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Show HUN DESPOTIC RULEWAHIHE Control Kept Because of Asserted Ability to Get Military Decision. Belated Efforts of Two Emperors Em-perors to Establish Democratic Demo-cratic Government. WUPHINOTO.W CVt. Sm-nn are niul-t'plyiiiK niul-t'plyiiiK in reporis reai.-hing the slate de-IHrlrnent de-IHrlrnent from arious acnrjrs In nou-ttal nou-ttal Kuropean countries of the rapid wtakenim; of the despotic control whk-h tie rnilitar elements in Germany and Austria h.ive imposed upon the i.ivilian populati'n. A inert' an officials are be-funliis be-funliis convinred that the imperial rulers have hen forced, however relurtautly. lo i lie convietfon that if they are to preserve their d nasties from destruction they must yield to ti-,e (.tow Ins; demands of the rivlllnn element for the right of part pat ion in the s;o ernmenl during this crisis. Certainty of Invasion. The military parlies have retained t'elr control only hecae of their asserted ahtlitv to Fecure a military decision that nould confirm German supremacy oer continental Hurope, and the British Isles a e we!). Now that the German armies are be ins defeated and driven back into Germany a nd the nai ion is confronted with the painful certainty of an invasion and the eaction of justice for the "wrongs Inflicted upon tc French and Belgians, the influence of Die pan -Germans ard military parties is waning. It ig believed that the two emperors have decided that If they are tt retain the support of the (Continued on Page Fourteen.) H DESPOTIC RULE WHIG (Continued from Page One.) people t''e-y must turn to the rn iban o'er in affairs It was pointed o it todav thai pr-i'!nt Wilson iias iere;it'-!!y declared t'it with the military rilf of il o entrat powers, pow-ers, rMi I. d of broken faitii Hti-i de. cif : there - an !e iro d:""U--i-U "f tie l a- r for which the ttormanlc p-ple h p;-a -e rvt I v are rlamonni:. Hep. e, t,e bel -ted hI-tetr.pts hI-tetr.pts of the rn - rrori to erect a s:rii -t re of. real de -! ' r 1 1 . an e: ;". : c.e i . i tbrounh th iTr.'.tion of i.ibinet-. rep ri-sib! ri-sib! e to the p:t 1 la :: e n t ?, in the hope that with these the n i e n t e statesmen wi i i be W lllltiK tf -onier about J eaee. 1 nd h a t Kns of f ;i h a. pn rp a re ; cerned bv Aintrh.tti iffllals In vnno-is utterances anl act s of the Herman and Austrian leaders. In bis a pt t nee of the resicnn t ion of Pn-imrr on llrrtlir.i:, hhnperor Wliiiam ajpeab-.J to the st:-m; n;en of Herman v tu t ome to f-t aid cdl sh.Mre the hunjer.:i of gi-v e rn me" t . a direct di-rect bid for the .mipp-'i t of the Socialists and Vnt nt n ret urn for pa r t ;cj pa t ion in the cabinet. Significant Statements. Then t h ere are f'e statementF in lead-In lead-In Herman re w sj I e-, h z :i i 'i t he-i-au-e the have ra-.eH the s-Tuttuv of the He " na n ee nsor -i that the rr-n 1 i. - n of a rejvndde c.ihtnet 1- under eonstd-eiatl-'n. Next is the refnal nf the Sofia So-fia 1 1 ft -v to ei' I er t j t- tmrtlini.'iit as at prcse n ,-r ? t -1 ' e. J I ;i d I a 1 i v e o' , ir ', -mlriatioii n hob (.;t f,r tie rPht of the majority pa i t y In li.e rehh!p to name 1 fie mem!1''; s of the -n hi lie t , even ( hoi ;c ti that Involves the charge id the Herman l'Ollt it ut Ion. As a half way measure and in a ile.