Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
AUSTRIA WANTS
AMERICAN HELP
IN ITS STRESS
Plea For Yanks to Maintain
Order Widespread in
Troubled Land
By Associated Press

Vienna, Dec. 2.-On all sides in
the former Austrian empire one
hears the plea that American troops
be sent to the centers of population
to keep order. Such a step, it is
held. would work against the ten
denotes to unrest caused by tht
countless political and boundary dis
putes among the numerous RACES,
and help prevent any trend towards
Bolshevism that disorderly condi-
tions might act to promote. 1t is
urged by Jewish residents arriving
here from Przemysl and Lemberg
that the presence of American SOL
diers would be sufficient protection
against such antisemetic outbreaks
as have occurred recently at these
places.
Rulers Abandon Estates
The word Bolshevism is loosely
used here, but the only authentic
example of outbreaks taking on this
complexion appears to be furnished
among the Slovak population of
northwestern Hungary, where the
former ruling classes, the Magyar
country gentlemen, have virtually
abandoned their estates. 1t is re-
ported that efforts by the Czechs
to take possession of this territory
was followed by an uprising Of the
peasants and also by outbreaks
against the Jews.
The most recent example of the lit
eralness with which the peoples of
the old dual monarchy have inter
preted President Wilson'S conception
OF elf-determination among every
body of people of the same tongue
and race Is to be found among the
inhabitants in the region of Gott-
schee, about thirty miles northeast
of Fiume, body of about 10000
German-speaking people living in
the heart of Jugoslavia.
Fear the Jugo-SIavs
Representatives of the Gottschee
group explained that they wished the
protection of America against the
Jugo-Slavs so that they might de-
clare n republic. They said they
were friendly to the Jugo-Slavs but
their own political freedom and
note they felt they had a right to
their town political freedom and
wished to exist in the interior of
Jugoslavla Just as San Marino did
in Italy.
These people claim that JuGo-SlaV
soldiers arrested the mayor of Gott-
schCe and are prosecuting the politi-
cal leaders Of the region They de-
clare their group had its origin in
Bohemia. whence 1t emigrated six
hundred years ago and occupied
Gottschee, but that it always retained
the use of tho German language,
and that now, If their people are to
be forced 10 abandon It, If they re-
main, they prefer to abandon their
homes. They claim there are 10000
OF their pcoplo among tho population
OF New York, Cleveland and San
Francisco.
Hapshu"g Rupture Permanent
DIR, Paul Samasga, author of a
work on the race struggle Of the
Hapsburg empire, expresses the opin-
ion that tho peoples Of that empire
never will be brought together
again.
1T IS possible" he said, that the
peace conference will establish n free
trade system among the new repub-
lies which will eliminate veXatious
and cumbersome tariff bonds. But
II this is not done, then all will he
forced into hopeless competition
with each other, creating situation
such as existed in America before
the states united. For the present,
their fate is like that of Pandora on
opening the box"