WIEL AUSTRIA
Germans and Slavs,
Dr. E. J. Dillon, in the coures
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whom it is almost impossible 16 / Czech#, Slovake, Slovener, and| freedom of scion by laying down to say, of the Austrian States) placate an army of anarchiste attention of his
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Not without epigram are then SOLDIERS, PROXY VOTES. The Chief of the General St. received from the chiefs of the areate a Federation of 180
observations of a travalier, na COLLAPSE P Bars Konrad von Hostendorff, Social at party. The Chancellor millions, with an army of fifteen
when he declares that * hummer in —a general who is also setstes-was attacked, the Ministers, off million mer, and to rule Europe
the little speak of intelligence man asked me to visit various Finance and Marine were called and the world. The territorial
that radiomises the intellectual military centres in order to con- upon to resign, a Coalition Ca- possessions that contributed to
Hubber of mankind.” Bai TIDOS myself of the essential binet was talked of as a necessity enable them to hold their owa
bemor - has polant appeal, în axity of the forces. But there and the Kaiser hurriedly returned during the three years of thin war
One of the last sale of the inte addressing American audience, was no need. I know that they from Vienna to receive reports on against the most powerful coali
On the Reform Bill in the did not then reflect the differ- the military situation from Hiation on record are principally Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree was he finde, and it seems to be his of one of a series of articles in pce of their respective nations; denburg and Ludendord, and on Poland's Baltic province the to mail to the New York Evening explanation of Billy Sunday, of Commons Sir George Cave, the Home Secretary, announced that the Daily Telegraph, oo Anutria, but to day it is otherwise. Already the political situation from Beth- West Pressin of to-day-intlading Post with cordial complimente, whom he says:**
} he would put down amendmente Billy Sanday provides a In a word, 's the mouth of the Vistula and the cattings of the series of articles the Slav soldiers have csseed to | mann-Hollweg.
impressions of Even in the Reicherath speech feel themselves Austrians. They crisis broke out the like of which once Polish province of Silesis, giving this
➡his teaching is of the open by proxy. Voting at the front was absolutely imposible, and is not wholly free, and serious are an longer mere military units had not been experienced daring the rich cost mines of which are America, which he wrote for the cheap way of getting to heaven enabling abrent soldiers to voln demand for the dieroption of the responsive to the fist of an the war. The Prom was fall of one of the chief sources of London Daily Chronicle. The
enthesisatio admiration of the mouth and shat your eyes Austrian or German commander. it. The most widely circulated Prusie's industrial proeperity.
coted scior manager for America order. His hell is inhabited by voting by poet, as it is called,
would toko monarchy the Slav lenders wES,
knockabout "de vil. His chief sherefore,
They are become citizens of paperin Berlin described E-zber unthinkable. But
well known is," of course
success lies in saying the obvious The third plan would be short of that they clamoured for Babemir, of Poland, of Italy, of ger's indictment as a "orashing-
and to be expected, in view of the is better to see shan to be that the soldiers serving abrunch everything that their peoples the Serbian nation, and they be ly logical speech, painfully olear
That state of Esirnia abnormal larga following he had bails blind; it is better to hear then to would be told by the regie- have for ages been yearning for bave accordingly. Chos Brusil and incisive. It was more then and mischievous. Unless it is pect up- These impressionistio be deaf it is better to be healthy tration cfficer that he could apply and exriving after, The Czecha a brilliant victories were won mere speech: it was an achieve the Germans will bontinue after skatches of men and manners thau to be sick; it is better to be for a proxy form. While thi and Slovaks, who are all contain by the valour of the Siberian meat,"
the war to wield the power to were written, however, with the good than to be bad; it is better form was in force be could not But the visible up-but of the achieve their site, and to this serious purpose of picturing to to go to heaven than to go to vote otherwise than by proxy ed within the empire of the regiment and the eagerness of Habebarge and have no ide the Austrian soldiere of Slay crisis was disappointing. The pendent State sataide it to be nationality to surrender to their Chancellor, bering tax-ferred power the will is sure to be Englishmen conditions in the belts this there was great Certain precautions would be superadded. The Allies' ossea republic just before and following applause, with exclamations of taken to prevent abuser. Voting Russian kinemen. At Sborow the with the Kaiser, rebaked Eisbertial of jet would, therefore, be to her entrance into war. Readers How true!" This kind of by proxy was to be limited to annexed by asked to be emanci- pated from the German yoke, and bulk of the cuplared Austriena ger and those who followed his deprive them of this power by here will doubilees be entertained eloquence never fails of its effect naval and military voters whose to be allowed to shape their own were Slave. A question addressed ise men of little faith. The war, military successes or by other chiefly by such lighter passages even in the theatre.
