The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-19
CHARLES AND z|TA
| BE GIN EXILE ON
MADEIRA ISLAND
Former Emperor and Empress
Reached Fuchal Today
BANISHMENT BY ALLIES
Action Taken after Failure of
Plot to Regain Throne
of Austria

Funchal, Island of Madeira. Nov
19.-Former Emperor Charles C
Austria-Iiungary and Former En-
press Zita, exiled to Madeira by The
allies following the ex-monarch 3
unsuccessful attempt to regain his
Hungarian throne arrived today OF
board the British cruiser Cardiff.
Banishment of trouble-making for
mer monarchs to islands of the sea
far from their one-time dominions is
an uncommon procedure but prece
dent for the plight OF former Emperor
Charles OF Austria-liungary who has
been exi!ed to Madeira. Is found in
the historic case of Napoleon |, who
passed six years on st. Helena in the
south Atlantic, 700 miles from the
nearest land, Il prisoner more than q
century ago.
st. Helena Is not only much small.
er than Madeira but, compared to the
latter. is as "a devils island to
paradise. Fiye-sixths OF it's area is
devoid OF vegetation and aside from
an array garrison, there are no big
towns or other evidences of life.
Madeira is port of call and is
Helena, Is an ocean garden spot.
Fnnchal. its chief city, has popula-
tion OF more than 10000 and the is
land, one OF group of four owned
by Portugal, produces some of the
most famous wine and laces in the
world as well as an abundance Of
fruits. grains and sugar. Oxen are
mainly used for agriculture, Instead
OF draft horses and other farming
methods are primitive. Less than
two per cent Of the people can read
and write.
The Portuguese military garrison is
very small and Charles, .Zita and
their six small children, If the Allied
powers permit, may have every free
dom except an unchaperoned ocean
voyage, Napoleon was guarded day
and night by soldiers.
Madeira Is port OF call and Is
kent in daily touch with the outside
world. The island. 400 mics west of
Morocco, has temperate climate
1t Is IL miles wide and 80 miles long
and elliptical In shape. Three other
islands nearby complete the Madeira
group. They are Porto Sanies which.
with Madeira, have population OF
10000 and the Desertas anu S-.yag-
ems, two smaller islands of volcanic
origin. The latter are uninhabited,
mere rocky formations jutting out of
the sea.
After the collapse of the Central
Powers in 1918, Charles and Zita
sought refuge in Switzerland where.
for three years, they lived with their
children. Last March the former
Emperor attempted coup d'etat by
crossing the Swiss border and reach
ing the town OF Steinamanger, Hun
cary. where with prominent mon
archists he planned to enter Buda-
nest The pot failed and Charles re.
tirned to Switzerland Again on
October 90 last. despite his word OF
honor given to the Swiss authori-
ties that he would attempt no fur-
ther escapades, the former monarch
and his wife, during the dispute over
i,urgenland, flew in an airplane from
I.,icerne to Oedenburg and ultimately
reached Raah, Hungary, where
Charles was received by an armed
Marty OF royaists. In sanguinary
effort to enter Budapest, the Canists
were defeated. The former emperor
and empress we're captured and, fin
ally. at the behest of the Little En-
tente. placed aboard British monl'
for in the Danube. On November 4
the former Emperor, who had persist
cptly refused to renounce his heredi-
t,ry rights" was dethroned and the
Ilapsburg dynasty was ousted from
Hungary by a law passed by the Hun
garian National Assembly.