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THE HONGKON: DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JUNE 2ND, 1916
THE PACT OF KONOPISHT
years Vienna correspondent and now
A MISSING AND WOUNDED
Serene Highness in June, 1505, and KING ALFONSO'S WAR WORK Duchess, with the style of * Highness in October, 1009. Further than this, how over, he would not go and meanwitle there were constant family tifs, con- stant occasions of unpleasantness.
BUREAU
A SINISTER LIGHT ON THE SARAJEVO MURDERS.
BY AN ENGLISHWOMAN IN MADRID
·WUL PLAY DY THE VIENNA COURT.
THE RAISER'S CHANCE From Berlin Emperor William watched
The Royal Palace of Madrid has boen When the German Emperor heard of
all this with keen interest. He had the secan of manny strange events in the the assassination of the Archduke Francis ways dreamed extending the German cours of its chequered history, and to- Ferdinand at Sarajevo on June 2-ch. Empire to the Adriatic and of bringing day something is happening, there which 10.4, he exclaimed. "Now I shall have to German Imperial Confederation and he the historian, but which will leave a last- the German provinces of Austria into the may not, indeed, arrast the attention of hegin all over again.” Threo who heard him wore a little mystified. What had he saw that of the Archduke and his wife ing impression in many a home through:
might make splendid uso. According- An auswer to the question is provided occasions to make himself exceedinglying mother wrote to King Alfonso im to begin all over again and why ly, he spared no pains on all possible out the length and breath of Europe.
One day, a veur or so ago, a despair- by a remarkable article in the February Agreeable to the injured Duchess and in ploring his help to find her missing sol issue of the Nineteenth Century November, 1904, ancceeded in making a dierson. The King made inquiries by Mr. Henry Wickam Bleed, for ten friend of her husband also. In November through his Ambassador in Berlin, and foreign editor of The Times, The author of that year he invited himself to Francis the missing son was found. "The goodi does not allege that the story which becerdinand's shooting-box at Eckarisau reprodiers is proved up to the hilt, but captivate his host, who up to that time to arrive from all the belligerent nations on the Danube and managed entirely to deed could not be hid and letters began from his intimate knowledge of Austrian had been more than a little hostile to and in many languages imploring his affairs he surrounds it with a mass of him. The family quarrels went on, de Majesty's aid in some sorrowful quest circumstantial evidence which makes it veloping a fierce hatred on either side, The King, with his habitual generosity, appear extremely likely. The resulting and the bonds between the Archduke and undertook the work of merey with a right. light thrown on the inner workings of the German Emperor were drawn closer good will and no small success, and the European politics and the immediate and closer. Matters reached a crisis in food of correspondence greatly increased cause of the present war is extraordinary January 1911, when things came to such In the north-east corner of the Palven
pass that the Heiz Presumptive and under the direction of Don Emilio da his wife ostentatiously stayed away from Torres, the King's private secretary, an the Court ball, whereupon, on the follow-office has been organized which, from ing day, the Reichspost, a journal small beginnings, is ever assuming larger always regarded as the personal organ of proportions. Spain is charged with the Francis Ferdinand, came out with the interests of all the Allied nations except following paragraph :----- US England both in Berlin and Vienna, and The task, therefore, which the King has with the interests of Austria in Rome. undertaken was sure to prove a heavy
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WHAT CAME OF A GARDEN On June 12th, 1914, the peros and Admiral von Tirpitz paid a Visit to the late Archduke at bis castle of Konopisht in Bohemia. The Arch duke was zu enthusiastic gardener, and the reason for the visit was semi-officially declared to be the German Emperor's wish to see the Konopisht garden in full reasons for the absence of the exalted We are not acquainted with the bloom. The Neue Freue Presse of couple, but we should find it comprehen Vienna, secating something unusual; exsible if the position assigned to the Con pressed the hope that the roses of the garder of Kenopisht will not on saune Court ceremonial should have been sort of the Heir Apparent by the present. future day be made into a bouquet of thought unnecessarily painful taxes.
s."." Its garas was hot very far from ing to this, ceremonial, the wife of the the mark, for what was put through. Heir Apparent is preceded not only by was na agreement whereby the ancient the married ladies of the Imperial House kingdom of Poland with Lithuania and but even by the youngest Princessca, and the Ukraine was to be reconstituted the we still remember the disagreeable scene Poland of the Jagellons stretching from at the Court ball two years ago, when the wounded soldier to be released, or a the Baltie to the Black Sea. This was to members of the Imperial House appeared condemned civilian to be reprieved. It be the inheritance of Francis Ferdinand in the ball-room, each Imperial Prince may ask for news of a long lost child and, after has death, of his eldest so with a lady on his arm according to for petition for & marriage by proxy; it while for bia younger son was reserved, rank, whereas under his father's direction, a realin Heir to
the wife of the may be signed by the greatest lady in the including Fohemia, Hungary, most of the to enter the room last, alone, with ceive equal attention.
