Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-15
Face to Face With KaiSerism
By JAMES W. GERARD
By JAMES W. GERARD

gary Only m four psItculnrs are
tho empire and the kingdom united.
namely. n joint administration Of the
army aud navy ~ diplomatic affairs
hnd 81 such finances Bs are con
nected with joint expenditures Tor
these purposes
In lbAs Hungary sought 20 break
away from Austria. Eossuth hcroi
celly led the Hungurisus against
their Austrian masters, only 20 be
beaten iu the end hccauae of the ad
vent uf the Russians. because one
hutucrlt came 20 the aid uf another
Since then by superior political
talents and taste iur intrigue, the
Mngyhrs have not only held the
SlotUku Numauluua. etc. ~ their
own country 400 political suhi,r;lon.
hat have held much ot the power I'm
the Dual Monarchy Their danger
lies however. no the prcdomlusucs
uf German influence. ANA some day
tho gay, easy going. pleasant tiuU.
gHrinua may awake to find the i'rls.
sian Eitcl FriN seated ON their
throne and Ia learn what Irusslau
efficiency means when applied 'u
those whom Germans consider an lur
ferior people
The twelve million Austrian Ger
mans differ much iu character from
the hrussiuns They ate far more
polite, FAR moro agreeable, fgr more
fond of amusement uf an kndH In
deed n h because ~ their pleasant
personal characteristics that so ulny
other untiuus have been content tu
romRin under their rule In no city
OF the world iS tho mass uf the pop
fs1 -
"nnd The hest light operas come
from that City. Vienna is the original
home of the wnltE The Blue ban
ubo' was composed on the shores ot
the river which flows through the
Austrian capital
The dominant rengion OF the Ger.
man empire Is Protestant. hut ip the
Dual Monarchy Il ls Roman Cntho-
lie among the ruling Germans In
Austria and MngyHrs In Hungary,
In Austria and In Hungary most oi
the land rs held In great estates The
peasants. as la Germany. sometimes
own few strips OF land near their
miserable villages Possession ~ land
In necessary 10 the Hlandlug ut+.pp
noble, In Hungary for example, nu
q ohle sits In the House of MnEuAtes
owner of a certain amount " land
Once across the Hungarian border
one sees the people taking a certain
delight In refusing to understand
German, The names of the railway
stations are In Hungarian. and the
uniforms OF station officials. con
ductorS: etc, differ from those In
Austria Every effort ls made by
the population To emphasize the fact
that Hungary ~ an Independent
kingdom. joined to Austria 10y per
Honal rule alone
There iH no melting pot In this part
or the world In tho lower house OF
tho Hungarian parliament SIT forty.
three Crontinn delegates. Croatia be.
inE that part OF southwestern Hun
gary near the Adriatic whore the In
habltAnts are uf Slnv blood By the
Hungarian constitution those dele
gates have the right 10 speak In the
Hungarian parliament In their own
lanEungs>-SLnd 80 from time TO time
y Croiian delegatr~arises In his place
and delivers nm ambitious hnruugue
In CrOatlan, understood by no one
except his fellow delegates. who al.
ready know what he intends TO- tall,
, about. This is only one example o.
how these peoples cling touRcluusiy
To then language and national rights.
iinngary's Mingled Races.
II lA poHible to find In Hungary a
Hungarian village, a German village.
Slnv VillaEc"and Rumanian vi.
lage all within short distance uf
each other Men from each OF these
villages after one month In the Unit
ed States throw aside their national
costume and buy their clothca In
the sanle Bowery shop. eat the same
food and send their children 10 the
same public school not only without
protest. but with eagernesr. whereas
In Hungary, not one OF the inhHhi
tants Of those different villages
would think of abandoning his ma D.
tlunnl traits to learn the language OF
his German neighhOrs
Because commands are given In
German In the armies OF the Dual
Monarchy ell the male population. at
least during the term OF their mili-
la