Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-14
Won BerChtOld's Resignation
Taken As DenOting
Dissatisfaction
WAS MORE RESPONSIBLE
FOR WAR THAN OTHERS
Is indication That Austria
Is DispleaSed With the
Old Policy
By J, w. T. Mason
(Former European manager of
United Press.)

" V'lhtl IulUltdu manager OIL the
United Press
New York, Jan l4.-The retirement
of Count Leopold Won Berchtold as
president of the Austro. Hungarian
council of ministers and as minister of
foreign affairs, is significant Of the
dual monarchy's dissatisfaction with
the progress of the war, The appoint.
ment of Baron Won Raiecz, Hun.
garian, to succeed him emphasizes
further the serious internal disturb
ance caused by Russia IS invasion Of
Hungary.
Won Berchtold was more responsible
for the present war than any other in
dividual. He formulated the military
Austrian policy against Servia and
after the delivery Of Austria s ulti-
matum at Belgrade, practically went
into hiding so that outside diplomatic
pressure could not be brought into play
at Vienna until too late.
Won Berchtold tried to become Aus.
| tria IS Bismarck and his retirement in
the midst of the war can mean only
that AusRia.Hungary' no longer hopes
that Bsmarckian methods will bring
the conflict to successful CONCLUSION.
The selection of Il Hungarian to sue
cecd Won Benhold is the reply Of the
emperor to the SeparatiOnist movement
which has made much headway among
the magyars since the dcfenses OF
Hungary were shown to be insecure
against the Slav invasion. The Hun
garians have complained not only to
Vienna but also to the German emperor
direct that the strategy pursued by the
Germans and Austriaus has made the
defense Of Germany paramount and the
defense Of Hungary matter Of neglig
ible importance. They forced the
abandonment Of the Austrian cam.
paign in Seryia in order to ensure bet
ter protection for their northern from
| tier; and now that second invasion Of
! Hungary is under way they have com
PEELED the appointment Of a Hungarian
as foreign minister virtual premier
| (Austro-lIungary has no actual prime
minister) Of two mOnarchies.
German influences in Vienna have
surrendered to the Hungarian in the
hope that an acknowledgment Of Hun
gary rights will solidify the two DOM
! lnunt races lOF I'utN'u hlIUBbl'
against the Slavs.
This is the essential reason why the
emperor snapped horses while crossing
| the stream. New efforts will now be
made to check the Russian invasion Of
Hungary Hereafter German assistance
will be NJ the call Of the Hungarian
| minister If, under the
changed conditions, the Russians sue.
ceed in ovenuning Hungary no more
remains to be done a separate peace,
negotiated by Hungarian foreign
minister, may be effected at Vienna
The appointment Of Won Raleez
greatly increases the difficulties Of the
slav march on Budapest,
simultaneously a new official state
ment was issued explaining the situn.
ton aud asserting that the withdrawal
Of the former foreign minister was FOR
purely personal reasons II announced
that the policies pursued by the Aus
triau government since the outbreaN
Of the war would not be changed IN any
respect.
Nevertheless there was genera
feeling that the resignation of Nor
BCrchiOld, while n nhN NOT nave ppoI
directly forced by The emperor, was IN
response to the sentiment in Austria
that the foreign minister was wholly
responsible for the present condition OF
AustriaiIunparv in relation TO the wnr
The unrest in Hungary has undoubtedly
been growing during the last few week.
because Of the omen allegations b'
Count Tis2a the TIunparian premier
that that section Of the dual emnir'
has not been adoouatoly protected from
threatened Russian invasion,