The Republican journal., 1915-03-11

and was imprisoned. Through the in.
Prevention of England and the United
States of America he was released ir
August, 1851. He visited England anc
the United States thereafter, and was
welcomed with enthusiasm as the cham.
pion of popular rights in that part OF
Europe where conflict of races, religions
and Monarchic aspirations have linger-
ed latest and shown their worst in the
history of modern times. As before
stated, Francis Joseph, after despotic
career, particularly in the fifties, and
with fluctuating military success, re-
ceived the assent of Hungary to his
sway, being crowned King at Pesth in
1867.
We read from time to time of the
public mind in Hungary vacillating be-
tween allegiance to Austria and her ally
Germany, and going over to the RUS
slams; but such representations are
probably worth but little for a basis of
fact. The Hungarian war minister was
conspicuous with the German Embassa-
dor at Vienna in late July last, in the
ill-starred negotiations over the Servian-
Austrian controversy that precipitated
the war, though it has just come to light
that the Russian court was then urgent
ly asking that the matter be referred to
the Hague Tribunal. Roumania has to
be taken into account when it comes to
a question of the future status of Hun
gary. If the Austrian empire goes to
pieces at the death of Francis Joseph, or
through the fortunes of the present war,
the Austrian side of it will probably he
aligned with the Germans, whatever
destiny awaits them, and Hungary will,
in the main, stand as one of the States
OF southeastern Europe. Roumania is
now believed to have decided to cast her
lot with Russia in April. That will mean
much to the Slave people between her
present domain and the Adriatic coast.
Germany seems to be trying hard to sat-
lsfy Italy with promises of the Tyrol and
the Adriatic ports that Austria formerly
stripped from her; but the people of
Italy seem to be in foment to take
back with arms what she so lost. The
opening of spring is believed to have in
terestlng developments in store along
those lines. There is Magyar popula-
ton of more than 10000, 900, and a Rou-
manian population of third as many,
besides what want to affiliate with her
within and around the borders of Hun
gary.
The population of Austria Hungary
embraces more races, distinct in origin
and language, than any other nation of
Europe except Russia, which accounts
for much internal strife and weakness in
the Empire. In religion the bulk of the
nation is Roman Catholic. OF Greek
Churchmen in union with Rome there are
more than 100000, as many more in
union with the Greek Church Hierarchy,
as many more of all other Protestant
Christian sects, and a third as MANY
Jews. The States to the south of them
show the same unfortunate mix, and
worse, for Mohamedans add to the COM
plexities. Races and religions won't
mix in that part of the world, hence
they must be taught by firm authority
to be tolerant. They can never again be
the tools of the great rival powers as
buffer States. What then? Who is go
ing to be the great schoolmaster? Is it
Prussian militarism? We can't think it.
That needs some hard schooling, and we
trust it is getting it. Bismarck used to
say in the German councils of State,
Austria must change her center of
gravity" In the light of the present
plight of Belgium, by heavens, we cry
out that Germany must change hers, or
all civil rights are aWash. If our own
great Uncle Sam was onto his job, he
would be converting a council of all the
powers in this western world, to police
Mexico and teach her the lesson of civil
government; then to send over and call
in all of the neutral powers of Europe,
to cooperate in putting the brakes onto
the beastly war there raging, and there
after with the powers to police the
world, making the nations subject to an
court of arbitration. All
thinking men, devoid of the lust of en-
pire, agree that these things must be.
We would that the voice of an archangel
might trumpet such command from the
heavens, and into the ears of men.
F. F. PHILLIPS.
Cambridge, Feb. 25, rs.
Names Relief Ship Sails.