The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-08

L SIlSu NloIc Interest liliu tUdN
which has just been paid by the
Austrian heir apparent. Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand, TO Baron Albert Roths-
child at his Castle of Waidhofen.
lovely old place overlooking the valley
OF the Ibbs and near the border line OF
Upper and Lower Austria.
Like Emperor William prior to his
accession to the throne, Archduke
Francis Ferdinand has always until
now been regarded as imbued with
Ianti-Semitic prejudiccs. And just in
the same way that Pastor Stocker and
the Waldersees and their other Jew
batting friends We're convinced that
they had won over the then Prince
lanti-Semites III the Dual Empire felt
assured that Archduke Francis Ferdi-
nand shared their views with regard
to the Hebrew race. Emperor VIII
! lions which had been formed OF him
as heir prcsumptive: for he ended by
Diminishing Pastor Stocker from his
| royal chaplaincy, and has manifested
4 more pronounced sympathy Tor the
Jewish race than any OF his predeces-
sors on the throne of Prussia, being the
| first OF them, indeed. to appoint a pro-
Tossing Jew to the rank of Cabinet
| minister, namely. DernburS, and to
accord to another. namely. the steam
ship company president Balm. his IN
| innate friendship and his confidence.
treating him as a favorite and trusted
adviser.
| Until now, Archduke Francis Ferdi-
/ nand has held aloof from the Jews
/ in Austria, and his leanings haze been
| towards that political party headed by
/ Prince Alloys Lichtenstein, and former
lily by the late DIR. Lueger, Burgomaster
of Vienna. which has anti-Semiticism
as one of the principal pianks OF its
platform. His stay with Baron Albert
/ Rothschild at Waidhofen, in order to
| visit and inspect the Wonderfully clab-
4 To ~ n the estate which
/ has been converted. regardless of cost.
/ into a perfect sportsmans paradise,
swarming with game. has. therefore,
been taken as an Indication of the
fact that people have been just as
much mistaken about the future En-
lperor of Austria as they Were about
Kaiser Wilhelm, prior TO his Access
4 sion. 1T shows, moreover. that the
larchduke has not inherited the hatred
/ of the Jews, and particularly the AMI
mostly towards the Rothschilds. which
were such distinguishing traits of his
father. the late Archduke Charles
IsHghting the ,Rothschilds especially
/ Baron Albert's elder brother. the late
! Nathaniel Rothschild
The way in which "Natty" Rothschild
got the better of Archduke Charles
Louis in one particular instance is
sufficiently characteristic to merit be-
ing placed on record. Finding that
the archduke had established his sum
mer residence at Reichenau, one OF the
most picturesque and charmlngly slt
Vienna, Natty purchased, through q
third party a very large tract OF land
adjoining and overlooking the estate
of the archduke. He thereupon pro-
, ceeded to erect a magnificent chateau
that completely cast into the shade the
country seat of the archduke, and es-
l tablished number of superb green
thouses and conservatories on the place
Al low nHlf a
, what he regarded as the impudence Of
the baron, set to work to render the
fnancier's so1ourn there as unpleasant
as he could. He denied him access tt
/, which We're freely used by all Other
summer residents and by the regular
! Inhabitants of Reichenau and absolute
lily ignored the salutations which th'
, to him as a member of the imperia
: house when he met him out ridins
or driving, his example being follow
ed by most of the people living in tn
district. 1t will scarcely be believed
pointed manner, his i'll will to til,
baron, the archduke should one da,
!, have sent to say that he wished t
!, show some friends over the Roths
$ did not wish> that the baron himsel
should be In any way disturbed, thu
being equivalent to an intimatio tina
he did not desire to see him.
! Natty,, with a degree OF spirit an
/ independence which pleased instead o
offending the Viennese declined t.
grant the favor which the archduk
Q had requested in so peculiar a fashion
and for once in his life Charles Louis
who was at the time heir to the throne
found a door closed in his imperia
face, and that door the door of a much
u despised Jew
The baron, disguised by the atti
l tude of the people Of Reichenau. there
upon took steps to put Into into execution
!. which he had had in mind from tn
time that the arehduke ,,, had eommenee
Flo wrote a letter to the city govern
ment OF Vienna, offering to present hi
chateau and park NJ Reiohenau, value
lcscent home for consumptivees, and t
make the matter more. pointed. h
: suggested that it should eonstitut
Il an annex and branch establishment O
: that particular Viennese hospital q
(which Archdulse CIacles Louis wa