Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-29

10 accept. Whether Austria must be
broken up. and nucleus of inde
pendent states erected around 4 free
Poland to act as barrier against
Germany, or whether the present real
or sham democratic movement In
Austria Hungary can be trusted 10 end
the oppression OF subject races bNl
Magyars and Germans. is II dilemma
which has not yet been solved.
Outlined To President.
The allied war aims as set forward
In the note to President Wilson in
January, does not put forward So
luton of the Austrian problem be-
yond stipulating for the liberation of
the CZecho- -Slovaks and other op-
pressed peoples. Adhereuts OF both
schools claim that the note supports
their arguments In England. for in
stance the Manchester Guardian, the
Nation and the Daily News, the ad-
Vanced Liberal organs oppose any at
tempt to break up Austria, and say
that the allied war aim will be at
tuined when justice is done Bohcm-
ians, Bosnans, Croats, SloNenes. Ru-
manians and others at the expense of
the Magyar and German castles. This
aim, they contend, can be attained
! by internal reforms. on the other
| hand, most politicians in England,
| France and Italy believe Austria
must be divided, and read the note in
this sense. 1t is probable that the
/ diplomats who drew it up dcsignedly
! left the issue open to the double in
| depreciation.
Within a short time the whole
question of continuing the war may
center around which OF these solu-
/ tiong is adopted. The Ilapsburgs Will
/ fight TO the last If threatened with
| extinction. II the milder course OF
insisting upon internal reforms is
adopted, they might refuse to go on
with the war in Germany's interests.
The existence of even reformed
| Austrian empire ostcnsibly divorced
! from Germany would mean, how
ever, in the opinion of most authorl-
ties on eastern questions, that Prus-
sia would regain again an ascendan-
/ cy that she only pretended to lose,
that the central European empire
/ from Eerln to l3agdad would become
! a reality and that Germany would be
able to again attempt after a pc
riod of rccuperation, to conquer the
world.
Which course towards Austria the
United States will favor Is not known
here. The milder solution would
shorten the war, perhaps by a long
period; its opponents contend That II
would mean, whatever the paper terms
of settlement, that Germany had won
the war
Even into the desperate compleNi-
ties and tangles of the eastern proD-
| lem an element of comedy enters
This is furnished by the czar of Bul-
garia, the notorious Ferdinari, King
| Fox" whose personal cowardice is
/ such that according to his chief OF
staff in the Balkan war Of 1872, Gem
eral SaVoff. he trembled and turned
pale in the imperial train miles be
I hind the front at the sound of the
cannon; he has always refused to go
where an enemy shell might reach
him at the most extreme range.
King Fox has personal solution OF
this war He hates Germany and hates
Russia. He wants Germany forced to
disgorge not only Alsace- Lorraine, but
the Rhensh provinces, and forced 10
] pay fun compensation for the damage
she has done in the east. He dreams
| of a "Danubian Federation to be
made up of Germany, the separate
states of split-up Austria Hungary,
Poland, Rumania and Bulgaria. the
emperor or president of this all-power-
full federation is to be. not the kaiser
or the Emperor Charles, but-King
! Fox himself. His seat of rule cannot
be the humble capital of Sofia. He
dreams of donning the imperial pur-
pie Ia the historic shrine of the Byzan-
tine empire, church of st. Sophia
in Constantinople.
This sounds like weird romance.
for tho Ferdinand may be the most
despicable monarch in Europe no
i body has ever accused him Of being
a fool. But / put the story forward
on the authority of one of the lead
i ing diplomatic authorities in Europe.
Joseph Reinach. editor of the Paris
Figaro. NJ. Reinach is an old per-
sonal friend of King Fox, and as Is
natural their personal relations must
have been severed during the war The
story of Ferdinand's little scheme was
related by NJ. Reinach, however, as
told him by a Swiss who knows the
| Bulgarian ruler well.
"Have you any idea" NJ. Reinach
says the Swiss asked him, of King
Ferdinand's present dream? IL you
repeat what am going to tell you, the
king of course will issue the usual
denials Ferdinand is one OF the most
audacious of living comedians. He
has often boasted that he learned from
Bismark the art of lying. But / am
sure OF my facts
"Ferdinand declares that he allied
himself with the central powers for
one cause only-hatred of Serbia and
a desire to exact vengeance for Bull
garian defeat in the second Balkan,
war. That is not altogether true. II
is certain that he wished to be re-
venged against Serbia, but heS hates
the Russians more than his neigh
bors on the Danube. and he decided
to league himself against them the
moment he was convinced that an
Austro- Germany victory was certain
He has said many times, I am deter
mined to be on the winning side.
What is Ferdinand's present stu
alton? He has contributed to the
downfall of Serbia and Rumania, who
compelled him TO accept the hated
treaty of Bucharest. The Russian
revolution, has satisfied his hatred OF
the Russian emperor. Russian an
archy, II not stayed, must mean Rus
sian disorganization. On the othe'
hand, the Germanic empires have not
kept their promise to finish the war
victoriously in a given number of
months No one knows better than
Ferdinand the extent of Teutonic eco-
nomic misery. No one realizes more
completely that the blockade is OPP
Grating like a closing vice. The Bull
garian army will soon have been fight
ing two years. 1t is made up of pea