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About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1908)
THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND), SUNDAY HORNING, AbCttJST 9. 103 i: G STRIKING DIFFER- V ENCES in the BABY DAYS OF HEIRS TO i THRONES TT WAS a Mhcttc paragraph that came in the nJfu dispatches from of. te tcrsburgVtfc other day, telling how the little czarekd,, heir to the crown of all the Russias, is W&stantly guarded by sol diers while pta$?ifr the gardens of his terrified father1 sWucr home. And, at the)san?time, far across Eu rope, under the Aunty skies of Spain, an other royal younmetfis pottering about in solitary play, hisUaltial home surrounded by regiments. When he goes out to ride troops of cavalrjylatter along about the carriage. How diferet.Uy has the lot of young ' fires of revenge for years of tyranny, iron tula and countless official murders. , ' So, whether he be at Peterhof, which his parents hare seemed to prefer, of late, to the great, gloom Winter Falaoa, in St Peters burg, as a place of residence during the colder months, or at Tsarskoe Selo, where much of the pleas an ter season is spent, the boy, whose boy hood has been so unlike that of other boys, passes his youthful days. All about the great gardens, where ha plays, stand soldiers, grim, silent, with loaded weapons and fixed bayonets. In the palace cor ridors are other hundreds of armed men, stand ing . like statues, seeing' everything, hearing everything, but giving no signs ct life, except when the child approaches one of them. Then the man presents arms in silent, reverential salute. 1 Carefully shielded at all times, too. since) his birth, has been the young Prince of Pied mont, heir to the throne of Italy, now nearly, 4 years old. lie has the advantage, however,' of being held in greater favor by the majority of, his future subjects than the unfortunate czarevitch. As in Madrid and St Petersburg, troops rO ever watchful of the safety of the royal family. During most of the year they do not live in the royal palace at the Quirinalbut in the small palace at the bottom of the garden, 'JL VfH U III mA i-.ll!! ?,V I V.5.1 f hl II' T I IM.litLLr: : ' 1 1 J I iift 'hf-l f I I ltf:r : 1 1 . . , . -vso" . t-w ; J:!: ; II f K m tm m at. m '. ' ' ' , w i a a:- m.... jmimmsMmmmmmmm f-' 'VO w---- KS fill : ft I J r' if'? i II II ;y x -vvT?. I,vv IrlH , : vtizyJli If' 1 1 1 ; Prince Olaf, heir to the throne of Norway, been cast! No guards in military trap pings dog his heels. He is the idol of his people, securely sheltered by their love. Any one of them would lay down life to shield merry little Olaf from harm. WUEX, some months ago, the king and quwn of Spain visited England, the most amazing measures were taken to protect the royal baby, the Prince f the Asturias, from harm. It was stated and afterward virtually acknowledged that on that part of the journey which lay through his own future dominions a spurious "prince" was substituted for the original, so fearful were his royil prenU of an attempt upon his life. .v T."! fully recovered from the tment of tfe'sfttempt on the life of herself and the king at the time of Ueir . nage, when bomb, thrown at the royal eon eyanee, narrowly missed it intended nMion -fL ;-A wnnber of persons w re aiJea and injored. Another terrible shock was the tragie death et Kirg Carlos and the crown prince of Porru raL AfVr erent the guards were doubled about the pake in lTa4rii, and" a swara of detectives assisted in guai Jng the members of the family, snd especially heir to the throne. No longer was the baby taken out for his daily airing in the gardens around the palace. His playground was transferred to the roof, 100 feet above the street, while troops could be seen on guard in every direction. But it was the visit to England that fur nished the comedy flash in the melancholy drama. The royal parents had been warned by the police that an anarchist outrage would probably be attempted while on the journey from Madrid to the frontier. Accordingly so the story goes an in genious plan was adopted to save the Prince of the Asturias from possible harm. It was neocs sary that the child be taken along, and, appar ently, be was to go with his royal parents. But when th journey began another chCd was substituted the baby of a faithful re tainer in the palace. It ..as about the same age as the prince and, to some extent, resembled him, st least from a little distance. On the journey to the French frontier the bogus baby was shown frequently to persons st the stations- along the route, but upon reach ing the border line was quietly returned to its mother in Ifadrid. That nicht another party set cut quietly. almost secretly, from the frpaoUh palace. It Asturias. ocJwded another ladynn-waiting, a fcsby and a jj, ,tm not 'noticed on the trip. No troops IPf Pnrrce of Ptermant Crvm.Prmre of fay narse. This baby was the real Trince of tha lined the way; no one paid the party the slight Jest attention. There was no special train wait ing for them at the station only a special car attached to the regular train, such as might have been commanded by any woman of wealth. The journey out of Spain was made quickly and safely, and soon the youthful pride of Castile was reposing happily in his anxious mother's arms. When his imperial father sailed down the gulf of Finland, not long since, to meet the English king, the poor little czarevitch, who was taken along, enjoyed his first extensive outing for many a day. His pleasure in the trip was almost pathetic. Clad in his little uniform that of the proud regiment of which he is bonorsry col onel the boy on whose young shoulders rest the hopes of the Romanoff dynasty romped merrily up and down, and the care-worn; haunt ed expression paased temporarily from the father's f see,. as he watched. Few boys have ever been born to greater responsibilities and, doubtless, to greater troubles. Thousands of troops stand always between him snd the tens or hundreds of thou sanda -no one knows their number of impls eabla countrymen, "in-whose hearts burn tha built by one of the Popes and set apart by the grandfather of the present king for the use of princes visiting Rome. Even at this early age the boy's training has much of the Spartan rigor about it harly in the morning he is taken from bed, given his bath and eats his simple breakfast. Like his royal father, he will be subject to a semi-military education, and is in preparation for it In striking contrast to the lives of these royal youngsters, who are constantly, guarded by regiments, are those of others who are shielded from harm by their people's love. A conspicuous example of the latter happy fate is little Olaf, crown prince of Nor way, now about four and a half years old. He is almost as popular in England as in Norway, and his visits to London are made occasions of striking demonstrations of esteem by the peo ple of that city. His daily drives are much like those of any child of the better classes; squadrons of cavalry do not clank along beside his carriage. Attired in his sailor suit, attended by his nurse and accompanied by his favorite terrier, he presents a charming picture. All the people stop to greet him, and he always returns their salute in the military way, bringing his hand to his cap. In the royal park Prince Olaf- is often seen with his little wheelbarrow, helping the gardeners cart away leaves or weeds, or build ing sand forts and planting the Norwegian flag on top of them. Stories of Olafs exploits and sayings greatly delight his countrymen. Recently a very bald guest at the royal summer home sp peared with his scalp covered with scrstches, which be had sustained in a mimic fight on the floor with Olaf a comb, which the little fel low had tried to make as realistic as possible. Too young yet for extensive indulgence in outdoor life is tbe little grandson of the kaiser, who will sit, some day, on Germany's imperial throne. Already, however, he is se curely intrenched in the affections of his ad miring people. The boy who will be, if he lives, King Ed ward VIII of England the eldest son of the Prince of Wale is a no the? who knows noth ing of guarding troops. Just now h is at tending a naval school, where he is treated ex actly like the other students, and where he ap plies himself sssiduoualy to, the task of acquir ing knowledge.
