Show German Schemes Schem s Threaten Teal n n lo to Disrupt l Dual Monarchy Hungarians Czechs Bohemians and Croatians ns Opposing I the of the Nation Are S Said id to to toBe Be on the Verge of Outbreak Tho The struggles anti and contentions of ot the various nationalities of ot the Austrian Austrian Aus Aus- trian empire which had subsided to a 1 great reat extent since the war began threaten to break out afresh Grave Crave apprehensions of ot Impending trouble arc felt in Bohemia Hungary and Croatia tin 0 Three principal events recently have conspired to bring matters to a n head One was a. a L circular from tram the minister of ot Austrian railways revlIn reviving reviving revl In ing an old ordinance which makes German the official lan language un t The second eco lI was the appointment of or an an of official ot- ot tidal of or German nationality as aH chief of police of Pra Prague ue and the thc third was the r resignation ls of ot Herr Ernest Plener from the position of oC president of the tho economic commission of or central I Europe Information from Bohemia reveals re a Iole violent t agitation a against what Is Isea ea called lied the Increasing of Austria to German Germany The appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of oC the new chief chic of ot police is cited as ns one of ot man many significant In Incidents In- In on which the tho agitation is based The rhe Hungarians show sho a disposition I to r respond ond by an intensification of I their thela own claims o of nationality and I the tho attitude of or alarm over er the Ger Ger- of the empire Is revealed re not merely mereb in the ranks of ot the Hungarian Hungarian Hun Hun- arian garian opposition but oven even among the immediate fOllowers of of- of Count isza Young Czechs Protest The Young Youns- Czech party part and the Czech National socialist party arc are protesting with increasing force against the pretensions of ot supremacy of ot the German-Austrian German element clement in sections where ethnologically and historically historically his his- the supremacy supremacy hoes does not be belon belong belong be- be lon long to them Thc They affirm that the tho national agreements are being vio yb- hated To counteract these protests manifestations of ot loyalty to the government government gov gov- have ha been organized ors by the fraction of or functionaries nn and 1 others dependent on the government and this fact has so embittered the tho Czechs that no surprise would be felt at the announcement of a s serious outbreak The Croats of ot Hungary have their motives es for alarm The Tho renewal of ot the use of ot German on the Austrian railways makes them fear that thit the Hungarians will w establish re-establish the use of ot Magyar 1 on the Croatian railroads The Rumanians of ot the empire are greatly concerned by the new and In Intense Intense intense In- In tense of ot Hungary In response to the which is being enforced b by the Austrian government o Tho The Rumanians in re recent recent re- re cent years have shown themselves k keenly sensitive about any Interference ence enco with the tho use and development of ot their lan language of ot which like liko their brethren in Rumania they are arc very cry proud and which has been undergoing undergo undergo- In ing a process of ot refinement by the ste-ad ste steady substitution of or Latin I. words for tor Slav Slay and other terms In Rumania itself the agitation Is b being ln actively discussed and the tho more vociferous section of ot the war wr party is loud loudly demanding that prompt action be he taken to liberate the persecuted persecuted perse perse- cut d brethren in Transylvania Commercial Dispute Prominent Slavs Slays of the Austrian empire believe that the Viennese government gov gov- has made a n serious mistake in attempting to profit b by the confusion confusion con con- fusion ruslon of ot tho the war in order to stifle stine the national questions and they declare de de- de- de dare clare that instead of ot attaining their end they are preparing a violent outbreak outbreak outbreak out out- break for an nn early date The withdrawal wat of ot Herr Plener from the presidency of ot the economic commission of cit t central Europe the ambitious organization ors through which Germany it Is' Is said has been making arrangements to impose on Austria Austrian a n species of ot operative co-operative Industrial rind commercial union Is a n fact tact which has aroused much feeling The subJect subject subject sub sub- which brought about his resignation nation was the customs Union of ot German Germany Ger Ocr man many and Austria This has arous aroused keen debate and Is generally opposed throughout hout the Austrian empire on the ground that it would be a n. long stride toward the fulfilment of ot Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- many's alleged ed ambition to control Austria It is said that the chief spokesman spokes spokes- man of oC the A Austrian government has privately given ghen expression to unfavorable unfavorable unfavorable views on the tho project of ot a customs customs customs cus cus- toms union that these views were di divulged divulged di- di ed and that Herr Plener Plenor was blamed for tor their becoming known Intense popular sympathy has b been n awakened in his behalf as he is re regarded regarded regarded re- re as a victim of or domineering methods of or the German government Herr Plener Is a member of or the court of ot accounts and stilt still will be of officially of- of associated with the commission commission commis commis- sion and the public rely on him to oppose the German schemes for or obtaining obtaining ob oh- taming practical domination o over the I Austrian empire t |