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Show REFORMS IN AUSTRIA. Recent Elections First Under New Law Giving Universal Suffrage. Vienna. Tho Austrian elections tho past week nro for-reachlng in of fects. Tho cloctlonB were tho first under tho new law giving equal and universal suffrage, a reform brought nbout after n protracted struggle Even moro important than this is the change which tho law brings In the political strongth of tho vnrlout mixed races Germans, Czechs, Bo hemlans, Poles, Indians, Ruthcnlans making up Austria's population. Tho lower houso of parliament practically prac-tically 1b reconstructed on new rih'M lines, and from now on it will consist of 510 members, of which there will bo 233 Germans, 107 Czechs, 83 Polos, 33 Ruthcnlans, 21 Slavonians, 131 Sorvo-Croatlnns, 19 Italians nnd E Roumanians. |