The sun., 1916-11-22

an the dialects Of his poiyglot father
hand. He had studied Roman. civil
and canon law. chemistry and mechan-
~. He served In the field under Ra-
4etsky In Italy In 1S4s and officers
o. high rank had taught him tactics.
strategy aud the art OF making plans.
With all his studlous inclinatiOns. he
VA fond of sport and exercise and o
the first prize i'm a shooting competi-
e1on with expert TyrOlese ma rksmen. who
made him one of their guild. He was
. bright. CHEEKY. Joyous young fellow I:
but when after his sudden elevation to
me throne he heard himself first ad-
dressed as Majesty" he exclaimed sadly.
~yAreweil now tn my youth"
MIS- Three Early Opponents.
The remark was amply Justified by
~ events Of his early reign. At home
ho Wa opposed by kossuth In Hungary.
~ Count Cavour In Italy and later by
Bismarck In Prussia. The exuberance
- youth could no; survive the strenuous
Zines that this trio OF masterful leaders
Uave the young Emperor.
Kossuth and the Hungaiians refused
- recognise the young sovereign. h
lact thai Francis Joseph was not
crowned Mt Pressburg with tina sacred
ron CROWN OF S.. StephSn showed. they
nd, that the Emperor Md not intend to
recognize the Hungarian constitution.
H made little or no EFFORT to propiuate
1owuth or his followers. and In April.
faI0. four months after his coronaoion.
Xunrnry was declared "a republic. 81
Avaaneously Francis Joseph proclaimed
. new constitution which abolished all
~ ancient rights of the nation.
The Hungarian General Georgei de-
CAated the Emperor's troops In successive
1nwasements and the Emperor was forced
% SEEK help from Czar Nicholas. The
nnAter responded promptly with $4,000
troops. which turned the tide Of the war.
And in August, 1s<e. Kossuth was In
Hlaht and the Hungarian forces In CONF
oaete subsection, Georgei having sur
rendered with a remnant of 5000 mon
lrom mis- rmy
NY had needed no help. He Quelled the
~I r. Anal victory bv nromulxat,n
~ CONSTITUTION This totally failed
y, ~~rt and two wears later Austria
1901. ayair an absolute deeputism.
~ rrrn.-,or ,o,r "vSr,hu, unIttr, for
49, o., Ia, 4, no known that the
S~ -. :" he a. biShlv centraiixed Al
-S. 80 To,,i. NV Hungary And
~ ~ 80 nro,,nrx. wers S~overned
1rSa..
sTv s. .,.a., "a. concluded
III ,o'o . ~, .,nt., .x,reordinarv
Wn u ~ - ~. pnr,..
Snwieees we're III '"0 iss"
Cstnoiic Chu'Sn ~ .s,n.
Sne oipioenaey 'SaNou,. Sss.I.,
seser OF victor Inn'""nue, "".
Louis Napofohs .eaI y a
Known lorceo" upon AusI'a
WITH France ana most OF 'hs .eaEAI
states. NJ Maeenta ana Sone'imo
xsehc's svsepn .n",
WtSer o@st.c a.u usp'~'"'e .Ssr.sS.
Drevory: rne Aus'r,Shs VIZ .Hs
0eaeateu oy ."e rfemul a."' u
oserohai MaoMahon' me war resuu
- the ioss OF iIohoaroy 70 Huse
a only the ntercession On nas'ha.ck
Watchful OF Louis Napo'eons preemee
oaved Venetia.
4 Disc Wa.
- - -
IN 1901 nIsImareN lo'seu rI"
Sosepn INTO the nisastrous 'eHe" weex'
war. the pretext OF wnich Was a a'spu,'
WIN Prussia over une succession u
SchIeswie Hoisteih. Inc austrian Em'
peror had the satisfaction OF nuhiiiae'ns
Italy, which TOOK SIDES win Prussia os
decisive victories on iand ana sea- ou'
this was small recompense FOR the
crushing defeat sustained at the hand'
OF the frossians AZ Saoowa. or Noehis
erauk. Inns one oat'ie orousnt rraheL
yoseph 10 a treaty whicn soidined ooui
ana itaiy al ms expense. ~
Jtaiy' despite ms victories there. he W"
forced 70 ceue venice through Napoieo'
III. OF france as in'ermeuiary " IIus
Va ne iost the iast trace oi inc a'cie'
l1Apsourg hesemony oVer tne German
states ana the snost or the Holy Roma
Empire was Iaid forever.
The immense loss OF prestige follow
ing the wal was accompanied by seri
ous disafrection at home. The EmperoI
and his Minister'S forthwith abandoned
their policy OF absolutism and promu,
gated a constitution for the Austro
Hungarian monarchy. Under 1t the En-
peror was crowned King OF Hungar!
at Budapest in 1861. The form o
monarchy adopted then remains IL
force to-day. and generally the metho,
of governing the dual monarchy is thu
same. There has been batter strif,
since then. with incessant demands 70
ne lesisiati'e assemblies, out the ~
Emperor have served 20 keep the EN-
pire together and even to retrieve mucl
Of the prestige lost in the Seven Week
War.
In 1878 the congress OF Berlin CAV
Austria the former Turkish province
q Bosnia n Herzegovina. so that tn
emperor, notwithstanding his losses o
territory in Italy. concluded his life Q
ruler over a territory more eNtensiv
than that he possessed In the begin
ming.
The Emperor sustained as sever
blows In his family relations as in wa
His brother. the III fated MaximlliAi
was shot AFTER the successful revOlutiO