registered address was abroać. of he declared, can and will be won methods--by hook or by crooks this: destinies under the axis of the to the Austrian Minister
"Billy Sunday has a way of Secondly the proxy selected must Habebarge What the satis National Deferct to day runs on the field by the forces of the Bat the hope of accomplishing the
"le the Austrian Mini-ter Empire; therefore it must be car feat on the battle field disappeared that of the
Life in New York is largely shouting at the people, and is be either an elector in the con- faction of this demand would thus
restaurant. The most egile apon the platform, atituency or the wife of the per- involve is thoroughly realised of National Defence aware that in ried ca with i fugging vigour when the plan of a grandiose contrast between be groter He is a retired baseball player; son who gave the proxy. No one only by the Germans of Bohemia, one of the early engagements of and buoyant confidence.
cffensive from Alexandris or simplicity of living at home and and will frequently use the the pew Russian cffensive the refused to bind himself to the Salonias was definitely abandon the lazury in New York is indeed gietures of that admirable sport proxy for more than one voter For Bohemia is an Austrian Ulster, whose two matcally hos 19th Austrian lafantry Divisior, formula cf a peace without 80 ed. It way yet be brought abrot étriking.
of nexations, or to restrict his fature by the spontaneous combastic waste of a day's food would
In New York te in making his points in the The plan was limited to the period tile races live side by side, sad consisting almost entirely
palps. Never does he allow the of the war.
acdience to Mr. Herbert Samuel said that annder territorially except by for other blare, openly sided with ang terms of prace or aims of war the forcible weakening of Ger- At all the great hotela there are wander and woe be to him who the plen would have to be worked cibly removing one or other from the enemies of Austria by refusing at this atage of the campaign.
many sad the restoration of the country. No wonder the to bgbt against the Russians and "We must fight and conquer," Poland, whose frontiere should height dances; and entertain- dares to cough, for he is at orde by party organisations German deputy Lodgmann de by earrendering at the earliest be asid.
determined with a view to this ente in the way of by zasra and denounced to the audience. Yet agreed that it was the only plac This Those words give us the mea-.
feasy dress balls are constantly withal there is something lovable for men in India, Mesopotemis,
and Salonios. clared that the Czech question possible opportunity?"
Bat the cafe waa is become & general Austrian was an impressive lesson. No sure of Germany's strength as the
The signs that the procces of giver, There are chit fly devoted about the man-if he in Dever
to Bed Cross and other war fondr. inspiring, he is undoubtedly exceedingly weak for applying it problem. He characterised the other effect of the new democratic Kaiser and his military advisers
spontanerius combustion bas: intended attitude of the German spirit acting on Dations and envisage it. The Chancellor's
Boob entertainmente are given by paotic. He has the something to the men in Flenderaand France. already begun are unmistakable. throughout the country. and one cannot explein or explain The House was within sound of Parliamentary party thus: "wal peoples is sa entirely at variance own estimate was really different. The most significant are the grerywhere, women are busy in away, He told us that he will the gans those men we: 8 serving, shall serve at one and the same wild Austrian anticipations or eo He had given it to Professor, you refusal of the Austrian Poles to devising and estrying out moved no truck with protoplasm, and yet they were told that no time the State, ourselves the incompatible with the perpetua Harnack, who communiosted in Germans of Austria--and likewice tion of the Habsburg Monarchy, to his niece in a letter sicce support the Dualistic system of mats for the relief of ecffering and was quite positive that he means cald be derived of en-
And Bethmsan government any longer, and in the war.
was not descended from monkeys. abling ench men to vote by ballot. all the Germans of Europe." Bence the alarm it produced published. And they did.
among the ruling classes, and the Hollweg's conviction is that the tactice to which the ron German
The oratory of America is of s In making this statement, he As an ex Po-1-meter-General he Against this open challenge simplicist expedients burriedly war will be a draw. The Kaiser troops of the Habsburg are high order. It is a land of a hopped about the platform with believed that the prsting of the handred million sale, mostly each alertness that one who bad ballot papers would be expedited the Czecha reacted in a public reserted to for the purpose of can hardly think otherwise. Be resorting of surrendering
masse. There two measurer, after-dioner #peakers. Even at hitherto bern a waterer as to the by the Post Office. If on mature definition of their standpoint, laying the spectre.
