Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-12
DICTATORSHIP IN TURKEY
Military Authorities Said to Be Now
Ready to Uncover.
ARMY IS SUPREME IN THE LAND
Political Lenders of Austria Worried
over Possibility of Serious
Break In ExIstinR Cordial
Relations.
BY EMIL ANDRAssY.

VIENNA, March 1.--(Special to The
Bee THE establishment Of a military die
tatorship in the Ottoman empire is not
only predicted by those familiar with con-
ditions in the country, but is claimed 70
be only a question OF a short time. Some
even predict that It may be established In
very short time II is contended by
those who advocate such a dictatorship
that it would greatly clarity the outlook
in the country in many respects.
The real position in Turkey is that the
army is supreme, and the only question is
whether it's supremacy shall stand revealed
to the world or continue to be masked by
the committee regime
military dictatorship would be prefer
able to a large per cent OF political leaders
as they claim that the army, while really
supreme at present, is only hiding behind
the present regime, and therefore It's policy
is hypocritical. while with dictatorship II
would be only protesting what is now
practced.
Danger of break Ahead.
Whether there is really danger OF an
immediate break between Austria and Ger
many or between Turkey and Austria or
not, the question is now agitating political
leaders in Austria, and while the agitation
Is laid to certain newspapers. 1t cannot be
denied that Austria will not be found
wholly unprepared should a disturbance
arise. Austrias foreign policy was to a
certain extent set forth in a speech by
Prince Esterhazy at BudaPesth In an ad-
dress before the House of Delegates, The
Hungarian delegation adopted the foreign
affairs budget and passed a vote OF con-
fidence in Count Won Aehernthars policy.
During the discussion of the budget
Prince Esterhazy called attention to the
fact that certain newspapers In the coun,
tries forming the triple entente were ap,
parently engaged in trying to SOW discoTd
between Austria and Germany and be-
tween Turkey and Austria If" he said,
the Daily Telegraph permitted itself en-
gagged in some fun and spoke of the pre-
tended alliance between Bulgaria and Aus
tria- Hungary, this was probably with the
object Of irritating Turkey. The reason
why the minister had been silent on the
subject of the Adriatic railway was to be
found in the fact that this affair had un-
dergone no change"
with reference to the criticisms leveled
at the minister's conservative policy, the
speaker pointed to the formulating Of the
Balkan policy by the minister for foreign
| affairs, who desired TO maintain the status
quo in the Balkans in every respect sought
/ no adventures and threatened no ones
safety. The demands Of the military ad-
ministration were not the result of foreign
| policy. They were. aimed solely at the
defense OF the monarchy. 1t was obvious
/ that the foreign minister could not pursue
sound policy II he knew that he had no
force behind him.
Laws Hard on Jews.
Jews in Austria Hungary have been
much disturbed over the new license laws
that have greatly inconvenlenced them in
their trade, from which they derive their
| only income.
A deputation of 1000 Galiclan Jewish ven.
doris Of spirits arrived I'm Vienna recently
! to petition the government against the
new license laws which threaten some 90.
600 Jews with ruin The deputation de-
manded that all vendors OF spirits in
Galicia had been in the trade for ten years
should receive a lifelong license.
| The government authorities heard the pc
tition, but so far no action for the relief
which is asked has been taken. Spokes-
men OF the deputaton claimed that license
taxes were already high and the new in
crease would work a hardship that they
/ could not afford to meet.