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Those who know would hardly say that Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, was in any way a ruler endowed with remarkable gifts of kingship. Yet it remains an incontrovertible fact that he is a most amiable person and a sportsman of sterling qualities. As sovereign of Spain, he is undoubtedly in a most difficult position. His democratic leanings are well enough known. In principle, he agrees with the British conception of monarchy; but, unfortunately, Director Primo Rivera and his satellites are masters of the situation and, willy-nilly, the King must bow to the inevitable and accept for the time...
...Never has history shown a mon arch more deceitful and less powerful than the cruel and faithless puppet of the Spanish throne. Men are judged by their company. Alfonso's greatest friend is the only man who surpasses him in ignominy, if not in stupidity - Primo Rivera. He is a companion in the King's debauch and has dirtied the uniform in every kind of adventure and every haunt of vice...
...time has come to put an end to the new era of the inquisition; and for that accomplishment Alfonso must go. I will know no rest until the country is free. I know the dangers I run. My family will be persecuted and my property seized, but I shall not falter. Whatever reputation I have acquired in literature and all my strength are at the service and for the deliverance of Spain...
During the conversation, in which the King spoke on internal affairs, it was duly noted that Ambassador Moore called the King "Chief" and the Duke of Alba "Jimmy". Alfonso responded to such familiarity by saying that he and Mr. Moore understood each other...
...unwritten law- not always, however, unvoiced- that royal utterances shall not be directly quoted. What King Alfonso has to say about Spain was therefore placed conveniently in the third person. If the account had been quoted in the first person it would have revealed Alfonso's sang froid to a marked degree and would have appeared thus: "The rumor of a coming crisis has been spread by Spanish newspapers which do not like the present régime because it has cut off the subsidies allowed the Press by the former Government. There are 70 dailies...