Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-06
STRIP EMPEROR
Y OF HIS wealth
Position of Kaiser Kari Is Pain.
full One.
IS ATTACKED BY SOCIALISTS
Disposition Of Imperial Funds to Be
Decided by Austrian Parliament
Former Ruler Is Living In Castle
Belonging to State, but Cannot
Touch MilIions-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
erstwhile imperial family continues to
be a 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 former 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 Zita.
The secret file Of the old Emperor
Francis Joseph is being examined.
His fortune is variously estimated at
from 3O,OOO,OOO to 2OO,OOO,0OO crowns.
According to one report the old en-
peror divided 6O.OOO,OOO 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
sions 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 a Won
derful necklace.
1t Is expected that this property
will be distributed among the various
republics of the former empire when
the accounts are settled among them.
1t will be necessary also to divide
up the vast and wonderful treasures,
the masterpieces of art paintings, an
tiouities and vases centered in Vienna,
formerly crown property, or in the
state museum or other museums or
Libraries. These are believed to be
worth several billions of francs.
Vienna's Glory Tottering.
The disposal of these treasures Is
expected to be a difficult task and to
be fraught with disaster to Vienna,
since her whole future existence Is be-
lieved to depend upon her ability to
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 a
great empire which annually drew In
billions of income from such sources.
Friends of former Emperor Charles
assert that all the sins Of the Haps-
burgs have been visited upon his head
and that he has been blamed for all
the grating In the army, although
the aristocrats declare that the graft
ing generals were principally those
without titles. They admitted, how
ever, there were few exceptions In
which corrupt nobility proflted by the
war. 1t is asserted by the friends OF
Charles that while the old emperor
never was permitted to get in touch
with the people Charles Immediately
got rid of the "old crowd" and did his
best to introduce new men and to stop
the war,