Evening star., 1933-02-26

slams, but Austria was arming. In June OF
1918 he received in Dresden the Austrian
chancellor, the great Metternich.
h lAPOLEON protested against Austria arming
] Nagainst him It was unnatural He was
the husband of the Austrian monarch's daugh-
ter. He did not want his boy to regret his
Austrian blood
Metternich imposed hard conditions for peace.
For hours they wrangled At last, out of pa
thence, Napoleon rushed up to Metternicn.
looked him in the eye and shouted
How much has England paid you to play
this role against me?"
1t was the most fatal speech the great soldier
ever made The cold, crafty, implacable Aus
trian pocketed the insult, but he never forgave
it. He never stopped in his relentless pursuit
until Napoleon lost his throne and died in exile
on St. Helena and until his son died in his
gilded prison in Vienna. His mortal hatred
pursued father and son to their graves
First of all, Napoleon was beaten, renounced
his throne in favor of his son, and was exiled
to the island of Elba. Marie Louise and her
child went to Vienna. Metternich rubbed his
hands with glee. Now he had the baby king
in his power.
But bad news came. Napoleon had escaped
from Elba and returned to France, where the
soldiers were flocking to his colors. Then came
Waterloo, and with it final exile for Napoleon.
AS for the child. Metternich soon began to
his grandson. but he was more of dynast than
Hnsman When Metternich, who really ruled
Austria, said thing was necessary for the
state, the Emperor acquiesced.
Gradually, one by one, Metternich dismissed
all the faithful French men and women who
had come to Vienna to look after the Eaglet.
The child already knew that references to his
father and to France were forbidden in his
presence When one of the last of the faith
full French servitors bade him good-by, the
youngster looked around furtively and then
whispered:
You will tell him that love him always"
At the age OF he was surrounded now
only by Austrans, obeying the strict orders OF
Metternich- The baby of knew only French.
They insisted that he must speak German.
Il do not wish to be q German. wish 10
be q Frenchman!"
CoR punishment his toys were taken away
from him. Finally the whip was resorted
to. Metternich was determined that his spirit
should be broken. that he should become a good
Austrian, without a shade of feeling for
France.
He had hardly any playmates. His mother.
in liaison with Count Neipperg was content
with the rulership of the little state of Parma
in Italy Her son, whom she rarely saw was
now called prince of Parma
They stopped calling him Napoleon. They
called him Franz like his grandfather.
why don't they call me Napoleon any
more? Franz is vfllainous!"
The child grew up surrounded by Aus
trian tutors. He was given the education OF
an Austrian archduke When he was 7, the
question of what title should be given him
was discussed by Metternch.
Someone suggested Duke Of Babenberg
Metternich decided that was too important
Finally Duke of Reichstadt" was chosen. The
Emperor duly proclaimed this, speaking Of the
boy as the son of his "well-beloved daughter"
There was mention Of his father. The
hated name was not to be pronounced. It was