New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-02
HIS DIAMOND JUBILEE
Francis Joseph Celebrates To-day the
s6th Anniversary of His accession.
rcogr-eat. 1905 by the R-satvooa conpany.l

rco7v-1rAt 1905 by the brentwood Company
lust sixty years ago to-day Grand Duke Francis
Joseph q Austria WAS, at the age Of eighteen.
--ociaiued Emperor % Austria in the gloomy old
--7zShold Of OlnaUtz. Emperor Ferdinand. dis
r-asse6 bsyond measure by the scenes Of rebellion
ed q AeOeshed during the previous nonths-he
,,-,self and his court had been driven 10 flight
-, Vienna by the insurgents. who had mas
80 several OF his ministers under the most
--,-ous circumstances al Hungary and his Ital-
.s- --cvl-ces being in state Of ret-elon-and
s-s-r himself confronted by demands Tor popular
-t-H-s which he did feel * within his power
:, -r7ce5e. determined 10 abandon the Teins OF
,-a-rraent 10 other hands. He himself was child
= F4is brother and next heir. Archdl1ke Francis
-.s-aas was as hostile as himself 70 parliament
= Methods Of government. and declared that
:. roo could not dream Of reiEning under the
80 conditions rendered imperative by the spirit
- ne times. 50 he waived his own rights in
.svo- II his eldest son. Francis Joseph. After all
- members thu imperial family and the great
st,i+a-ies q The realm had been assembled in the
- rom OF the citadel At Olu1utz Emperor
ferdinand read the following declaration:
..--r- very zyeigh-y reasons. We have irrexocably
.-tsa= 70 lay down the imperial crown in favor
= ,,-- beloved nephew. the Most Serene Archduke
rz---ss Joseph. whom hereby declare 10 be OF
= mr. beloved brother. the Most Serene Archduke
-1s--ss charles, father of our above mentioned
- serene nephew. having irevocably renowned
- -=r-- OF succession 10 the throne. which be
1onrs 70 him by right aoOordng to the fundamental
Sc # cur family and Of the state, in favor OF
= shove mentioned son Francis Joseph
A. son IS ne had pronounced the last words
n. Chancellor q the Empire. Prince Schwar1-
-s-5a-E arose. and read IN tones that sounded
-lss- and sharp upon the strained silence. three
-Azr,z7 5o-uue1ts-Ihe declaration that Francis
-,ss-n zrzs Of aEe. his fathers formal renuncia-
.,o- ~ his -tFfu Of succession and Emperor Fer
sr7a-5-s formal ab6ication- After the Prince had
--ese--es5 these papers 10 the Emperor and 10
s--h=-ka Francis Charles for their signatures and
,,.--a-siE-ed them with his own young Francis
rrs=,- sank on his knee before his uncle and
E-ssa5 re old mans ElJhered hand. Ferdinand
-ss--E hin and embracing him n q very fatherly
so z-4c-forsre fashion. and q few minutes later
re 1e-zlzs issued forth their way 10 proclaim
= re CITY o. OEnuCz and throughout the empire
- z-clGukes accession To the throne and his
urce-s aod5ca-iOn-
A. hC--- aE-e-V-a I'D the ex-Eulpe-or and Empress
- e-- Prague. where they were 70 spend the re-
-,s.7se- q their days IN peace and quiet, free
~-or7 al care and vyCr-y. the young monarch IS
,o--tne them OF horseback the gates OF Olrutz-
And then he returned the citadel TO hold levee-
e. which his relatives and the great officers Of the
z-z-e rendered hin their allegiance and their
.o--zre That is how he began his reign that
second Gay Of Deoaznber II 1s+S the anniversary
= which al ne aEe.of seven1y-eight. he celebrates
TO-DAY