New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-11
The Liberals lose Client, but this is Offset by the loss
OF Berviers by the Catholics.
THE GERMAN CZECHS TROUBLE.

EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH TAKES HAND IN
THE DISPUTE OF HIS BOHEMIAN SUBJECTS.
Vienna. June 1O.-StrOng efforts are being made 10
reconcile the differences between the Old Czeclls ana
Germans in the Bohemian Diet Emperor Francis
Joseph today gave audience 10 the leaders OF tc
two parties, and in his conversation with them de
Clared that the arrangements looking to settlement OF
the difficulties adopted by the recent Gcramn-Clcch
Conference in Vienna would certainly be cietfed.
This utterance a departure from the Emperors
customary reserve. and is expected - have decisive
influence in settling the long standing troubles oeV"ee
the TWO political parties.
The trouble, as indicated in The Tribune last April
on the first announcement of the German Czech Ooh
ference in Vienna is that there exists, not t"o Ou.
three parties in bohemia The third party, tha' oi
the Young Czechs which did not take part III lnc
Conference held under the auspices OF the Austrian
Prime Minister, Count Taafe, has proved TO pc inc
strongest at least during the last two months ~
has prevented the Conference, up to the pfesc"U
time from bearing the fruits expected from II. not
long ago Bohemia divided politically between t'o
German and the native, or Czech, clements. INC
latter being the stronger numerically, was led by
Riecer and it had driven the German party to uie
wall TO such an extent that the German Dcpn'c'
declined for years to attend the sitn2s OF '"o
Provincial Diet at Prague. All Bohemia suffered rom
that condition Of things. and the Central Government
of Austro- ro-Iiungary managed to assemble in a Con
parties in Bohemia Mr.. Pener was there, the leader
of the Germans, and Mr. Rieger leader OF the ClecS
Mutual concessions 10 the OF the two languages
spoken in the country. the administration OF Schools
the qualifications for voting etc. etc, were hiue anu
agreed to- The Central Government at Vienna was
delighted at that success; Emperor Francis Joseph
and his Minister Count Taane. do not ig
more the fact that AuStro Hungary Is con
glomerate nation u7.oOOOOO slavs, 100000
Germans 6.OOOOOO HungarianS) upon whose mar
mony rests the welfare Of the Empire. The German
element in Bohemia sent its representatives 10 inc
Diet Of Prague and everything promised l" III"
smoothly, when third party stepped in and asah
put in jeopardy all the arrangements concluded AT
the Vienna Conference. Already during the last
few years, the Czechs mad divided themselves Hp
old and New The Young Czechs. under the leader
ship of Mr. Gregr, accused the Old CzechS ana ther
leader Mr. Reger. of being too conservative. of con-
ccding too much To the Germans. and especially OF
not exacting that Emperor Joseph should come L"
Prague in order 10 be crowned King Of Bohemia Just
as he had consented at last TO lie crowned King oi
Hungary. This official crownlng Is held 10 be KIM
of guarantee of autonomy for those portions OF the
AustrO Hungarian Empire which consider themselves
provinces of that Empire a. long a. tic hil
pcrOr is not crowned a. the King ol theH spo'hI
country
The Young Czechs showed their strength by elect
ing Mr.. Spndler, their man. over the Od CZech eau
ddac al the first election 10 the Diet. held after uf
Vienna Conference. The popular sentiment seems
to be their favor. and the first stlngS Oi thc Del
at Prague were exceedingly boiserous. II looks as
If that assembly would not vote the legislative m.as-
ence This has disheartened the Germans ana
what to their old anti-German programme, in the
hope Of rccOnQuerng their former popularity. wmch
h gone to snSb e foPs ces nf the Empo
should have departed from his customary reserve
and entered the fed personally with the e1peC,a
his German and Czech subjects Of Bohemia.