El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-24


work court dignitaries are bitter
against the young emperor and would
make common cause with the Prus-
slams in attempting a palace revOlu-
ton had it not been for their fear
of the Bohemian and Slav elements in
the monarchy. These nOn-TeutOnic
subjects Of the young emperor are
rather friendly towards the young
monarch and would take sides with
him If he should be openly attacked
. by the pau-German, whose avOwed
policy is TO annex the dual monarchy
TO the German federacy.
Germans Against Emperor.
But the Germans are still plotting
against the very person of the young
emperor. II Austria cannot secure
peace. peace in the immediate future
and she Will make peace on almost
any terms-she fears that she viii be
taken over by Prussia.
l have heard the older officials say:
Franz Josef could never be made to
understand the menace TO his dynasty
from Berlin Does Kari understand
Then they nodded their heads grave
y and said. Yes, he not only IN
derstands, he is combating it."
Yes, Z sincerely believe that within
/ three months the world viii hear
from Austria When Austria again
speaks she VIII not declare for peace (;
she viii ask for it; she viii give any
price TO attain it, She must either
annexed by Germany.
Austria Must Fight for Life.
The German plot against Austria is
simple enough Tor the average Aus
young emperor do VIII he take his
orders from Berlin as the ministers
OF the late emperor have been doing,
or T
This young and inexperienced en-
perOr, mere boy, son Of a dissOluIe
and 1rnnnErar FEnan FnTnav the Inns ng %
of 4 prO-Britlsh wOman-who is more
hated for her -Ciermanism-Will
he revolt against the rule at Bcrl-nE
Most of the affairs Of his empire are
already in the hands of the Germans.
win he fight? Has he the fighting
MATERIAL Has he the weapons?
L wiz answer the first question
first He hates the Germans. there
fore, he viii fight. And # he has the
will" 10 fight against Berlin he VIII
have the backing OF not only his nom
Teutonic subjects, but he viii have
the solid support Of Roman Catholic
Germany
Dukes Murder German Plot.
Austriaus viii tell you openly that
the murder of the arch duke was COM
mitted by the Prussian secret agents
in alliance with the an-Germanlc
Austrian palace conspiratOrs. This IS
not an idle rumor OF irresponsible
Austrians-
/ have been shown irrefutable evil
dence proving that the late arch duke
was the victim Of a terrible pan-Ger-
manic conspiracy. There are today IN
Vienna six Bohemian professors and
two Italian deputies serving life SEN
fences for having stated IN public
that the SarajevO crime was planned
ut Berlin with the couuivauce Of the
pau-lieruan Austrians.
These men may never come out OF
their prison alive but the evidence
showing that the terrible SaraIeVo
crime was committed by the Berlin
secret pOEce-unQueSrl Onable uOcu-
mentary evidence-is in the hands Of
emperor Kari, and the day after the
declaration OF the peace protocol the
emperOr's high councillors viii lnsti-
tute criminal proceedings against
dozen or so Austrian pant Germans
that viii astOuud the whole world.
KAISER n Murderer.
Yes. when the murders Of the arch
duke and his wife are Investigated
the throne Of the kaiser viii shake
to its very foundations even If the
entente powers are not found equal
to the task before the end or the war
1t is an open secret in Vienna that
the kaiser's last visit TO emperor
Karl was the occasion OF serious a.
tercatiOns between the youthful mon
arch and the AlI-Highest. 1 was in
formed by a court funcuonary that
the kaiser made threats that unless
Austria changed its independent peace
policy and CO-ordinated her peace
seeking methods with those OF Ger
many, Germany would take strong
measures IN SuppreSslng such dan
gerOus moves by her ally. But con-
trary 10 the expectations Of the ALI
Highest the young emperor was not
to be hullied. Whatever answer en-
peror Karl made to the kaiser no one
outside the court circle viii divulEe;
but this much is known that the
kaiser became so enraEed during this
interview that he was seized with
terrible fit and was removed to Ber-
lin in a critical mental condition
The newspapers or hungary. AUS
tria and especially Bohemia are full
OF anti-German matter and the au-
thOritIes are not making the slightest
attempt TO stop their publication and
circulation. The slightest criticism
OF the stro-Hungarian government
is strongly suppressed, but no one
seems 10 care what newspapers say
regarding Berlin and its war policies.
Why did the secret police Of Ger
many kill the late arch duke Ferdi-
nand or AUSTRIA Because, people OF
Vienna viii tell YOU, he was one OF
the strongest enemies Of the pan
Germans He was powerful and firm
He also had committed himself TO
policy of Al Austrian confederacy
whereby all nationalities in the dual
monarchy would be treated equally
politically. He was also in the path
of the German kaiser and blocked his
dreams Of an empire from Berlin to
Ba ghdad-
The old emperor was not a far-see-
ing monarch, he was politically pima /
But what about emperor karl2
Well. I first met him when he was Z
a mere youth in Vienna and met
him afterwards when he was cap I
tain and living with his newly-weo
wife in Bohemia; and, though he salu
little, what he said then meant much- ]
Emperor Fears Germany.
I first saw him on the Prater-that Z
famous boulevard Of cafes, restau- /
rants and pleasure shows
At first the conversation was gay I
enough. Then Karl began question ]
ing me about the politics Of my coun- I
try-though he seemed to know as
much about it as I did.
Then the talk drifted on TO Austrian I
politics. One or two OF the officers
said either Austria would unite with /
Germany, or would be swamped by /
the swarming allen" races OF the
Kari looked bored. Then he sud
denly became agitated. The danger
to the monarchy is not from the
aliens" he snarled and then bring /
ing his clenched fist on the table he
said: THE danger is from Prussia
and from its pet drealn-pan-Germ /
ism, and there seems to be as many !
pan-Germans in Austria as there are
in Prussia"
Then just as an afterthought he
said: Suppose instead OF being
swamped by the aliens we should
decide to Join with them against the
country from being swamped by the
ever-intriguing Prussiansl"
When IL was all over he put his
hands on my shoulders and said: 7