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Show HUNGARY IS NOT LOYAL TO TEUTON Both Austria and Hungary May Break From the German Ger-man Oppressor. By CARL W ACKERMAN ) It Is Austria-Hungary, not Germany, that is today ripe for a revolution. The liberty-loving Hungarians, the Russian ' loyal Slavs and the oppressed Bohemians, Bohe-mians, who are in the majority in the dual monarchy, will be the first i to be inspired by the "new Russia.' These people hate the Germans For nearly a century they have tormented I the Hapsburg dynasty and kept Aus-! Aus-! tria-Hungary in a whirlpool of uncertainty. uncer-tainty. At every great crisis in the war the country has been on the verge of a collapse. It is not so in Germany. Germany as a nation is young, and its inhabitants inhabi-tants are mostly Germans. While there is dissatisfaction, discontent and distress, there is a unity of purpose and a national ideal. The German people believe the world is leagued against the (ierman race They believe be-lieve all Germans must "stick together." togeth-er." They believe Kaiser Wilhelm Wnl be able to get better German peacp term than a divided nation under a reformed government, and as long as they believe this political changes in Germany are likely to be evolutionary, not revolutionary. Germanv will be affected bv a reformed re-formed Russia chiefly through her neighbor and biggest ally. Bargain With Socialists. The German Socialists will demand liberalization and will probably get it. because the kaiser and ChancelLr von Bethmann-Hollweg know that Germany's Ger-many's greatest task now is to hold Austria-Hungary logether. A revolution revolu-tion there would shake the political foundations of Germany, break the solidarity of central Europe and make It impossible for "almighty Germany" to continue the war. Therefore, the chancellor may bo expected to prom-' Ise tbe German Socialists extensive' reforms In return for their support. The German people lack a militant! leader. No man with influence and thp confidence of thr public is willing to take a chance In starting a revolution, Philip Scheidenmnii. the powerful Socialist So-cialist member of the reiehstag. could lead a revolt against the Hohenzol-lerns, Hohenzol-lerns, but hf will do so only when he la convinced he can succeed. Unlike Russia, Germany has no "duma party" and nn politics organization which la prepared to lead. The kaiser and the chancellor know this. They know, too, that their peace note of last De-cpmbfr De-cpmbfr and the pntentf reply to President Pres-ident Wilson solidifipd Gtermany'a political po-litical organization and convinced ihe I people that the government was wag-i wag-i ing a "defensive war." A revolution I in C.crmany at this time is not prob I able unless it begins In Austria-Hun I gary. if the people overthrew th. Hohcnzollern dynasty they would do j so with one purpose to make peace, j While the pr-ople long for peace- while they talk about nothing else, still they aro not ready to accept peace through defeat. Austrian Empire Feuds. When Gorman statesmen began to realize that thev could not conquer Europe and establish an iron hand upon up-on world business they turned their attention at-tention to thf Balkans and Turkey. Thpy saw the vision of a great nation j called Ontral Europe, made up of Austria-Hungary. Bulgaria, part of Serbia, Ser-bia, Greece and Turkey, with Berlin 'as the capital Their idea was to sprt-ad German influence and German j kultur throughout these countries by making the people "fear Germans." During my two years within the central cen-tral powers I made four Journeys to Austria Hungary, and I spent three weeks with the German army as it invaded in-vaded Rumania I talked to Germans I heard from Hungarians. Slavs and Rumanians what they thought and feared. For these people the idea of a great Germany was horrifying, but real. They saw visions of German oppression op-pression and domination, but they jwere powerless. They went into the war and saw no means of escap- They hated and suspected the czar For them the "rzar danger" was greater than the "Prussian invasion' The Hungarians, especially, who are the greatest, the most charming and freedom free-dom loving people of the central powers, pow-ers, believed they were obliged to de- feat the czar first and then go for the Germans. But now that the czar is defeated by his own people. Hungary has little fear of Russia. The same lis true of Ihe Slavs, the Bohemians I and the Galicians. Thus, the Russian! revolution glvs these people a greater great-er opporiunltv to oppose Germany. Bohemian Army Deserts. Ever since the death of Emperor Franz Joseph the dual monarchy has been split The young emperor. fe;u ing Germany, and having his army and navy completely under the orders of the German general staff, la pulled from the pillar of discontent within his own country lo the post of Gor manv The Hungarians know Kaiser j Wilhelm plans to put his favorite son Bltel Frierlrlch on the Hungarian throne if he can. The Hungarians' know Gi.rman business and industrial leaders are working night and day to fasten their hold upon Hungary. Hun-1 garians know Germany is starving and wanis Hungarian food. The Boheml-ans Boheml-ans have revolted time ami time again during the war When General Btusi-' loff began his offensive in July. 1 01 G. a whole Bohemian army deserted, andl Archduke Frederick was relieved of his command upon orders of the Get man emperor. Part of another Bohe-I mian army corps which al tempted to deaen was caught and. upon orders of. Kaiser Wilhelm. one out of every five offlcera and men were executed. The rest were imprisoned. These are a few Instances which show the. critical situation which has existed in Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary since the beginning of the war. nn |