Evening star., 1917-09-26

h.,Ioved than now simultaneously.
Count Czernin, the Austrian minister of
foreign affairs, and the German chan
cellor. Michaelis. made declarations to
this effect Assaredly It is not at time
rh.n German troops are powerfully
aiding the soldiers of Emperor Charles
to drive tho Russians out of tialicia
that the Austrians and Hungarians
should voies their complaints asalnst
SiomineeriDg Germany once again
chance fseors Germany. and new ties,
no doubt new chains. bind Austria
Hungary 10 the fortunes of its redoubt-
able ally.
Can't Break Apart.
It is wrong to cherish illusions or to
believe. do SO many personages OF
the entente, that separate peace with
Austria Hungary is still possibility.
Neither Austria, Turkey nor bulgaria
many. The die is cast: the game will
have to be played to the end, without
any detection among the groups OF
PLAYERS; all will come out OF IT with
more or less loss. or all will succumo
together.
The following statement on the sub
sect was made recently by DR.. Michaelis
20 a correspondent of the Neue Freie
. Presse:
Germany and Austria Hungary are
30 firmly bound one to the other in their
fortunes and misfortunes, that 1t seems
to me impossible to conceive even OF a
member of the alliance ever detachtng
. himself from his confederates- In Ger
many there Is a strong conviction that
&ermany and Austria Hungary are COM
p, PEELED to rely on each other; that their
present, their future, their very exist
ence depends on this close union. And
/ am certain that in Austria Hungary
there is the same conviction. The IN
timate community between these two
nj &c rytrl O v a
proclaim 1t more clearly have decided,
despite the difficulty of interrupting my
work. to go to Vienna. One OF the first
s of my government should be to
e this assurance to Emperor Charles
II to the statesmen at the head OF
kustria-Hungary. My conception OF the
alliance between Germany and Austria
Hungary is support of each other until
q common peace is reached. and 1t is on
this principle that shall establish the
policy of the two allied empires. 1t
goes without saying that by a common
: peace / mean the union and the CO.
operation that will continue after sat
fsfactory peace is obtained
Perfect Accord on Peace.
On receiving the representative of the
: -Austro-Hungarian press Count Czernin
declared:
Vienna and Berlin on the subject of an
honorable peace. and there is also per-
feet accord between the two states on
the subject of their determination
peace. They prefer to struggle to the
last extreme. Yet our morale and COM
mon sense are opposed to continuance
of the war. and so We are partisans OF
as rapid peace as possible"
Count CZernin also commented on the
recent speech of Lloyd George at the
Guild Hall. reproaching the latter for
his silence on the subject of the peace
stag. despite the fact that this resolu-
tion comedies with the declarations of
the German chancellor. The minister
again affirmed that the central powers
3. were prepared to conclude an honorable
peace for both parties
General Terms Discussed.
"a future peace" he said. must be
based on the following principles:
First. no state must be subjected to
violence. and. second. the recurrence
Of similar war must be made i'm
possible"
Referring to internal politics. the
minister drew attention to the fact
that both in Austria and in Hungary
the government had begun the dem
(which" he added 'is absolutely ne
cessary in present times"
Count Czernin concluded by asking
his compatriots not to allow themselves
to be depressed in hours of difficulty,
any more than they should indulge in
too much pride in days Of victory"
The economic situation in Hungary
conptinues to grow more complicated.
Minister Esterhazy has ever increasing
problems to solve, through the eco
nomic crisis of the country. Another
horizon-coal. Austria refused to
furnish coal to Hungary. The Austrian
deputies were opposed to the supply
OF coal to Hungary. The Vilag hopes
that Hungary will not decide to in
crease its food expectations.
Tisza Group Breaks Up.
The Tisza party is In complete dis
composition. The electors insist on
their deputies declaring themselves pre-
pared to support the government in its
democratic policy. and especially in the
realization of universal suffrage.
The decomposition of the reaction
airy party has commenced" the Nepas-
xava writes. One deputy has already
will follow"
According to the Magyar Orszag, new
elections are inevitable. 1t says:
Shortly the people will express its will
and we shall know what changes will
be made in the Hungarian parliament
At all events. the Tisza party may look
forward to its entire defeat"
The Orszagos Hirlaptudosito writes
from Budapest that thirty deputies of
the Hunearia hotel where they passed
q resolution to support the government
In the realization OF universal suffrage
II other members of the party are op-
posed to this realization they are pre-
pared to withdraw from their party
Croats Want Monarchy.
The Hungarian press states that re-
Gently there was turnultuous scene in
the Croatfan chamber. at Agram. Dep
uty Raditch. representing the peasant
class. made a violent speech against
the deputations, who assured the SOW
ereign that the Croatian people were
faithful to the Hapsburg throne. He
spoke vigorously against dualism and
openly declared that the Croatian peo-
pie demanded the formation of the in
dependent royalty of Croatia, includ-
ing all the Yougoslav countries of the
monarchy.
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