The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-07

The Hungnrluns, like the Germans Of
Austria, manage their electoral dis
tricts so as to keep n majority of pnr-
lament always Magyar.
But besides the two parts Of the dual
monarchy there ARE the imperial prov
lnces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. with
II population of about 100000, nearly
all Serbians. These provinces by he
great general European trcuty Of
1878, by which the war between Rus
sia and Turkey for the liberation of
the races Of the peninsula from the
Hgc-long tyrnnny of he Turks was
ended, were turned over To- Austria
Hungary To administer, with the spc.
citic provision that they should not be
annexed. They were to be held In
trust. In justice both provinces should
have formed a part of the kingdom of
Serbia, To which country they naturally
belonged by race, language and his.
tOriCul traditions. But Austria-Ilun-
gary was determined to keep Serbia
weak, and In 1903 the dual monarchy
annexed them, in fragrant disregard Of
the treaty of 1878.
olsVs Kept IN SubJection.
Here, then, we have the essence of
Austria-llungary: Al autuCratic Ger.
man monarchy; n pretense of parlia-
ments with elective lower houses; Il
German minority dominant In Austria
by ald of the German monarch; in
Hungary the Magyars keeping down
the Slnvs and Latins with an iron hand.
Now comes In the German kaiser.
In order to save control from Hum
burg to Bagdad, which Is absolutely
essential to the plan Of German world
dominion, there must be complete Ger
man u~sccndancy In the Balkan PENN
sula. Dependency OF Bulgaria under
a German king; dependency of Greece
under II king ruled by his queen. the
kalscr's sister; Serbia crushed and
made u dependency by conquest would
secure this object. The crushing of
Serbia was the Keystone of the arch.
Control Of Austria Necessary.
But German control OF the Balkan
lands could not be effected without ab.
solute German control OF Austria.
Hungary. The alliance which has now
prevailed for so many years Is not
enough. The bonds must be drawn
far closer, and In such II way as 10
make Germany really the controlling
force; to make German will law
throughout Austrla-Hungary. A con.
federation Of the two countries In n 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 guise of IN alliance,
little more than a satrapy OF Prussia.
The war has brought the two powers
n long way on this path, the Austrian
armies being under German command
and Austrian policies being determined
now In Berlin. This Is the Mittel
Europa of the pan-German schemes,
TO which reference has been made
above.
Thus we see clearly the sequence OF
the Prusslan plan: To dominate Aus.
tr~la-Iiunsary, then to dominate the
Balkan peninsula, then to dominate
Turkey, then to dominate the world.
And the Keystone Of the arch Is Aus
~tria-IIunGary.
Security Only In Complete Victory.
The world can be made safe from the
PrusNian plratical attack only, first of
all, by u military victory so complete
that German mllltariSm Is definitely
overthrow; In the second place by
adequate securities against another
such wanton breaking of the worlds
peace.
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
will be to prevent Germany from add.
Ing to her military power the millions
Of subjects OF Austria Hungary, the
great majority of whom are not Ger
man, are not Magyar, and who are
themselves Inherently hostile to all
schemes Of German aggression.
How can this in~surmountable bar he
put across the path OF the German in
vaslon of the East?
In either Of two ways. Should the
dual empire give freedom to Its Slav
subjects and become n federation OF
three-German, Magyar and Slav-or
OF four-German, Magyar, North Slav
(Bohemlan-Slovak), and South Slav
(Serbo-Croat)-there would be no diff
flculty.
II this reorganization is refused, then
the only alternative for the safety Of
the world Will be found In IA disruption
Of the r~amshackle AustrO-Hungarlan
empire OF oppression. The Poles OF
Gallcia should go to n free Poland, not
a German-ruled Poland, but an indie
pendent Poland. The Boheminns, with
their fellow Czechs in Moravia and 81.
lesia. should he restored to their old
freedom. The South Slavs should 20
where they belong, TO a greater Serbia.
The Roumanian Iatlns of Transyl-
vania should go to their own kin OF
Roumania, and the Italian Latins TO
Italy. These free and strong states