Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-02 | Page 19 | German Republic Overcomes Final Strip of Empire

German Republic Overcomes Final Strip of Empire Sigmaringen gen Ruler Changes Title to Suit Demo cratic Times By J. J A. A BOUMAN Associated Press Staff Writer BERLIN Sept 1 AP racy has lias defeated monarchy in its last German stronghold lern the cradle ot of the former Imperial house It has taken te ten years for the realization to penetrate this feudal Prussian domain that there Is no I room in republican Germany for kings dukes and princes Holten- Holten zollern zollern-Sigmaringen Is in southern where a branch o of the ex kaisers family has ruled patr- patr I. I over a a. territory third one the size ot of Rhode Island since the I earl early part of t the e thirteenth century cen- cen tury Representatives o of the federal government s appointed since the advent advent ad- ad vent ot of the republic have hav not had smooth sailing Prince William of burgrave o of Nuremberg Nuremberg berg count o of Sigmaringen as his abbrevIated title went gave the marble countenance to the republican republican lican Res president who was cut cu by all that counted as society In the center o of die hard conservatism I Thus ostracized the republican chief representative revenged himself him him- self sel by causing the dismissal in succession ot of five o of his principal p privy counselors who had accepted Invitations to the princely castle on occasions when he himself had been coldly ignored Prince died last year Ills daughter Augusta Victoria Is the wife ot of ex Manuel o of Portugal His son Friedrich Victon Vic Vic- ton tor took a line of passive resistance resist resist- ance It Is only a few days das ago that a solemn edict went forth from Berlin that whereas with the demise o of Prince William the title ot of prince has become extinct deceased deceased's de- de ceased ceased's s son Is henceforth to he be styled and known as prince of and not as Prince of l There is a distinction so subtle that It may escape anyone not versed In d dynastic lore nil But t It seems to satisfy the present republican lican authorities and the rest of the people leOPle dont don't care very much one way or the other