Carrizozo news., 1918-03-08

The Hungnrlans, like the Germans Of
Austrln. manage their electoral dis.
trlcts 80 as TO keep a majority Of par
Lament always Magyar.
but besides the two parts Of the dual
monarchy there are the imperial prov.
lnces Of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with
population OF about 2,000,0OO. nearly
all Serblnns. These provinces by the
great general European trenty Of
1873, by which the war between Rus
sla and Turkey for the liberation OF
the races OF the peninsula from the
age-long tyranny OF the Turks was
ended, were turned over 10 Austrla.
Hungary 60 administer. with the spe-
cinc provision that they should not be
annexed. They were TO be held in
trust. In justice both provinces should
have formed part Of the kingdom Of
Serbia, TO which country they naturally
belonged by race, language and his.
forical traditions. But Austrle-Iiun.
gnry was determined 20 keep Serbia
weak. and in 1908 the dual monarchy
annexed them, In fragrant disregard OF
the treaty OF 1873.
SlaNe Kept IN SubJeetion.
Here, then, we have the essence OF
Austrla-Ilungary: An autocrntic Ger
nnn monarchy; pretense OF parlla-
ments with elective lower houses;
German minority dominant In Austrln
by aid OF the German monarch; IN
Hungary tne Mngyars keeping down
the Slnvs aud Latlns with nm iron hand.
Now comes In the German knlser.
In order TO save control from Ham
burg to Bngdnd, which Is absolutely
essential to the plan OF German world
dominion, there must be complete Ger
man ascendnncy In the Balkan penln-
suln. Dependency OF Bulgaria under
German king; dependency of Greece
under n king ruled by his queen, the
knlser's sister; Serbia crushed and
mnde dependency by conquest would
secure this object. The crushing Of
Serbia was the keystone OF the nrch.
Control Of Austria Necessary.
But German control of the Balkan
lands could not be effected without nb.
solute German control OF Austria
Hungary. The alliance which has now
prevailed for 40 many yenrs Is not
enough. The bonds must be drawn
far closer, and In such way us TO
make Germany really the controlling
force; 10 make German will law
throughout Austrln-Hungary. A con
federation OF the two countries I'm a Gus.
toms union Is the first step to be de.
vised. This was the well-known device
by which Prussia paved the way for
political supremacy In north Germany.
Then these economic ties would soon
be supplemented by others, which
would In fact make the dual monarchy,
though under the gulse OF an alliance,
little more than sntrapy OF Prussia.
The war hns brought the two powers
n long way on this path, the Austrian
armies being under German command
ana Austrian policies being determined
now In Berlin. This IL the Mlttcl
Europa OF the pnn-Germnn schemes,
to which reference has been made
above.
Thus we see clearly the sequence of
the Prussian plan: TO dominate Aus.
trln-llungnry, then to dominate the
Balkan peninsula, then to dominate
Turkey, then to dominate the world.
And the keystone of the arch is Aus
trln-Hupgary.
Security only In Complete Victory.
The world can be made safe from the
Prusslnn plrntlcnl attnck only, arst OF
all, by military victory so complete
that German milltarlsm Is definitely
overthrown; In the second plnce by
adequate securities against another
such wnnton breaking OF the worlds
pence.
What these securities must be can
be determined definitely only after the
victory Is made sure. But. whatever
else may be decided to be necessary,
surely the most essential thing Of all
VIII be TO prevent Germany from add
Ing TO her military power the millions
OF subjects Of Austrin-Hungary. the
great majority Of whom are not Ger
man, are not Magyar aud who are
themselves Inherently hostile TO all
schemes Of German aggression.
How can this insurmountable bur be
put across the path OF the German in
vaslon Of the East2
In either Of two ways. Should the
dual empire give freedom to its Snv
subjects and become federation Of
three German, Magyar ana Slnv-or
OF four-German, Magyar, North Slav
tBoheminn' Sloyak). aud South slav
tScrbo-CroaD-there would be no dlf.
flculty.
II this reorganization Is refused, then
the only alternative for the safety Of
the world viii be found In disruption
OF the rnmshnckle Austro-liungarlan
empire OF oppression. The Poles OF
Gallcla should go TO II free Poland, not
a Gernnnruled Poland, but nn indie
pendent Poland. The Bohemnns. with
their fellow Czechs IN Mornvla and 81
Tesla. should be restored 10 their old
freedom, The South slpvs should go
where they belong 20 greater Serbia.
The Rnufooulon Vatfuy - fn........t