The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-01
AUSTRIAN RULER
ASKS PEOPLE TO
STIFLE HATREDS
Emperor Charles Opens
Reichsrat in Remarkable
Speech From Throne.

II speech FROM InTOne.
/ Amsterdam, (via London) June Il
the throne at the opening of the
Reichsrat at Vienna yesterday, re-
ferring to the progress of the war and
/ possibility Of peace, said:
st declare I shall always be the
just, affectionate and conscientious
ruler of my dear peoples in the sense
of the constitutional idea which we
have taken over as heritage from
our forefathers, and in the spirit of
I that true democracy which during
the storms of a world war has won
derfully stood the ordeal of fire in
the achievement of the entire people
at home and at the front.
eve are still in the midst of the
mightiest war of all times. Let me,
/ from your midst, with, thankful heart
offer my imperial greeting to III the
| heroes who for nearly three years on
! our far flung fronts have loyalty dis
charged the heavy duty, and on whose
4 iron resistance between the Alps and
/ the Adriatic the renewed desperate
4 enemy attack even now is breaking
i to pieces.
i "Our group of Powers did not seek
the sanguinary trial of strength of
4 this world war. Aye, more than that,
i it has, from the moment when,
thanks to the imperishable achie--e-
ments of our armies and fleets, the
i honor and existence of our States no
/ longer appeared seriously threatened,
i openly and without ambiguity made
known its readiness for peace, guild
i ed by the firm conviction that the
10 Of 90 Ny11y a
i found in the mutual recognition that
Il the positions have been g1oriously de-
Tended.
1.-THE future life OF the peoples
should in our view, remain free from
animosity and thirst for revenge, and
4 for generations there should be no
/ need to employ what may be called
/ the last resource of the State. But
h this high aim of humanity can only be
81 attainable by such conclusion to the
n war as will correspond to that peace
formula"
stThe great neighboring people to
the east, to whom old friendship unit
ed US, is gradually becoming con-
scious of it's true aims and tasks and
it lately appears to approach this
i standpoint and seek from an obscure
H impulse direction of policy which
will save the treasures of the future
before they have been devoured by
sense1ess war policy. We hope that
in the interest of humanity this pro-
il cess Of internal reformation will man.
ifest itself extremely in strong de-
velopment of will and that such en-
a lightment of the public mind will also
extend to the other enemy coun-
tries.
seW7hile our group Of powers is fight
,ir+H1
and existence, it is and remains tor
i ward very one who honestly aban-
4 dons the intention to threaten u.s.
! readily prepared to cease hostilities,
and whoever wishes to reopen better
and more humane relations will GER
tainly find our side ready in a concfl-
1 iatory spirit. In the meantime, how
/ ever, our fighting spirit will not re-
/ lax; our sword will not become blunt
I'm true cooperation with our old
ally the German Empire and the al
| lies whom our just cause won during
the war, we shall remain ready to
force, If necessary by arms, a good
end to the war, which we would like
to be able to attribute to a victory Of
reason"
! The Emperor, after affectionately
Francis Joseph, said: Summoned in
a fateful time to direct the State,
| from the beginning have been con-
scious of the immense seriousness of
the task Providence has laid on my
shoulders. I feel, however, within me
1.-THE will and power loyalty to dis
i charge my duties as ruler, following
/ the example of my ilIustrious prede-
icessor, and to do justice, with Gods
help, to by sublime office
/ .PThe interests of the State shall no
| longer be deprived of that effective
/ furtherance which Jealous co-opera-
ton of a popular assembly. rightly
comprehehlins, its mower and i,,1d-
Icious and conscientious. can provide.
III Have summoned YOU. honorable gen
i tlemen. to exercise your constitutional
4 activity, and heartily welcome YOU
to-day on the inaa1guration Of vo11r
work
In full consciousness of the con-
Institutional duties taken over from my
illustrious predecessor, and from nv
own deepest conviction, I desire SOL
emily to declare to you my unalter
liable will to exercise my right as ruler