New-York tribune., 1918-11-04
Three Factions Complicate
Revolution in Ancient
Kingdom
Austrian Premier
Seeks Pacincation
Endeavors to Distribute
Power Among Various
Seething Nationalities
By Arthur S. Draper
Especial Cable to The Tr bnne)

Copyright. 1918. Neg York Tribune Inc)
LONDON, Nov. 3.-At this juncture
it may be we'll to try to unravel the
political situation in Middle Europe.
The Austrian tionalities-Czechs,
Poles, Ruthenians, German-Austrians
and Jugo-Slavs have set up provis-
lonai governments. A cabinet Of liqui-
dation has been formed under Count
Lammasch in an effort to negot ate a
transfer of functions and liabilities
from the dissolved empire to the new
governments.
The Austrian nationalities have rid
themselves Immediately of the Haps-
burgs. Karl is gong to Hungary, but
there the revolution has assumed an
even more violent character.
The Croats started a successful re-
volt from the Magyars, who have split
into three factions - the archducal
party of aristocrats, corresponding TO
the Czarists Of Russia: the Karolyi
party, which now controls the situa-
ton and has set up republic, and the
Bolshevist, or Terrorist, party.
The Choice of the Races
Bohemia has declared her nde-
pendencc, the Galcian Poles have
joined with Poland and the Galician
Ruthenians with the Ukraine. The
JugoSlavs are going to Serbia.
The situation is much similar to that
in Russia. It will take al the skill
and patience Of the peace conference
delegates to settle all the differences
which will crop out in the collapse OF
the Magyar chgarchy.
Things are unstable. Everything is
chaotic. The on.y redeem .ng feature
of the troub esome situation is the
fact that most of the peoples are
friendly to the Entente.
The most important change in Ger
many is the placing of respons bility
for all acts of a po.lt cal nature on the
Chancellor, who requires the conf
dence of the Reichstag and Bundesra,
The German people have tha power
to end mi.itarism and Kaiserism, &C
cording to Macmillan Harden who
has maintained his independence an
honesty throughout the war. Ha
writes:
"Within the framework of the new
constitution no Kaiser and 10 King
of Prussia cou d do any more harm to
the world or end:nger IS peace
Whether and for how long William
will remain on the throne whether h
will be succeeded by Kaiser or E
pr"s' dent-thesr ere quest ors of in
ternal German politics. the answer tC
which no e'f-sacr ficng people wi
take from dic+ation ard which per
hap' would a'readv have been an
sw" red if manv a good German dem
ocrat had not thought he dot~cted at
tempts 81 pressure from outside.
Just Demands Met
"What you, our enemies rightly de-
manded you have obtained com
Aside from the Junker cla-s the
who'e OF Germany seems t. ave ac-
cepted the inevitable. That class is
hopeless. 1t viii ne.er be converted
and will die fighting.
Those behind the reforms in Ger
many may be divided into two classes
those who are honestly anx Gus fol
the establishment of the new svsten
and those who would chance because
it pays. The Junkers are honest re-
dictionaries who never out. Fortunate \
for the good of the wor' d, the demo
~crats are far in the majority in Ger.
manv. Whether tho changes in Ger