Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
petain Is Reported
To Have Asked Hitler
To Restore Monarchy
Attempt to Widen Rift
With Britain and MoIIify
French Opinion Seen
BY JOHN T. WHITAKER,

ny JoAIIN L. VIII hAEU,
Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent
ROME, Nov. 11-MarShal Petain
French chief of state, has asked
Fuehrer Hitler to restore the mon
archy in France, it was learned to-
day in reliable quarters, where there
is much excitement not only for the
result this might bring in the
French attitude toward the present
war, but also because of the impli-
cations for royalty generally.
Hitler is no friend to the royal
families of Europe and Kings have
never had a place in the Nazi
scheme of things. Reliable quar-
tiers indicate, however, that Mar
shall Petain has not received a clear
vote to his proposal and may be
able to win axis approval in an effort
to confirm the cleavage between the
French and their former British ally
Il am an old man and I cannot
carry on forever" Marshal Petair
is represented AS having said to Hit
Ter in a special communication
which follows and implements the
agreement in principle reached be-
tween the two men in their personal
encounter on October "a.
Friend of Prince.
A Stanch Catholic and monarch
list, Marshal Petain is also a per-
sonal friend, it is understood, of
Henri. Comte de Paris. A Bour-
bon-Orleans prince, now % years
old, the Comte de Paris is the son
of the Due de Guise, who died re-
Gently. His princess is Isabelle of
Orleans and Bragande.
Having full confidence in this
young man. Marshal Petain is said
to feel that if he takes the throne,
Frenchmen of all parties can rally
around him as a symbol. midway
between democracy and national So
clallSm. While he served France
as a stable force over and above
parliamentary politics, he would also
be trustworthy man from the Ger
man point of view, Marshal Petain
is said TO believe.
Certain Italian quarters, while
confirming reports of Petain's re-
quest to Hitler. suggest that the
French throne might go to Prince
Louis Of Bourbon Parma. This
equally engaging youngster is mar
ried to Maria, the youngest daugh-
ter of the Emperor-King Victor EN-
manuel of the House of Savoy.
1talys king already has one daugh-
ter, Princess Giovanna. who sits on
a throne as the Queen of King
Boris of Bulgaria.
Tie With Axis.
Today is Victor Emmanuels list
birthday. Despite the fact that this
is the sixth war fought by Italy
during the 40 years of his reign.
Emmanuel is truly beloved by his
people. Mussolini could make no
move more designed to arouse the
enthusiasm of Italians than to per-
suade Hitler that the French should
be tied into the axis by an Italian
queen.
While other dynaSties have fallen
and even the British house has suf-
fered the shame Of WindSor's scam
dial. the House of Savoy has steadily
extended its domain with the con-
quest of Libya before. and the an
neXation of Austrian provinces after.
the World War as we'll as with the
addition of Ethiopia and Albania.
The invasion of Greece opens up the
possibility of Italys further con-
quest of that country and such other
Balkan States as Yugoslavia, which
remains FESTIVE after Mussolini's
elaborate inspection of armored d.
visions on the Yugoslav frontier.
Some months ago, certain Italians
limited the possibility of Luis and
Maria being invited to Budapest,
but any one who knew the 1000
year-old tradition of the Crown of
St. Stephen. or, for that matter, the
stubborn pride of Hungary's regent.
Admiral Nicholas Horthy, scarcely
expected the Hungarians to make
such a move.
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