Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-02
ARCHDUKE FERDINAND
Heir to the Austro-Hunqarian
Dominions.
POWER BEHIND THE THRONE
Emperor Forced to Consider His
Wishes.
HAS AN IND0MITABLE WILL
Compelled Franz Joseph to Give His
Consent to Marriage Far
Below His Rank.
Special Cableeram to The Star.

| Special Cabiegram to The Star.
| VIENNA, November 2-Whiie annoy
ance has been aroused in England
France and Russia with regard to Austro
Hungarian diplomacy on account Of thu
unexpected way in which the conditions o
the Berlin treaty have been disregarded
the man who is at the heart OF this mat
ter and is the spiritus rector Of the Vienn,
/ foreign Office remains in obscurity and I.
surrounded by that mystery which Is his
chief desire and also the source OF his
power. The Archduka Franz Ferdinand
heir to the Austro-Hungarian dominions
is this man behind the scenes: he is re.
sponsible for everything that has beer
going on lately in Austrian foreign affairs
The archduke rarely appears in public
he detests publicity. His character ir
that respect reminds one Of Charles "
the great Spanish Hapsburg. He has nc
| more regard for the usual standing rules
of international relations than he has fol
| the aspirations Of his countrymen. He
has no interest whatever In popular move.
rnents or ambitions. The people are alto.
gether ben~ath him. Neither is there
| any love between him and the aged EN-
family laws Of the Hapsburg dynasty, the
| emperor is forced not only to listen to
what the Archduke Franz Ferdinand says
but is also compelled to take his wishes
into consideration. whatever they may
! be-
The Emperor Franz Joseph, who has ever
| been the personification of right and
| honor. allows his personal feelings to be
put into the background, and yields to
what he considers his obligations. as
chief of the Hapsburg family. toward the
man who will one day succeed him as
chief.
Not Son Of the Emperor.
! The Archduke Franz Ferdinand Is not
| the son of the emperor, and 1t Is by
chance, as 1t were. that he Is heir to the
throne. When the Archduke Rudolph, the
only son of the emperor, died by his own
hand in the summer house of Mayerling,
January 30, 1889. the succession to the
| dominlons Of the Hapsburg family de-
volve6 on the Archduke Karl Ludwig.
| younger brother of the emperor, a man
not particularly gifted, but sympathetic
| and fun of bonhomie, who in his own
| was protector of the Austrian Academy OF
| Science,, but who was certainly not q
statesman. and never had any aspirations
| to the throne. Even had ne lived long
| enough-he died six or eight years ago
| lie would probably not have been emperor
A
i abdica:e In favor Of his son, Franz Fer
dinand
rlanz Ferdinand, who is now in the
| forties, is tall and good looking, and has
lately grown a mustache. It was once
feared that he hal consumption. and he
was sent for year or SO to Egypt, where
he recovered. Since then his physical con-
dtion leaves nothing to be desired. He
| has the long. oval Hapsburg face and
deep-set, blue-gray eyes
| He is an excellent horseman, and likes
to enjoy, from time to time. the life OF
country gentleman on his large es-
tates In Bohemia. He also takes an in
terest In archaeology, and with a liberal
hand gives money to restore castles and
historic buildings. chiefly In Bohemia. lie
is gifted unsteady.
Married Beneath Rank.
The archduke Is a devoted husband. He
, married the Countess Chotek. a governess
in the family Of Archduke Frederic.
brother of Queen Christiana Of SPAIN
and his wife is a singularly sympathetic
and homely woman. He married her after
courtship lasting several years. and by
the force of his indonitable Will COM
PEELED the emperor TO give his consent to
q marriage far below his rank.
The emperor, bound by the code of the