Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-23
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Popular feeling centers around the
fact that there are 100000 Hun
garians in the United States. whose
surplus earnings in peace times sup
pott the populations of whole dis
tric:s in Hungary and i'm Galicia The
public feels that war with America
VIII in some way ALLEVIATE these emf
grants and prevent the flow of gold
10 the old country, even after peace
Is declared The most exaggerated
ideas arc also current about the abil-
ity of America to send promptly
enormous masses of troops TO the
west front
In the cities the industrial classes
have seized on the break with the
United States to give voice to their
deep loathng for the Germans. Prus-
sia * hated 10y the masses and cries
against the Germans are frequent in
the street demonstrations, which now
continually take place in Vienna,
Budapest Prague, Agram and other
large cities. The public holds Bor-
lin responsible for the submarine
warfare which brought the United
states into the war and cannot un-
dcrStand why Austria could not de
cline 20 accept any responsibility for
occurrences at sea and thus remain
at peace with America.
The break with America, together
with the fcrment caused by the Rus
sian revolution, is held responsible for
the political crisis of extraordinary
gravity In Hungary that has
brought the German and Slav ele
mcnts into such bitter opposition that
some observers profess to believe
there is no solution possible but the
break up Of the monarchy into sep
arate states with boundary lines
drawn as nearly as possible on the
principle of nationality The German
element has hitherto ruled the sub
ject nations in Austria with a rod of
iron, hut as Germany visibly ap-
prourhcs defeat the other races are
becoming more than rcstiVe.
Magyars Want Separation.
In view of these facts, of the terri |
blc and increasing popular distress
and OF the decliuC'of the monarchy's !
military strength, the Nieuuose war
lords are striving with desperation
and despair To patch up a separate
peace with Russia I'M time to save the
dynasty and their own jobs and lib
critics. A. f. Whytc. NJ A., we'll
known student of near eastern af-
fairs, consented to discuss the situ-
''N'' AAA 4h't'NA 80 A'hAN'NA9 hiAA AAfANAe
stated:
Asked to discuss the Austrian
peace ovcrturcs, Mr. Whyte said:
The recent proclamation of the
Russian provisional government that
Russia proposed no anneNations
seemed TO offer to the central powers
an opportunity of separating one of
the allies from the entente, and the
first meucuNers to this end were
made thru the Socialist party in Ger
many. 1t is obvious that the German
Socialists would not have gone to
Stockholm unless specially permitted
by their own government. Their mis-
sion Was officially recognized, If not
directly prompted, by the German au
thoriues But at Stockholm they APP
pear to have met with disappoint-
ment for what Germany wanted from
Russia was something for nothing
The Austrian advance, part OF the
samc maneuvre. fell into rather "A
different form. What Count Czernin
says to Russia is in effect this: You
don't want territory; you are at last
enlightened enough to see that the
central powers feel as YOU do and are
only fighting in selt-defense. Why,
then. should we go on fighting?
"Eut Russia and Austria Hungary
no longer speak the same political