The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-01-05

cheered them. Their seven children will be taken
to them from Switzerland.
Charles and Zita. as everyone knows, sought re-
fuge in Switzerland, after the collapse of the CEN
trail powers In 1918. The Swiss government was
not enthusiastic over Charles, but consented to
allow him to remain within its borders On the
distinct understanding that he would hold aloof
from any movement whatsoever for the recovery
Of the thrones that he had lost and against the
new governments, duly recognized by the powers
of Europe, that had been established in his former
dominions.
Last spring Charles abused the hospitality reluc-
family accorded to him by the Swiss government.
He left his beautiful residence on the shores of
Lake Geneva, and proceeded in disguise to Hun
gary, turning up at the royal palace at Budapest,
and requesting the regent, Admiral Horthy, to sur
render to him the supreme power to which the
admiral had been elected by his fellow citizens.
The admiral quite naturally refused, and the coup
came to a paltry end. Charles was turned out of
the country without he or his followers making
any fight.
Switzerland announced that it would no longer
harbor him within its borders, but relented at the
pressing instance of the powers of the entente,
who at the moment did not quite know what to do
with him. So he was allowed to rejoin his family
In Switzerland in return for his giving his parole
and pledging his most sacred word of honor that
he would abstain from any further attempt to re-
cover the Hungarian throne.
Yet despite these solemn pledges, he tempted
last October another coup. leaving Switzerland
by airplane with Zita and alighting in Hungary.
A number of disaffected troops focked to his flag.
Fighting ensued. There was a considerable amount
OF blood shed, and the neighboring states went to
the heavy expense of mObil1zing their respective
armies, threatening to invade Hungary If Haps-
burg rule was restored at Budapest. Charles sec
ond coup ended in dismal failure. The forces that
he gathered around him were surrounded and
crushed, while he himself was taken prisoner.
Then came the question Of putting him where
he should be harmless. The congress of Versailles
had adjourned, but it had delegated it's powers to
b commission composed Of Its ambassadors. which
mad become a more or less permanent body, and
represented the views of their respective premiers,
who constitute a sort of supreme international
seunciL. These ambassadors, In the name of the
congress OF Versailles and in that OF the supreme
council, decreed Charles of Hapsburg an fnterna-
tioIiaI outlaw, unworthy any longer of belief and
an q standing menace to the peace of Europe I'm
the event OF HIS being left In relative freedom,
since no dependence could be placed upOn his
word az homer. ~
Charles freely admitted when taken prisoner I'm
Hungary that. he had broken his plighted word,
Dut maintained that no promise that he might give,
10 matter how sacred, could weight in the balance
shen ne felt himself called BY his people to- resume
IN throne.
Moreover, Charles persistently refused ID re-
1Cnnre lts hereditary rights" So in November