The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-25

on oe rostpoae5 But the Muscoyite ipdu-
sucs ~ bui. aria would mean q terrible danger
LOT usfria-Hunsary. and how can Germany see
tne very exis cncc Of his neighbor menaced? To
aosnaon her ally? We'll. il would De polly
Worthy OF the descendant Of Frederick the
Great. indeed
Ahstria's position is very pecnliar. The mon
eicly Oh the Hapsbargs is not nation but q
.ontiomerate OF ali possible nationalities Give
q shoek ard twill fall 10 pieces. 1t consists
% nuy-six Kingdoms. cuchfes, counties priucf-
pahtics ana iordships. but this cha Is is not the
rssuit Oh pure chance. nor has the house of
nspspurg brought these countries under ;ts
scePter ~ clever marriages alone The ueces-
SHY OF q nerent nafionaisies to combine against
one Common enemy, the Turk, has had quite rs
mucn to 90. The empire is inhabited by the
n sMans, Hungarisns. or Magyars. Chechisns,
Ioies, kui heniians, or title Russians, sloyenes
Croats, servians, Damatiai s. Roumanians
itaiians and others. These diff rent nationsli.
ues speak u ferens langue. e. have different lit
efasure, and III many instances different relie-
ION. ano the grand struggle Tor begemony', is
"ageo constantly. Many imagine that Ger.
mans ana Hungarians combined constitute n
aecloed majority. but such 10 not the case The
siavs form the msjority, and, unfortunately for
them, they are split up into distinct nations
some OF them being Roman, others Greek Cata.
ones The acquisition o Bosnia and Herzoso-
vlna mas sfrenstnened or atty the Siav element
- .AAe SAPsfS. VI ala THESE nations the Germans
undoubtedly aspire TO union with the German
istnerland, and the other nationalties have
taken advantage OF the feeEleness of the central
government TO secure their political autonomy
the formation OF group of independent states
- In progress. ii Austria is una
Die to satisfy the aspirations of all
the natlonafties represented within the limits
OF the empire, these will look somewhere else
ior assistance, consequently q crisis attended by
vast changes ID approaching. Emperor Francis
Joseph has the most difficult task in Eurone
ana MS throne is really not the throne of roses
Austria-H Hungary is in q precarious condition
ana the boastful proverb Austriae est iraperare
oros nnsuerso. Is not repeated any more in the
monarchy OF the Hapsburgs The position OF
the Hnngarians is very dangerous Though
tney form compact nation of about 5000 600,
yet tney are hemmed In on all sides by hostile
races, and In case of dismemberment of the en-
pre- their very existence a nation would be
threatened. In Bohemia the struggle between
GERMAN and slav Is an ardent one and strangely
enough the Chechians are gaining ground
inougn mostly Roman Catholics, they are very
friendly TO Russia, and an exchange of senti-
menf Is being carried on necessarily between
Prague and Moscow. A similar struggle is
going on between the Magyars. Koumanians
ana the Southern Slavs. aud between the Ger
mans and Italians in Tyrol and Istria while the
Roles and Rathenlans in Galicia are also on not
very friendly terms with each other. In case of
war the siavs, with the exception of the Poles
would probably abandon Austria and 81 .e with
Russia Will William ii. make terms with Rus
STA ana abandon his ally? These are the cues
uons which agitate now the Austrian statesmen,
ana Tor this reason the visit OF the German en-
peror has such an immense poll ical signifi-
canse. M. LopaTEcKI. Pr ID.