Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-22
ARCHDUKE FRANZ BLUNDERS
Heir to Austrian Throne Anglers the
Hungarians.
MAKES AN nL-ADvIsED SPEECH
WOuId Make Position OF sister King
dom Contingent on voting BiE
sums for Proposed Increase
IN the Navy.
RY EMIL, ANnRASsY.


VIENNA. Jan. I.-(Special to The Bee)
Hungary is in ferment again, and all
because Of the nl-adviscd remarks of the
heir presumptive, Archduke Franz Fedi-
nand to the Hungarian premier. Count
Khuen Hedwary. The archduke said:
Every good patriot will learn with pain
that Hungarys good fame has become
somewhat dimmcd in Europe. Hungariaus
must again endcavor to restore their an
cient reputation. which can be accom-
plishCd II the Hungarian nation shows
proof Of it's complete political maturity.
The position of the Hungarians will be en-
trely restored in Europe IL hungary pre-
sents the possibility OF becoming great
nation by granting to the military and
naval administrations their new and in
creased demands"
The result which these words have had
in Hungary is certainly not that intended
by Franz Ferdinand Even the newspapers
friendly to the government say that the
heir presumptive actually makes Hun
garys future dependent upon voting with
out opposition countless millions for mill
tary purposes.
Cnustic Comment.
As Ujsag, the organ which voices the
opinions of Count Tsza, observes that the
arChduke will only allow the country a
prestige proportionate to the millions voted
for the army and navy, which is a humilia-
ton for Hungary. The Pest Hirlap says:
TO grant Dreadnaughts without receiving
any equivalent in national concessions
would scarcely increase our prestige"
other newspapers express the fear that
the passionate current of national feeling
in Hungary will again break forth
TIE Neues Wiener Tagbiatt considers that
there is no occasion to expect any far
reaching conseq fences from the archduke $
words, as Francis Joseph still reigns IN
Austria and as king OF Hungary, and we
know that he is guided by wise and in
exhaustlble benevolence"
| Photograph showed Mig Feet.
| An amusing action has just been heard
at Delreczen, Hungary, against an actress
who was photographed with bare feet, but
who refused to pay for the photographs
/ alleging that her feet were made 70 ap.
pear ridiculousy large.
In court she was asked to take off hel
shoes and stockings in order that a com
parison might be made. This, however, sh,
refused to do. 1t was then decided to com
pare the finished photograph with thu
original negative, and 1t was seen that th'
/ photographer in 'retouching'' had re
modelled the actress toes so as to make
her feet appear really smaller than repre-
scented in the negative. He, consequent!
won his case, the actress leaving the cour
in high dudgeon.
Abdul HnmId Very III.
! According to the Vienna Tageblatt, tn,
health of the ex-Sultan Abdul Hamld il
80 unsatisfactory that it is proposed to re
move him to a sanitorium in Germany
Commenting upon this proposal the Neu
Freie Presse remarks that this at ono
raises the question whether the eX-sultaI
should go to Vienna, a matter which ha
already been the subject OF an application
by the Porte through the Austrian ambas
sador at Constantnople.
/ OIL for Locomotive Fuel.
Negotiations between the Austrian gov
eminent and the Crude oil Producers
union have resulted in the practical compile
ticn of a contract by which the government
WI buy 100000 tons of petroleum for MS
as fuel on the locomotives Of the stat
railways This Is In addition to the con
tract for 100000 tons already made be
tween the government and the union 70
oil fuel purposes on the Galician railwa
system.