The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-30
is A LAND OF
MANY TONGUES
Editor of Duluth Slovenian Paper
Tells of Conditions in Austria

Owing to the fact that Austria Hun
gary has no language of its own and
that there are seventeen different
tongues there, an explanation OF the
relations Of the different provinces in
Central Europe by William Brun-
schmid, editor Of the Narodni Vestnik.
the largest Slovenian semi-weekly
newspaper in America, which is pub
lishcd in Duluth, is interesting, in view
OF the impendng European conflict.
Mr.. Brunschmid's explanation to the
Duluth Herald follows:
The Slovenians come from the Aus
trian provinces Carniola, Syria. Cor
inthia and Kustenand. The largest city
is Trieste and the capital city. Lai-
bach.
"Croatians come from Translaitha-
MIA, including the provinces Croatia
and Sloyania, and from Cislaithania
including the provinces Dalmatia Bos-
mia and Herzegovina.
"Servians come from Translaithania
and Cislaithania, practically same
provinces as the Croatians come from
This is practically one nation. the
main difference being the religion The |
Croatians are Roman Catholics. while |
the Servians belong to the Orthodox |
church. The alphabet is also differ
ent the Croatians using Latin and the
Servians the Russian alphabet. These
three nations SPEAK yc:y nearly the
same language, all belonging to the
southern Slavonic race.
Austria Hungary, officially designat-
ed as the Austro- HpHlarian monarchy.
is a dual sovereignty which embraces
the empire of Austria and the kingdom
Of Hungary. Bosnia and Herzegovina,
previous 10 1875 embraced within the
Turkish empire, have been virtually
Incorporated in Austria Hungary. The
seat of government of Austria and the
capital Of the monarchy as a whole
Is Vienna. Budapest is the capital of
Hungary.
No Austrian Language.
The population Of the Austro- Hun :
sarian empire is more than $4,000. 900 !
ierman speaking inhabitants consti- l
uting nearly one-fourth. There is no
such thing as an Austrian language. I
Between one-fifth and one-sixth of the
people Of the Austro- Hungarian empire q
peak Hungarian ana the various Slav- I
c nationalities comprise the remain
Ter.
The Slavic languages are closely re- j
ated. The Slavic nationalties which !
the monarchy are the Czechs I
II Bohcmians, Croatians, Slovenians, |
5osniaks and Serbs. About two-thirds \
f the inhabitants of the monarchy are e
roman Catholics, and the remainder {
re Greek orthodox, Jewish and Mo- v
q
The two halves Of the monarchy. =
.ustria and Hungary, are independent s.
each other, possessing each it's own a
legislature or parliament
nd executive for most state affairs Il
rancis Joseph, emperor Of Austria, 81
oweVer is also king of Hungary and IT
ller of the other Austro- Hungarian Ct
.ates. The bond Of union is COM a
ION dynasty ana a close and intimate el
Official alliance. The present dual II
sreement has existed since 1867. ii
Compulsory Service. al
Military service is universally COM
llsory in the Austro- Hungary mon ii
'chy. Every young man who attains at
Ie age of twenty years must report of
II military duty and the law of the st
nd is that he must not marry be- pl
re that time unless he gets a special tn
'rmit from the authorities. ON "a
ace footing the forces amount to In
,out $4,000 officers and men, exclu- m