The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12
lRCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND.
THAT SORT or MAN THE HEIR
no AUSTRIA-HUNGARY IS.

Los Won Rom MOvement-D0es NOT
se.k Popularity and 10 Not Friendly
a. German,--ef Ills Non.Rsyai WIFE.
povy March as-The Los Won Rom
.,avement is regarded here as having
aroEen down. The elections to the Austrian
ysnd,ag have demonstrated the unpopu-
~ Of the secession. NJ. Georges Goyau
tas drawn a picture Of this great intrigue,
I.mented by Germany, in the Revue des
n,v, uordes for March is. Next to the
.l.o,ions. the intervention Of the hereditary
prrce Ferdinand of Este, has had most
,nsuence in checking the movement The
prince has come to the front now; he takes
.,eat pains in avoiding everything that
might look like seeking for popularity; he
'yoids letting the public know anything
sbout his personality or showing himself
10 public or attracting attention
The Belvedere Palace his Vienna resi-
dence. l. closed to the press. newspapers
are admitted, for the Archduke reads many
written in the principal languages Of the
empire. but journalists would find 1t use
le,s 10 approach even the lowest palace
officials. All, even the servants, have
,trict instructions, which they obey. Franz
ferdinand Is a man OF his times. but he
svidently thinks it unbecoming for per-
sons of a certain rank 70 hunt for press
,nccess. He Is discreet. The newspapers
have often printed news or judgments
concerning him that were incorrect; he
Ia. never had them contradicted. Some
day.s he says. 1T win be seen that ! was
misjudged.
The Princess, for the Archduke's wife
being by birth a mere CO untess Of family
that esn't reign Ct ud not become an
Acid lchess. leads only a d, meetic life.
Discreet. reserved, hating tstentatkn and
exernal an, " as much as d. es her hus-
hard. she devotes her self with scrupula us
delcacy tc aw iding every cccasie where
her rank, which dc esnt cGrresP nd TO her
true static n, might arc use misunderstood.
ings or bring UP questi' ms Of etiquette.
As the wife 81 the heir to the throne abe
cannc t be confused with the general public;
but. On the ether hand, her ciicial rank
precludes her taking place with her hus-
band in curt life; she. therefore, keeps
away she shurs the theatre, where she
cannot sit IN the imperial bo \, nor be seen
in ny ther place where her presence would
cause surprise.
The Empert r. who b his nephew'e best
friend, hrs a deep af:ectit n fer the Princess.
VIII, SO delicate tact has delighted him.
All members Of the imperial family share
his feelings, and there 10 but one Archduke
who has not had the Princess IL henberg
for his guest. The Archduke's religit us
sentiments are we'll knf wn; the Princess
shares them. Usually the two attend mass
every me rning In their chapel, where even
ing prayer 10 he'd, too, and beth observe
regularly the abstinences and fasts pre-
scribed by the Church.
Franz Ferdinand u hard worker. He
has all the education that 10 Indispensable
70 a cultivated gentleman and Is, besides.
a specialist In military science. economics
and the science Of government. As regards
music and art his knowledge does not rise
above the level OF q cultivated man Of the
world who has q certain amount Of taste.
In this respect he has followed the En-
peror's example and has taken particular
pains in establishing wise balance between
his Intellectual inclihations. Experience
has shown that sovereigns who are too
artistic are bad governors. Bavaria's mis-
fortunes are due to the unrestrained artistic
fancy Of two Of her Kings. Harmony and
duly weighing his faculties characterize
the Archduke.
According TO Hungarian review he has
intervened but once In politics: that vas
last December, when the Austro-Hungarian
compromise met with difficulties In the
Vienna Chamber Franz Ferdinand had
the Prime Minister, Herr Won Keorber, sum-
moned suddenly. and said to him: This
matter must be settled or else the Emperor
will abdcate. viii look after the Czechs
and the other slavs; do you make arrange
ments with the Germans II u naturally
dificult to verify the truth OF this story.
At any rate It Is probable, for the heir
presumptive Is liked by the Slavs. not only
on account Of his impartiaity toward the
different nationalities OF the empire, but
also on account Of his marriage with the
Countess Chotek, whose family belongs
to the ancient slav nobility. From another
point Of view the story has a certain in
terest for II corroborates the belief OF those
who believed last Decsmber that tho En-
peror was about to abdicate, and that the
long illness which kept him at Schoen-
br nm was Of a purely diplomatic nature.
Is il true that at the same time the heir
preeumptive uttered words hostile to Ger
manyi The journal cited doubts this.
we must not be the vassas Of Germany"
the Archduke Is reported to have said.
Sentiments in Austria Hungary are still
Of such a nature that many people think
such a declaration too bold to be prob
able
The truth Of the matter u that the Ger
man Empire still exerts a powerful influence
In the affairs Of Austria-Hungary, since IL
has been shown. when Count Thun fell.
that no Minister Of the Interior was pos
sible in Austria unless he was agreeable to
Germany Now Archdulxe Franz Ferdinand
has laid strong stress on tho need Of Aus
THAN patriotism whenever circumstances
have compelled him to speak. To proclaim
the duty Of Austrian patriotism and to
reject the suzerainty Of Germany are two
phases which in Austria have precisely
the same meaning. The Prince. who has
not hesitated to use the one in public, has
certainly not feared to use the other In
private conversation.
Too circ,msp ct to como into opposition
with B Rim without the most s,rious
grounds, he has no Id Of an alliance with
Germany saw on the formal condition that
Austria shall be absolute nistr - in her
own t. rritory. The prot ct against vassal.
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