Show I i L r 5 W fr I M AP f 1 Mu Mur r w 1 Ems Promised by Charles TooLate Too Late Flames of e i lief Here r 1 r r rt t nr 1 n f 1 n ster iii i it to a aRef Ref t Ti- Ti i Czech mo rs 1 f la r ti C le f Ca' Ca a t. t B f t the h ac- ac tenna no Li Q Nv ETON Oc tc o. o 1 it s in At y s' s l b i v V ii S T l i bri i T t o g gr r o t COlne late Meantime the thc theto to time the Austrian plea for pc cc has not yet gone forward Events within the tho dual monarchy have shown the wisdom of his polio policy of delay it was said this afternoon for the thc desire for I Continued on Pa Page c 6 6 DEClARED VERGING ON COLLAPSE Continued From Pa Page e 1 1 peace peace- in Austria far o outweighs in popular manifestations at rate the like desire in Germany any Official dispatches from Franco France afternoon show actual revolution may break out any time lime At this time Austria Austria Austria Aus Aus- tria Is n n. tinderbox which needs but a single spark to set the flames s of 01 re rebellion rebellion re- re bellion raging throughout tho land It Was wa said i iOne iOne I IOne One dispatch h hIves gives Ives an Insi insight ht Into the state stab of oC affairs said Events are arc succeed succeeding Ins each other with rapidity In Aus Aus- tria At tho the time when Count Burlan Burian admits In tho Iho presence of oC tho the Hungarian Hun Hun- garian n dele delegation that the military situation sit sit- makes It Impossible to prolong the war much longer Ions tho states of oC the tho dual monarchy aro almost In revolution I tion I r All tho the oppressed peoples people are aro ready to proclaim their Independence so O as 03 to a complete completa collapse the Vienna and Budapest governments aro are trying to accomplish an 11 tion Uon that comes coes too late lato I Situation Chaotic I Austria announces that she will wilt bc- bc 1 1 some como a confederation at the thc same simo time timet t that hat Hungary solemnly denounces the lie dualism and wants to have hl It changed chans-cd into a ho government of oC personal union in fn which tho king emperor would be thc the sole link f Tho Magyars la hope to bo ho able to do no they may maintain their op- op J e domination of oC nations such as the Creates Serbians and Rumanians V It t would not bo be surprising that if IC Austria driven to extreme extremo necessity would address another plea pica to the President ln In the absence of or word from him Jf if guch sueh a plea pica came officials believe be e be- eU U lieve ve it would amount to t l al al at surrender as us every Indication Is to tor r tho effect cl that Austria cannot continue continuo 1 much longer as an art active foe toc Austria Hut lint nl Emperor Charles' Charles omission of or Aus- Aus tr Poland tro-Poland Poland In the lie fed scheme I I I he put forth tOlla today Is but another In Indication indication In- In lon of his unwillingness to antagonize antagonize onize Germany in an any way war and illustrates illustrates illus illus- anew that Austria Is hi but a aas vassal as vas assal assal sal according to officials here The Tho Polish qu question has been a a. moot subject subject subject sub sub- f for r both boUt Prussia and Austria Austria it It was wa re recalled nn and one ono that appears to tobe tobe tobt be bt no nearer a decision today than at any tro in tho ho past It w wis ws s suggested that tho the emp emperors emperor's stand with regard to Poland Is perhaps a desire desiro on his part to allow Germany Germ to lead tho the thoa way a or to see seO what h In Intentions arc are ilven ln D VIP lip Meanwhile according to Information given chen out at the Polish national committees committee's com corn ht the revolutionary revolutionary rev rev- rY declaration of oC the re enc council In Warsaw arsaw for an Independent Poland to together ether with the lie revolutionary meetings s In Posen D and In in inAUs AUstrian Austrian Aus AUs- have ha shown the tue emperor emperor em em- trian nan Poland ma may of oC dealing with Jeror tho the Impossibility tho the Polish question at this time Poland It was said constitutes constitute a n emperors emperor's feder- feder to the grave menace plan because of or the outspoken utterances of or tho the Polish delegates In Ir tho the who ho have demanded tho thu Independence and anti freedom of oC t lr-en lr entire en- en tire country countr including the 1 potions which now make up parts of both Aus Austria UR- UR 1 tria and Prussia Emperor Pro Proclaims Federalized Sta State Stat c By nr ItC l Vienna Viena na naIa via Ia Basel Switzerland Oct 18 Steps IS-Steps Steps for the lie organization org of oC Austria Aus Aus- tria on oil a federalized basis were proclaimed proclaimed proclaimed pro pro- claimed by Emperor Ch Charles rles t today today da Tho The plan does not Include tho the union of oC Au Austrian Poland with tho the Independent Polish state the emperor declared The city eHy of or Trieste and the tho Trieste re region region region re- re gion wilt wiLC be treated separately separately- In conformity conformity conformity con con- with the wl wishes hes of or tho the population population lation lon I Emperor Charles addressed the ho Aus- Aus train trun land and sea sen ea forces at nt atthe the ame time message to th thc 1 9 pie In In his to the tho sailors Rn and soldiers the emperor expressed firm film confidence that tho Iho concord which has I exl existed ted in t the he army and the navy until until un un- un- un til now will exist for th the tho future for forthe forthe forthe the well being of ot the tho now new confederated Aust Austria AustrIa- nit Emperor Charles t Gives Guarantee London Oct IS The IS-The The version of or Emperor Emperor Emperor Em Em- iCharles iCharles' manifesto received Here Jere contains the following This lon which In no noway noway affects the Integrity of oC the tho way a countries coun coun- trl tries s under the ho holy crown of oC Hungary Hungary hungary Hun Hun- gary will guarantee tho the independence of ot each individual national state It will t also effectively protect common common com corn mon noon Interests and will bring them to bear wherever a community is isa a condition condition con con- of or vital Hal importance for Individual Individual Indi Indi- vidual states A union ion of all our forces will be especially necessary for or a a. just and 1111 rightful rul solution of or the great tasks task re resulting re- re suiting from Crom tho the reaction of oC the ho war var Until legislation t for r this reconstruction tion is completed existing Institutions will remain In force unaltered In orden order or or- den der to io safeguard the general Interests interests interests inter Inter- ests of Cr the country trio government Is charged to prepare everything for h he reconstruction of OC Austria The manifesto appeals to t the eo- eo plo Jle to operate co In the great task with the national councils formed om f-om the ranks of ot deputies of oC each tach nationality whoso whose task it will be to assert the thc Interests of oC the tho people to toach each ach other and toward m my govern o meat ment |