Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-04

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cans who have lived in Austria for The
major part Of the war have been deligh-
ted 10 notice a distinct change in the
feeling of the public of late. a rcversion
To the Old popularity which Americans
always ENJOYED here.
The change has been noticeable no
where more plainly than in the press.
which has insisted that good relations
and if possible better relations between
these countries and the republic ere de-
sirablc for both sides.
One factor i the emigration question,
which touches Hungary more ~acutrly
than il does Austria. III II 4 factor that
involves somc $50. 600. 000 4 year for
this is the sum that ID il estimated l.
sent back to Hungary annually from its
citizens who in normal peace times
wander out To America. 50 consistently
have these emigrantS sent back part Of
their earnings that the government has
come 10 take ID into careful account when
budget and taxation matters come W
each year.
A second factor concerns the bath
and cure resorts Of Austria. formerly
patronizcd chiefly by the English.
French and Russians and now suffering
cruelty from the war and having 10 cx
ist on none too r ec-handrd and local
German patronage. The Shrewd owners
figure the matter out this way: No mat
ter how the war comes out. il will be a
dorado before the old pcacctime patron
age from England. France and Russia
can h. won back. Americans. however.
they estimate will almost certainly flock
10 Europe once peace il declared aud
they hope that the resorts in Austria
can he made to coax from Americans
the huge sums they formerly drew from
other foreigners.
The AnStro-A American steamship lines
constitr.r 4 third factor in the friendly
relations FIR the theorists count on an
unprecedented influx Of travellers 10 Eu-
ropcsfrom the United States. IN influx
that very conceivably may tax to the
%uttcrmost limit all existing Transporter
tiun facilities and reckon that IL Austria
Hungary energies from the war with the
good will If Americans there IN nothing
to prevent a workable avalanche of bust
ness for steamer lines TO Austria. more
particularly Germany and Australian
plrtiality fer Austrian resorts.
Austro~I Iungarians also 10 not hest
tate To admit that. IL this part ri the
world II To TO- put back on n normal la
sis once more after war, huge imI'orta
tons of raw materials are going to be
imperatively necessary for n time aud
what i more. an extended credit 10 cover
hose importations Is going to be almost
essential ~ss4fh
NEARLY All tho nations nj war. but
particularly Germany and AuStria-lIun-
gary have made remarkable advances III
the creation Of substitutes for articles
and materials that have given out.
! Many Of these substitutes will last far
beyond the war. but conservative men
among the Central powers feel positive
hat ~ and large everyone will 20 ha"k
To the old things in use. The fact that
substitutes have had to be created u but
the way If proving that importation If
raw materials j. absolutely necessary
and America j. the greatest exporfe Of
them In the world.
First and foremost, IL Ii a question
that " asked not infrequcntly whether
the monarchy H. not going. after the war
If not during IL. TO need its emigraps
to America more than il needs their
money. Several army corps Of Arstro
Hungarians are III the tied States.
many or most ~ whoI We expressed
themselves a. willing AMI glad 10 come
back. but who are unable to do 70.
The financial burdens afer the war
are of course going to be very heavy In
Austria Hungary as in all other coun
tries and there is also in prospect every
where a shortage Of men for the recon
lstrucfion ~ affairs To q normal state.
Whether the emigrants In America by