The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-02
Francis Joseph Reaches Appar-
ent Crisis After as Years
sof Peace
is MOST. DIPLOMATIC RulERseRvM MAY GET CONCESSION
Popularity Is Attestsd to by BgGeman Minister Issues Warning
Celebration Is. ttRussla

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Vienna. Dec. With tie llying o
flags and the holding Of esrviccs o
THANKSGIVING in, all tile churches, th'
people from end TO end of the dua
monarchy today celebrated the be.
ginning of the sixty-1fth Year of th,
reign of Emperor Francis Joseph
who is most often referred to as III,
most beloved ruler i'm Europe.
In the present struggle for the cor-
troll of the Balkans, which threatens
10 result in general European con-
fiict Francis Joseph, now in his eigh-
ty-third year. once more takes the
center of the stage of world diplomacy
And Europe, mindful of his long and
wonderful reign and the great influ-
ence it has been for peace. is wonder
Ing il his life as a ruler is to end as
IL began. i'm bloody war
Forty-Five Years Of Peace.
Those who have known Francis Jo-
seph the ruler of the last 45 years
say hc VIII avoid war; those who re-
member the boy of rs, who came 10
the throne in the midst of the storm
and tumult occasioned by the revolu-
tion of 1913 and saved a tottcring
defeat has kept an empire of Is war
ring peoples together, who put down
the hungarian revolt with the world
against him. and again won Hungary
by peace when he lost IL in war. these
say nc will not hesitate to fight II
he thinks II necessary TO preserve the
life aud honor of the dual monarchy
and the welfare of his people.
If Francis, Jos5ph goes 10 war at SO.
after 40 years of peace, he will lose
the glory that has come TO him as the
great pacificator and the rest he has
well earned. But I'm sacrificing him
self fer the empire he will be doing
only what he has done from his eigh
teenth year
Love Of Subjects Foremost.
lie has lived for the empire only.
Again and again has his domestic life
been darkened by unspcakable trage-
dies, but he has never allowed his
Affections to make him for
get for a single moment the necessity
for attending TO public duty.
When, siXty-four years ago today.
Francis Joseph was somewhat uneX-
Dec,edly called to the throne he found
MS realm in state Of indescribable
confusion. The policy Of his immedi-
tie predecessors had been harsh and
oppressive. and the great revolutionary
var of 1913 caused formidable up
'isings in both Austria and Hungary.
These We're stcrnly rcpressed and
lrastically punished. The ancient lib
rites of the Hungarians were cur
allied and ultimately abolished, and
francis Joseph seemed destined to be
'erpetuated in history as one Of the
most despotic of European monarchs.
Emperor Of Sorrows.
From this bad reputation he was
aved 10y what seemed at the time II
cries of tragic misfortuues. In "A short
in 1859 Austria was defeated
" France and deprived of nearly all of |
er Italian territory. Then followed |
he crushing defeat inflicted on her
y Prussia in 1866. and her expulsion |
rom the German confederation.
This series of national humilia tions |
My served To make apparent the |
qualities of Fraucis Jo- |
nph From projects OF foreign ag-
ression he turned to plans of national |
etterment. The claims of Hungary
cyan to receive consideration. The |
Ian for federal empire was adopted |
nd Francis Joseph was crowned a |
ew king of Hungary in 1867.
So peculiar q constitution as that |
Austria Hungary called for the cx-
rcise of patience, tact and administra-
We ability of the highest order, but
,r forty-five years the Emperor of |
has managed to overcome |
II difficulties and yet retain person.
popularity which is without parallel
mong the present crowned heads oil