The Washington herald., 1912-01-13

tient At his turn 70 reign being long de-
layed and even 70 join the opposition
against the sovereign. No doubt all such
heirs hide their real sentiment under
lprotocular forms OF respect After the
recent abortiye attempt OF the German
crown prince. whose desire to mix In the
affairs Of state, prompted by his friends.
was promptly nipped in the bud by the
Kaiser. Il Is now once more the turn Of
the Archduxe Franz Ferdinand. who.
after the tragedy OF Mayeriink, which
removed Crown Prince Rudolph. has
been raised from the position Of an heir
presumptive 10 the dignity OF heir ap-
parent Of the dual Hapsburg crown.
Both appear in a light that. bodies no
good for the cause OF peace. The crown
prince came out as hostile 70 the Kai-
ser's policy Of stroklng down France
and his way Of being nice in HIS personal
relations with French authors, painters.
Rctors. and actresses who 60 on pro-
fessIonai visits TO his eapItal The
Archduke Franz Ferdinand declares him
self solid with the head OF the general
stan whose hostility TO Italy the En-
peror disavows.
II is a gratifying dream, that Of uni
versal peace. as a cure for many Of the
ills that wars and war loans have
brought upon nations But many things
teach that IN all likelihood that dream
Will not come true In the time OF any
one now living. stilI do not let Us for
get that "the fates are above Jupiter
even" and that the general bent Of
mankind Is toward pacific courses.
No prince or archduke. though they
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can Withstand a current that flows IN
from everywhere. But they may cause
deforming arrest Of evolution. When
Friedrich Wilhelm and Franz Ferdinand
rise TO supreme rank they will have the
enormous power that prestige gives
over q hundred millions of subjects, put
ting those Of the German empire az six
ty millions. AMI those Of the Austro-
Hungarian at forty-five millions.
Both are armed to the teeth. One aims
at being a sea lord In the German
Ocean. the other in the Adriatic. looking.
besides. with a covetous eye 20 the ports
Of the Lsvant. The two future emper-
ors by their ideas are predisposed to go
hand in hand. so far. at least. as their
finances and the infrmities Of the Aus
trian partner can allow. Franz Ferdi-
nand Is not only a spoiled child Of for
tune; he il willful, and has proved this
by his stubborn attempt to '1egalize" his
morganatic wife and 20 open the success
sion for their son, despite the solemn
promise at the time OF his marriage,
eleven years ago. to forego all such rights
and 10 abide by the Salic law. He Is
also a man OF incurabls anlmosities and
prejudices, and he is as a Hapsburg
Este inimical 10 Italy and too Pspaline
ever to he on cordial terms with France.
His mind commands one fairly wide vista
II is on natural history. and he can be
susceptible to the softening influence OF
music and flowers. He Is a distinguished
botanist
Germans and AustrIans may put those
against whom they 20. to say the least,
on their mettle. though they may be
more powerful (which Is hardly possible
considering the standards Of the different
armies), or more civilized TO quote the
Journal des Debats, OF Paris-Swhatever
that means.
Il Is interesting to observe that while
the Pope and the King Of Italy are not
on speaking terms, the continuance Of
the pontlff at the Vatican depends en-
tirely upon the support OF Italian troops.
II Is pointed out that II anything went
wrong with Tripoli, or II Victor Emman-
uel were TO be replaced by a republic,
even II large numbers of troops were to
remain for any length OF time out OF
the country, Pope Plus might find him
self In a tight corner.
In view OF these possibilities. he has re-
Gently Increased his little army by four
hundred men: but what would they be
,kl a. AO rNa g.
cret societies are evidently at work all
over the world. conspiring against all au-
thority, against church and state and
armies and discipline OF every kind The
only wonder Is that the Vatican has re-
manned undisturbed 50 long.
The keeping Of the Louis Blanc CEN
tenary and the speeches made on that
occasion at Paris by eminent men who
were not OF his time. are but tardy
acknowledgment OF the mans great quail
tiles. Blanc had the people OF Paris ever
with him from the outset Of his career.
But the ',jobbing' politicians who drew
Gambetta into his so-called opportunism
detested his straIghtness. feared his pop
ularity and genius for the clear thinking
of ideas and embittered his declining
years by their affected contempt for his
brand OF republicanism. His manners
were courteous. and his skin extremely
thin," whether to feel friendliness or un-
kindness. He entered a room where
friends were gathered or did the hofors
Of his table with exquisite and heart
warming grace, for at Its root lay his
own good and sensitive heart. The charm
of his manner was wonderful, and IL was
natures gift.
Napoleon's seductive power came from
the same ancestral source, for Louis
Blanc's mother. a Corsican, was a cousin
of Napoleon. and the latter could not
have been taller than her illustrious son.
His home life was lovely. Nobody could
have warmer domestic affections, though
he sympathized so keenly with the mis-
cries OF thousands.
The Count Josef zvileckI case appears
to be settled for good. and the young
boy II not q son Of Frau Cecihe Mayer,
the widow Of a railroad employe in Ca
licia, but the rightful heir Of Count IE-
naz Zwfiecki. Frau Mayer az last with
drew her plea for the surrender to her