Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-10
HONOLULU sTAR-BULLETN SATURDAY, FEBRUARY TO- 1917
by Associated PressA

VIENNA, Alphabetically the
death Of Emreror Francis Joseph and
the assassination OF Premier Stuergkh
during 1916 left the empire-monarchy
altogether unaffected. Emperor
Charles has stepped to the head of the
governmental machinery without
tremor disturbing the state, The va.
rious races constituting Austria Hun
gary have been welded into a whole
by the war in matters affecting nation.
atty, without, however, forgetting
their SPECIAL interests as was shown
when the RuthenianS objected to the
absolute self-goyernment given by En-.
peror Francis Joseph to Galicia. The
Ruthenians feared that the new order
Of things in Galicia would give the
Polish element the upper hand to
such an extent that oppression would
follow. Like most Slavic people, Pole
and Ukranian are distrustful of one
another and it is asserted that the
Polish nobility in Galicia is not scrup-
ulous enough politically to cause the
Ruthenians to view their future with
much assurance. 1t is possible that
measures to safeguard the interests
of the Ruthenians. :..
Czech Problem Eliminated
The Czech problem has been solved
during the year by eliminating itself
It was at no time large affair, con-
sisting largely Of some seditious eff.
forts of certain Pan-Slav Czech lead
ers, four of whom we're recently con-
demned 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 behind these efforts, not if the
conduct of Bohemian regiments
against the Italians and Rumanians is
to serve as an Indication. Public bod
les throughout Bohemia have repeat
eddy disavowed the self-appointed
Czech leaders in foreign countries.
On the occasion of the late emperor's
death, the condolences from Bohemia
were probably the yarmest received.
Polish Element 10 Pleased
Austria Hungary's share in the es-
adjustment Of the kingdom of Poland
was in the main negative, and the
result of compromise between Aus.
tfia and Hungary, reached for the sake
of maintaining within the empire
kingdom the balance Of power thought
necessary to safeguard the individual
and collective interests of the racial
groups governed from Vienna and
Budapest Fearing that the joining
Of Galicia to Congress-P Poland. and
the close attachment of this greater
kingdom of Poland to Austria, would
diminish Magyar influence within the
dual state, Hungarian statesmen were
willing 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 Galicia,
Emperor Francis Joseph granted them
the greatest measure of self-govern-
ment compatible with the sovereignty
of the crown. The Polish element in
Galicia appears greatly pleased with
the new state Of affairs. FL
Various Events Influence
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 Burisn, Austro-Hungarian
minister of foreign affairs. The oppo-
sition charged that the men in Vienna
had closed their eyes to the course Of
events in Bucharest, and had permit
ted themselves to be lulled into false
sense Of security, the Rumanian army
invading Transy lyania as the result
Of this. Debates of this question were
cut short as much by military events
in Pennsylvania as by the defense
which Count Tizsa put up. The food
situation also occupied the Hungarian