The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-15
By Frederic ]. Haskin

its numbers. Tho city directory Of
Vienna. shows that there are 500 fam
lilies by the name OF Koln, and on the
basis of five persons to each family,
that would make $500 residents of that
one name. 1t is a fact not generally
known in this country that Heinrich
Conried, director of the Metropolitan
, opera house in New York, is Vienna
Kohn. who for business reasons had
his name changed to COnried.
Triumph of the Jews
Before their emancipation the Jews
we're treated very harshly in Austria
their property being frequently con-
fiscated and acts of personal violence
often being directed toward them
How the times have changed" said
an old resident of Vienna while speak
ing on the subject. Not it is the Jews
who cOnfiscate our belongings But
they have a better method than their
enemies used against them in the Olden
days. When a member OF the nobility
wants money he goes TO them and is
received with all courtesy. He wants
$4,000 forms. and is told that he may
have il. and furthermore. that there
Is no hurry al all abOunt returning the
loan only. he will kindly sign notes
for the sum of $4,000 FORMS The fail
ure of a certain prince is recalled, who
was formerly SO wealthy that on q
festival occasion he had attendants
scatter handfuIs of gold i'm the street.
When his funds became exhausted
from such reckless -eXtraVagance his
Hebrew. creditors seized everything he
had. even his Sala dress. the diamond
buttons of which were sold at public
auction in London.
The dual monarchy Of Austria
Hungary is one of the most troubled
and sorely tried governments in the
world. The cause is not generally
understood The American sees in
his paper one day that there has been
quarrel over the refusal to allow The
use OF Magyar words of command in
/ the Hungarian army instead of Ger
/ man. Again he reads that the Hun
I Sarian members have bOlted the con-
/ Sress without waiting for the royal
message. Coupled with these disQUiet-
/ ing but fragmcntary reports are the
! statistics of emigration which show
/ that there Is an enormous stream of
emlgrantS from Austria Hungary tg
( this country The number of these
/ GisCcntented hOme-seekers coming To-
/ cur shores has run a s high 1900 a
month, which is an astonishing record.
When the Emperor Dies.
The explanation of the unrest of
AUSTRIA Hungary and the exodus
therefrOn. lies in the fact that the
empire as it now stands consists of a
CEglOmerate mass of races that have
been gathered together under the name
~ Oh GIlDlit WITHOUT proper ANA ga
nation There is really not as much
cause FOR the name Austria as there
would be in naming the United States
New York. If that state should gain
the mastery of the rest OF the union.
there would be. in addition to racial
connection. a common language and
common law; but Austria is lacking
in all of these. The gist of the
Il Ouble is that each different national
ity wishes to form nation of it's own
and is protesting with all its might
against being merged into some other
one At present the only think that
saves the situation is the strong per-
SCrality Of the old emperor. Francis
Joseph The last days of his long
reign are his most anxious ones. No
one knows what will transpire tOmOr-
row. but all agree that when the ven-
cradle ruler dies. the empire that he
has struggled so hard TO maintain Will
end with him.
FREDERIC J. HASRIN-