The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-02
MARIA THERESA.

cover and elaborate claims TO Stlesia.
Frederick attached small Importance 70
them His object was territory. NOT tne
yindication OF obsolete claims. IL won.
Silesia would reinforce his position toward
Poland, for he would have territories on
three sides OF a large part OF t. once re-
promptitude and found an easy conquest
Hardly had he opened his campaign sue
cessfully when the eiector OF Bavaria.
with his eyes on Bohemia; the eiector OF
Saxony. coveting Moravia. the queen OF
Spain. aiming at realm In Northern
Italy for her second son, Don Philip; the
king of Sardinia, reaching out for the
duchv Of Milan. and France. eager for the
downfall OF an ancient enemy ana aiming
TO absor bthe Netherlands. formed an nj
lance TO divide the Hapsburg estate; The
guise OF defending more or less shadowy
claims TO the Inheritance. or as IN me
case of France of promoting the claim OF
the eIector OF bavaria. descendant Of
daughter OF the Emperor Ferdinand !.
tdied i5s4l. and OF furthering MS cmnni-
dacy for the imperial crown nau tne
ends OF this alliance been attained the ruin
Of the house of Hapsburg would nave rev
olutionixed the political system % Eu-
rope. The Austrian monarchy WOULD nave
Disappeared. and Prussia. saxony and Ba-
varsa would have been greatly strength
enesi, yet not enough stngly or together 70
be match for France. The hsroism .f
Maria Theresa, backed by English subsi-
dies and the lack OF any real union OF IN
sereats saved Austria, and the eight Years
Of general war had small positive rwsul.s
10 the advantage OF any one except frtu-
erick. By the ACQUISITION OF she-ia he in-
creaed the population and re!enu. 81 ms
possessions by one-halt and their area "
one-fh!rd Nor was the conquest Ike the
eafns ~ Spaln or Austria In Italy. for the
silesians, although Slavic In origin. mad
become almost wholly German IN tan-
guagr and culture and fr"tcsssnI M ia "a
NTH shc mass OF FredsrtckS subjects.
The lay Of the land also favored the
change, FOR siiesia was sepat@i.a ir1 sa'
urcted with Brandsnbers bf me p1sf. -
that the natural ties Of trade contributed
TO cement the union.
The, loss 10 Austria was not merely that
90 -, much territory or 20 many SUBJECTS
II was the dimlnutson OF the German ele-
ment IN her composite makeup thAt Vas
most serious " she WsH 70 remain ter
tYnn tsox4r besides Siissia, Maria The
rs@a lost IN italy. Parma. FiArenHa ana
mart ~ Is0mbardy. bat she fetained W.
Netheriand provinces ~
anl Rl. xratihsd ~ the eiefiipn % her
huSha nd emperor.
Parma FIacsnEA and 8naHAhs were
given ID Don phliYp ~ spain ~ sovereign
auke thus adding 20 tire lixi ~ Italian
ruiers a second Spanish bourbon lire. Ihe
king 81 Sardinia recovered whei ~ bad
lost during the war. and IN ADDITION re-"
r~ivel q part u t,ofnharay
re ruiefe 81 France under whose IN
etIsafgan thr grand attack on Austria had
been planned, had % sefsss,lsf ~ 800,
eriands and "a other fesP.fts 20 aeettk
80 r.s.sratlor Of fne conditions Prevail
ms store the asr Hot the Eieomy RET
roape.st tspan Tire expenditure ~ millions
ana ire loss ~ thousands ~ lives Niin-
aet anv carnTensAtiuK yssniis made me
rsgpl~ .urs ard undermined their resps
snp their ruieFx
H. fafi. me peace - Ar "a chapeiie
o-s4 rnsssiy prov dsd ths powers
t'rratSfrS srsn "A slNs AZ Their energies
ssnss restored Nar was inrFifahts, Tor
MarEa Theresa rrfnssa 20 - rHr1nfilsi -
-.ss,af ~, srWrssi y Austria Mrfe 60 retssn
ber prestige whie France fsit nes W.
.aaigeeA M tha Formidable kpnArifl0n -
a mes Cvrmar state compact pT@GFes-
yestauF that tu thslf nnAl airuTgte Tor
-artrg{ IN fudla saa America cgai1 rot
lar~ - postponed