The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-21
austria ALTERS
ATTITUDE TOWARD
UNITED STATES
Americans In Dual Monarchy Re-
port Marked Change In
That Country
PRESS LEADS IN VEERING
FROM HOSTILE POSITION

VIENNA, June Correspondence
of The Associated Press v-Americans
who have lived in Austria for the ma.
jor part of the war have been delighted
to notice distant change in the feel
ing Of the public of late, reversion
to the old popularity which Americans
always enjoyed here. :.'s
The change has been noticeable no.
where more plainly than in the press,
which has insisted that good relations
and II possible better relations be.
tween these countries and the Republic
are desirable for both sides.
One factor is the emigration ques.
ton, which touches Hungary more
aeutely that il does Austria. It is a
factor that involves some $50, 900 900
year, for this is the sum that il is
estimated is sent back TO Hungary an
nually from its citizens who in normal
peace times wander out to America.
SO consistently have these emigrants
sent back part Of their earnings that
the government has come to take it
into careful account when budget and
taxation matters come up each year.
Resorts Want Americans
A second factor concerns the bath
and cure resorts of Austria, formerly
patronized chiefly by the English,
French and Russians, and now suffering
cruelty from the war and having to ex.
list on none too free-handed and local
German patronage. The shrewd owners
figure the matter out this way: No
matter how the war comes out, it will
be decade before the old peace-time
patronage from England, France and
Russia can be won back, Americans,
however, they estimate will almost GER
tainly flock to Europe once peace is
declared, and they hope that the re-
sorts in Austria can be made to coax
from Americans the huge sums that
they formerly drew from other for
eigners.
The Austro-American steamship lines
constitute third factor in the friendly
relationships, for the theorists count on
an unprecedented influx of travellers to
Europe from the United States, an in
dux that very eoneeivably may tax to
the utteEmost limit all existing trans
portation facilities, and reckon that if
Austria Hungary energies from the war
with the good will of Americans there
is nothing to prevent a veritable avail
anche of business for steamer lines to
Austria, more particularly so if Amer-
cans develop Partially for Austrian
resorts.
Need Raw Materials
.Austro Hungarians also do not hest
tate to admit that, if this part of the
world is to be put back on a normal
basis once more after war, huge impor-
tatiOns of raw materials are going to
be imperatively necessary for a time,
and what is more, an extended credit
to cover these inportations is going to
be almost essential.
Nearly all the nations at war, but
particularly Germany and Austria Hun
gary, have made remarkable advances
in the creation of substitutes for ar.
ticles and materials that have given
out. Many of these substitutes will
last far beyond the war, but cOnserva-
tive men among the Central powers
feel positive that by and large every
one will 60 back to the old things in
use. The fact that substitutes have
had to be created is but the way of
proving that importation of raw ma
tcrials is absolutely necessary-and
America is the greatest exporter of
them in the world.
First and foremost, it is uuestio
that is asked not frequently whether