Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-13
NOT FOND OF
KING LEOPOLD
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR CANNOT
OVERCOME DISLIKE FOR
THE BELGIAN.

vienna. july l2.-Inere are lew
kinder hearted men in Europe than the
Emperor Francis Joseph. 1t has there
fore excited remark for some years
past the extent to which he avoids
King Leopold of Belgium. His dislike
to the king of the Belgians is so
deep rooted and lasting that he al
his majesty. Every time King Leo
pold visits Vienna the emperor man.
ages to find an excuse to Leave the
city. This is comonly said to be due
to King Leopold's refusal to put one
OF his many castles at the disposal
OF his daughter Princess Louise of
Coburg, who was for many years shut
; up Though perfectly sane) in a lu-
matte asylum at Austria. 1t is also said
that his persistent refusal to recos
nize the marriage Of his daughter
Princess Stephanie formerly the Aus
trian crown princess) to Count Lon
yav gave offense to Francis Joseph.
Another Mysterious cau$e.
But these incidents, which only
made the relations Of the two mon
archs still worse, are not the first
cause of the coolness. This dates ba Elk
TO the time Of the death Of the Crown
Prince Rudolf On that occasion King
Leopold. as father in law Of the I'M
| fortunate prince, came to Vienna for
| the funeral. AS soon as he arrived at
the station in Vienna, late in the eve
ming, he sent message to Count Kali
fairs. that he wanted to see him the
very first thing the following morning
before the funeral. This mysterious
rendezvous was much discussed by the
diplomatic corps, which wondered
what important question lead King
Leopold to hold council with Count
kalnoky on such a day.
The Austrian foreign minister was
as curious as anyone about the rem
devious. and appeared punctually at
the hour fixed. What was his aston
!; ishment when King Leopold received
him with the following words: my
dear count, sent for you to ask you
to use your influence to get Congo
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emma stock exchange After the fun
eral, the Emperor Francis Joseph
who had heard of King L.eopold's sum-
mons to his minister, asked Count
kalnoky the subject of the confer
ence. His establishment. his indigna-
ton and his grief We're boundless
when he learned the preoccupation
of his Belgian majesty beside the OPP
en- grave of his daughters husband.
Leopold have been purely formal.
Kaiser Rates Higher.
The Hungarian press, during the
kaisers flying VISIT to Schonbrunn
moderated to some extent the violence
of its attacks on Germany and every
thing German. Thefact too, that
the kaiser paid a visit to DR.. Kekerle,
the hungarian premier. still further
contributed to bring about better
state of mind. The attitude of the
Hungarian press (and that of the
Hungarian nation) is due to the fact
that it believes that the kaiser ad-
vised the Emperor Francis Joseph to
take vigorous measures to bring the
Magyars to reason. There is no doubt
that the kaiser's autocratic nature and
his belief in the divine right of
kings view with the deepest disap-
prevail the action and policy of the
Hungarians, and it appears he has on
several occasions expressed himself
| somewhat frankly on the subject. 1t
is to be doubted if he would take up
on himself to interfere actively in the
internal affairs Of Hungary by pre-
Stunning to advise the Emperor Fran
els Joseph on the subject.
Hunearians Suspicious.
The change in the feeling of the
Hungarians is the more remarkable
that the kaiser was formerly extreme
! ly popular in Hungary. This is prov
ed by the curious legend which OBJ
tanned credence in that half of the
dual monarchy to the effect that. on
the death of the Emperor Francis
> Joseph, the second son of William
H., Prince Eitel Fritz. would become
King of Hungary. 1t was stated that
he was learning the Hungarian langu
age with view to his new duties
Strange to say. this legend was wide
ly believed. and the princes portrait
was sold by hundreds of thousands
of copies. To this day his picture is
hanging in the hut of every Hungar
ian peasant. Probably this is less due
10 the popularity of Prince Fitted Fitz
J whom 80 per cent of the Hungarians
never have seem than to the unpop
: ularity of the heir of the Emperor
Francis Joseph. the Archduke Franz
Ferdinand. The Magyars believe
rightly or wrongly, that he detests
Hungary and everything Hungarian
and that when he comes to the throne
he will try to dragon that half OF
the empire into submission to Austria
Rast Madame il, ~. ANo,ll 60. ~.n.