The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-21

Charles was dethroned and the Hapsburg dynasty
was ousted from Hungary by a law passed by the
Hungarian national assembly
Portugal, which owns Madeira, has consented 10
the residence of Charles on the island ana mas
given assurances that she will prevent MN from
making any further attempts TO recover the crown
of St Stephen. That may be another story. shfe
Madeira contains many Germans who largely con-
troll the trade and Industry of the island. bes"le
the government at Lisbon is not the strongest III
the world or the most stable.
ANYWAY it's pretty soft for Carl and Zita. l1ley
are treated as honored guests by the governor
Nal Acacio Correa Pinto. Their only guard Is u
plain clothes policeman-and his principal oalS -
to keep off the beggars.
"lt's better'n saving wood at~Doofn, the jingle
SAYS 1t may be so. Holland Is not pieaSea YIN
The residence of William HohenzoieTh IN hef
boundaries. The only reason she keeps MN Is ler
tiuoe-honored tradition of refusing to surrender
potical offenders who have sought refu16 on hef
soil. He is to all intents and purposes prisoner
Of stare there Queen Wilhelmine's government
beina determined that he shall have no opportunity
Of making Holland the place of any intrigues Or
eonspiracies, either against the German republic
or against the powers of the entente
50 far William HohenzelIern has abstained from
abusing ia any overt fashion the unwilling hospital
ity If tbe Dutch government Anyway, he has
NOT been caught at it. and the government keeps
him under the closest supervision, censoring ms
mail and kilograms and Feeping track OF ms Visit
ors SO he has not been guilty OF breaking his
parofe And though probably the most-hateu man
In all the world, he not be properly called an
international outlaw, rs is Kari OF Madeira. but
If he should ever take II into his head to escape
from the-Nethrelands. and to return to Germany,
or in anyway to disturb the peace of Europe, he
would probably be promptly proclaimed by the
council of ambassadors international outlaw,
and would be fated to internment in some remote
Atlantic or Pacific island. He knows this And
that's why he's keeping quiet and saving wood
To name Napoleon and then Karl of MADEIRA Is
strongly suggestive of descending from the sublime
to the ridiculous. Yet II is interesting to recall
that Napoieon also broke his parole-the unpar-
donable sin in the eyes OF the civilized world
Napoleon was compelled by the allies to abdi-
cate the imperial throne Of France in 1914. lie
was treated with great consideration. He was per-
mitted by the allied powers assembled in congress
at Vienna to retain all his civic rights. He was
allowed to keep the title of emperor. lie was
accorded for life the sovereignty Of Elba one OF
the most beautiful islands In the Mediterranean.
The .honors due to Sovereign We're left to him.
He was assured of an annuity from the treasury
of France and all that asked of him in re-
turn was that he should give his parole, pledge his
most solemn and sacred word not to leave the
island or to take any steps directly indirectly,
to plunge once more all Europe into the horrors
of war.
few months later, In 1915 Napoleon deliberate.
y broke his parole quilted Eba in secrecy. landed
In France raised the standard of revolt against
King Louis NVIII and against the royal govern
n,ent which had been re-estahlished in Paris Thus
he threw down the gauntlet to all Europe. The
congress of Vienna still In session. united at the
instance Of the French plenipotentiary Prince
Talleyrand in proclaiming him an international,
outlaw and as beyond the pale of honor and of law
That is why Napoleon not allowed TO SC:
foot in England, where he had begged to be per-
mitted to spend the remainder of his days. ana
~y,,s off tn the lonely and remote island OF
ST Helena In the south Atlantic spend the rest