family-a second cousin of
the boy King. He is a Serb and as
such there runs through his body
some of the reddest blood in the
peninsula. The present Karageorge-
witch dynasty came into power in
1903 when army officers slew King
Alexander (the Obrenovitch) and
Queen Draga in their palace here and
hurled their bodies into the court
yard. The Serbs are strong-arm
folk and direct actionists.
Expert in Niceties.
The Serbian prince regent is
forceful, too, and has done his share
at war, but he is nobleman of the
renaissance stepped out of the pages
OF history. Outside his official duties
he lives chiefly in the world of art,
Of literature, of music. He is an
expert in all the niceties of life.
His manners are Chesterfieldian
and his personality is one of charm.
His moral standard is described as
unimpeachable.
He is pacifist Though not the
type who won't fight for King and
country and his whole policy has
been one of good fellowship with
other nations. In this line he is said
to have achieved much in cooper
alton with the government, not only
in the Balkans, but in relations with
both Italy and Germany.
Naturally he takes a leading part
In the social and cultural life of the
country, but he also is active in ply
Slcal education. To give him an
other good mark he is reputed to be
humanitarian.
Prince Paul's education obviously
has been opolitan-Yugoslav
Russian, Swiss, italian and English.
He attended Oxford. All of his at
tainments he brings into his coach
ing of young Peter for the throne.
Paul, who is As years old. was close to
the late King, who named him as
chief regent for the heir Prince
Paul married Princess Olga of
Greece and so is brother-in-law of
Brltalns Duke of Kent.
Has Advice of Mother.
In addition to the chief regents
instruction, Peter is fortunate in
having the loving care and advice of
his talented mother, Queen Marie.
!, King Peter is Is, and in three years
will ascend the throne. Since it is
only four years ago that his father
was assasslnated in France, Peter
had the advantage of the instruction
of his parent during impressionable
years. King Alexander showed great
devotion to the education of his lad.
The principle under which the
King was rearing Peter was summed
up by the royal father thus:
Peter must work in just the same
way as his school friends. There
can be no exception made in his
favor, for one day he will ascend
the throne"
So the young King is being brought
up in this spirit. While he mixes
freely with his schoolmates he rarely
is permitted public appearances as
yet. Those will come soon enough
when he dons his crown.
Peter is going to be a large man,
for already he is taller than was
his fater. The youngster is a good
round athlete and is keen on sports.
His training follows the usual
line of that given heirs to thrones
rather an arduous business. Not
'Only must he learn what the average
boy studies, but he rumples his hair
over such things as constitutional
and administrative law. He has to
know foreign languages, too. and
already he is said to be proficient
In Slovene, Bulgarian, English.
French, German and Russian.
Peter dislikes wasting time on
rambling conversations and is al
ways brief and to the point. He
is remarkably free of conceit and
has an attractive personality of
which a pleasant smile is part.