Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23
DUAL MONARCHY
GERMAN VASSAL
Austria Hungary Has Become
Little More Than Prov
ince of Germany.
SENTIMENT Is CHANGING
People Begin to Feel Gratitude
for What Berlin Has
Done.

! Especial cable 10 The Times DISPATCHED
4 j. T. K l. y. January 2o.-Ciermany
would not he Germany were not those
of her leaders who arc not occupied
+. with tho Mar even laying tho
| foundations of tho empire that is to
develop when tho war is over. In view
Of tic fact, not only that uudcr no
| circumstances is cash var indemnity
/! to he hoped FOR even should the Ger
man arms prove victorious. but also
that this country will have to face q
world of enemies in tho markets OF
/ tho world, the closest possible oco-
homie cooperation between tho Ger
man empire and Austria Hungary, and,
preferably, with Bulgaria and Turkey
as we'll. has become an absolute neccs-
sty. and all tho energies OF German
! statesmen arc. therefore. bent to the
task OF bringing the monarchies of
Francis Joseph completely under Ger
man control
1t is with great satisfaction. there
| fore. that these German statesmen who
are dreaming of making Berlin the
capital and Prussia the nucleus Of the
| future United States of Europe are
noticing that. in spite OF all diplomatic
hungary is beginning to manifest a
growing feeling of gratitude towards
Germany and to realize that this ceur-
try is entitled to expect great and i'm
| portant concessions in return for the
valuable services which the German
armies undoubtedly have rendered the
country of the Hapsburgs during tho
| war. Nyeszr
NOW OPENLY ADMIT
DEPENDENCE on BERLIN
AS matter of fact. Austrians who
were formerly exceedingly jealous of
their national autonomy in every sphere
arc openly admitting to-day that their
country has no hope of future develop
ment unless perfect understanding
| with Germany is brought about, SO
that when the time arrives for peace
negotiations the two empires may in
fact BIO looked upon as one country
in all matters regarding tho outside
world.
1t may In reality be said even now
that for all practical purposes AuA-
tria is to-day being governed from
Berlin. Ever since Austria Hungary
was forced TO recognize her inability
to fight single handed her enemies In
the east and south and her political
and military inferiority, relations be-
tween the two countries have ~heen
undergoing a slow but constant tran1-
/ formation.
This political and military evolution
passed practically unnoticed for sey-
eral months, as far as Austro-Hun-
garian political circles are concerned.
and 1t is only comparatively short
time ago that some Austrian states
ticia he liccn
that not only the leadership of the
military operations, but also the Aus
tro- iungari foreign politics. had
4 passed into Prussian hands. =.
That it had been found justifiable tS
give the German general STAFF absolute
~ free hands did not arouse any n6lis:s'
worthy criticism in Austria the more
so as Germany. 10 save appearances.
adopted n system of joint war councils
in which high Austrian officers took
part. though their only duty at these
councils was 10 listen In silence Ito
the orders given by the German STAFF.
/ What the Austrian people, however,
did not realize was that the entire
policy OF the dual monarchies had also
passed into the hands OF the Kaiser.
I When they finally discovered this.it
caused an enormous sensation through
out the country.
1t was in tho month OF July last
year that Wilhclmstrasso superseded
Ballplatz as far as Austrian foreign
! politics are concerned. All negotiations
| with Bulgaria were conducted solely
i Ivy the German foreign departing Mt,
i which made its first report on the mats
\ ter TO Austria only when everything
had been settled in detail. and when Ii
! was absolutely necessary that tho
agreement should he ratified by the
Austrian Foreign Minister.
NEGOTIATIONS LEFT
ENTIRELY TO GERMANY
Il Also. the negotiations with Roumania
have been left entirely i'm Germanyls
hands. aud the German MinsteraCof
Foreign Affairs has throughout the me-
Gotiations been giving instructions to
the Austrian ambassador at Bucharest
1 ms If he were a German emssary. sub
jcct TO orders from Berlin.
i IT was considered superHuous to
waste time II. having the instructions
pass via Vienna. II IS general knowi-
edge here in Berlin. too that the Aus
TRAN reply 10 tho American note on
the sinking Of the 'tncona" was for
mulatcd IN Wilhclmstrassc and passed
on TO Hailplatz.
In similar manner German dipio.
mats and statesmen are now formu-
. latinC III detail tho agreement that lis
20 bind Austria and the Germans AM
pire together economically and COM
mcrcially in the closest manner after
the War. IN order to be able TO oppose
clauses OF the most favored nation
which her enemies may put into their
treaties with their allies after the war.
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