the Throme was obliged land or by the humblest cottager; all rë- Southern Slay lands of Austria together out escort. As several young Arch with Servia, the Slay coast of the Eastern duchesses appeared this year at the Court Adriatic and Salonika. The German Ball for the first time, the rigours of Emperor on his side was to be allowed to the ceremonial hitherto observed would, bring German Austria, with Trieste, under the Archduke Charles Francis perhaps, have been even more conspicu Joseph, Francis Ferdinand's nephew, the Duchess Sophie of Hohenberg should uur. It would be very intelligible if into the German Empire. In other word, have wished to avoid a painful situation the Heir Presumptive to the Hapshurg Firon in return for the acquisition of if only out of regard for her exalted Vaster realms elsewhere, acquiesced in the
husband" practical absorption of the Austrian the dissensiona in the Imperial family, often anticipated by a telegram if the T'ublicity having thus been given tea tactfully worded letter to the inquirer, reply, as soon as received, is conveyed in Erblander, the bereditary Hapsburg pto-the Archduke determined to make an vinces into the German Empire, the attempt to get his wife the rank of news is good and accompanied if bad by effect of which would be to reduce the Archiduchess, which, according to the an expression of the King's personal con- Hansbures to the position of Wittelsbach Pragmatic Sanction of 1722-3, would have dolence; and in this case the bad news is and Wettins.
entitled, her children to succeed to the conveyed darough the priest or the mayor Hungarian Throne and, inasmuch as her of the parish, so that it may be broken The details of this agreement were sup: husband wonki have been Emperor of gently and opportunely plied to Mr. Steed by a correspondent Austria, to the throng of Austria also. KING AND QUEEN'S PERSONAL TASK. for whose position and antecedents he has The Emperor Francis Joseph's only reply. Some idea of the extent of the work the highest esteem and the circumstantial to this was suddenly to promote a mar may be gathered front the fact that near- evidence in support of it begins with the riage between the second Heir Presumpy 200,000 letters have already been dealt marriage on July 1st, 1960, of the Arctive, the Archduke Charles Francis, and with from France alone, while the postal Cuke Francis Ferdinand to Counters the Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma, and telegraphic expense are said to have Sophie Chotek, a member of an ancient The birth of a son to them, in November, amounted in two months to about £600. Bohemian family who had been lady 1912, settled the succession question be A staff of 20 is employed on the work at in-waiting to a member of the royal vond possibility of change. Archduke the Palace, and willing help is afforded family The marriage came about in this Francis Ferdinand's children (of whom by one or two privileged ladies at home way. For a long time the Archduke had he was passionately fond) were harredout and by the sisters of the Convent of Santa shown no inclination to marry at all. fully and irretrievably. Then suddenly it began to be rumoured
Isabel There is no lack of volunteers, in Vienna Society that he was paying The German Emperor's opportunity personal to themselves and prefer to keep but their Majestien regard this task as attention to the Archduchess Marie had now arrived, tuonga he oided nisit in their own hands Christine. He was a frequent visitor at time for the appropriate moment. Ita English interests in Berlin ure in the castles of her father and gossip-made very sure of what he was about. Konopisht was entered into The Aren etiquette requires that inquiries relating sane in June, 1914, and the pact of the hands of the American Ambassador, point of fact, however, gossip was wrong. duke's assassination took place sixteen to British subjects should be made. The real recipient of the Archduke's attentions was the lady-in-waiting men-
days later in circumstances which go to through him alone, but, whether, owing to show that the Emperor Francis Joseph misunderstanding or to the strong at- tioned above,
When this was discovered especially wire it was going to take plare. These traction exercised by the chivalrous char and the rest of the family were fully when Archduchess Marie Christine dis- circumstances are as follows: acter of the King of Spain upon all those covered it-there was trouble, ac much trouble indeed, that the lady-in-waiting Sunday, June 8th. The Sarajevo police, from England also. When it was suggested (a) The visit to Sarajevo was paid on in distress, letters soon began to arrive was dismissed front her post and with whose efficiency according to Mr. Steed that his Majesty might well be excused: drew in shanie and tears to a convent. For a man of the Archduke's temperauilitary authorities to take no special replied "Not at all, I am Colonel of a is proverbial, received orders from the from accepting this additional burden he ment that was quite enough. Whether arrangements for the Archduke's, pro British regiment; they are all my com he had been in earnest or not in paying lection, inasmuch as the organization of rades in arms. I shall do what I can for the Countess attention he might, up to that moment, have found it difficult to Now, when the Emperor Francis Joseph ing forwarded in each case through the the visit would be in military hands. them." And so he does, the inquiry be say, but her dismissal turned jest-if it visited Sarajevo in June, 1910, Las Find offices of the American Ambassador was jest into deadly earnest, He determined to marry her forthwith.
