Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-06
HEIR-APPARENT
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AUSTRIAN PEOPLE
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since the tragedy by which the Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand, heir-apparent
to the Austro- Hungarian throne, was
removed by an assassin in Bosnia, a
remarkable phase of the changed con.
ditions is the wave of popularity now
raging about his young nephew who
suddenly finds himself confronted with
the prospect of soon being emperor
of Austria and king of Hungary. With
tie venerable Francis Josef now in his
Saith year, il is certain the actuary
cannot allow him a very long lease Of
life.
AS the new heir-apEarent ArChduke
to have wen more affeCtionate regard
from his people than his uncle had,
and quite as warm a place in the
hearts of many as his great-uncle en-
joys. Everybody seems proud of him
and confident of his future success as
a ruler.
At q years of age he finds himself
with little more than military train
ing He was only a junior regimental
officer when the news of his uncle's
death reached him. Now he will turn
to statecraft and in the time that may
be allowed him try to acquaint him
self with foreign and domestic affairs
Archduke Carl Francis Joseph is de-
scribed as an officer through and
through In his army work there has
been nothing Of the archduke about
him. He has worked and studied, and
learned and observed and done his
l,,t ~, 1r,ifh
moment claiming or desiring any spe-
cial consideration on account of his
high rank. Indeed he would have been
very much surprised if anybody had
suggested that he should be shown any
extraordinary favors or preference.
He began as a cavalry lieutenant
and was most popular among his COM
rades who never felt that an imperial
+highness and future monarch was in
their corps. He performed his duties
with the utmost exactness and was
lust as punctilious in his behavior to
the senior officers as any young sub
altern. No duty was too small. He
carried cut the routine work most
carefully and when he heard of his
young comrades grumhling would
merely say. ."What do you expect-or-
ders are orders"
Going later into the infantry. the
archduke has always looked hack on
his service in the cavalry as the most
delightful time Of his life. He was
proud to ride into a new garrison at
the head Of his squadron and 1t was.
generally said in the regiment that
the officers in his SQUADRON had the
best time Of any. He was hosnitable
to hirh degree and none the less 50
after his marriage with the Princess
Zita< of Parma. who is Just as we'll
liked as her husband. -, = -. ....
When she accompanied him to his
garrison she came as simple Junior
officers wife and not as an archduch-
ess. She went and called UPON the
wives of all the officers senior In rank
to the archduke instead Of waiting for
them to call upon her. She took the
greatest interest, not ONLY in regir
mental affairs, but also in the inhabi-
tants of the country districts where
the regiment was stationed and be-
came greatly beloved by the Jews in
cne of the small garrisons in Galtcia.
She went out among the people there
and talked to the children and gave
them little gifts such as no officers
wife had ever done before.
But so long as Francis Ferdinand
was living the young couDle were left
in the background With two small
babies to look after the Archduchess
Zita was quite content that it should
he so, and was not at all anxious to
become involved in the intrieues ap-
narently inseparable from the daily
life at most courts. and certainly at
the court of Vienna. But under the
changed circumstances it is exnected
that she will assume her rightful place
as the first ladv at court. a pOsitinn
now held by the Archduchess Maria
Annunciata.
The emperor intends that the new
heir shall lose no time in taking his
Mace. In all probability the Archduke
Carl Francis joseph will he advanced
rapidly in the army while spending
most of his time in familiarizing him.
self with political and administrative
affairs. Special instructors. including
highly placed officials, already have
been nominated to inform the new heir
apparent in technical matters relating
to the government and he will be
gradually initiated into the most i'm
portant affairs of state.