TNE COURAGE Al
GRAND D I 0
The following irorn the pen oi
Father Fost gives an interesting
view of the girl ruler ot tne
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
the little country which has, an
may again, piay an important
part in the great struggle be
tween tne comeiiuing nations of
liuiope.—(kid-)
Luxembourg considered as
the terntoiy aajacent to tne city
ot taat name nas naa lts vicis
situdes and triais and has be
longed, now to r ranee, now to
bermany; again to Spain and
Holland and is at presnt and
since ruay 11, 1807, an indepen
dent neutral brand Duchy, com
prising 998 square nines of ter~
ntury uounueu by Belgium on
the west. Frussia on the east,
Lorraine and r ranee on tne
kouth.
i he Grand Duchy is a consti
tutional monarchy—the sover
eigmty being vested in the
riouse of Nassau and 011 Nov.
^3, 1890 Adoil ot Nassau obtained
from Ins kinsman the king of
Holland the right to the sover
eignity ot Luxembourg. At his
death his son Vv imam became
brand Duke, who having no son
was accoruing to the law ot 1907,
succeeued by his eldest daughter
rVtarie Adelaide.
bhe is the idol of her people
and though young in years shows
the wisuom and courage of a
bt. Fulcherina, the glory of old
Constantinople. When the Ger
man armies broke the neutrality
cf Luxembourg boo young men
at once constituted themselves a
special body guard of the Grand
Duchess and no foreigner has
entered the grand ducal palace,
'the German Lmperior not long
since uttered these memorable
words. “All other peoples are
governed by human bemgs, but
Luxembourg is guided by an
angel.”
Yet she Has her trials and vex
ations. Thus, toward the end of
last year, a division arouse in the
House of Representatives, over
the selection of a new Director
for the state normal schools- The
House, divided into a left and
right party, after long parley,
finally decided upon a nomina
tion which did not please the
Grand Duchess and she refused
to confirm the nomination.
Upon this her cabinet threat
ened to resign. She accepted
their resignation and formed a
new cabinet. The House of
Representatives in turn refused
to accept the new cabinet,where
vper she addressed them the
following, strong and patriotic
letter:
Gentlemen :—I have sworn to
uphold our Constitution and I
will keep the promise I then
made to this our land. I have a
concise consciousness of my dut
ies toward the people. The dif
ficult circumstances through
which our country passes at
present have made my task more
ardous, but I have measured its
extent and I will fulfill it w-ithout
hesitation. All my efforts will
tend toward guaranteeing our
fatherland its own existence as
such, its autonomy, its indepen
dence and its liberty.
Before these superior interests
of our land all others ought to
remain silent.
To attain the end proposed it
will be necessary for me to main
tain with a firm hand all consti
tutional rights.
I will maintain them
I will oppose myself to every
attempt to make the constitu
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The present hour imposes up
on me this duty most imperious
ly
I will do my duty.
I count upon the help of those
chosen by the people and upon
the help of all patriots who place
the well being of their fatherland
above all personal and party in
terests. I have an objective
knowledge of the facts that pass
ed since the last ministerial
crisis. I have verilied them my
self in order to unlerstand well
the points upon which to base
my decisions.
It is therefore useless to insist
with me on a pretendel misun
derstanding caused by irrespons
ible counselors.
I have no irresponsible coun
selors.
I base myself upon facts and
I make my own decisions. I
make them in full liberty, based
upon the constitutional princi
pies, based upon the laws of the
land, the rights and interest of
my people and of my own con
science. I have been unwilling
to subscribe to an anti-constitu
tional theory placed before me
by politicians who at THAT
moment professed such theory.
On the 9th of November last,
a majority representative, speak
ing in the name of the left party,
claimed that my attitude as re
gards the change of a State
functionary, was contrary to the
constitution
I did not heed that reproach
and I will not heed such. I could
never allow any political party,
whatever it be, to grasp the
power by taking advantage of
the debate which is now disturb
ing the land.
For I have always held, and
will continue to hold myself
above any party or parties. The
decision regarding the dissolu
tion of the Chamber of Deputies
was not inspired by any party
intrigue nor for the good of any
one party. It was dictated by
considerations of a far superior
order and immediately allied
with tiie best interests of our
fatherland. It is true our coun
try wants peace. I am the first
to wish peace within, .ul eiforts
attempted by me toward this
have failed, but 1 shall neverthe
less not desist from the task I
have undertaken as lor.g as l
can see a ray of success
But, in order that peace be re
stored, it is necessary that all in
power should limit themselves t'o
the rights granted them. It is
r.i solutely necessary that the po
litical parties should forget their
hateful feelings and agree upon
a conciliatory program. It B
necessity that the grave and un
just accusations of anti patrio:
ism, which wrought such serious
havoc, be abandoned; that envies
and jealousies and calumnies
cease; that every citizen obtain
the free exercise of all his rights,
and that lie respect the rights,
the opinions, the conscience and
the person of others. In a word,
it is necessary that that condi
tion, in public life be once again
brought about, which existed
during the reign of my august
grandfather and my venerated
father and caused them to reign
over a laborous and tolerent and,
consequently, a happy people.
It is finally necessary, that tin
peace which will come be hon
orable, for any other will be of
short duration and hence ineffi
cacious.
My government has undertak
en the direction of affairs at one
of the most critical moments of
orf national history. I know
that all its members have acted
not through personal ambition,
but solely through the devoted
ne,ss to the cause of our land.
The government’s attitude after
ih? elections of December 23 last
has been fair, dignified and dis
interested. Any contrary judg
ment is based upon an inexact
appreciation or even ignorance of
facts. The actual situation i$ in
perfect harmony with our con
stitutional principles. The gov
ernment has my entire confi
dence- It has shown itself, in
interior as well as in exterior re
lations, up to the mark of the
task it has assumed. It’s prestige
is such as it draws from the cour
age and personal valor of its
members: from the high concep
tion that they have formed of
their duties and from their de~
votednes.a to the patriotic cause
which they defend. This is the
must beautiful title that any 1
country can glory in. To this the
cabinet joins the double moral
authority which it possesses as1
mandatory of the crown and the
one granted it by the full confr !
deuce 1 place In the same. 1 i
have followed closely day by day
and in an objective way, the
phases and facts of the electoral
tight. 1 know all the elements
that were in position to influence
the final result. Hence, knowing
the cause, 1 am perfectly able to ,
appreciate the result, i reserve
' j myself the right of making in
this respect a decision such as
the events and the interests of
our land demand. This decis
ion I will make for the greater
good of the fatherland, enjoying
as I do full liberty and independ
ence.
1 am a luxemburger—luxem
burger by birth, luxemburger
heart and soul. 1 love my coun
try a.- I love my people The
former I wish to see tree and
independent, the latter free and
happy
Given at Luxemburg, from the
grand ducal palace the 2nd day
of January, 1916.
JSj MARIE ADELAIDE
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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agents are notilied to immediate
ly begin cleaning up their prem
Aes ami have the rubbish hauled
to dumping ground or out on ic> 1
not less than 200 feet from short.
W. D’ARCY CHACE.
Health Officer.
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