The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-16
FORMER EMPEROR IS IN DISFAvOR
Division of Jewels and Artistic Masterpieces Will Be Made to Various Republics Into Which the Empire Is to be Divided.

Vienna, Jan. --(Correspondence of The Associated Press s.)---Pending' an investigation by Parliament of the disposition of the imperial funds, the position of the former Emperor Charles and the erstwhile imperial family continues to be a painful one though not dangerous unless the sit
 uation should lead to disorders. In that event the family possibly travel i 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 during 1 the war There is much critical and 1 frivolous eossup concerning the for
 mer Empress Zita. The secret file of the old Emperor
 Francis Joseph is being examined
 His fortune is variousIy estimated at from 90, 00O G00 to 200, ,Os0000 crowns According to one report the old Em-
 peror divided 60,0CS 900 crowns be- tween his two daughters, Gfsela and
 Valerie, and his granddaughter the Princess Windischgraetz, with other
 large sums from the imperial funds
 from which donations were made to
 churches, pensions and the royal poor.
 Although Charles officially is the dis Ipenser of these funds, it is stated that
 in reality 1t is handled by the bank
 directors.
 EJtertsau castle, where the former Emperor is now living, does not be-
 long to him but Is property of the
 state together with other large es- , tates and also the famous collection Of jewels in Hofburg castle among which Is the "F1onctina" diamond called the fourth largest in the world . and also a. wonderful necklace. It Is ! expected that this property will be
 distributed among the various repub- lies of the former Empire when the
 accounts are settled among them. Il will be necessary also to divide IT 5 the vast and wonderful treasures, the masterpieces of art, paintings, an tlQuities, and vases centered in Vi enna formerly crown property or 1T l the state museum or other museums E or libraries. These are believed to be } worth sverai billions of francs.
 8 The dispersal of these treasures i: l expected to be a difficult task and tC = be fraught with disaster to Vienne Q since her whole future existence ts 8 believed to depend upon her ability tc ]. make herself a center of attra ctioI e for visitors, tourists, artists, archi h tects and students of music and med | icine; now that she no longer is Il center of commerce and politics of
 great empire which annually drew il
 billions of income from such sources.
 Friends of the former Empero E Charles assert that all the sins of tn,
 Hapsburgs have been visited upon hi
 head and that he has been blamed fo :. all the grating in the army, althoug7 the aristoerats declare that the graft :. ing generals were principally thos |, without titles. They admitted, how . ever, there were sl few exceptions i, a which corrupt nobility profited by tn y war. It is asserted by the friends o = Charles, the last emperor that wLil :. the old emperor was permitted to ge in touch with the people, Charles in
 mediately got rid of the old crowd
 and did his best to introduce new me
 and to stop the war.