New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-29

! shown in very striking manner dur
ing the last eighteen months by the re-
moyal Of high dignitaries OF the army
identified with tho archduke's views,
by his more or less open attacks upon
ministers Of the crown, notably the late
Count d'Aehrenthal; by the resignation
of a number OF archdukos, Including
the Emperors own fayorlte son-in-iaw,
Francis Salvador, from service in the
army, rather than submit TO the crit-
cigms and directions of the leir pre-
sumptive, and by the latter'a absence
from all court functions, owing TO the
refusal Of the Emperor TO accord 10 his
, morganatic wife, the Duchess OF Ho-
henberg, the place to which her hus-
band considers her 10 he entitled.
Francis Joseph has repeatedly given
evidence of his anxiety to remain on
friendly terms with Italy, whereas the
hostility Of the archduke toward that
power has been pronounced.
INDEPENDENCE OF THE CAR.
That Alexander III Of Russia pre-
ferred UNNECESSARILY his TWO younger
sons. George and Michael, to his first
born was we'll known for some years
before his death. In fact, there was
very little sympathy between the pres
ent Emperor and his father, for the
latter. the most reactionary though
well meaning of rulers In modern times.
was perfectly aware that his eldest son
was more or less committed 10 LIB
leral regime. This he has succeeded IN
inaugurating In the face or almost IN
superable obstacles placed in his way
not only by the aristocracy, the clergy
and the bureaucracy of the nation. but
also by the members OF his own family,
especially his mother, who saw IN ms
grant of a constitution and his intro
duction Of popular forms Of govern
ment a reflection on the conduct OF her
deeply lamented consort.
King Gustav Of sweden Wnile stu
Crown Prince frequently condemned,
both in public and in private. his
fathers forbearance toward Norway
prior 10 the latter's secession, and gave
such vigorous expression 10 his wish 10
march a Swedish army into Norway in
order TO suppress by force Df arms the
agitation Of the people there in favor of
independence that tho Norwegian gov
eminent declined 10 contribute any
longer IT'S quota toward his civil list.
He deplored that Oscar should have
abandoned Norway without struggle,
and there is no doubt that il he had
been on the throne at the time the sep
aration would not have been accom-
plished without bloodshcd.
There was very little IN common he
tween King Albert and his predecessor
on the throne. Indeed. II was only by
means of the utmost tact on the part OF
Albert that he was able 10 @void an
open break with his uncle Leopold. the
situation being rendered all he more
delicate by the openly professcd anx-
iety of the people Of Belgium for the
accession to the throne Of the hen heir
presumptive.
That there will ever be any complete
understanding between the Kaiser and
the German Crown Prince II is difficult
10 believe. Their characters are too
dissimilar, and, 10 make matters worse,
the game dissinlilerlty exists between
ta DrtncaGa
for whereas the latter. having been
brought up wholly in france, Is su-
premely chic and elegante- fond OF gay
ETY. and inclined to harmless frivolity,
the Kalserin Is extremely serious, and
quite the reverse OF worldly-in fact,
the perfect cream OF tho traditional
German housewife. The Crown Prince
lacks the E1nperor's initiative, his brill
fancy and his extraordinary energy,
Int Is more level headed, less Influenced
by battery and flatterers, less ,mpulsive
and more natural and unaffected. Both
he and the Crown Princess chafe under
the autocratic rule which I've Emperor
exercises over their entire life-a des-
potism to which no young american
couple would submit on the part OF
their parents or of any one else, and
which extends to the selection Of their
associates, the care Of their children
and their movements both within and
without the empire-nay even 10 the
Limitation Of the number Of horses in
their stable.
II must not be forgotten that the
Crown Princes marriage was a love
match and that his wife was not the
princess whom the Emperor had Sc
lected es consort for his son, and that
the latter married, indeed, against his
fathers wishes, for the Kaiser has al
WAYS entertained as much animosity
for the Crown PTincesss mother as he
did for her father, the late Grand Duke
of Mechlenburg- Schwerin, with whom
he was rot on speaking terms. II may
be doubted whether the Crown Princess
has ever quite forgotten that at the
outset of her marriage she was not
altogether welcome 10 her husband ;
family, and, above ALL 10 his parents.
Under the circumstances she can
hardly be expected 70 work In favor OF
a rspprochement between father and
son, and is not altogether displcascd at
becoming The Queen Of a rival court,
where those dissatisfied with the EN-
perors rule and with the policy Of his