The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-11
Observations
Royalty Expected
to be Extinct as
Result of War
BY HELEN EsSARY

Presidents, potentates and heroes
are charging and cnamplng all Over
the hemispheres il these war times.
Now and then you hear somebody
mention king.
Yes. the word is king though It
does have the comic adJectives
poor little" pinned on as deeora.
tions OF the times. Indeed, / had
almost forgotten there were su1h
creatures about as kings until /
heard the almost extinct race re-
ferred 10 three times the other day.
Once by he State Department
which almost mentions nothing at
all except in such concise langu-
age as much can be said on both
sides" Or Information conveyed
to the department seems to point 10
the fact that unless further de-
yelopments nullify the knowledge
already believed TO be authentic,
there is a strong likelihood that
To return-the word or the spec
les king" was discussed a second
time by a person in pulpit. The
third time the once-thrilling title
was spoken by a lady aged Is
whom / met in front OF the bear
dens at the zoo.
Said the State Department man,
"Tm beginning 10 believe, as !
listen to the representatives. of
foreign countries now in Washing
ton. that there will be. very little
royalty left anywhere after this
war.
you mean that the royalties
haven't earned their truffles and
tiaras lately and so they deserve
TO be pushed back into an age
say with the icthyosauruses?
Don't be facetious," said the
State Department man, going pom
Tihcal. I'm speaking seriously. 1t
isn't what the royalties deserve
or what happens to them that is
disturbing most OF their clear
thinking subjects. The question |
hear booted around is whether or
not royalty is good for any coun-
try. In most OF the occupied coun'
tries it has been proved lately that
royalty has definitely not that stab
ilizing effect il is assumed TO have.
Ergo Estate Department language
why should people who have barely
escaped with their lives be burden
ed with the clap trap Of ermine and
crown Jewels and not too intelli-
gent princelings who fancy them
selves at least semidivine?"
But II the not-toointelligen
princelings are merely flgureheads?
With no power? Sort OF super
movie stars to entertain the popu-
lace, what then?'
I'm sure I'm in no position TO
talk as | do The State Depart
ment man drew blank over his
face. Shut out his thoughts as you
drop a venetian blind TO shut out
the light. But I'll say this much.
II those meandering King Carols
and Prince Ottos and such ever
get back to their thrones TO stay,
then the promised perfection OF the
world is Just simple boloney."
Pronounce the word 'Bo-lonya".
Now that our troops have got to
the spot in Italy where the stuff
came from" | said, and left the
careless fellow where he stood
beside the statute OF Odysseus In
the Mayfower lobby.
The Parson who discussed kings
from the pulpit had been talking
solemnly OF the King Of Heaven.
He is a King who will always en-
dure." Unexpectedly, the parson
changed his tone, jumped from his
priestly role in voice and manner
to: "As for tie kings of the earth.
They won't last much longer. In
any country. The people are get
ting them out as fast as they can.
Today 1t is the people who rule
Royalty came into the CONVEX
sation the third time very prettily
in my geological park talk with
young America. So prettily that |
almost persuaded to enjoy the
breed again.
I'VE have two princeses, royal
princesses, in our dancing class
said young Al erica who happened
TO be a member OF Mrs. Shippen's
elegant little. group. ! mean
Princess Astrid and Princess Rag.
nil. They live out in Bethesda with
their mother, Princess Martha.
think that's what he name is. Any.
how their grandfather is a king.
l thing he's the king or Norway.
Anyhow it's one of those countries
way up there on the map.
Sure l like EN-. Only they're
so polite. They make US have bet
ter manners. Every time they meet
anybody they curtsy and shake
hands. And our mothers say, Why
can you behave like those prin-
cesses Makes 1t kinda hard go.
Though I do like the kids. They
always come to the dancing class
in long white dresses. Certainly
they don't wear crowns &c. What do
you think they are anyhow?
They've got little chains with
crosses around their necks. Sure
they wear gold slippers. But not
very gold"