Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-21
Co1 e :. 'tephen Tisza Who Is
ClL o ' Emperor Joseph
~ Calls 1t
TREATED MLY AFFAIR
WILL So ,OLVE ITSELF
Instead Of Breaking Relations
Austria Is Seeking Sue
CeSSOr to Dulnba
By Carl w. Ackerman.

(unlted Press Staff Correspondent
Berlin, Dec. 2l.-There will be no
quarrel between Austria and the Uni.
ted States if Washington keeps cool.
Count Stephen Tisza, who next to
Emperor Franz Josef, is Austria s
strongest man, gave this assurance to
the United Press in an interview at
Budapet in the course of my week IS
visit to Austria and Hungary to ascer.
tain sentiment concerning the Ameri.
can Ancona note.
ITO think Of trouble between Aus.
tria and America-sheer nonsense, -
said the count, who had Just conferred
with the emperor at Vienna over the
Ancona situation.
81 must confess though, that we
were greatly surprised to receive the
American note. But it is far from our
intention to get into any quarrel with
America. Perhaps / shouldn't say
quarrel because | know it wouldn t be
that, but of course, matters do not de.
pend on us entirely.
ihNiN 10 lO INuSUu lOr trouble over
the Ancona case. 1t must be settled
satisfactorily, not only from the stand.
point of America but also from our
own. The only way to reach a settle.
ment is through correspondence which
will suggest the means. "
Further indications that Austria does
not contemplate break came from Tis.
"a s statement that Austria is now
studying the question of selecting a
successor to the recalled Ambassador
Dumba. Moreover, American Ambas.
sador Penfield also pointed this out at
Vienna wnen he said that twice on that
day that the Ancona reply was sent to
Washington, Foreign Minister Burian
asked America to urge her good offices
to obtain concessions for Austria in
belligerent countries.
Consul General Coffin at Budapect,
who daily meets the Hungarian minis.
ters, said that the cordiality of their
relations had not been interrupted by
the note. Coffin believes the dual
monarchy does not desire a break and
will prevent one.
From nersons outside of official cir.
cles came the statement that the gov.
ernment is not so much to America s
demand for disavowal, as it is to Wash.
ington s manner in the case.
1t was suggested to Tisza that the
Vienna visitor is surprised at the mum.
Der of the aged Emperor Franz Josef S
daily conferences.
The world has quite a false impress.
sion of him, the count replied. "He
is awake at TOUR every morning and
works until s at night like man of 40.
lie nows every detail Of foreign and
military affairs. He has retained his
strength Of mind and physically he is
one of the strongest men in the mon.
arcay.n
The count characterized the military
situation as more than satisfactory,
" | speaks for ITSELF" he said. ''The
Italians are unable to advance and we
hold positions which we choose as our
first lines and really did not expect to
hold. The Italians were late in start.
inf, and we were able to improve our
defenses.
From Tisza s windows, overlooking
the Danube, ! could see Bulgarian ships
arriving with foodstuffs-the result of
the Serbian campaign. Tisza himself
Is busy with food distribution prob
lens.
"The situation was worse last YEAR,
he continued. To-day it is not alarm.
ing. OF course we have to be sparinp
of some things, and it may be rather
hard on the people, but we will be able
to struggle through"