Word: montenegro
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Plamenatz styled himself the " Premier of the Royal Montenegrin Government," but, as neither Montenegro nor its Government exist, he could hardly expect to hoodwink the world. A so-called Government was, however, set up in Italy. As the Queen of Italy is the daughter of the late King Nicholas of Montenegro, Italians gave the Montenegrin cause warm support. After Italy had signed the treaty of Santa Margherita with Yugo-Slavia, it was no longer possible for her to give official support to the Montenegrin Royalists, with whom she had previously been in sympathy; for by signing the treaty Italy...
While there is a great deal to be said for the reconstruction of Montenegro, it is considered by most impartial observers that since both King Nicholas and his Queen are dead, the cause is foredoomed...
Died.-Former Queen Milena of Montenegro, 76, at Antibes, France. Born the daughter of an army captain, at 13 she married Prince Nicholas, who later became king. She had seven daughters, four of whom made royal matches-with the present King of Italy, the late King Peter of Serbia, Grand Duke Peter of Russia, the Duke of Leuchtenberg. It was announced that the marriage of her granddaughter, Princess Yolanda, of Italy, with Count Calvi, in which she was greatly interested, will take place on April 9, as previously planned...
...Morgenthau was appointed in 1913 to represent the United States at Constantinople, and from 1914 to 1916 was in charge of the interests in Turkey of Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, Belgium, Serbia, Switzerland and Montenegro. In 1919 he served as a member of the mission, appointed by President Wilson in June of that year, for investigating conditions in Poland. Mr. Morgenthau was an incorporator of the American National Red Cross, is Vice-Chairman of the Near East Relief Commission and a director of the Institute of International Education. His book, "Ambassador Morgenthau's Story", which first appeared in installments...
...leader in New York State politics, in the foreign affairs of the country, and in the literary world, especially in the field of History. He has served as President of the first United States Philippine Commission, and, in 1912 and 1913, as our minister to Greece and Montenegro. While in this official capacity, he gathered the first-hand material that he later published in the authoritative book on the Balkan Wars of 1912-13. On his return to this country in 1915, he was elected to the office of first Vice-President of the New York State Constitutional Convention. During...