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Because eczema of the foot confined Prime Minister Damaso Berenguer to his quarters in the War Ministry, King Alfonso XIII broke last week the rule that a king never calls on a minister. His Majesty called for a long, earnest talk with footsore General Berenguer. Spain has been on the brink of revolution for months. Dare His Majesty keep his promise to order elections held-the first parliamentary elections Spain has had in seven years...
...report, ''His Majesty [Alfonso XIII], famed as 'the only man ever born a king,' has thus etc." (TIME, Jan. 19). Thus you ignore lamed oldster, the militant Zoroastrian Shapur II, onetime (310-379 A. D.) hard-boiled king of Persia. Potent foe of Christianity, he also slew Apostate Julian, drove the Romans from Mesopotamia, Armenia, cowed Jovian, died a king. Alfonso will need to step- FREDERICK B. Noss...
...Pianist Ignace Jan Paderewski, she attracted thousands who had no particular interest in her art. For 20 years and more she was a world figure. She danced for Tsar Nicholas II, for Emperor Frances Joseph of Austria, for Emperor William II of Germany, King Albert of the Belgians, King Alfonso of Spain, King Edward and Queen Alexandra. She danced for Europeans, for Americans, for Chinese and for Zulus, toured in all 350,000 miles. Next year she had intended to return to the U. S., to make some 80 appearances. Because her fame was made so young, people thought...
...father, Alfonso XII, died six months before Alfonso XIII was born...
Foreign Affairs. Cubans take little or no interest in British, French, German or Italian affairs, were passionately concerned last week about whether King Alfonso XIII is soon to be dethroned and a Spanish republic proclaimed. Edward of Wales will shortly arrive in Havana, but Cuban newspapers (until suppressed last week) were apathetic toward H. R. H., unstirred even by red-hot British despatches that Edward of Wales' Argentine tango is now almost perfect...