Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-29 | Page 14 | A Monarch of Parts

A MONARCH OF PARTS S SHOULD HOULD the tho influence behind Albania's new ano self anointed king prove proe to be Le King Nicholas of Montenegro that astute monarch will ill have proven pro himself a diplomat second to none nono in Europe and nd a n. master naster of statecraft such as Talleyrand and Bismarck would havo loved Presenting a bol bold front foolhardy in n his contempt of tho the order of tim the confederated powers pow pow- ers era to evacuate Nicholas at the height of his defiance was quietly arranging to cheat combined Europe Eu- Eu rope ope of its prey Realizing that ho could not Dot hope llope to hold lold the tho captured eit city it would appear that he arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged for an autonomous Albanian monarchy with witha a n ruler of his own selection rather than permit the lowers to crown erO the monarch they had chosen Whatever er tho the final outcome Nicholas has emerged from a difficult situation with infinite honor and credit and has lost but little of his spoil Bleak barren barren barren bar bar- ren and unhealthful Albania in its territorial characteristics charac charac- is not attractive Incorporated into Montenegro Monto- Monto negro it merely would give Nicholas a n. coast const line he lie could use to advantage in hi his traffic with the Med Med- countries In tho the hands of the unfriendly Turk it was of n nb uso use to him bim but hut an autonomous Albania Al Al- bania under the control bf of a n friendly ruler would be bo beas beas bos as s helpful to Montenegrin commerce as though it were really reany Montenegrin territory King KinS Nicholas has proven prO himself eminently fitted fo for fo tho the royalty he so splendidly wears earB E Even en if he be gams gains nothing in thu end ho he has lIas shown sho tile the powers power jj that he k-e is ista isa n force forcES for their reckoning and amid aa an enemy difficult t to checkmate