-per-ale effort to five the imperial peioi;. ,i!ivr, K-npe-or William alr ;idv ha" tried i the expedient of blnis'if selecting leaders of the opposition parties for minor tda s Iri the eabinet ami pr-or n if-1 n t; to hi. ard fte mil itniMiI. of popular m.a-oiie.. MUI Ihe St.. lilll-tM hfte i;..',.-,, i dc dille I to accept an t h I ii ic io- I of ! h-- ' o t e cop -tro o' the cabln-i thr'mh He irbhstrtg w It 1 .ou refer er ice to the v I she-; of t e emteror. a lid oHicIhI believe that nr length they are about to reali-e t he'r aspiration-. Move Toward Peace. Such a change In Hermauv d"ijbt;cs would be follow er I, If jr"l. indee ). pi,-, ceded, ! a nimllar revolution in Au'tr'.wi parliament at .' government, and 11 is fnliv e pec I ed that as oon ;i a real ! eprescn t a -live government is n fact In the central powers t lie re ubi le an irrrtdst ib'c- move-in move-in e nt tow ;ird peace, even on t he te; ms laid down by President Wilson. In tills connection, the news todav that the Austrian emperor bail surn mi 'lied to Vienna, the thrro highest men of Uupg'trv, t'outtls TIf-7.1. Andrastv and ,pp"'Mi, wa.s re.'eived here with nndlvgul.sed lnteyiHt. This action was retr.ii iled as verv slcnif-iea slcnif-iea n I , a ll bout h officials v er4 not certain cer-tain whether It bad Io do with ihe P.-il-garbm withdrawal from the war with i t direct threat io ihe dual monarchv. oi w ttli ln.rt'Hl refoT ms, or writ" a definite n io e for a f e ; a r a t e pen ce Are Triparly IMen. ('oiintM TlN.a, Andn'-My ami App'-uvi, each of whom ban been premier ni A'o.-1 A'o.-1 ? la - Htiuuri i V . Hie irieinbers of three different dif-ferent pari Ira. ('mini Tis.a Is corijdtb'rrd I he moM uucompi tnil. liu: pro-i ieinvin leader in tho emppav A ndrassv has been for- peace ince the outbreak of the war and lui s I e or on.' I v opporaa I ihe gov ei n -nient. espe.ia ll- n f tor the simdiu: of the recent tieaiy between Herniany nd Austria, Aus-tria, under which AiiMrla was made a vaaaul .atale, Appopv l baa been a leader of one "f ihe ilroni; llnnr.arian parllc (leinaudluc supiemnc' of llnngaiv in 1 he empire. It was augce.led todav thai Kmpcror ("haiie" mav he trvliiR to form a coalition coali-tion cabinet to pa. ;tv. ai far ai po-ihe, Ihe I onblrsomc I. at tons of the empire It vva regarded a a enlhelv possible thai the spirit of dele, lion luei ia. hed a nta :e not known oul.-lde of the emphe which re.iire-: diailic action or pinmKes o' great reform-. To Change View. In the oflhlal lew. howexrr. the-e In no pon: iblllty of I he pud lb a t um id t he i '.echo- Slav who have been reeoKiilred bv nil Ihe allleM ,.n an Indnpon. bud p. ople, or Ihe .1 uKo- Shit - of the t,,,,!!,, who are amhlilons to become f i , t- nndei Ihe ,.de1 ahlp of Sei Ida. Thoao oldciiil.i who see a po:cdblhty of a separate pica for peace on ti e part of Austr.a st:gu.--ed I ha l ;o-;r.l Tz i bad been su m UiOm-.l I" meet hi- ' OtP. pa, r ' S in V:nna, he-e the e -.a., t :,a;.v,'.on would be lap refore h:m in a!1 us hop -;,-v',ess. in tin effort to cC'in-rt h:m 10 a I'.a-'o move w'.tioT. : . s ; t . H-r-r'l.cf.v s, w s "-s It ! tKoi:- ;yas,.v.' t...l when t'o-ii't T'..-7-i rt.il.it? full;.- l k-p:u-tit id the emp're he v. jo n Amir.i-., Amir.i-., who is : :ie leader of thi niovemen!. I : i an efT' - rt to sect: re re ,i e -efire i m.p'f '.s ei: t : : i-1 v de i a" i a : ri .s :nc u-vd u-vd t bro: :-h n terr.al u P"i .::-s. |