The Royal House in Greece is composed of various nationalities.
It includes a} Rassian, a Prussian, a Dane, and some Greeks, each one of its seven leading mem-Ders having a strong individuality and marked characteristics of -his or her own. Tt may be remarked in passing that no Janguage of civilised Europe is unknown to any of the house, and that Danish is less spoken there than either Russian or English, while, after Gresk, French is the tongue most in use, Italian perhaps ranking third. Twke them in detail as regards their attitude towards the national question of the moment. The King, Kyrie Vasilefs, isa man of peace. He does not want war, and does not see why'there should be any call for it. There ate plenty of ways for increasing the area of your kingdom without fighting. Asa matter of fact, Greece is riemly half as lange again as it was at the time of his election three-and-thirty years ago, yet not a drop of Greek blood has been shed in battle during the time. The matter of war or peace does not touch His Majesty 80 closely as it does his son, for the Royal George has earned the right to retire tomorrow if he will, to that residence known as the Palace of the King of the Greeks in Copenhagen, which hax been waiting for m all these years. This, rather than Athens-or even his beloved little shooting-box in Corfu, means home for him. He sould leave three stalwart and popular sons behind hin if he went, and would always he a welcome and an honoured guest should care to re-visit the Court where his son played King.
'The Crown Prince loves peace even more than his father. 'The point is, can he afford to advocate it' Tf the King abdicated, the Prince's position would be, if anything, improved; but if the dynasty were changed. that position would become exceedingly uncomfortable. His consort. is Princess Sophia of Prussia, and you don't care to take the sister of any reigning emperor, let alone of William of Germany, into exile then hig eldest son, a sturdy boy seven years of age. is quite old enough to ask awkward questions if he be carried away birth. OF course it "verein and the heir-apparent, ated their lives to shepherding their interests, Still, the memory of the Helleuc is proverbially short, and, setting aside the subject of a change of dynasty, if once the poptilace believe the family councils divided, and that George of the navy will give them Crete if ko can get it, and that his father and brother will only take it Europe will let them, the elder princes will have short shrift. However, that question may not arise, for though Prince 'Constantinos (they usually call him thus months in the country she could bear her-in Greece) in practice hates strife, in part in a general conversation with: -pre-theory he loves it well, and Europe has cision' and fluency. The story of her will-few more ardent students of the war game ing conversion to the Orthodox Church, than he. Some believe he only needs an in spite of the entreaties and commands of opportunity to prove himself one of the her illustrious brother, who adjured her to" first leaders of the day. He is silent man take advantage of the clause in her and a Slav to the core, more 50 even than marriage contract which stipulated that she his mother. He is somewhat cold in man-might remain a Lutheran, is too well ner, thoughtful; and a scholar, and is known to need recapitulation here. certainly understood less than any member The character of Princess Marie, the of his House, and if'any one can adequately remaining member of King George's house-assist the course of events which w hold, and'hisonly surviving daughter, can' conduct the Greeks to Constantinople within be given in a nutshell. When the King of the next quarter of "century, it should be Servia and her cousin, the Grand Duke George Michaelovitch, in turn sued for her-As for George, the Colossus of Crete, he hand, she gave each his congo with decision, would fling the match into the gunpowder saying she did not intend to marry till with all the delight in the world. What the question was settled. would you? He is young, ardent, spirited, courageous and one of the strongest men in Constance Surciirre, oroutof Europe. He believes in himself, in in the Westminster Budget. his ships, in his men, and in the righteousness of his own cause, and he is amazed at the insolence of the Powers in not looking Maw Beports. on the matter from his point of view. He is as modest as a girl, as are so many big brave men of his type, and will blush to
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