Show CHILD sovereigns the status of royal minors in tha old world is an interesting circumstance that no fewer than three european thrones are occupied by children since the abdication of king milan his son alexander who was born in august and is now consequently fourteen years old has been the titular ruler of servia though the country is really governed by a board of regents the present king of spain alfonso XIII is an infant and during his minority the normal head of the monarchy will ba his mother the queen begent christina by the death of king william III the crown of holland de bolves on his daughter wilhelmina who ia in her eleventh year here again the childs mother queen emma is temporarily invested with the royal functions what likelihood asks the new york ledger is there that these children will ever rule in their own names the young king of servia has evidently the poorest chance of reigning the quarrel between his father and his mother the ex queen nathalie has divided his partisans while the pro bussian party now dominant in servia aims to displace the Ob dynasty to which king milan and his son belong and substitute the pretender Kara georgevitch As to the infant king of spain his subjects have been hitherto withheld from revolutionary outbreaks by a certain sentiment of chivalry but fis fhil pov grows older this aiu disappear and it will prove extremely difficult for his supporter to make head against the spanish republicans on the one band and tho on the other the close approach to universal suffrage which has recently been made in spain must greatly strengthen the popular leaders who regard a monarchical system with contempt and detestation the girl queen of holland has the best chance of retaining her position but her hour of trouble will come when her marriage Is discussed her mother who is a german will naturally wish her to marry a German Prince but such a project is certain to be resisted by assa and france nor is it likely to be yiewei with favor by the hollanders who dread absorption in the german empire on the whole there is something pathetic in the situation of these child sovereigns |