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Show (EMU AUSTRIA SEEM S. I Commercial Interests Suggest Sug-gest Protectorate Over Hun Nations Project. By FARMER MURPHY. ! (Chicago Tribune Cable, Copyright.) VIENNA, May 8. A United States protectorate for German -Austria Is the suggestion of one of the largest commercial commer-cial operators in this city. He would have American interests come in and take, charge. of Austrian enterprises and administer ad-minister them. This section of the old empire is simply sim-ply stunned by the course of events and still is in a daze. It Is beset on all sides by unfriendly neighbors, who wish to profit by hs misfortunes, and consequently conse-quently will lend it no aid to get on its feet. There is the friendliest feeling toward Amqrica'. and not only that, but the people peo-ple have confidence in its fairness and disinterestedness. It is believed, also, that other countries have the same confidence con-fidence in American fair dealing, and : that, therefore. Americans are best fitted : to solve the differences and establish relations re-lations between Austria and the bordering border-ing countries. This man wants the Americans to come In as a kind of, combined umpire and receiver re-ceiver and administer the assets of this country, and, to use a business term, to make of it a "going concern." The French, whose one great desire, they say, is to prevent the strengthening of Germany, have been doing their best to keep Austria from joining the German states. The French have been offering the Austriaus the same sort of an arrangement ar-rangement as is suggested by this business busi-ness man. but the French have no capita! of their own and they expected to carry out their promises by getting capital from America. Thus the French would have the credit for putting the thing through, i but America would be furnishing the sub-1 sub-1 stance, according to my informant. This man sees no reason why America : should not have the credit. Italy .is declared de-clared to be already at work trying to get hold of Austrian enterprises and to capture Austrian trade. There is an opportunity op-portunity for America to take a friendly attitude here toward her cooperation. |