El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-26
MAYBE AUSTRIA WILL HOLD BACK
IF WE LET HER REMAIN SILENT

4 USTRIA-HUNGARY Is in something of a quanda1y
~ The nations leaders appear anxious not TO do OF
\ say ANYTHING contrary to the desires of Germany
with respect the unrestricted but at the same
time they anxious to keep friendly relations with the
United States
Therefore Austria is saying little possible about
the and allowing matters to take their course
Hungary few submarines and their activity Is
limited to the AdTiatc and the Mediterranean 1t matters
very greatly TO Austria whether Germany stands or tails
BY submarine warfare but the interest is indirect
Meanwhile, because of the uncertain state OF pubic
opinion Austria and particularly IN Hungary 1t IS vel
not to depres people by acts which viii cause the
States to break off relations, it be prevented We
have il on the word impartial observer an Associated
Press correspondent from Germany who is now In SwtEr
land that Hungary is hard hold in line and that
II is frequently much Germany can DO TO convince
her Teutonic ally that certain courses OF acon are mos
advisable This be an issue OF that KIND AT least
Austria is taking only peunctory interest IN submarine
warfare.
Az for United States this nation has nothing to gain
from bringing about breach Of relations with country
apparently eager to avoid trouble 1t would be necessary
break especially in view Of stand with respect to
GERMANY Austrian submarines to commit OF the
acts which United States has said could not be tolerated
Thus far no Austrian submarine has committed such
act was thought time that the American schooner
Lyman NJ Law sunk by Austrian submarine, after
the crew had been warned and allowed to take boats
but the testimony Of the captain shows the submarine to
beer German without flag and the circumstances
of the sinking such that had the submarine beer
Austrian the United States would not have considered
drastic action justified.
lust what has occurred with respect to the States
and Austria is not known IN this country except by the
president and the state department It reported and
neither confirmed nor denied officially that Austria had
the that Of Germany. breach Of relations
would been justified. But if such a note really
transmitted it has not been made public Meanwhile
tiaons of sort proceeding at Vienna between
ambassador Penfied and the Vienna foreign office These
are known bear the submarine situation and to be
effort the part of the United States, to avert
breach Of relations If involves declaration by Austria
Hungary to German program the parey
viii probably fail for Austria wins loses with Germany
and afford to take any stand nimical to what
Germany considers her best interests
From the outsiders viewpoint It would be better just
leave matters they and not to press Austria
Hungary for statement of any sort Let actions speak for
themselves Austria Hungary intends to follow the course
Of Germany. unrestricted war, shah know Of it
enough In the meantime for the desrabty Of
settling In way the status Of the Austrian
bassador accredited the United States count Tarnowisk
Tanov and for the sake Of setting the record straight
nothing is TO Be gained by stirring up the waters
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IT'S ideas Of the ententes defence of small
nations.
Bringing home the no task compared With
bringing home the potato.
Assembled in convention, the pacifists are now fighting
for peace plan.
"What goes up must down." if there is any COM
fort IN that in respect to the H. c. Of I.
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