Evening star., 1923-06-26
Story Thai Ex-Empress Zita Has Home
I'm Austria Declared to BE Jntrue
~ TIE MARQUIS DE FoNrENoy.

Hf TIE MARQUIS DE FONTENOY.
Austria continues to bar from her
territory the members Of her former
Teigning house, and all the stories
'sat have appeared in print to the
a:tect that e%-Enpress Zita AID her
children have been permitted to-tale
up their residence, either in the
notghborhood Of Vienna or in the
former imperial villa at Ischl. in the
TErol, with ., full equipment Of seIv-
ants. free of cost. are without fouuGa-
lion. She has not left Spain since
aHe arrived there from Madeira after
J"o death Of her husband, bur has
3aen visited there by her mother. the
widowed Duchess OF Parma, ana also
~ the latter's sister, Archduchess
Maria Theresa, as well as by her
brother r-in-Iaw. Archduke Naxfnaf,-
nan, who makes his home, with his
wife, Princess Frances Hohcnlohe, on
the Tegernsee, in the Bavarian High
AdnuS, where he owns the Senger-
SchloSg castle.
The other day Archdp4ze Joseph.
Hho always has made his nome with
ni.. family il Hungary, and never
quilted the country. even during the
worst days of the terrorist and bol-
shevlst saVagery of Bella Kuhn in
1919, and who indeed remains on
The frie1diiest terms with the regent
ot Hungary, Admiral Horthy. wished
- take part IN some motor races
held by the Hungarian Automobile
Club between Vienna and Budapest.
But his attention was drawn to the
fact that he would not be permitted
to set foot on Austrian territory as
a member of the former reignEr
ftF hA al ,r,;,s
Austrian minister pleuipotentiary At
PGsth. in obedience to instructions
received from Vienna, refused to wise
his passport. The consequence is
that Archduke Joseph was obliged y
content himself with follow ing tn"
race merely from the Magyar side OF
the border to Pesth and was de
UriVed Of the satisfaction Of taking
part in the race as a competitor.
The only Hapsburgs who are al
lowed to remain in Austria are the
former Archduke Francis Salvador,
WHO married Archduchcss Marie
Valerie. the youngest and favoritc
daughter Of the murdered Empress
Elizabeth. and with whom her
father. the old emperor, made his
home during the last two years OF
his life. The reason for this eXcep-
tion in favor of eX-Archduke Francis
is that in 1919 he renounced for him
self for his wife and for their eight
children tft1f Imperial RANK ana All
their titles. accorded their allegiance
to the government of the republic
in Austria descended to the rank OF
ordinary citizens. contcnttng them
selves with the family name of Haps-
burC-Lo thringen, which also is borne
bv their sons and by their unmar-
ricd daughters, without any tItular
prefix.
allowed 10 remain in possession OF
their rather extensive private prop
in,tv and of the beautiful ana pic
tur, sque castle Of Wallsee. in love"
Austria where. save for the last two
wears of the old emperor's life, when
his age and infirmities rendered his
daughters care and constant com
panionship at GsChl and At Schoeu-
5rUnn imperative, they have made
their home ever since their marriage
in 1890. That is why cX-ArchdUtle
Francis Salvador and~ his sons, the
former Archdukes Hubert, Theodore,
and Clement. all of them eN-otiIcerS
in the Austrian army. were in evil
dence at the Austrian Derby. held
the other day on the Prater race
course at Vienna. and at which there
was a large and brilliant gathering
of the members of the old Austrian
aristocracy. despite the loss of their
nobiIiary titles decreed by the laws
and constitution of the Austrian re
public.
K i y
Greece. of which comparatively
little is heard nowadays. is in the
throes of a levy by the state On all
capital, which many governments on
both sides of the Atlantic have
threatened to inaugurate, but which,
driven by necessity, she has been
compelled to enforce. 1t is drastic
levy, imposed on everything in sight.
liz is a tax on all movable and inn
movable property. If you have cash.
in the bank, it is taxed. If you own
a house, Il bit of building land,
farm or mine, it is taxed. Quar-
ries. fishponds and flowing waters
are taxed Ali property used in car
rying on business is reached by the
decree Shares and bonds and other
securities are taxed. So. too, none
tary claims, claimahle in Greece or
guaranteed by things located in
Greece, are taxed. The storekeeper
who sells you tobacco. groceries.
wine. clothing, etc.--eYery necessity
or luxury-is taxed, provided ne
owns more than $500 worth of this
worlds goods. The long arm of the
decree even extends into the habits
and hobbies of ones private life. and.
if one is a stamp collector, or col
lector of old COINS. their owner is
taxed for having them Property
in Greece owned by foreigners, or
foreign corporations, comes within
sslls Taslas o the iesy. So. tass IS
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