Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-17
Empire May Even Disappear and
Become Mere VaSsal of
Kaiser.
FEELING is VERY BITTER
Central Powers Apparently on
Verge of Quarrel Over
Spells.

not OF the fall Of an important fortress.
AT least of new advances. a truce was
declared between Germany and Austria.
and nothing was heard OF the mutual
jealousy which was so much in evil
dcnce during the Austrian retreat in
Galica few months previous.
But the people of Austria. having
celebrated the victories in Russia by
services of thanks held throughout the
country. the Vossischc Zeitung and the
Lokal Anzeiger, two of the largest
papers here, in no uncertain terms
expressed the opinion that Austria had
no reason to celebrate victories which
had been won BY German strategy and
German arms alone. while the Aus
TRANS since the beginning OF the war
had been everywhere beaten, even BY
little Serbia.
AUSTRIA FOLLOWS EXAMPLE
OF CONCEITED DOG
The influential Frankfur,er Zeitung
said:
The Austrian celebrations remind US
of the following story: There once
was dog, Il NANCY, toothless and alb
solutely useless old dog, which, how
ever, believed itself A most important
creature. And do you know why? Be
cause 1t had master who was a most
wonderful man and a great hunter ad-
mired by everybody. and gradually the
old dog made the same mistake as the
famous ass that carried the sacred
relies and that believed that the crowds
kneelcd to IT.
Now, the old dog had tried to bite.
but in return 1t had received nothing
but kicks and blows. One day the
master. who had a fine pack of dogs.
took the old dog along with them when
he went hunting. The hunt began, and
the master, who was always leading,
arrived at the lair of the wild beasts.
The old dog was very unlucky, il
did not arrive until everything was
over. but 1t was not contented to lick
the blood OF the killed game 1t also
amused Itself by posing in heroic attl-
tudes with It's old paws on the slain
beasts The master smiled but said
nothing
when the hunt was over, the master
wanted to celebrate his successes. He
distributed medals and orders, pour
lie merite' to his hunters and gave the
dogs the bowels and bones of the big
game he had killed. Then he addressed
service OF Thanksgiving to his helper
above. the old God of Luther. On earth
he had no friends whatever. OF course.
he never thought of thanking the old
dog, which had done nothing whatever.
The old dog. however. did not look
upon ii in that light, and when it came
home to It's kennel II decided to cele-
brate It's triumphs, AS II had seen it's
master do, SO it called together its
relations. addressed services of thank
giving TO Its god and sang songs in
praise OF It's own glory. Then the
master lost patience. With two kicks
he sent the old dog bowling with pain
into its kennel and made 1t understand
that the spoils belonged to him and
the glory to his God"
These insults naturally made a great
impression in Austria and shortly
afterwards the Reichspost of Vienna
openly asserted that il was German,
and Germany alone. that provoked the
war.
You hear IL asserted quite openly
here that Austria Hungary must pay
for the war. as the enemy will not do
so.
COUNTRY IN REALITY
VASSAL OF GERMANY
Austria has in reality already SUM,
to mere province of the German en-
pre-" government officials say. "Po-
litically and militarily. she has become
our vasSal AS Germany saved Austria
when she was about to be overrun by the
Russians. what is more just than that
she should in time to come save eX-
hausted Germany, even If In doing so
she loses her life as a power? 1t is
certainly no fault of Germany's that
her heterogeneous and mutually hos
tile conglomeration of nationalities
made her unable to defend herself
Germany in vain made huge sacrifices
to save her from ruin, but now she
must help to build up and consolidate
new Germany made up OF all terri
tories where the German tongue pre-
walls.
The Hungarians have for genera
tons clamored for absolute indepen-
dence. Germany is ready to assist
them. even If they should wish 10
establish a Hungarian republic.
Then ali Polish provinces should be
nodded together after the war into
a new Polish state In east and south
Roumania and Italy should get the dis
tricts where their national tongues pre-
dominate. and which they have ALWAYS
wanted. When Germany has hitherto
opposed their wishes il has been simply
because her treaty with Vienna com
PEELED her to do so. Otherwise the In
dependence OF nationalities has mover
had n stronger or more sincere cham
pion than Prussia
in return for her generosity Ger
many would demand nothing but the
German speaking provinces. inhabited
by perhaps n dozen million Austrians.
She would then be perfectly ready to
give up Belgium and even Alsace-
Lorraine. The latter country should
perhaps not become French. but should
be granted the absolute autonomy
which. before the war was her highest
wish. and a useful buffer state would
then he created between Germany and
Franco"