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KAISER To TIGHTEN
GRIP ON AUSTRIA,
CHANCELLOR HINTS
With Russia, Poland, Bulgaria and
Turkey in League He Sees
Mittel Europe Supreme.
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Amsterdam, Holland, June 10 Per
manent economic and military union
between Germany and Austria-Hungary
With the gradual disappearance Of
customs duties and frontiers Is proposed
BY Frederick Won Payer, imperial wee
chancellor Of Germany, in a statement
published in the Neue Freie Presse Of
Vienna and quoted in the Vossiscbe
Zeitung OF Berlin.
Included in this scheme Of Mittle-
Europa under domination Of tho Central
Powers are Russia. Poland, Bulgaria and
Turkey
The vice chancellor points out that
with this union once effected, the peace
Of Europe would be IN the hands Of the
Tetitonir Allies. the settlement OF vexIng
problems arising from the war would be
made moro easy. and the solution o.
internal questions would also be facIh-
tated
TALKS or DISARMAMENT.
In his statement the vice chancellor
said in part II would be indeed fine
If general world disarmament would be
reached with the conclusion Of peace.
Il 81 tis take n stand for the present
however on facts and make the alliance
!
Hungary are economically and politically
united who in the world would have the
courage, whether alone Or with Others,
10 run against this block. speciallYvhen
the war preparations Of the allied empires
arc unified. when France IS weakened 10
such a degree "a she appears today 70
have no idea Of when Czaristic Russia
can be neither 4 menace 70 ITS enemies
nor protection for political states which
play the role Of perpetual dIsturbers Of
the peace and intrlguers, when the north
ern border States are the military followers
Of Germany; when Poland Is allied 70 the
/ Central Empires and when neither
starvation in the Central Powers or
elissension between them can longer
] be accounted upon
PEACE ~ GERMANY ) HANDS.
'fThe peace Of Europe will then rest
I IN the hands Of United Germany and
Austria-Iiungary, and Will be IN good
hands. With every economic and polite
al agreement that takes place between
the new alliance and the Balkan states
Or even with Turkey, the Importance o.
the bloc and consequently lts guarantee
of peace, still further guaranteed
THAT is the road by which we Il
Germany, with Austria-Hungary, Wi
eventually arrive, II not an unraeuist Y
disarmament, nevertheless a substantial
lessening Of our armament burden
The vice chancellor said the Pollst
question could be solved only IN connec
ton with the German-Austro-Hunga
question or vice versa In whateve
form. too Poland might in the future
seek and find is attachment with tn
Central Powers. one thing i certain
that The attachment would Dc easle
f Germany and 4ustria-Hungary ar
politically, economically mihtarly anC
permanently united then if the presen
state OF affairs is retained or even Il Their
Is a possibility that in future cOmplet
separation should be threatened.
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He maintained that the solution OF III
whole matter must be on broad lines an
affected quickly he concluded
The fateful hour has struck for Gel
many and AustriaHungary and, there
fore, assuredly also for Europe,