The sun., 1905-12-28
AUsTRIA.nUNGARYs FUTURE
And the Personality Of the Crown Prince
EranclA Ferdinand.


To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Siri 1t Is
| general opin ion that tho present structure
OF the Hapsburg dominion cannot be main
tanned by tho successor Of Francis Joseph J.
| The personality OF the present ruler is the
| sole coherent force of the two states united
! by the Hapsburg dynasty. But what may
happen when Francis Joseph retlres to MS
ancestors and the Hapsburg double crown
changes Its wearer?
The future of the kin gdom depends in
| great measure upon the personality oi the
| Crown Prince. Francis Ferdinand.
The Prince Of Este. Francis Ferdinand
was not educated from birth to be ruler
| He Is a nephew of Francis Joseph, and be-
| came hereditary Crown Prince In 1900, after
! the sudden death of Rud olph, son OF Frames
| Joseph After having been designated as
Crown Prince he made a trip around the
| world and according to the family custom
OF the Hapsburgs he served in all higher ran Ike
| OF the army, living in different parts OF the
| Hapsburg dominion.
He generally passed the hunting season IN
Hungary. In the court Of Archduke Frederik,
| who lives In the Hungarian city Of Pozsony.
| as army corps commander. he made the ac-
| ouaintance Of the Countess Sophia, Chotek
! court lady Of the Archduchess Isabel ana
| married her He showedA very strong VIII ana
manly character In overcoming the obstacles M
TO his marriage, He had to ren2nnco for ms
any right to dhe o tSe 9am rus
OF the Hapsburgs. a mesdHiqnce and his wife
being unable to wear the dignity Of the Aus
eyer. was protested on the basis that the
Hungarian laws do not recognize the austrian
SSve % Sss and ID 9s
The legal wife Of the Hungarian King is the
Queen OF Hungary The % question no HsbSs T. n0s ye5
Legislature whether Princess Sophia and
her children become legal members OF the
ruling dynasty or not. A.. ,ooai,o Hun
sarian i%GeT@s paper. 'ns BaapssI S HFdp tBsddpes
EensJ, published the following; -.
The members M Of the Hapsburs tS tSSgnasty
ties have deep aversion toward each other.
dauFher hefd ef the OF reT a eg 9s f4Gf h
aunt, Mary Caroline as chief Of the head
9uarters This party ann0Gfea G the var e9 TO
that. in case Of her marriage to Francis Fer
dnand not only would she never be the En-
Of AStra and Queen ed Of
throne. They have e2erted the, strongest
pressure to make him resign the throne. and
their aims, These are, that Francis Ferdi-
nand should resign in favor OF his younger
brother Otto and he In turn in favor OF his
Francis Ferdinand knows OF these plots.
and he has also his stan OF friends, but more
Il s1paoH Rba an IL Rons I'm aS1Se
him, what means his parents. are using
keeps away from 1t all He goes nowhere.
lives always in his family circle and only
leaves this circle at the command Of his ruler
When he. found out how the intriguants used
his hunting trips in Hungary as weapon
against lin, he put a stop to his trips, and
from that time he has avoided Hungarian
society.
1T was said that Francis Ferdinand went
not only for hunting in Hungary but more
to gain the influence Of the Hungarian Mag
mats, so as to have his wife crowned. Accord
ing TO the views of the intriguants. the Hun
garans are ready to, change the resignation
bill, and con sequen tly Countess Chotek will
become the crowned Queen of Hungary.
The Hapsburg Prin cesses will not bear such
a humiliation. that simple Countess should
become higher in rank than they. And
therefore the strong intrigue against Fran els
Ferdinand and the Hungarians."
As to Francis Ferdinand 1t is positive that
owing to his strong character all these plots
will be overthrown. He is believed TO be a
Federalst. tn at is, he refrains from the Meter
mich ideals of governing. And If under him.
according to his federalistic views. the Haps-
burg dominic ion becomes reconstruCted. it will
be better for the dynasty and people. The
map OF Europe will remain unchan ged'
New YORK. DeoF24. JOSEPH NEMETH.