The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-18
EMPEROR NO MORE
Name Of Roman Dignitary Has
\ Finally Disappeared.
Title Never Has Meant What It once
pid-Effeots Of the French Revo.
luton and Domination Of
Napoleon

NepOlcOn.
Tlie effects of the French revolution
and the domination of Napoleon were
felt more strongly by Germany than.
by any other nation with the exception
OF France, writes Albert Barrett
Sayres. Although the changes in italy
were in themselves great, italy had
been partitloned over and over again.
but never before had Germany had
this experience Of falling under for
eign yoke
II was during this period that the
old order Of things and the old ideas
which had been held so long came al-
together to an end The Roman en-
pire and the kingdom OF Germany were
now abolished even in name. Germany
lost ali her lands west Of the Rhine,
and Austria lost The Netherlands.
Furthermore, Napoleon called himself
protector Of the lands in Germany he
didn't take.
As soon as Napoleon began To call
himself emperor of the French. the
king Of Hungary ana archdule Of Aus
tria being The empcror-elect Of the Ro-
mans. wished TO distinguish between
his ancient title and the new title !
taken by the "upstart." SO he called /
himself hereditary emperor Of Aus
tria. In a short time his empire and
title came to an end.
Many OF the German princes had /
Joined Napoleon. They began to as
pire for higher titles than had been
theirs SO they called themselves King
Of Bavaria king Of Wurttemberg, and
so forth. They then made themselves
into the confederation of the Rhine,
(which was not under Napoleonis pro
lection, and they increased their pos
sessions much as they wished
This took place in 1906, and in the
same year the Austrian emperor for
mally resigned his title Of Roman cm.--
peror, and no Roman emperor has
since been chosen. Thus for the first
time since the Christian era began
there was no Roman emperor. The
Roman empire had in name rs we'll
as in reality come to an end at last
by his rise from an hum z resident
of Corsica to the position VI emperor
of the French ana the virtual mas
terslip Of western Europe Napoleon
destroyed the last lingering superstl-
tion about the Roman empire. We
must add this good thing to the many
others Napoleon accomplished One
of the causes Of war was ,hus swept
away
OF course when Napoleon fell, even
bis claim to the kingdom Of Italy,
which he had managed to enforce for
many years, fell also. lie had previ-
ously agreed that after his time Italy
should not be joined with France. 50
We see that even he fef that a new
order Of things was about 10 dawn
n Europe Italy, of course, was the
second kingdom of the old Roman en- i
Sire
The third Kingdom of that ancient
rider was the kingdom Of Burgundy
This was not wholly forgotten for
Ill of it was either a part of France "
r under French control as a part Of
switzerland. And SO The last Of the 0
ncient parts Of the Roman empire e
al disappeared Thus we see how j
he namc Of emperor and even the =
Id names Of the Kingdoms That once =
ad comprised the Roman empire wero
ow forgotten. 4
But the simple name emperor has q
OF disappeared IT was siil retained ID
y the man who called Himself cn- n
error Of Austria. And his successors u
ave since done the same thing -
ther rulers Of other states have
nld that name But it never has pl
cant what It once did til
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