Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-16


PIusslan influence has been strong m
north Germany for q hundred years,
Irussia's dominion over south Ger
many Is but fifty years old; nor *
BaVaria's wound OF 1866 yet healed,
altho again beside Prussia she is
forced to fight France.
Some years ago at a table In the
Munich lioffgartcn were some Of the
Bavariar army staff Some PrUssian
amy officers went by. ana the head
OF the Bayarlar army spoke Of them
by the tc,m usual in Pavaria-i. e.,
"Stukprcusclon that Is Sinking
PIussians'" General Nou der Tam
made this remark To- the writer who
was sitting with him)
I'm 1910 pamphlet was published
in Munich advoCaung the abdiCation
OF the Hohenzollcrus in favor OF the
WittelshacEs Of Bavaria, I'm order To
secure peace,
While the north and south Ger
mans have followed Prussia In Vic
tory. would they not prefer freedom
from her 10 defeat with her!
hustro- Hungarian Empire.
While such has been the career Of
the prussian HohenZollerns in Ger
many. The Ilapsburgs have been SINH
larly employed I'm Austria, which foI
a thousand years has been the battle
field between German. Magyar, Slav
and Turk
The TNhecho- Slovac kingdom -,
Bohemia antedated Charlemagne and
at one time extended north TO the
Baltic sea But for over three hun
dred years the Hapsburgs have held
this foreign race "ndcr harsh mill
tary dominion, 50 that today I'm Aus
trials time Of trial. there is sup
D.. Ia ~ a.
the S.500.000 Tchecho- -Slovacs.
Between 1850 an 1900 the Austii-
ans drove the Turks out Of Magyar
Hungary. and then the Magyars and
Austrians conquered the Rumanians
OF Pennsylvania TO the west Of Ru-
mania. which latter, having endured
Is n nation for over 800 years. com
pletely regained her national indie
pcndence from Turkey only In 1873.
lu. has never been able to liberate
her 10000 brithcr Rumanians in
Pennsylvania
only in 1908 did Austria Hungary
take Bosnia and Herzegovina, pure
Jugo-Slav provinces linked by every
tie Of hlocd and custom to Serbia.
And all this Is held by the domina-
ton OF l2.0O0.000 Austro- Germans
over 10000 600 alien Magyars, who in
turn dominate over 5000. 100000 Ru-
maniaus and over 100000 Jugo-
Slavs. while Jointly they hold in sub
lection $500. 600 RuthcEes. who are of
Slavonic blood and nearly 1000, 900,
Italians.
How firm today is the "ramshackle
empire?"
In 1915 the great Hungarian pa
triot, Louis Kossuth. the idol Of Amer
lea. would have won the Independence
of Hungary from Austria except for
the autocrat Metternink, whose Cip.o-
matte ability almost surpassed that
II Bismarck.
Separation Wanted Now
Today in Hungary there is very
strong Magyar party working for in
dependence from Austria They want
Magyar independence for themselves,
but they wont hear OF their subject
Rumanians and Jungo- -Slavs being in
turn FREQ to Join themselves 10 their
brothers In Rumanip and Serbia.
And this Austro- Hungarian empire
a Conglomerate Of Conquests, with re-
volt seething in three quarters or Its
population. is what the kaiser trapped
into declaring war on Serbia and so
bringing Russia down on herself, and
thus enabling Germany to declare
war on Russia, which opened the lat
ter's ally, France, TO Germany's at
tack thru Belgium, and thus brot
Great Britain In and finally Turkey
and Bulgaria with the Teutons. and
Japan. Italy, Rumania, Portugal and
the United States against them
Thus Prussia merely repeated on a
grand scale the war politics which
she used when she forced south Ger
many to fight France with her so
that she herself could get permanent
control ~ snnth
plomacy, which forced Austria Hun
gary, Turkey and Bulgaria to Join her
In n war against others. she now has
established her own absolute mill
tary control over them, and Is now
seeking 10 make this control perma-
uent by obtaining peace before they
are conquered by the allies ana set
free from her. II the kaiser can get
such a peace Austria Hungary, Tur-
key and Bulgaria will permanently
bear the same relation to Prussia that
south Germany has for the past fifty
years. Then the middle Europe EN-
pire will succeed the German empire.
and the Hohenzollerns. instead of
having only 100000 subjects will
have over no, 700, 900 subjects where
with 10 carry out :heir plans for ru-
ture conquests.
But note that this Austro- -Hungar-
ian empire OF $4,000, 900 is controlled
by but 1900, 900 Austro- Germans un-
der the Hapsburgs, who were beaten
and driven out OF Germany Just fifty
years ago by the Hohenzollerns
Like the Bavarians, undoubtedly
the Austro- Germans would gladly
share victory with the Prussians. But
now II is evident to them that II Ger
many wins, the Hapsburgs and all
Austria-H Hungary will become appen-
dages OF Berlin, and II Germany
Peace Essentials.
knowing all this, and volumes
more, the allies replied to President
| Wilson's peace note of December 10
| 1915, as follows:
"The civilized world knows that the
aims OF tho allies include
! tho reorganization OF Europe guaran-
teed by a stable settlement based