The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-06
ANTI-AUSTRIAN
MOVE is URGED
Allied Diplomats Want U. S.
to Declare
War
WOULD OFFSET
RUSSIAN PERIL
More Forceful Tactics in the
Near East Are Sug-
gested

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menscing possibilities in the Russial
situation and TO force Germany int
peace more rapidly, the allies probsbl,
will soon undertake a new anti-Aus
trian campaign.
Strong pressure is being exerted OF
this government to declare war against
Austria. and then to aid in downing hel
so that Germany would be without hel
aid and cut off from Turkey and Bul,
gsria. Thus far, American officials, in,
Guiding Secretary Lansing, have seen the
rather imminent possibility of war be-
tween Austria and the United States
though they have inclined to let Aus
tria take the initiative
just what form the new anti-Aus-
trian activities may take is shielded as
a military secret, though apparently it
will come by way of Italy or through
more forceful tactics in the near east.
Meantime, allied diplomats are look
ing forward to post bellum territorial
lines. They declare that German autoc
racy must be wiped out, and that ma
tions must be allowed to develop along
free lines, without the threat of Prus-
sianism upon them.
This is how some allied diplomats
the French and British decline to dis
cuss the question-propose to resdjust
the European map:
Restoration of Belgium, Montenegro,
Serbia and Rumania.
France to have Alsace- Lorraine, a part
of the German colonies and a French
protectorate over Syria.
England to retain most of the Ger
man colonies without paying for them
and to control Mesopotsmia and the
Sinai peninsula.
Russia to control Armenia under an
form of government. Incl
dentslly pressure is upon Russia to have
her demand possession of the Turk |
capital or at least naturalization of the
Germany to evscuateN Russian Poland
md the Baltic, provinces as well as Ser
oia, Belgium and northern France.
Italy to have Trieste, the Istrian pen
nsula, the Dalmatian islands and the
astern coast of the Adriatic
Serbia to have Bosnia and Herzegovina
nd Jugoslav state to be formed out of
he Jugoslav provinces of Austria.
Formation of a free Poland and free
'zecho-Slav state; liberation of the
arabs from Ottoman rule.
The foregoing has not been agreed to
" the United States, who has indi- {
ated she will not interfere in the set {
lement of questions purely European.
Allied diplomats explained yesterday
hat the proposed liberation of subject I
ationalities in Austria would not neces- |
arily constitute dismemberment of q
he Austro- Hungarian empire if it still t
etains an outlet to the sea through a I
ort such as Flume. How the United !
tates would view this point, however,
another question. .
1t is admitted that Austria Hungary :
the greatest national incongruity in
lie world and will offer perhaps the
ardest problem in the coming settle.
ent. 1t is likely, however, that the !,
copies of the subject nationalities them
Ives will be given opportunity to :
,care where they stand in which case :
rritorial readjustment in Europe, what :
er their result may be viii be the di- 81
ct reflex of the will of the people them c'
Ives.
As regards colonies, it was indicated al
sterday that before any sort of pool oil
g arrangement can be arrived at, in pa
ich all nations will share in the trade ca
vantage offered by the colonies, Ger m
any must be made to understand that b.
e is definitely and irrevocably divorced B,
pm them. She will be deprived of all til
litical control in Africa, but will share sil
ually with others the economic oppor- in
mites of that continent. de