The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
from Freedom.

, tensity. 5Manhood suffrage is ths derna nd
by the sisvs, but the growing idea Il for
= great Slavic empire in Southern Eu-
rope. vita Polish independence In the
To this end all Of the Slavic societies
Of Europe are working. The head OF
this international organization Is Gen.
Count Arthur Tcherup spiridovitch. Their
ideal Is stated as follows In special
Cable dispatch from Paris under date Of
July u. 1913:
Pan-sIayism. >
"Ffrst-A southern Slavic empire, COM
posed of all of the countries whose lib
Grafton from Turkey was obtained or en-
couraged by Russia, including Bulgaria,
Servis. Montenegro; all the territories
they have taken IA the late war. Bosnia,
Herzegovina. Albania. Poland, CrotIa,
and the Czech country.
= ''Second-ft is proposed to break UP the
patchwork empire Of Austria This would
give Hungary her independence and let
the Slavs Of the Austrian Empire Join
the new confederation.
"Thiyd-The independence of Poland is
aimed at as an integral state OF the con-
federacy Here Russia, Austria, and Ger
many would have to give their respective
portions Of Poland. The Slavic empire Of
the South would hold back the Moham-
median invasion OF Europe. which many
are looking for.
"Fourth-Pan-Siayism wishes neither to
annex nor oppress. Its one desire Is the
reign Of peace through liberty and fra
ternity. Its ideal Is to see the tribunal
Of The Hague in full working action"
A year before the above was put forth
the International Year Book said:
This Southern Slavic movement for
separation was. In fact one Of the most
serious questions before the Austria
Hungarian government" 20
Eighteen months have elapsed and the
crisis has been reached. The Austria
Hungarian government. in its recent ulti-
matum to Servia. insisted that this
Southern Slavic movement must be sup
pressed. following IL up with a declara-
ton Of war. Evidently the oligarchy had
to strike or be struck. 1t was good gen.
eralship. doubtless. TO strike first.
The German Situation.
In Germany, too. the situation Of the
oiigarchy was critical at the time OF the
outbreak Of the war. For years the
peoples power had been increasing, re-
sulting, at the general election OF 1872,
in the loss OF q majority for the domi-
nant interest in the Lower House. Since
then the Kaiser and the few In the Up
per House have, in all their plans for at
tracing their subjects attention away
from home affairs and increasing the war
budget, been obliged to accept a law
placing a special assessment of Loo, 900
marks on incomes "a tax not touching
the masses) .and also another law tax
ing the future increase In the price of
land.
This shows the straits to which the
oligarchy have been driven. The present
lower house went SO far as to pass a
rule declaring q right TO address petty
questions" to the government a. In the
British Parliament. and. in another rule,
1t assumed the right to follow its inter-
pellations with motions declaring that
the sense of the assembly was or was not
In accord with the government Inter
national Year Book, 1872, page as) Fur
thermore, in some parts Of Germany, at
the second election between the two high
est candidates, there has been co-opera-
ton between the Socialists and the LIB
erals. An extension OF this idea would
at once complete the peoples supremacy.
Under these circumstances, should the
oIigarchy in Germany lose the support
Of the Austro-Hungarian oliarchy, II
would quickly result IN the peoples DOM
nation through the German lower house,
the same as in England. Therefore, the
Kaiser and his party are standing by
their colleagues in Austria Hungary. The
great question, however. Is. or rather
was: Would the German patriots obey
the governments command to go forth
and be slaughtered, or would a strike
against war be declared? Once, at least,
the threat Of a war strike prevented the
Kaiser from declaring war against
France. Censorship OF the telegraph
line may prevent our at once learning
just what Is taking place IN the German
and Austro- Hungarian states. From