Show 7 THAT HAT KOHL there is not much interest usually these days in in ro royal aal yal marriages because so bov have any political significance si ance anCo in the early history of the t ho old world a royal marriage ofton often changed the map of europe but there is some political meaning to to the marriage of prince FEDINAND fendix of bulgaria it is ia generally believed that be occupies the position on the political checker board of europe where the next war of nations will commence the young prince is daring dari 09 and possessed of good judgment in sinca he be has been the SOV POV reign of that very turbulent little principality bulgaria russia has I 1 repeated efforts to got get him removed and failed plots for his hia assassination wore were discovered almot almost every day when he be first went to sofia i I 1 1 I 1 EM 1 the capital and since that they have less frequency even to tha present i time the party ill that at belie believes esil in slavonic supremacy is is tb the i 1 g t to 0 get the prince re rc abid russian money is I 1 latin lating g t their be ir efforts russia kissia foug fought h a bloody war with turkey ome tome t fifteen years ago in order mainly to give bulgaria independence aad with the hope that thai Bulga bulgarian rians who ulio I 1 a it I 1 would could join with their con sins I 1 afi he e russians lussiana Rus siana but in this bia russia was mii mistaken taked lor or west eq influence placed an ail anti slav anthe on tha throne and the marriage marri agu of arin frince 0 FERDINAND now establishes a lia liae 8 of bulgarian rulers of western lin kin and political alliances this alienates alien atea Bulgaria from ressia and the marriage therefore 6 is not nol v viewed with favors favor a st petersburg the dream of the the ruling I 1 house of ru bursia iia has been beeh for generations that of possessing constanti nople and the independence of bulgaria was waa thought to give them free necess access to that stron stronghold strong ghola holo but the way sentiment has changed shows that if it is now attempted bulgaria will be a hostile territory angwill and will alzo aleo be backed by strong nations |