The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-07-08
Francis Ferdinand, Son 81
Francis Joseph, Of Austria,
q Strong Character.

been responsible for the annexation OF
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the SUBJ
sequent imbroglio.
Ehis manhood. Years ago he fell In Owe
with the Countess Sophie Chotek, a
lady In waiting to Princess Stephanie,
"a membe of an old Bohemian family
OF noble descent. All efforts and n
treaties of the emperor failed to influ-l
.ence him, and as a final endeavor to.
prevent this mesalliance, Francis Jo-
seph sent him away for q year on q
voyage around the world.
During his absence a IN was cur
rent that he was consumptive, but this
was entirely erroneous. He is q man
of iron constitution, q famous horse
man. an intrepid huntsman, q keen
swordsman.
Morganatic Marriage.
Returning. he did not forget his love.
and he morganatically married Count
ess Chotek, who Is now Princess Hoo
henberg. This means that she can
never be empress n queen, nor her
son mperor and king. Francis Ferdi-i
hands action shows the will n energy
Of the man, his determination to have
his own way. On his accession, the
Budapest parliament at Budapest will
recognize his wife as queen Of Hun
gary. and 1t ia. possible that he may be
able to set aside tradition and force
her to be recognized as empress OF
E. IA us 4 e
Eight years have elapsed inc the
marriage, and during this period Fran
els Ferdinand a remained In retire.
tnent either in Prague or Vienna, but
he has not spent his time idly. When
Pope Leo XIII was head of the Cath
plic world the papal diplomacy had
great influence at the Catholic courts.
The palace Of Francis Ferdinand was
b favOrite resort Of the Jesuit priests.
He was a devout son Of his church, and
- his a{~a fhAr r,n q 4 @y,I pryO ~ %hA
Vatican, and In this he succeeded.
Time passed and circumstances
changed. The gentle and peace loving
Plus x became ope, and a Fer
dinand turned suddenly from Rome.
Ind leaving h Jesuits, to whom he ls
allied by memories OF his youth. as
sunned a new role at court.
The Emperor Francis Joseph has
learned wisdom from bitter experience.
Revolution, defeats, the loss OF the
Of Austria's dominions in italy, made
him an earnest lover Of peace, and the
latter part Of his reign has been de-
voted to quiet commercial development,
the holding together Of the mutually
A~ntagonistic portions Of his empire, and
the preservation OF good relations with
foreign powers. Most Of his advisers
have been the friends of his youth
~tactful. wise, experienced statesmen.
New Order Begins.
The new order began In 1905. In that
year the emperor became i'll, and the
clever, tyrannic, modern Francis Ferdi-
nand began to assert himself. The old
statesmen began to drop away-in
Austria men like Count Goluchowsky,
Paar, B%olfras. Baron Beck, head of the
hrmy; on the Hungarian side, the 1867
observation-disclosures, Tisza, Desider
Bzilagyi. Pulszky. Jokai the great
novelist.
The liberal party, to which the new
life of Hungary owes its existence.
Jailed. The Kossuth party came into
power, but is already stamped with
In Austria, the different nationalities,
Bohemians, Poles, Pan-Germans, Croa-
tians, and Dalmatlans started to quar-
rel openly and bitterly.
Francis Ferdinand tar out clearly
the man of The moment. He has turned
his back on the pope. His friend and
hdviser is the Kaiser Wilhelm, the
Protestant. The high places Of state
are filled with new men, energetic, ar
fogant, and active.
Baron Aehrenthal holds the foreign
office, Conrad Won Hetzendorf is head
pf the army, and the Austrian Prime
Minister is Baron Binert. II Hungary
p new party has arisen which unites
the Clericals, Agrarians, and the Con-
servatives, and this is led by Count
Johan Itchy, the intimate friend OF tho
~hrchdukes.
Francis Joseph sees on his jubilee,
while the crown is still upon his head,
lhe reins of government in the hands Of
his heir.
In a Hurry.
To him., as I have said. belongs the
credit for the annexation Of Bosnia and
credit for the annexation OF Bosnia an
credit for the annexation Of Bosnia an
Herzegovina, which was premature,
!lltimed and .illtudged. But the heir
Presumptfve cannot wait. He wants
10 prove that a new man is wanted, and
that, as in 184S Ferdinand v. abdicated,
70 in 1909 Francis Joseph must abdi-
rate.
He is a young man in a hurry. He
desires to make history.
Baron Aehrenthal humiliates himself
to the Turks, but is merciless to the
Servians. A war with Turkey might
have q doubtful end: with Servia, the
issue Is certain. francis Ferdinand
yearns to begin his reign with a sue
cessful war.
It is widely believed that Francis
Joseph will retire during 1909. In Aus
tria, it is probable that his successors
recession would be quietly accepted;
but what would happen in Hungary.
where he must take the oath to re-
spect the constitution?
1t should be remembered that the
hatred Of Servia is directed solely
against Austria, despite the fact the
the Austrian Press continually reports
anti-Hungarian demonstrations in Bel
grade. By her recent high handed ac-
ton In the Balkans, Austria, indeed,
not only threatens the existence Of
Seryia, but also ~prejudices the su-
premacy of the Magyar ace in Hun
gary.
Sooner or later this will become a
matter of the greatest concern in Buda-
pest. Austria Hungary has been for
a. n quietest OF he great powers.
She is now the cente Of unrest, and
men are already asking themselves
what Francis Ferdinand's intentions
are toward his future Hungarian sub
5ects.
What is the difference between val
or and discretion"
Well. to go through Europe without
tipping would be valor."
Il see"
And to come back by a different