New-York tribune., 1909-07-03
A CORNFLOWER EDlCT
Agstria's Emperor Remo0es Ba"
Upon Its Wedr.
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--aro- Francis Joseph has removed the ban OF
-. government from the cornfioWer. nis - an (,'-
- r. news which stands in need ol Sun
II-s+iar In Europe political socleIes 1tiu %
- frequently have recourse to ho"eis " -.
80 T,,rnoses and for number OF Ee1Is : p07'
1-aC,errnar element in Bohemia an" CpPe-
.,s-ria-that element which resented 'e ~
- lv The imperial house OF HapS0UI -U
=. x-,.-r.a government the Czechs ana 10 te
- -on-Teuton nationalist partles-auop '--o
W - ,,,- way of protest In order TO uii0eI
.rd The significance Of this II must oe ".+
- .bat the blue cornnoWer WAS 'le i -
- Of the late Emperor William the one "'i
- -rized above all others; ana the oeI i'1'1l-s
:. -. 7vo-a II al first by way OF giving eApies
.,.;- declaration that sooner than permit
,,ss1,-es 10 be subjected by the HapsouIss u
-, domination OF the Czechs they would prefer -
=, ,t,air allegiance 10 the House OF
e. v-oul5 endeavor 10 unite the kingoom oi po-
tsrria 10 the German Empire Naturaly ui,u9, -
s----,srances the government at vienna ioI oau0
-, ..-i,,- Of the cornfower in Bohemia, anu III
So .sYvy>.sre in Austria, seeing III II an eliiN
- sesition The fact that II was 1oroiuoeh en-
sov-a5 II with new attractions, ana the ueSie -
- -ha cornlower became universal among al
the anti-Czech and pro-GerInah paI''es ." Nv
,,sr7fan and Austrian politics
1,--,a-or William and his consort visited Nlehna
.re other day on their way home from CORFU III
order 10 receive the thanks OF the Austrian ~
government and people foT the IoES sNff -.
e,.r,arz lad given them during the crisis OF l@S'
yrir+e- in the Balkans in connection Win I1ei e g
-,vi7a and Bosnia and also SerFiA- Il "
shortly after the departure Of the f-niIe'oi 80
the Empress from Vienna that francs 'OSsp
his own initiative, gave directions IHa1 N1e
on The cornfover should be removed as an lilIl0
,ion of his conviction that the House OF lia'So1e
- ,,,tbi-- 70 fear but everything 10 gam Hohi
,e s77 ty OF its subjects for the hohe'lZolleiiS,
end their chief, Emperor William Inc o.ueI -
E7-arcfs Joseph has been received IN 'le 45'41 %
v7-v charming and altogether unlooAed-IoF com
- +1,-,,7ero14t Germany, and particularly at
-re court Of Berlin and il has caused great sA's-
sactjon at Vienna and, generally speaking lhIouei-
ot.r Austria excepting among the Czecils-
F--7aeror Francis Joseph has not seen ht now
ever 70 lift the han that stil rests upon t--e
-,a-e,erite or field daisy, the Italian speaking
o,-,css of the empire where its wear is suflclent
10 invite exceedingly unpleasant attention on me
mart OF the police If by foreigner anu IAle q a-
7,rrisorulent in The event OF being nauFe. Inns
fs due 10 the fact that the field daisy Is lhe NOIA
emblem Of the great Italia lrreden'a Socie'S'
which, comprising among its members HaiI@A
taresren OF the highest rank. generals, adIITa4s'
senators and high judicial dignitarles OPEN! aims
AZ the Liberation" from the rule or Austria oI 'Ie
lstte-,s italian speaking provinces, and theA an
,exari1l 10 the kingdom OF Italy. one OF the
f.--s-oes Of the court OF Vienna against the
signinE house Of Italy is that this Irredenta So
csety should have been allowed TO assume the
flower which bears the name Of Queen Marguerite
as its emblem.
While the case OF the coTnhoWer ana OF 'ne
marguerite il is possible the reason for It's
seleotiou as political emblem, IT is almost impos-
sible 10 do so in the OF certain other flowers
Thus one would have TO 90 far 10 find some plaus-
Fble cause for the OF the ylolets by the Bona
uartists as their floral badge. and Of the white
czrnation by the French royalists who look TO the
Duke OF Orleans as their future king. Equally
mysterious is the origin OF The primrose as the
emblem OF the Conservative party in England, Tor
thIs most modest Of field flowers was about the
very last thai would have appealed TO states
nan SO fond Of peacocks and Of everything else
1hzt was loud and gaudy colored as Lord Beacons-
neId. 10 whom the adoption OF this badge Of the
rcr!ss Is attributed