The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-05
Position of Kaiser Karl 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 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 Zita.
The secret file Of the old Emperor
Francis Joseph is being examined.
His fortune is variouSly estimated at
from 100000 to 200,000000 crowns.
According to one report the old en-
peror divided 60,0O0,OO0 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 it 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 vide
up the vast and wonderful treasures,
the masterpieces of art, paintings, an
| tiquities 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 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 CEN
| ter of commerce and politics of q
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 a few exceptions in
which corrupt nobility profited 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
tbe war