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...rock or sunbaked sand. Hardly has it braked to a stop when a tall, bearded figure hops out, one hand holding his bright ima-ma, or turban, against the airstream, the other fingering the silver kunjar, or dagger, at his waist. Brown-eyed, gentle Qabus bin Said, 30, absolute monarch of Oman, has arrived on another tour of his sultanate (see color pages). Through such visits the Sultan hopes to strengthen the loyalty of local sheiks and villagers who have never seen their ruler. Equally important, the trips are designed to help Qabus learn about the country he took over...
Pity the modern monarch, whose fate it is to see ancient privileges chipped away, and no new ones substituted. Last week, Britain's House of Lords debated "The Wild Creatures and Forests Bill." which will deprive Queen Elizabeth II of a slew of prerogatives, some dating to the 13th century reign of Edward I. Most notable was her right to claim the tail of any whale washed up on the shores of England or Wales, or of any whale washed up in Scotland that proved too large to be dragged off on a "wain with six oxen...
...Government is nothing but a politician, and you can be rough and relentless with him. We combine the two in one person-the President-and suffer all the psychological stresses usual when you adopt two contradictory attitudes." Smith prefers the British system: "You bow and scrape to the monarch, but you raise hell with the Prime Minister...
...piles of Monarch's E-Z Phil...
...their needs and demands. Instead of the system of divided responsibility that now prevails, one man could be charged with leadership. In fact, this was the system used by the House until 1910, when Congressmen revolted against the autocratic rule of Speaker Joseph Cannon. Better 21 dukes than one monarch, opponents might well argue...