Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-09-21 | Page 13 | Queen Peered Far into the Future

QUEEN PEERED FAR INTO THE FUTURE Prophetic Vision Prevented Uncle and Nephew Becoming Opponents on Battlefield. LONDON, Sept. 20, Recent events In the Balkans have brought to mind the wlso prophecy of a queen, nearly thirty years ago. which prevented unole and nuphow from being arrayed against each other In the war Just closed by tho treaty of BuoharesL In 1S79 tho Bulgarians, having finally thrown off tho Turkish yoko, sot out to cho'oao a ruler. Among the candidates for tho Bulgarian throne was Prince "Waldeniar of Denmark, then but 21 yeara old. The choice finally fell upon Prince Alexnndor of Bttttetiborg. Alexander abdicated seven yearn later and tho Bulgarian government began negotiations ne-gotiations with the Danish royal family to secure "Waldemar o king. Tho negotiations nego-tiations came to naught through the energetic en-ergetic opposition bf the queen of Don-mark. Don-mark. "Tho nationality and tho interests of tho Grooks and tho Bulgarians, ehfl jiald, "are so dlnmetrically opposed that a lasting understanding between them is Impossible. Hence it could happen that tho two broUiurc, one from Athens (Klnsf George, oldest brother of "Waldemar), ana one from Sofia, would be compollcd to become be-come enemies and to wage war upon each other. It Is for us to prevent this terrible possibility with all tho moans at our command. Our son In Athens shares our view." The Bulgarians, nevertheless, elected Waldeniar king. Ho refused the election, and ten months later Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was elected.