and Ludendo ff may perhaps still imagine that some of the Allies carried out yetematically, would si ordinary dinner table it is not Darwinian theory embraced it consideration, the Government which the Premier vainly en
found it quite impossible to deavoured to dissuade them from Those expedients afford episo will shrink from another winter checkmate the Rab-borg State in manual to hear speeches by the upon the spot."
war sod peace. They are rein chief goeste. The hospitality Of the man in the street, and secure an efective means of promulgating. "The delegates dio material for the journalist, but campaign, that American help of the Czech people," this, de will not be woven into the main will come too late, that internal fored by the hardships which extended to guests, and especially of what he describes at the voting by ballot between homi- the peep as in Austria are under- to British gueste, is extraordinary; proletariat, he was dieposed to be nation and the date of the poil it claration rane, are fully con-tissue and design of serious his troubles in Great Britain, France, vinced that the present daalit tory. Attempts to supple a crat- and Rassin will force the heads going and by the revolutionary and the bestowal of honorary most kindly in criticien, but the was by no mesne impossible to
lepaiten that period. form of the monarchy has created, ing of democratio varnish to the of their respective Governments rement there, which has ideas membership of clube is a great freedom, not to say braiqueness,
Mr. Argold Ward heartily wel- to the detriment of their common Constitution will hardly be mie in a word, that by holding cut well as interests for its main boon to Englishmen. Especially of every day intercourse was not
springe. This revolutionary spirit sareeshis are the ocanty clubs, without its reaction:-
comed the scheme, but urged the intereste, mater-peoples and valel- taken for a genuine effort to im little longer they can deler and its immediate effect, the which every great city boasts;
"If is always good manners to Government to make it essential... peoples, and that for the aboli body the new spirit in inétitations. f.om going on until they are relaxation of loyalty to the there are not only most comfor-accommodate one's self to the that the proxy should be a Par- tion of all national privileges and Indeed such a consummation an exhausted....·*.
Throne and the dissolution of the table and well appointed, bat usages of the country in which liamentary elector. If they be State euicide.
Moribund Dualism. the safeguarding of general pro- this would
That is Germany's evagiva political order, stemp the final affnd opportunities for golf and one is guest, making dus zllow- allowed soldiers' wives to act as gres?, it is become indispensable The spirit of nationality, of latter.
sace for the inhabitants being proxies they would beolutely 10 transform the monarchy into day man, now beginning to brood answer to Austria'epiteous appeal, overthrow of the Austrian State other sports,
This coceummation, however, a federal Atate, composed of over creeda and instilations, and also to democratic Russia's
Sir Herbert, during this last "foreignere." This applies even transform the scheme of women'e to lengaste. Let us take the soffrage accepted by the Hanse. national States, free and equal," cannot be brought into barmony proposal to make short work of Another deputy, M. Kaline, an with the Habaturg Empire, in granny at home and of coquet military advisere. They still see where he was present dute Elevator, we call it," corrected limitations and safeguarde which Washington, lift." esid I to a prominent cilisen. They would sweep away tab nounced the resolve of the Czech which, collective mediocrity sup- abroad. It must be copied their way to such a peace as willing the inaugural ceremonies, my companion. A motor was the Horse agreed to, and would people to attain their liberty and preeses national genins and works together with all that it invol enable them to establish the Mid-seemed to him to have dignity wailing outside. Can I give enfranchise meny theasands of independence.
for general stagnation. But one It leaves without eprcease of
you an elevator in my car?" I women, many of them under age, The Ukrainians or Ruthenians cannot fairly blame the Vienas kardehip the plight of the peoples European Federation, and they and an old-world obaracter
can hold which were the natural belong-arked. And we parted friende. whom she Houes decided ought protested against the arjast Cabinet for thinking otherwier, of Austrie, who are sick to death imagine that they
of administration in or for adopting such measures of of the war. Their non German out longer than the Coalition. ings of the capital. Of course, I found no difficulty in "Acsilmat not to be exfranobised.
