Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-13
Position Of Kaiser Kari Is Pain
full One.
IS ATTACKED BY SOCIALISTS
Disposition Of Imperial Fdnds TO Be
Decided by Austrian Parliament
Former Ruler 10 Living In Castle
Belonging to State. but Cannot
Touch mllllons-Treasure to Be
Divided Among New States.

Pending an investigation by the
Austrian parliament of the disposition
Of the imperial funds, the position Of
former Emperor Charles and the
erstwhlle imperial family continues TO
be painful one, though not danger
GUS unless the situation should lead
to disorders. In that event the family
possibly may travel to Switzerland or
elsewhere.
The socialist papers continue freely
to attack the Sormer emperor, arch
dukes and aristocracy. claiming that
the latter did not do their duty dur
Ing the war. There is much critical
and frivolous gossip concerning the
former Empress Zlta.
The secret file Of the old Emperor
Francis Joseph is being examined.
His fortune Is variously estimated at
from 100000 to 2O0,0O0,0O0 crowns.
According to one report the old en-
peror divided 60.000,O00 crowns be-
tween his two daughters, Gisela and
Valerie, and his granddaughter, the
Princess Windischgraetz. With other
large sums of the imperial funds do
nations were made TO churches, pen
slons and the royal poor.
Although Charles officially is the
dispenser of these funds 1t is stated
that in reality they are handled by
the bank directors.
Lives In State Castle.
Ekertsau castle, where the former
emperor Is now living, does not belong
to him but is property Of the state,
together with other large estates and
also the famous collection of jewels
in Hofburg castle, among which Is the
Florentina diamond, called the fourth
largest In the world, and also won.
.derful necklace.
It is expected that this property
will be distributed among the various
republics of the former empire wher
the accounts are settled among them
II will be necessary also to divide
up the vast and wonderful treasures
the masterpieces of art. paintings, an
tiquitles and vases centered In Vienna
formerly crown property. or in the
4 state museum or other museums oil
libraries. These are believed to bt
worth several billions Of francs.
vienna's Glory lettering.
The disposal of these treasures l.
expected to be a difficult task and tt
be fraught with disaster to Vienna
since her whole future existence. is be
lieved to depend upon her ability t.
make herself a center of attraction
for visitors, tourists. artists, archi
tects and students of music and medi
cine, now that she no longer is a cen
ter Of commerce and politics. of ,
great empire WHICH annually drew il
billions of income from such sources
Friends Of former Emperor Charlie,
assert that all the sins Of the Haps
burgs have been visited upon his heat
and that he has been blamed for al
the grating in the army. although
the aristocrats declare that the graft
ing generals were principally thos
without titles. They admitted, how
ever, there were few exceptions II
which corrupt nobility profited by tn
war. 1t Is asserted by the friends o
Charles that while the old empero
never was permitted to get in .toucl
with the people Charles immediatel
got rid Of the ."old crowd" and did hi
best to Introduce new men and to sto
the war.