Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-27

called central Europe, made up OF
Austria Hungary, Bulgaria, part OF
Serbia, Greece and Turkey, with Ber-
lin as the capital. Their idea was to
spread German influence and German
kultur throughout these countries by
making the people fear Germans"
During my two years within the CEN
trail powers made four journeys to
Austria Hungary, and I spent three
weeks with the German army as 1t
invaded Rumania. talked to Ger
mans. / heard from Hungarians,
Slavs and Rumanians what they
thought and feared. For these people
the idea of q great Germany was hor-
rifying but real. They saw visions
of German oppression and domination,
but they were powerless. They went
into the war and saw no means Of
escape. They hated and suspected the
car. For then the GEAR danger" was
greater than the "Prussian invasion"
The Hungarians, especially, who are
the greatest and most charming and
freedom loving people of the central
powers, believed they we're obliged to
defeat the car first and then go for
the Germans. But now that the car
is utIcdltu Wy Ills oNi pCOpiS, iAoil-
gary has little fear of Russia. The
same is true of the Slavs, the b.
hen1ians and the Galicians. Thus the
Russian revolution gives these people
a greater opportunity to oppose Ger
many.
THE YOUNG EMPEROR.
Ever since the death of Emperor
Franz Josef the dual monorachy has
been split. The young emperor. fear
ing Germany, and having his army and
navy completely under the orders of
the German general staff, is pulled
from the pillar of discomfort within his
own country 20 the post of Germany.
The Hungarians know Kaiser Wilhelm
plans to put his favorite son.. Eitel
Friedrich, on the Hungarian throne IL
he can. The Hungarians know Ger
man business, and industrial leaders
are working night and day to fasten
their hold upon Hungary. Hungariaus
know Germany is starving and wants
Hungarian food. The Bohemiaps have
revolted time and time again during
the war. When General Brusiloff be-
gan his offensive in July, 1916, whole
Bohemian army deserted and Archduke
Frederick was relieved of his COM
man. upon orders of the German en-
peror. Part OF another Bohemian
army corps which attempted to desrt
was caught and upon orders of Kaiser
Wilhelm one out of every five officers
and men was executed. The rest were
imprisoned. These are a few instances
which show the critical situation that
has existed in Austria Hungary since
the beginning of the war.
Franz Josef was successful in keep
ing the dual monarchy united while
he wa saliNe, because he practically
turned the country over to Count Ste
fan Tisza, the minister president Of
Hungary. Germany will not permit
the new emperor to do this. a story
told in Vienna illustrates better than
anything else Tisza's former power.
1t is said that when the old emperor
died he was met at the Golden Gates
by st. Peter who asked him:
Your majesty, what has your ma
jesty done to merit entrance here?"
The lettering old field marshal
thought minute, scratched his head
and replied:
4 don't know, ask Count Tisza."
THE IMPoTENT REIchSTAG.
outside of Berlin the reichstae is
looked upon as the representative body
of the German people. During the two
years l was in Germany the reichstag
did nothing which was not planned by
the government and executed by the
governments representatives. To a
certain extent this is true of the Hun
garian parliament. The one big diff
feence is that in Budapest there is
freedom of debate. In Berlin there is
no freedom, not even freedom Of
thought. In Budapest the opposition,
which has the support of the people.
but which is prevented from gaining
authority because the government
party is the land party" is the milit-
ant party. The Hungarians have lead
ers-great leaders, too, who, like Count
Albert Apponyi and Count julius An
Grassy, can lead If they will. Unlike
Germany there are organizations and
leaders throughout Austria Hungary
who are ready to lead and TO fight
revolution. Germany knows this, and
the fact that last week Chancellor Won
Bethmann Hollweg hurried to Vienna
to confer with young Emperor Charles
is proof that the greatest crisis since
the beginning of the war has developed
in Austria Hungary. Time will tell
whether the Germans or the anti-Prus-
slams are the more powerful.
GERMAN MILITARY DOMINANCE.
There is another big difference be-
tween the situation in Austria Hun
gary and Russia. Both nations, it is
true, were ripe for revolutions. But in
Russia the army was Russian and I'M
der command of Russians. Not SO IN
the dual monarchy. Ever since Gem
eral Brusiloff's offensive crippled and
demoralized the Austro- Hungarian
army it has been reorganized as a unit
in the German army. There is not
even company in the Austrian army
which is not commanded by Germans.
In fact. every eight Austrians are I'M
der German UNDER officers. If there
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