The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-09

SAYS AUSTRIANS BLAME
ENGLAND FOR O WAR
American Attorney Under Constant Scrutiny During
Visit in Dual Observation-Disclosures People Don't Un-
derstand Why Allies Reject Peace.

safely reached the swiss frontier. Here
he was informed that the frontier was
closed until further orders and the ofYi-
Ger In command c~onfidentially told him
that II would take him a week before
he could cross over TO Switzerland
Cross.Examined ~ Governor.
The lawyer refused to spend a weel,
In an uncomfortable inn ut a frontier
station In time Of war. 80 he decided
TO 90 to Innsbruck and wait there un-
I'll the frontier was opened. As soon
as he arrived here, faithfully followed
by the two detectives, al officer called
At the hotel to inform him that the
Governor Of the Tyrol wanted to see
him. The Governor was In q very bad
temper n as soon as the American
lawyer was introduced into his office
he swore at him in English. asking why
on earth he could not remain In Amer
lea instead Of coming to Austria and
giving M end Of bother. Then the Gov
ernor began to cross-examine the law
yer. Had ne ever been to Rome? Did
he meet any Minister there or any one
connected with the Government? Had
he any special message to deliver to
his clients husband and did he try "a
secure any information from him not
connected with the divorce? The law
yer answered all the questions calmly
In m~onosyllables and succeeded In not
losing his temper. while that OF the
Governor grew worse and worse.
After IN hour both the Governor and
the lawyer got tired and the latter
limited that while he had any amount Of
time to loose until the frontier was
opened. and wa willing to ~ any
number OF questions II his Excellency
only told him plainly what We wanted
to find out, perhaps a great deal OF use
less trouble could be saved, The Gov
ernor then Gained down and became
quite pleasant. lie told the lawyer that
he was trying to find u whether he
was a spy and had satisfied himself
that he was not one.
"Of course lie added, II had for
gotten hat after all you were an Ameri-
can, and that Americans are always more
or less strange and eccentric. Now we'll
have tea"
OF course the main topic Of converea-
tlon was the war. The Austrians.
strangely enough. blame America for pro-
longing II by supplying ammunition to
the Allies.
Defends Americans Il.
Tho lawyer defended his country and
informed the Governor that among those
WHO were SUPPLYING AMMUNITION W tle
Allies were several ex-Austrian citizens.
so that they and not Americans In
were TO be blamed. besides
he added. we would suD7ly YOU with
ammunition too. II YOU wanted il. but
you don't.
What impressed the American lawyer
most OF all during his conversation with
the Governor Of the Tyroi was the lat
ter's conviction h a Italy could not re-
sist for more than three months.
In connection with the lawyers story
II Is interesting TO point out that when
the Pope recently made strong represent
tations to the Austrian Government about
aerial bombardments Of undefended
Italian cities and appealed 10 the aged
Emperor 10 spare AZ least churches. the
reply ia reported to have been that the
Austrian General stan regretted II very
much. hut that for special reasons II was
absolutely impossible not to resort TO
aerial raids In the war with italy. Tie
are believed To be convinced
that Italy annot resist long. and that
aerial raids. including incidentally the
destruction OF a few more churches. will
peace.