Mr. Glyn Jones denied that the ising" myself to the more demo- Galicis and against farther con- Palvation as occurred to them on troops are passing over to the Whether in thinking thus they he saw the President
On the coossion of my vieit orato habit of the people prozy was a personal vote, sud stitutional anion with Poland, the spur of the moment. Be Bussisne in large numbers and have allowed for the fores sad The southern Slavs called for the sides, the convocation of the deliberately. Their non German progress of revelationary ideas, to the White Eoure, the suffrage whether in the theatre, in the Mr. Dickinson sirongly advoosted amalgamation of all territories Reicherath and the temporary politicians have lost faith in these well se for the vicissitudes of women were stationed outside botels, or in general company. the use of the Post Office. At webmarine like santries, bearing flags. The employees of the theatre soon bie suggestion Sir George Care inhabited by Slovenes, Groats, and abandonment of the scheme of viability of the ramshackle the military and Serbs in an independent State Germanisation, an amaealy was State" Their raling classing is campaigns, is dations. Whether wondered how the President of brought home to me that the postponed the proposale till the organism, The Pan-German proclaimed and an
appeal confronted with problems which they have also discounted the United States could be so acces-"star" system is tolerated only Schedule was reached. He point reply was what it must be un-secretly made to the chiefs of the are admittedly insoluble. Dualism awkward turn that affairs may sible without incurring consider in the Spangled Banner. I bave ed out that the proxy for distant take in Austris, possibly before able personal inconvenience; but myself an inrooted conviction as theatres of war was accepted in compromising and emphatic. Catholic party in Germany. | is dying, and trialism cannot yet For the Gormace of Europe Against this smnesty the Ger. be established to take its place. the campaign is ended, is likewise I believe that the peace-locking to the equality of men, but I all quarter. Possibly the tray and their interests had to be con-mans uttered a protest in the The young Emperor hesitates to open to question. Bat what, to attendents and the young men think a kind of official respect is might be alternative to the postal sidered as well as those of the Press: It is not to that nation wear fidelity to a Constitution my mind, admits of no doubt is who appeared to be intent on the calculated to expedite business on Tote for France, and the right to Habsburg Monarchy.
in which high treason is organis which has had its day and cannot that, their cast of mind being hasy plying of the typewriter the stage, sa well se in other act as proxy might be extended The People and the Army. ed on a grand scale-ibe Cache be revived. Yet there is no way is really woseted in the straggle, art of jiu-jitas. Mr. Wilson has range to get no suswering" six other, or sister.
what it ir, long before Germany were formidable experts in the walks of life. At first it secmed from the wife to the mother, father, With the cenuifagal tenden- that this decree bringe of framing another. The and as soon as they discern that a gracions presence, and is gifted when I gave an order. So I took cies of the nationalities, thus anght, Germans have no use for chinery of government has to there is mach to lose and nothing with the grand minterthas to addressing the employees so it was agreed, at Sir John Simon' intensified, ti e Central Govern an amneely. There are no trained, and that of the army is kept whatever to gain by going on of making people feel steane at modus civendi was thus suggestion, that the whole eut jest ment found itself in a parlegs tors in their ranke. Their leaders fitfully going by German officers, plight, and a momentous chapter have not had to be imprisoned who are becoming less end less with the war, they will come once. At eight," the President gradually cutablished, and I found be pcarponed, on the understand- pesce paid me the compliment of saying myself addressed us "boss" ing that a prozy be scoopted by of Austrian history was opened for the safety of the State." able to dispose deefully of their forward with such a
the House where the postal vote unexpectedly. The friction there- A representative of the Catholic non German men. Bankruptcy formula as will not be rejected that I reminded him, of a well-Life is a compromise!
"There is a greater freedom is impossible. Arrangements are Acfore inseparable from relations Centre, which is the most namer- stares the country in the face, offhand. I am disposed to think known English clergyman. On between the Germans on the one ous and best organised party in Interest is being paid on Austria's that that peace-formals will come my bowing with a deprecating between man and man. One to be made to include merchant hand, and the non Germans on the Berlin Reichstag, repaired to gold-bearing
sooner than people anticipata. bonds in paper
self-consciousness, ha remarked finds this in travelling. "Well, seamen among absent voters. that be himself had often been bour," miked the ticket ocllector the other hand, had never before Vienna to study the situation and krons at a discount of 60 per
told of his resemblancs to the in the train, "are you feeling sarmed into sheer hostility. But devise messures for the rescue of cent. The Habsburg Monaroby,
Enemy Subject 1⁄2 China late Kr. Joseph Chamberlain. pretty good' to day ?"
