The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
b GEORGE Y. SHELLEY.

Il BIZ GORGE n. SHELLEY.
p4rsctOr. tBas,au Of Poktissi BesesrrA, BsAhinE-
II E.g ton, D. Q.
| After many years work in ferreting
put the causes of governmental action
IN this country, took up some years
Ago the compIicated question of, What
ef the future q world peace, and found
that an !eltgarchS In Germany stood In
the road. aud that se1fsane oligarchy
tn combi1atioR With a similar handful
n Austria-Huzgary. in control of the
governmental, have now actually started
war that may become the most de-
structive of any that this planet has ex-
perienced
II 1t is the old-time oligarchisl scheme of
starting a foreign war in an e11deayor
70 staS6 pS$ktf1 ttie IfDtnytseeking
people in 4ustria-HmEary and Germany.
Eho :ENsPs ahsqt 20 stif control of their
Efheir Slavic brethren, and thereby go
Out 10 certain death, for q million, pos
Eiibly. unless the Germans and Slavs In
5Austria-Hungary and Germany possess
ttufncient intelligence, courage, and pa
ttriotism to unita ID strike against war.
liore than onoa in fecentNyears thi1 tac-
tic has been successful. The principal
facts showing the situation TO be as
tbuve stated are as follows:
THE "ndency to National11e Among
i GermspE,s pd SlsTE.
| Owing to the dees eprsnts OF the age.
tthe Slavic people, as distinguished from
the Germanic race, are Joined together
Ah aspirations for independent Slavic
states that shall promote the interests
3df eiTpeople. Z . =
The Germahio people, also possess for
themselves the same lofty ideal 1 =
u, -
tShe fruition of these worthy plans are
sthe German and Acknowledgements ell
Isarchies. An impartial pen picture Of
Efhem is herewith CLEANED from the in
Sensational year books Of 1872 and 1913.
Il Rule of the Few in Austria !
Il hungary.
sS"The restricted franchise in Hungary
thASfs,.fHsti the elections for the Hungarian
eng- been an instru-
ment for a twofold oppression-of the
othsE races by the Mseyars CHungarians.
who compose aboUt-oae-half the popula-
tion)N and. Of the lower classes by the
aristocracy and the, bourgoise middle
Glass;. Franchise reform has, therefore.
seen the uReeasiRs endeaVor on the part
oSsthe -discoatsnted elements "a,
This refusal of manhood suffrage ia
especially odtous 10 the Slavs In view
or s 1act thai. .actoSs the line in Aus
tria in 1907, the franchise was extended
TO ~ men Of -tyeuty-four years of age
n ho- shan have resided one year in the
district. This fGr-Tesching reform IN
Austria was brought about in co-opera-
don with the aged Emperor, Francis
Joseph. The large. landowners bitterly
opposed the chang In the words Of
Britannica: FtTheif opposition proved un-
svsiling. The Emperor frowned repeated |
~ upon their efforts"
/. sTfIs fsforul in. A1stri& gives to each |
race a some what fair representation, no 1
pne nationality being IN a majority.
fHoSlever, the holders OF special privi- |
itges In Austria possess an absolute veto
power through the Upper House, and
! here is nov no way whereby the govern
10 emit can constirrdonaliy increase the
az In England. Further
pOrttonrnents in the Lower House except
b. two thirds vote, thus providing for
The continuance Of the existing repre-
kentation OF Germans
! sTKS total population In Austria is $780,
go Germans as against 1900 900 Of the
Slavic race. '-
I'm Hungary the total population is
u oO0, 900, about one-half OF whom are
Hunga Iians, principally rnassed. In the
billy II per cent of the total, With about
epe-third Slavic. aided to these Slavs
are the people of Bosnia and Herzegovi- |
M, who were annexed in ROS, in the |
face of hercs protests by Servia and |
War was imminent fo-
some weeks. -. : / 49,
{ In Hungary an exceedingly bitter feel
ing between the x1onvoting Slavs and the |
filling few has existed with growing in