Show I RESENT ATTITUDE OF GERMANS Is Using Hapsburg Hapsburg Haps Haps- fear Kaiser alser s sIng aps- aps burg Armies to Draw Own Own Chestnuts RUPTURE THREATENED Assert Whoever Wins Win War Hungary Austria WillBe Will I Be Loser I f BERNE v via ia London Jan 11 News News I from Vienna of or the resentment steadily stead stead- ily iW increasing in Austrian military and political circles against the overbearing overbear overbear- ing German ally Justifies the belief that the kaisers kaiser's recent trip to Vienna undertaken suddenly and in great haste was haste was intended to bring about the adjustment of certain differences of opinion which threatened to disturb the harmonious relations between the two central empires The irritation felt feltin in Vienna is very natural and can easily easily ily be understood In n i the earlier stages of the war when the tho eastern front was left mainly to the theA A the tho flood of Russian InvaSion in invaSion invasion in- in rose till it reached the Car Car- and threatened to engulf the whole Hapsburg monarchy Then the Germans took charge and the RussIans Russians Russians Rus Rus- were driven out of Austria far 1 ints their own country The Austrian I invasion of or Serbia ended In December last In a disastrous def defeat at the SerI Serbian Ser Ser- bum bian binn campaign organized and led by I Germany was successfully completed within two months In both cases Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- many's success was a humiliation for Austria and It is not surprising U that at atthe the prevailing feeling in Vienna es especially especially es- es among Austrian officers Isone is isone isone one of resentment rather than gratitude gratitude tude for services rendered Moreover th the Germans with their lack of understanding understanding understanding under under- standing of other peoples people's feelings have Intensified the irritation by adopting adopting adopting adopt adopt- ing toward the Austrians an exasperating ing attitude of arrogance mingled with condescension But the Austrians have more tangible tangi tarigi- bl ble reasons for dissatisfaction with their ruthless ally aUy The announcement in the daily dally report of the German general generi gen gen- eral eri staff of November 27 that the main operations against the Serbians have e thus concluded was a most painful painful painful pain pain- ful surprise to the Emperor Francis Jo Joeph eph and his advisers who were un unde under un- un de der the Impression that the Joint Balkan Balkan Balkan Bal Bal- kan campaign was to be carried to a amore amore amore more definite termination In responsible responsible responsible sible Vienna circles it is considered to tobe tobe be be- bea a matter of vital ital importance to Austria for the armies annies of the central centra empires to tb overrun Montenegro to ish cr the remnants of the Serbian army army and to occupy the whole of th the east eastern rn Adriatic coast down to the Greek frontier before Italy has time Urn timeto to str strengthen her foothold at A Avlona But flut the balance of power in the Adriatic closely as it affects Austria Is b matter malter of secondary Importance to toG G German r nari y and the great general staff staf refused ed to Incur heavy losses in a difficult difficult dif dif- dif dif- mountain campaign at a moment momen when all iii the available troops are I needed for other purposes ConseQuently Consequently Consequently Conse Conse- the German commander in chief of the joint forces fighting against Sebia Field Marshal Von on Mackensen simply broke off the main operations operations' in ina accordance with the requirements ments o o of German policy without consulting th thi supreme supreme- Austrian military authorities in Vienna This was on November 27 by which time the annoyance felt at th Emperor Fr Francis Josephs Joseph's court had hat be been n plainly communicated to Berun Ber- Ber U un f In n regard reg-ard to the Isonzo campaign th there re also is a of opinion between Vienna and Berlin The Italians are pressing very hard in iii th the direction of Trieste and any further progress would be a severe blow to Austrian prestige consequently there Is Iso a i s strong trong feeling in Vienna that any troops liberated from action against the theS S Serbians i blans should at least be concentrated concen concen- ted In a supreme effort to repel the Latin Invaders from Austrian soil But Bu Germany is more interested In fIghting fighting fighting fight fIght- ing her own adversaries than In rescuing rescuing rescuing res res- cuing the Austrians from defeat at t the hands of the Italians with whom it Is not even officially at war On the theother theother ot other er hand band Austria has no interest wl whatever in the proposed E Egyptian adventure adventure ad ad- venture which Germany supported by bythe bythe bythe the Turks Is bent on attempting Inthe in inthe inthe the imm immediate diate future Nor are these the tho only points o of policy of which Berlin and Vienna cannot cannot cannot can can- not agree Germany always generous I 1 wt with the belongings of others Is eager cage to tomake make a final bid for Rumanian support support support sup sup- port by bi Inducing the Emperor Francis Joseph to cede Transylvania to Ru Ru- mania This proposal is repugnant alike alik to the aged monarch and to the Hun Hun- Huni i garlans Germany again bartering property not her own has suggested th that t Hungary's assent to- to the cession o of I Transylvania might be purchased by separating Galicia and Bukovina from I Austria and adding them to the tern tem I 1 tories Of the Hungarian crown but this i iII proposal Is not acceptable to either eithe II Austria or Hungary I Uneasiness In n Austria Autria To ro 0 what extent and in what way I Ith th the th kaiser has succeeded succeeded jn in smoothing o or er all these difficulties remains t to tobe tobe be be- seen but whatever he may have hav ac achieved he has has' certainly been unable I to dispel the uneasiness prevalent in I responsible Austrian circles regarding the future of ot the Hapsburg monarchy Tle fear tear that whatever may be th the outcome of the war Austria is bound bouni to lose tose is becoming more and more gener general gen gen- er eral l in Vienna t the The fhe he conviction Is spreading that 1 it If th the central central empires succeeded in win win- nl nine S the war the Germans would be beco become be- be co cone come e the absolute masters of or Austria which would sink 19 them level of a Prussian province While white the tho Emperor Empero l Francis Joseph would experience in hi his Clef hl age the humiliation of being a a. vassa vas vas- sa aa of the upstart Germ Germany Ger Ger- m many ny would reap the profits of victory German products would flood the BulI Bul- Bul gatian anan and Turkish markets to th the I ex exclusion of Austrian exports Bul Bui I ian Karian and Turkish contracts and concessions concessions concessions con con- cessions would be monopolized by th the grasping I And Vienna understands that if th the silles win the doom of Austria is sealed In either case Austria will have to pay th the price of Germanys Germany's policy Th The k kaiser iSer may have tided over difficulties foil Corl the moment but sooner or r later late th the smoldering resentment in Vienna will blaze up and there will be a clamorous clamorous clamorous clam clam- orous demand for a separate peace be before before be- be fore tore Germany drags Austria to ruin |