number of police available excred in Berlin BRA PAMILY DISSENSIONS,
Now the Hapsburg family consists of some eighty Archdukes and Archduches ses, more or less directly related to the Emperor as Head of the House and all subject to his jurisdiction under the family law, of which he is the supreme custodion. The character and tendencies of the prospective Head of the House are, therefore, matters of the keenest solici- tude to the other members of the family, the most powerful of whom have fre quently combined to bring pressure upon the Emperor in order to promote desir able or to prevent undesirable decisions, The leading members of the family were against this marriage and so was the Emperor Francia Joseph. Yet the Arch duke persisted in is unpopular deter mination, Many wrangler took place there were entreaties and arguments on ong side strong refusals on the other() As soon as the news of the assassi and finally the Emperor gave his consent nation reached Vienna an imperial com on condition that the Archduko declared his marriage morganatic, Koriopisht to geize all the Archduke's mission was despatched from Vienna to "to be considered as such for papers. now and all time, and took () The funeral ceremonies were almost solemn outh that his descendants should indecently inadequate, and while wreaths great is the reward, for blessings are THERE IS NOTHING TO JOKE never consider themselves entitled to were presented by the foreign ambas showered daily upon their Majesties succeed to the throne Francis Ferdinand sadors, none were sent by the Emperor stuck to his guns, took the oath (which Francis Joseph, by the Archduke mister was eventually registered by the Austrian or by any member of the Austro- Parliament and enacted as a statute by Hungarian Imperial family. Inasmuch
in a backache. It may be serious, parti- the Parliament of Hungary) and married as the Archduke had been the acting head Taken together it will, we think, be cularly with women. In all events it is the Countess
work or at play. There is no need to good reason for thinking that the death words when he was assassinated at fare honours. No arrangements were of the Archiluke, if not actually ordered, suffer, onun Sarajevo were Sophie, live for our made to this effect until the last moment was at all events connived at by the ment Speedy relief is found in children. There were three, Bophie, when, in eonsequence of a protest from bers of the Imperial family. The conse- LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM, born in July, 1901, Maximilian, born in the Austrian and Hungarian aristocracy matom to Servia and the pressure brought The sovereign curs for
quence, as we
we all know, was the ulti- September, 1902, and Ernest, born in May the Emperor issued, on Friday, July 3rd,
all external aches 1904 With their arrival Francis Fer an order the the troops of the Vienna its terms such as were bound,
to bear by the German Emperor to make and pains an dinand began to regret the oath which he garrison should line the streets. Some rofused to back down, to result in war if Servia
Why endure pain when you can stop bad sworn. He resented, too, the perpetual 150 members of the aristocracy, for whose For the German Emperor was Teady, indignities to which his wife was sub-presence at the funeral no provision had as the pact of Konopisht shows, to pro- BALM does.
That's what LITTLE'S ORIENTAL i jected, the constant snubs which all the been made, assembled in full uniforms
ladies of the household seemed to take near the Hofburg and, in sign of protes have only France and Russia to deal with neuralgie rheumatism, sciatica, pore
voke a war, he believed that he would And it does it quickly.
Backache, pleasure in inflicting on her.. Bu he entered the funeral procession and and that he was strong enough to defeat throat, and headaches speedily and post- 1 bocnme importunate, tried again and followed the bodies from the Hofburg to them. Though his tool the Archduke was fively relieved. You will be sorry you
again to get the Emperor to abrogate, or the Western railway station. It was only dead, he felt sure that he could get from had not heard about it sooner. at all events to modify the oath, and en- was met by the Archduke Chalen France had schemed Fate had defeated him in at the railway station that the procession leavoured to induce him to confer on
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() Neither General Potiorek, who was increasing respect and attention both in seated in the Archduke a car and who Vienna and in Berlin. cscaped injury, nor any military or civil dignity was punished for failure to complicated task is both arduous and The labour entailed by this delicate and protect, the visitor,
exacting, but no work in Madrid is more (e) On the morrow of the assassination eagerly or conscientiously performed. The Archbishop Stadler, the Head of the care which Senior do Torres has bestowed Catholic Croat community in Sarajevo, upon the minutest details of the organizat- declared that the crime was a consetion, the preat tact with which he has quence of historical developments" and chosen the form of words to be employed that it must have taken place sooner or in each individual case, proclaim at later."
every stage that this is truly a labour of ICE HOUSE STREET, TEL. 230-155. love, and the King's personal attention and the gentle influence of Queen Victoria tions, Thus closely the quiet Palace at are apparent at every stage of the opera Madrid is brought in contact with the all devastating war Noble is the task and
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