The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-24
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TWO DINASIIES 10 GO DOWN
When a representative Of the Austro-Hungarian gov
ernment called upon Gen. LudendOrF last February anc
called attention to the desperate food situation through
out the Danubian empire and stated atthe people would
be facing starvation in April, LudendOrf replied; april
Why, wen be in Paris BY April"
The tremendous attack Of March II was to carry ht
emperor and his army into Paris by the first Of April
There was no doubt in the mind Of the asep his ad
vsers The German armies were in perfect trim, and
and had been reinforced BY the army from the Russian
front The soldiers had had long rest and were vel
fed and well armed The accumulation Of supplies was
greater than at any time since the war began. The
perOr took command in person. expecting the action to be
GROWING event which would place his At the tor
Of Germany's list of heroes.
The succession of failures from that day to this recent
and known to all the world Germany's military organiza
ton was unable to break the military organization Of
France and Great Britain The armies that had been all
powerful against little nations like Belgium Serbia and
Roumania met and slaughtered by the French and
British forces Some ground was gained at ruinous
pense, and the middle Of summer found the German ma
chine halted at the Marine Then the Americans rapidly
increasing in numbers furnished fresh strength upon
which Gen. Foch relied in making the countersrpke which
everybody knew was to come sooner or later The stroke
has been delivered, and it has succeeded beyond all ex
pectations
The struggle has gone far enough make certain the
failure Of the enemy drive The allies may not push him
back much farther but it is quite evident that the Of
fensve has become so demorized that it cannot be
sumed this year If Germany avoids disaster it will
he all that reasonably expect from the remainder
of this summers operations
But how about the people of Austria who were to face
starvation in April? Here is nearly August Is it any
wonder that there riots and revos in Bohemia and
throughout Jugoslava that the Poles refuse to be swim
died any longer by Teuton promises and that the cabinet
has been forced to resign in consequence Of this with
drawal of Polish support? The situation could not be
more critical this side Of total collapse Ausro Hungary
is, in fact only shadow of organized government
has had only German prestige and German military
to hold it together since the oppressed began
to see their deliverance coming,
'If Austria is destroyed, Germany has lost the war
if Austria remains strong, the entente would lose it,
maj 10 ShTtWu OIL lVAnan auJnOrlby
and it is the truth For if anything has become evident
the has progressed it is that the political objective
Of the allies is the establishment of the principle of GOV
eminent with consent Of the governed The political OBJ
ective has not been stated in exact and identical words
by all the allied powers but there can be no doubt Of the
identity of purpose Therefore, the failure to destroy
the existing system Of government of Austria Hungary
would mean the failure Of the allies to win the war
Hungarys oppressed nations are entitled to gov
eminent by consent Of the governed 1t was to
the mthat the war started. The war cannot enc
permanently until they are free
The glorious victory of the allies in France is the
turning point in the struggle of military forces The
allies grow stronger Germanys strength wanes This
military reversal Of form will have most far-reaching
consequences in the political field for it will reveal to
Germans TeutonAustrians Bugars and Turks the emp
tness of their dreams of robbng other nations Of life
and property With the rude awakening win come trouble
for the military caste that has been riding the German
people to ruin The oppressed of Austria will take
courage to throw off their yoke The downfall Of the
Hapsburg dynasty is as certain as the downfall Of the
Hohenzoerns and both Of these devouty desired con-
ummations forecast in tones of thunder SO that all
the world may hear namely by the guns Of the allied
powers. Washington Post