The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-29
RESULT IS NOT TRAGIC
Death Franz Josef and AS
sination Premier Stuergkh
Cause No Ripple.

a.-(Correspondence of the AS
ISOLATED Press. )-Politically the death
Of Emperor Francis Joseph and the as
sassination OF Premier Stuergkh dur
ing 1916 left the empire monarchy al
together unaffected. Emperor Charles
has stepped at the head of the govern
mental machinery without a tremor
disturbing the state. The various rae
es constituting Austria Hungary have
been welded into q whole state by the
war in matters affecting nationality
without, however. forgetting their spe-
cial interests, az was shown when the
Ruthenians objected to the absolute
self-government given by Emperor
Francis Joseph to Galicia. The au-
thenians fear that the new order of
things in Galicia would give the Polish
element the upper hand to such an ex-
tent that oppression would follow. Like
most Slavic people, Pole and Ukran-
ian, are distrustful of one another, and
it is asserted that the Polish nobility
In Galicia Is not scrupulous enough po-
litically to cause the Ruthenians to
view their future with much assur-
ance. 1t Is possible that the Austrian
crown will take some measure to safe
guard the interests of the Ruthenians.
The Czech problem has been solved
during the war by eliminating itself.
IL was mt no time a large affair, con-
sisting largely Of some seditious efforts
of certain Pan-Slav Czech leaders,
four of whom were recently condemned
to death. on charges growing out of
the mutiny Of Czech regiment on the
field Of battle. There is no reason to
believe that the Czech race stood be-
hind these efforts, not II the conduct
of Bohemian regiments against the
Italian and Rumanians is to serve as
an indication. Public bodies through
out Bohemia have repeatedly disa-
vowed the self-appointed Czech lead
ers in foreign countries. On the occa.
sion of the late emperor's death, the
condolences from Bohemia were prob
ably the warmest received.
Austria Hungary's share in the es-
adjustment Of the kingdom Of Poland
was in the main negative, and the re-
suit of a compromise between Austria
and Hungary, reached for the sake of
maintaining within the empirc-king-
dom the balance of power thought nec-
essary to safeguard the individual and
collective interests of the racial groups
governed from Vienna and Budapest.
Fearing that the joining of Galicia to
Congress- Poland. and the close at
tachment OF the greater kingdom of
Poland to Austria, would diminish
Magyar influence within the dual
state. Hungarian statesmen were will
ing to have Poland incline more
towards Germany, as has been the
case in these first days OF the new
state. To satisfy the POLES in Galicta,
Emperor Francis Joseph granted them
the greatest measure of self-govern-
ment compatible with the sovereignty
of tho crown. The Polish clement in
Galicia appears greatly pleased with
the new state of affairs.
The Hungarian diet has also been
in session throughout the parliament
airy period. listening for much Of its
time to attacks upon Premier Tizsa
and Baron Burian. Austro.Hungarian
minister Of foreign Affairs. The oppo-
sition charged that the men in Vienna
had closed their eyes to the course Of