Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09
AN 1NcoNGRUoUs EMPIRE.
Explanation Of the Causes OF the
Present Troubles in Austria.


dissimilar territory, says The Wash
ington Post. It's western extremity
touches Switzerland and Italy; its
northern boundary cuts a large slice
out OF Germany, and running beyond
| the Carpathian mountains, is separat-
ed from Russia by an arbitrary and not
| by geographical line; on the east 1t
reaches almost to the Black sea, and
on the south it is bounded by the minor
| principalities Of Roumania and Servis.
1t Is composed of ten or more different
nationalities, each having its own
races under one domain OF monarchy
exists nowhere else in the world.
| First and most prominent is the three
sided contrast between German, Slav
and Magyar. Within this general
classification OF the population, again,
Slav differs from Slav by reason OF
many sharp Emergencies OF history, of
speech, and of religion, and outside
| this classification there is added to
J German, Slav, and Magyar, miscel-
lany OF Italians, Jews and others be-
fore the sum of variety Is complete.
The complete lack of cohesiveness in
/ the states composing the empire is
shown in the fact that upon the cir
/ culating notes of the government the
! denomination Is printed in ten differ
ent languages.
The present constitution of the Aus
tro-Hungarian monarchy recognizes
but two parties to the union, viz:
Austria and Hungary. Bohemia. for
all she has SO much individuality and
independence, Is swallowed up in Aus
trla. Only the Magyar of Hungary
among all the races in the heterogene-
Gus realm of the Hapsburgers have OBJ
tanned for the kingdom of their maxi
ing standing Of equality alongside of
| dominant Austria. The place which
hungary thus occupies has been noblv
achleved. Dominant in a larger conn
Try imam Bohemia, perhaps politically
more capable than any Slavonic peo-
thoug crushed by superior force in
pattle' have been able to win a spe-
J claily recognized and highly favored
place in the monarchy. For nearly
seven centuries they have breathed
the atmosphere of liberty.
hungary emphasizes in every DOS
side manner its equality with Austria
| Inc emperor of Austria is also king
OF bohemia and apostolic king of HIM
gary AS the mobiles of the latter
country would not go to Vienna the
emperor proceeds once a year IN hold
court In Budapest, and is welcomed 90
II ne We're indeed the SOVEREIGN ~
-, hungary only. The emperor KING &c
assisted in his direction of the com
mon aHalrs of his two kingdoms bv
.he MINISTRY of Foreign Affairs which
oeslues the International functions in,
urcaoed by its name, is charged with
ohe oversight of the foreign trade ond
1ippins interests of the dual king
uom' the Ministry of War. bv which
the standing army of the two kipo
uohls Is administered, and the Ministry
81 Finance, which prepares the ioint
o'loget' apportions the cost of common
''iiilhislratlon and raises the relative
quota. Beyond this, and the fact that
the ruler occupies the same relation to
both countries, there is no common
government. Austria and Hungary
each have separate ministry of their
own; there is no common citizenship
Tor the two kingdoms: they have each
their own parliaments and pass their
own laws subject 70 the sanction of
the emperor. Only upon questions of
Importance to both countries 40 they
meet in joint sessions and then. with
out debate, and by a mere absolute
majority vote, they decide the matter
at issue.
In the Austrian Hungarian scheme
OF government Bohemia is nonentity
No emperor comes in state to the royal
palaces at Prague, as he goes to Buda-
pest; no parliament makes her laws,
no ministry handles her reins of gov
eminent. AS Hungary has advanced
in privileges and constitutional liber-
ty, the restless disconnected, and en-
vious Bohemians have become more
and more clamorous for their auton-
omy Once a kingdom, Bohemia wants
to return to her former condition. and
she has been noisily emphatic in her
demands Tie Austrian and German
nationalities turned a deaf ear TO her
impatient and Utmost violent demands.
I hey added insult TO injury. and IN
Ill the present ministry came into DOW
er, required all public records in b.
hemia to be kept in the German
tongue. Against this the Czechs re-
belled, and demanded the restoration
of their language with such vigor that
when Count Badeni came into power
he reversed the former requirement.
and once more the curious Czech char
acters We're triumphant over the hated
, German. The Czechs were appeased
/ but the trouble, instead of being enaed.
| was only aggravated.
The Czechs are the common people
] tenacious of heir traditions tbeir f,-