The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-12
Aastr&ans, Sure of Victory, Mow CAV
ltsSa, Hnngary's Leader, Man of Hour
Dual Monarchy Plans Eco.
nOmic Union With Germany
After the War.

a He retired from the political
arena. biding his time. Then. In 1910.
all OF a sudden, he reappeared. and APP
pealing to the nation OF q new platform
wrung victory from the very jaws OF
defeat. gaining q majority larger than
he had ever commanded.
His habits are simple. those OF .
country gentleman. Though . million
afro and belonging TO one Of the most
incient families. his almost shabby
clothes and his s~pectacles give him the
appearance Of q country school teacher
ither than that Of an aristocras. He
feels uncomfortable when wearing the
bejewelled national costume on gala
occasions.
A man Of broad views. ne has made
a special study of English institutions
and OF British Parliamentary life. In
fact, he backed up his apparently Illegal
action as Speaker with British prece-
dents. His boldnese. his clear mind, his
irmness and his great talent for or
ganization made him the man OF the
hou as soon as war broke out. These
characteristics will make OF him the
~providential man OF the future when
after the war the dual monarchy will
have to find and maintain Its place In a
changed world.
Francis Joseph's Policy.
: No man could have been more to the
HIKING Of Francis Joseph than Count
Tisza- The aged ruler of the Qua mon
archy is himself a man Of iron will.
TIL world knows little Of the personal
and more intimate characteristics OF this
monarch. History will show tina he
was one Of the great men of his age.
Not because he ruled for nearly three
score and ten years. but because he
always ruled with a will to do the right
thing. though he may not have always
succeeded In II. He succeeded. however.
In the most important respect In the
midst OF unprecedented internal poll,i-
cal difficulties not only TO maintain the
unity of his dominion but to face the
greatest crisis in the history of the
world with a monarchy stronger, bet
ter prepared and more united than IL
had ever been before.
The spirit of the mar IL indomitable.
lie Is not merely the symbol Of Aus
trlan and Hungarian sovereignty, but
ne IL imbued with the grea, mission OF
his house to an extent that has become
a religion. Not In the sense Emperor
William was said TO believe In his divine |
right to rule. With rancis Joseph the |
rule OF his dynasty Is not n question OF |
mystical rights. but OF political neces- |
sity. lie believes absolutely and unal- |
terably that the group of states under |
MS rule, wins to geographical, his.ori- |
cal and political conditions. can exist |
ana prosper only by means OF the ira |
ditional yet progressive Hapsburg rule. |
Count Tisza believes that too. And |
ne Is the man whom Francis Joseph ex.
poets to assure that rule for the future.
The successor to the dual throne Of
austria and of Hungary is a young man
or twenty-e!ght. Archduke Kari was
ltt'e known TO the public before tho
tragic assassination OF Archduhe Francis
which p~reclp!tated the world
S"N'deratloh. In contrast to tho aus.are
appearance OF ranc!s Joseph. who Is
every inch a king, Archduke Karl wins
al hearts by the charm of his smile and
attraction that radiatee unconscious.
~ from an affec;iona,e heart. What sort
OF a ruler he would make cannot be pre-
"Central Europe's" scope.
In considering the problems Of the
situation Germany makes use
OF a new word to express its plans and
hopes This word is observation-disclosures"
me meaning OF 1t Is as Yet vague. II
. even uncertain which countries are to
ne party to IL. Germany and Austria
Hunsary, OF course. Probably also Bul.
CARA ana Turkey. Possibly others:
Denmark. Switzerland Sweden
Norway, But German science is exact.
u prefers planning to SPECULATION
therefore public discussion OF the Gem
TO be is confined to the
consideration or n closer political. mill
airy II economic relationship bet ween
Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Ihat the political and military nae.
'ctweeh the two central powers will
oH'Hlue wren war Is over Is taken for
me .n,
lance viii take is debated both I'm Ger.
many and Austria-Hungary II is tho
topic in all discussions deal.
with the future.
10 say that in the dual monarchy tho
'''hs Tor su'h a close union met with
approval would he over
ihl4llG the case. II is considered SWIM
'aihetically. but critically. ,
lhht me economic life of the nations {
WI nave to he entirely reorcanized
,u'H pence mas come n not doubted.
y "''h"F me Intercourse between the
"''''S countries OF the two warning !
.roups VIII again become frierdIv nr .
Inc tendency Of the T'cutunic movers .
WI he so 70 set up the economic lire )
: 10 he independent Of the world mar :
ana become ~self-sufiCicnt with 70. '
'I' I" 1000 stunts and raw materials '
u "tl'r words the basic idea ~ tho '
oh'eInp!dt"d alliance called Central a
'urope Is the clubbing together Of ma.
unH' resources, This then ough, 10 he =
'll"'nntht'f by a common foreign
numerical policy. This again nro j.
uniform custom duties mi !
custom laws and uniform admins !
'ation. II would not necessarily mean e
trAde between Germany and Ans. "
'ia-Hungary. y" o
Economic Union Planned. n
The merits of the scheme cannot h. V
Established while war lasts. Condltons e
Ter cases ana a great deal will dcp.nd I
u the terms OF the peace concluded ',
TN the Allies and also. on when and "
y" peac" Will come about. Then, too. !
chauvinists are liable to snoll J,
10 matter To their mind Central u
uropc ShoulI mean an alliance of the :.
eu'onlc Power broad enough to con u
81 not only of a political. military and D.
'ohoinlc pact, but extending TO all de- -
irtm"nt of national life. u
Here 1t IL where the sovereignty OF p'
us~lrla~i'unairN might feel itself 70
.uchcd 10 the quick. \ uniform foreign u
'llrS. "A uniform money system, n uni. p'
'rm railroad policy are among the u
lngs advocated by German extremists "
or great significance in this r.spcct a.
what Count Tisza said In his recent
'eeeh before the Hungarian Parliament III
answer TO an Interpolation. The III
'unt declared himself in favor OF an liz
onomic rapprochement with GERMANY. CT
It then lifted up his voice in warning m
'ainst audaclous plans for an excess %