I the mixed machinery of parlie the last great Catholic Empire as a way factor, is little better than
The likeness is indeed striking, replied that I felt rather like that. mentariem and absolutism which Herr Ersberger, whom I met in spent force, and as a member
According to latest official in though the President's nose Jacks He held a green. "identification enabled the dynasty to rule the Rome daring the great national of the community of nations it is
vestigations the number of enemy the aspiring tile which character ticket in his hand, and, without State for over half a century is crisis that preceded Italy's de-fast becoming a pithless form. now admittedly scrapped. The ciaration of war, was reosivad by
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up. The mischief subjects in Chins, along the ised that of the distinguished another word, deftly bat relent leanly placed it in the brim of my Austrian Premier, Dr. von Seidler, the Austrian Emperor and by makers of Europe are its German Yangise Valley, from Shanghai English statesman.
**After me came about fifty hat. Feeling rather like a book. in his recent speech to the Con other prominent perangages in inhabitsate, end their power for to Chungking, is 2,612. Of this stitation Committre, admits thir, the Austrian capital. Returning evil is out of all proportion to number 1,868 are Germans and American citizens, all intent upon maker, I asked him if it was
174 are" Anatrismu,' and and regrets that "all past en to Berlin, he delivered a telling their
the shaking hande with Mr. Wilson. compulsory to west it like that Vigorou", *numbers. deavours to carry through estic speech in the Reichsteg cordem-resourceful, and enterprising, remaining 17 are Hungariant. wondered whether there is an Well," said the official, this is factorily the principle. embodied ning the conduct of the campaign they owe a large part of their The total number of German ailment known as President'es free country, but I guess our Gramp ”. As I left the "pre- President is liable to wear it like in the conelitation of equal rights and the folly of basing hopes on strength to the sway they exerains engaged as teachers is 57.
sence" I could not help overbear-that," for all nationalities have been the enbmarines, which, as they over foreign peoples and territor.
Their position muy fruitlese,"
ing the whispered words of But, se good reporters should, Something wholly could not be fulfilled, ought neveries. new must be devised, and the to have been raised. And the likened to that of a minority Commander Fitzroy H. Hall, well-known lady" Mr. President, he kept an open mind, and will only way of devising a new Con-practical consequence of those favoured by that "eletoral R.N., now presumed affisially to don't forget votes for women! ingly received instruction from said breach the gospel of the sitation is by taking account of blanders is, he argued, the necesarithmetic" which aonfers powers have been lost on July 16, was As I went through the gate in a prelata or collegian, whether in Christtors PIPE the wishes of the peoples who eity of renouncing all claims to on the numerically weak, the second and younger surviving downpour of rain the women Baltimore time borored Bosporpel of Shakespeare, Iroider
guard. The con," or Ohicago, where he found, tally I learne (rom: refuse to subject their nationality co-called "guarantees" such an and emites the strong with son of Me and Mr. Edward | were relieving to an artificial entity called a Sist, annexation and indemnities, and impotence,For, besides their Kirkpatrick Hall, of Keris, Hairr, anfrage question in noi regarded barbaric frankness of life" Cardinal Wolse did In other words, Austria ae at of settling a tolerable peace! by own compact: Empire, the, Ger formerly of Holly Bush, Bash, with auch favour on the other Baltimore-a really de- bis episcopal sits on the fore present organised has lost her negotiation. It was a terrible mans are became the masters of Sufle, and was 40 years of age, side as it is here. But saaredly lightful city (lis residential Lager." utterance-criminal if the Kai another, where they number only He passed into H.M.S. Britsonia after the war women in Amerior, quarters strongly reminiscent of There The temper of these peoples is ser's view of Germany's ontlook top millions cat of a population from the late G, Townsend as well as in the nofreer conn Edinburgh)--11ad the privilege, fitille modernong manifest in the notion and in is well grounded, statermanlike of fifty millione, and their prin Warner Babool at Newton Ab tries, will demand that they of meeting Cardinal Gibbons, ore publication action of their soldiers. When it Esberg's own reading of the cipal war aim is to knit all the bots. He had been service in the shall by their votes he privileged of the most influential intellects
• Low går broke out the Austring situation be porrent.Toros was Bonth-Eastern States of Europe Australiar,
straliar, Mediorangan, and to help wito the killing of their in the United Buster, And^* army was compact organisation, Imparted to it by the approval it, together with these two Empires, Home Fices, and in Chian,
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personality. Though over eighty years of age, he wakes, a youthful interest in worldly aff-irr, and is beloved slike by Protestants and Catholics. He expressed : bie sense of the great value of the
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