New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-22

10 the ground before the onslaught OF
the nations.
First Official Appearance.
In 1s47 Francis Joseph represented
tia uncle. the Emperor Ferdinand l.
a. the installation Of his cousin as
Governor General at Pesth at erltical
moment I'm the affairs OF the empire
for Ferdinand. whose policy was en-,
tirelv governed by Metternleh, had
famed the smouldering flames OF dis-
content TO the verge Of an open out
break by his ruthless suppression OF
eu movements for cOnstitutionalism
snd the sharing OF the different SUP
fcct nationalities in the government
Austrian Poland mad already been IN
i,eurrection. the Galician peasanlfy
had risen and had been suppressed
and now Hungary. Italy Austria Snu
bohemia were ready 10 turn upon "'
tocracy and rend 1t.
Al this moment. with Hungarian III"
tionalism al fever heat. the seventeen
year-old Hapsburg prince appeared ~
their midst and addressed 'ne"
~ o,yr tongue. The effect was cleo
trical for hitherto the archduKes anu
Inc dignitaries Of the empire sent 10
tbem had used Latin instead the IAN
mage in which the Hungarian noples
Rad pledced their lives and fortunes 20
Maria Theresa. In March OF the loi
lovring wear. when Hungary was IN iul
rcvolr,ion. il was Kossuth VINO, re
memboring the incident, proposed thst
FRANCIS Joseph should be elected a.
King or Hungary.
Events of ls4s.
Elsewhere in Europe liberalism mad
made some progress since the IAN o.
Charles Y. but in Austria no comes
sions had been made. II was tne me- w.
OF the fall Of Louis Philippe, IN Io4o,
that touched of the explosion IN al
nerte Of the empire, which refused 10
pIav longer the Metternich game OF
race against race and creed against
creed. the Germanic element being Ia
vored at the expense of Hungarian, DO
bemian. Slav and Pole But In German
Austria. too. reforms were needed ano
demanded. A violent outbreak IN VI
enns. on March 10, sent Metternich
hacking, an exile, to London. An I'M
nerial proclamation was issued prom
sing all kinds Of reforms, including
abolition of the censorship OF the
nress and the convocation Of nation
al assembly, but too late. The storm
could not now be controlled. On May
II Emperor Ferdinand, accompanied Dy
his family, fed first TO lnnsoruck' ana
then. after brief return TO the capt.
tai. to Olmutz. Milan and Venice rose
the Czechs Of Bohemia and MoraVia
followed suit, and in Hungary Magyars
and Slavonians, the latter supporters
of the Hapsburgs, came into armed
conflict Vienna was not pacified by
the imperial troops until October ~; q
new ministry was formed in November,
and on December Ferdinand aodl-
Gated in favor of his brother, who, IN
his turn, renowned his rights TO a
heritage Of disorder, danger and thank
less work in favor Of his eighteen
vear-old son. Francis Joseph had
meanwhile, in the spring of that event
ful wear. received his baptism Of fire
in Italy under the old Field Marshal
Radetzky, and given proof there both
Of cool daring and military talent
Francis Joseph /.
For the next two or three years the
Youthful Emperor was obliged to de
vote all his efforts TO restore peace and
order in his domnions. The war with
Italv had broken out afresh, culminat-
ing in hard bought victory for Austria.
/ Meanwhile Hungary had, through its
Parliament, declined 70 acknowledge
/ the Young rulers accession 10 the
| throne and his right 10 the crown, and
her struggle with Austria was only
brought 10 an end by the Intervention
Of a Russian army, which left such
reputation for barbsrism and savagery
among the people that TO this day
ey erything Muscovite is held In execra-
ton by the Magysrs. There were in
| surrections in Galicia, in Bohemia and
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the early years OF Francis Joseph's
reign were spent in the din of strife
and amid troubles such as rarely fall
TO the lot Of a monarch on his acces-
sion.
In 1853 an attempt was made 70 as
sassinate him by Joseph Libenvi, q
fanatic Hungarian, who crept up be
hind the young Emperor while he was
walking along the old fortihcations at
Vienna and stabbed him with long
knife between the shoulders, infieting
dangerous wound. That it was not
fatal, and that the assassin was IN
able TO repeat the blow, was entirely
due to the quickness and presence OF
mind of the Emperor's Irish-born aide
de-camp, Colonel ODonnell, who By
clutching at the murderer caused the
knife 10 swerve slightly, and then,
ElhpHllhk WIN bOit GlDt 10 inc
ground as he was attempting to repeat
the blow.
His Romantic Marriage.
Soon after the Emperors recovery
from his wound he became engaged to
his third cousin, Princess Elisabeth,
, daughter of Duke Macmillan Of Ba-
vsria- somewhat to the dismay Of her
family and Of his, as all arrangements
had been made by them that ne should
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