Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-03 | Page 10 | War to be Won in Coming Year Says Diplomat

WAR WARTO TO BE WON IN COMING YEAR SAYS DIPLOMAT l i Austrian Parliament Parliament Parlia Parlia- ment Declares Victory May l Come This Fall Several Se Independent nations with their sovereignty so assured b by the league of oC nations will arise from the tho ruins of ot tho ho Austrian empire after tho allies have o won the war var according to Dr H H. O lc member o of the tho Austrian Austrian Aus Aus- trian parliament who sho arrived In Salt Lake yesterday Dr Ir o lc declared there thelo can bo ho no lasting world peace which docs does not give freedom to the many provinces pro held hold under tho the despotic despotic des des- rule of Germany German antI and Austria Austria- Hungary Unless s the peace which ends the the present resent conflict establishes such tich conditions ho he declared the signing oCI of oC the tho treat treaty will be the tho signal nal for bloody I revolts In those provinces pro Dr o lc arrived here hele on his wa vay to Denver whore he will lecture before the tho Chamber of Commerce of that city lie He Is touring tho the United States in be behalf behalf be- be half haIr of the South Slavic national committee com corn anti and carries credentials from Robert Lansing secretary of ot state On his arrival at nt Washington lie he expects to make malee a report to Mr 11 Lansing on the existing sentiment of ot the tho American people as ho has found It In the opinion of ot the Austrian parliamentarian par par- the allies will win the war var next summer Ho lIo Is convinced they the could win this fall If IC they would make a drive into Austria from rom the south He lie declares conditions in Austria are Just as aH critical as press IreS reports have represented them Germany German he said has haR commandeered the Austrian crop and Is shipping I it t to Germany German to feed her armies In Austria ho hI declared there are thousands who are heart and soul with the thc allies aWes and in the southern part of ot tho the dual monarchy monarch he said the majority favor faor the entente cause but he said any person who would so express himself would face Imme Immediate immediato late execution At the outbreak o of the war Dr u ovic was serving In the Austrian 11 par por- as a a L representative C ui IlL U w. w L tu I of or Croatia Ho lIo and seven se other members mem mern- hers bers of ot parliament took a a. firm stand against the tho policy of ot world domination attempted by Germany German and Austria All were sentenced cd to be i shot hot shot Three In Including Including In- In eluding Dr DI succeeded In es escaping escaping es- es caping to Greece The others were se secretly so- so executed ted Dr came cam to tho the United States last October to preach the tho gospel of or liberty Hbert for tor the Slavic races in Aus Aus- tria a I