New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
AUS7R|A'S NEW PREMIER
rcliuse of Princess Mettsrn'cn's
-'''T Chief Rival at Vienna.


,,boueh Austria j. '''' -, l.. :
Ai'h0Ds and blue blood play
where role than anywhere else
more in'P'' s,rinr the long reign Of
IN the W. -, century Of the venerable
more .. r-sncis Joseph his prime MIN
- have as often pee H. ar,stocracv
is s sonrreoisie as from Wv AUs,~,or
me n point is the nv" IS o.
\ cas- paron Paul Gautsch Won FRANK
Premier The feet Of his oearlns uhe
enthurh -, does not Indicate 0iueness
title o. ~ he is the son of civil ser
OF oiooI enc government the chief OF
want IN. Of the state departments at
Dli who AZ the close or career
-, gftv years received on ms
oi -. che third and lowest class or the
- che Iron Cross. which endowed
an che nobiliary prefix OF won TO
nm This was long after his son. the
NE 10, premier. had attained manhood.
-, t,rsr7le, began life as a subordinate
d, .bs Finance Department and then
Inc a teacher and usher OF an insutu-
-, maintained partly by the Emperor
'...,se,f and partly by the state for the
-,,-..ior NJ the sons Of INDECENT noblemen
and nadly paid public officials. In the
-. ,f li,lla he became its director. This
80 ,sa effect " bringing him into per
soral contact with his sovereign, who was
.. mich pleased with him that he APP
-,irted him director Of the celebrated
-,,rirarv academy the Theresianum, where
most of the Austrian officers OF noble birth.
ss well as "a large number Of royal per
sonases including the late King Of Spain,
the present Khedive Prince Louis and
Prince Anthony of Observation-Disclosures and
q number OF the princes Of the House az
Orleans. notably rh. King Of the Belsians
brother-.u-laW. thu Duke Of Nendome re-
ceived their education
The late Count Taaffe. on the advice Of
the Emperor. appointed Paul Gautsch as
Minister Of Education in his Cabinet in
-ss5. ana DEE may ne said 10 have been
initiated into the secrets Of statecraft by
t1at c.everest Of willy politicians. When
eight wears later the Taaffe Cabinet was
forced % resign Gautsch. who had mean
while been created q baron 10y the En-
pe-o- and appointed 90 a seat In the House
Of Lords went back 90 his former post
as curator Of the Theresiauum. became
Minister Of Education again in Count
Rsse~Fs Cabinet and eventually succeeded
Baden. as Premier. greatly 20 the satisfac-
ton OF the fair sex Of the empire. For he
had used bis power as Minister Of Public
destruction iu the Taaffe and Badeni cab
,nets 10 secure the admission OF women
70 tho various universities and also the
right 90 practise medicine and law He had
likewise obtained a substantial increase in
the salaries of university professors and
masters Of government schools. thus con
vert'rE "a. of these men into his warm
adhereu-s aud supporters.
Since t1eu Baron Gautsch. who resembles
IN a measure Arthur Balfour. the English
ex.Prem.er being very tall and thin-in
fact almost angular-has been on two oc-
cas!ons Premier He is now entering upon
another term Of office as such. EIe has a
horror Of red tape. has always stood aloof
from Nationalist aEitations-which is rare
among t1e ueges of Emperor Francis Jo-
senh-ani has been somewhat uniustly
credited with anti Seuitism. owing 10 his
friendship with the late Dr Lueger. the
auti-Sernte leader who died while occu-
pying .he office Of Burgomaster Of Vienna,
which 90 is generally admitted he would
never have attained without the support Of
Baron Gau-sch. Let me add that Glutsch
IS extremely clear headed. cool. tactful and
adroit especially In the art OF arranging
compromise. and this last named art Is
one thar is necessary. above all others, IN
Austrian politics. owing 20 the racial ami
mos.ties Of the innumersble Nationalist
factions into which the Austrian Parlia-
meut Is split mp. The baron is married TO
the daughter OF rich manufacturer Of the
name of S-Llumberge- and one Of his
daughters is married 70 Count Alexander
Zedtvir-