Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-12-03
AUsTRIANs PAY
RULER TRIBUTE
SIXTY -IU-TH ANNIVERSARY OF
EMPEHOWs SrCCEsSION
OnSERN En.
WAS NOT ALWAYS POPULAR
Won Respect uf Ills People 10y De
,otion OF Energies Ia ihc
Retirement of CON
litions.

src.a al ,o The Nou.
VIENNA. Dee. 2 Loved and re
,erol by the people Of his polyglot
dual monarchy. Emperor Francis
Joseph today completed the sixty
nnh year Of his reign Everywhere
throughout thc monarchy The amt
yorsary of the emperor succession
TO the throne was observed by his
loyal subjects Nithout regard OF
race. rank or condition. uot bois-
terousy aud with any great public
display. but with Eenula. sentiment
of love and with the toryoni hope
that the cmpcror's life may hc spar
ed 'or many years 20 come kclir
ious anniversary soryit N were held
IN an the churches and althourh
there we're no great public demon
STATIONS and festivities even n the
Imperial capital the dag was univor.
sally remembered and was made
the occasion for many drmonslra
tions OF popular devotion TO the
emoperor
Francis Josef was not always the
idol OF his people When he sue
coedcd 10 the throne on Dee ., lNlh
after the abdication OF his uncle
Ferdinand. his popularity was boy
no means beyond doubt But the
young ruler having re-estahiished
peace by diplomacy and "a iudicious
use OF force. devoted all hif oner-
fies 10 the bcttorment OF conditions
IN all parts OF his kinplom and by
his invariabie justice ,.'rdness and
devotion 10 his peopic gradually
woi tfclr rssneci ~ A1"i no
came the most bcpyt OF al
European rulers
II IL not love for their venerable
monarch alone which inspires loyal
Austrians To pray for the prolouga.
iions of the Empcror's life, but the
dread of the uncertainties %. the co.
Iurc should the emperor di' " h
fully realized that the most serious
complications are iu store Tor the
dual monarchy IN thar case ludcr
/ the Salic law. by which succession
10 the throne OF Austria is govern
ed. the succession follow DO Tho
maize limo of the Hapsburr family
I When Grown Prince Eudoil. iAo cm
pcrors only son. met his death in
a mysterious manner iu 1889, tho
succession 90 the throne deFo0N'u
upon the Archduko Narl ludVir
the younger brother 1f The fmp"r
or The Archdukc died IN 1886 and
his eldest SON. Ar.Iiukc frmr'
Ferdinand born 90 1863 became
! tho heir prcEmptN 90 th" Aus.
luan throne
/ Nrrhdukc Francis Ferdinand ha-
never been popular a hus'riH 'i'
is strongly Identified With 'hc uI
tramontanc ,r church party q
rcputcd react1uary has no regard
or consideration for .rpplc who H''
! SOM, day bc ii SUBJECTS u' CON
Z elders them too tar beneath b.m i'
deserve recognition I'c also
! known as % s.s,.r.' another ro'
son for me G,rml pD.Hr hu
uaus 20 DISLIKE l Under lI'
sa.pallcd prlmgt.r ..n..i.u tl'
crown OF HmWy H a.Rar %.
IAll by the ocDupu. OBJ. tu' turoH.
of Austria q. u-'.. o' rl ouu
most. the cu.'cn.. .' vU.. Hu
recently been questioned FRANCIS
Ferdinand would. ns tn M
succession o. the 'rHu chrome
become ipso '.rto ..r ut Hungary
Uut the Hungarian have uu ln.
for Francis Fcrdrt I..' mt
shown az .aennauH. 'n .uH..r't'
! themselves from OH. .Na.uH o. tH'
1 rragmatir sanction ud a 'h'
Salic law bas mo- p0 tu Hungary
,CoutiUu,l on .g. TlrpfI