Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-25 | Page 1 | Say Autocracy is Slain in War

sur AUTOCAAcr IS SLAIN IN WAR Delegates of Small Nations Na-tions Discuss Choosing Republic or Monarchy. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24. Delegates to the conference of the MId-Kuropean union of small nations were cautioned today by Thomas G'. Musaryk. president of the newly recognizedt Czecho-SIovak republic, that emphasis should not be placed on "military boundaries" by the oppressed peoples seeking independent nationalism, because the "future Europe is to be a Europe of permanent peace. " The speaker said that such boundaries as were claimed in the past by dynasties and military pQver3 will not need (o be claimed by the nations that may achieve independence , as a result of the overthrow over-throw of the Teutonic empires. All the practical suggestions offered at the present pres-ent conference, he declared, would be laid before the peace congress. Discussion as to whether a monarchy or a republic is the better form of government govern-ment occupied one of the sessions today. Christos Vassilakaki. the Greek delegate, spoke In behalf of a constitutional monarchy mon-archy such as exists in England and Italy. "There are democratic monarchies, ; as there are autocratic republics," he declared. "Greece has deposed two Jcfrigs because they had autocratic tendencies. You need have no fear that Greece will choose an autocracy." Hinco Hincovitch advocated a nation of Slovaks, Croatians and SerVs without regard re-gard to present boundary line;. He suggested sug-gested a federation of self-governing units, rather than a centralized power, .with complete recognition as to language and culture. "We must have no national nobility. J he said. "Our autocracy has been slain in the war. We have some German nobhas encroaching on our land, but they """yust go."