The political evisis appears ta resolve itself into a fight between the Prince and his people over thd division of the profits from the Monte Carlo gaming tables. The late Prince Albert, though a devotee of science, had a good head for business, and, whenever the contract with the Societe des Bains de Mer the company which runs the Casino ud everything else in Monte Carlo), expired, he insisted on better terms for himself. The Monegasques possibly under the influence of Bolshevik ideas, are not so easys going as they were. They see thal the Prince draws a large incarnd from the gambling, and they ask what he does fur it. They have communal council which shows a marked disposition to encroach pore the Prince's privileges, and their spokesman, the Mayor, Mr. Mar-quet, negotiates with the reigning Sovereign in a manner unknown in Prince Albert's time.
To those who know what gves out behind the seenes, the game must ba quite amusing. The Mayor says he is afraid of disturbances unless tha Prince grants a more liberal constitution, but he hastens to add thab, if there is any trouble, it will ba confined to the old town of Monacq ud will not interfere with the com fort or safety of foreign visitors ta Monte Carlo, This care for the general welfare is the key to tha Stuation. The Monegasques and their ruler are quite aware thal,
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