Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-02
AUSTR|A'S NEW "SUFFS"
MAY RECALL EX-RU[ER
w Cmcn Voters Influenced by Clergy
TO Elect Carl for President,
Vienna Socialists Declare.

Vienna, Dec. 2.--Thc tenn Votes for
women" is beginning to take on sinister
meaning here when considered in con-
ncction with the fact that Emperor Charles
has not formally abdicatcd The Socialist
newspapers claim that the women voters
are being influenced by the clergy and
they also are making fierce attacks on
Charles openly charging that he has agents
in Sw itzcrand and other countries and that
he is working with the Christian Socialist
Party with the intention of coming hack
TO the throne of Austria-lIungary.
There will he elections IN January for
a new Parliament and the confirmation
of the republic or the rc-cstablishment
OF the monarchy, according 10 the vote.
It is pointed out that the Government Is
only provisional being composed of what
was left of the old Par rliamcnt Of the en-
pre- The present membership from
Gcrman-spcaking Austria Is 22l repre-
senting tive parties There are 100 ticr-
man Nationnlists. - Christ ian Socialists,
- Social Democrats : \Iennesc Ilhcrais,
and : independents These parties have
submerged their differences for the present
M order 10 MAINTAIN order with IN active
government composed ni m Executive
Committee consisting of three presiding
officers in the Statsrat, which has twenty
members.
Since the recent death of he Social
Democrat Victor Adicr. who held the
portfolio Of Secretary of state, there has
Iccn no great popular leader, with the
exception Of Dr kari Renncr now one ut
the three presiding officers Of the Statsrat
Despite the criticism to Wmch the t,ov-
crnmCnt Is subjected the old members
arr seeking to puli Au~trla out of her
present diijculic~
While the present NIsirlan Govern
mcnt Is unable to assume and pay the
totpls II money INC on var contracts,
which were entered INTO JOINTLY with
Hungary, Bohemia and the othcrc States
" tho old empire, II IS making payments
OH account These are beng charged
ngalnS; the lmpcrrl Government IN the
ht,I,,. - secl ing reimbursement when tho
war dc!t IS hstrIl ut,5 among the various
republics
Concerning thc attacks " Emperor
Charles mad" ~ ~" ~ocl.ilot newspapers,
to he effect d 1T The thcn Empcr"r robbed
The Government, drawing milton and
p Iaf ,roun~ YEARLY IL Commander IN
Chicl ma iso ,.ch pay the corre>p"nden
j. ,D. nrl<cd ~ e,N that fhc lmporor
4IuaNs h,.l hccn penr man and That hc
u "a so IHti t tlttf t'Ntsit 4tt~ Nit't
Who cu,.,s froni the notably poor house
~ Parma iii italy. Is richer than he.
During thc war Charles frequently
slept III the corridors oi sleeping ears III
order to save money lie atc most modcr
atcly tint hr had 70 pay the expenses of
hl~ staff
Regarding tho 500 600 crowns. il j.
~ai Charles never knew of it existence.
thai hF~ affairs were managed hy the
GRAND Master ~ tho court who always
VA, hcimi Id lAs accounts, that tho
imperial olSll list was 1uNp00n0 crowns.
from which he WAS comp He'd to mann
tam 1000 persons ,rnpsNcd ~ the castles,
the imperial garicu> MUSEUMS. lIbrEe~,
and theatres lai9 number II persons
rralN amounted u $4,000. counting All
tn, members ut tile famIlcS 1T the en-
pIuycs. Who we're obliged ID NJ married.
Charles declared that hc ncvsr knew
If nor was Interested IN the sums If
nurcl ", received. iIc WIS AWAY, travel
InG ani never stayed morr than two DAYS
~ any one tl,nc with his family
II l. 4i~a asserted that the oil En-
pcror Frst,- Joseph Icit in estate of
thirtl-p4d niiilrn crowns MI cent
o' tins w4~ E.yru to charity or t. ms
people anI not cent was hrgucatht.i 10
l4tt iIAliNftF- nc tt4tl f-4iiEbt' 'Iti. 54'aA
ever gave, 2n 0OuOO0 crowns to the chill
irpu of H.. .lS>A>slnat,d Archduke Francis
Ferdinand who already were wealthy
and I0.01N0U0 crowns 10 other persons
Thc informant of the eorre~ ~pondent a.
serted that Emperor Charles was not
stngy Ike the old Emperor or Francis
Ferdinand He sand thr mcannesS OF
Franci~ Icrd nand was ludicrous When At
a fashionable hotel in London The Arch-
duke obtained half rates because of the
advertisement his presence gave 10 the
hotel H., Was known as q small tlpster
Also Iu hls own country he always pad
hall rates ~ hotels
When 4 Lieutenant IN the army former
Emperor Charles aided ms mother the
Archdncheso Maria Joseph, who was IN
financial straits She IS now living II
Eckartsau Palace. having Just recently
put up for sale her own palace IN Vienna.
The Budapest daily newspaper HIrlap
prints 4 report 10 the effect that on the
t.rst dav uf the revolution in Austria the
-tro-Hungarian Grand Master OF the
Court asked for and secured million
and !; half francs from each of eight
archducsl families because they might
have to 60 abroad EA-Enpcror Charles
and cx-4rchdukc Joseph. the newspaper
adds. refused 10 subscribe TO the fund
CECIL COUNTY NOTES.