New-York tribune., 1918-05-03
With the Enemy
The Nesc York Tribune
Foreign Press RxrenN

r UDENDORFF passed his ffty-third
birthday recently, and the German
newspapers broke out in eulogy
like malignant rash. The "Wezer lei
tung" compared him to julius Cesar,
pointing out where Ludendorff was su-
perior to the well known writer and
thinker, and continued:
"Ludendorff is the man who threw down
Russia, Eumania and Italy and is now con-
fronted with the gigantic task Of breaking
England, France and America at one blow.
This blow is still to be struck, but signs
are at hand that it will succeed.
He not only worked for Germany's VIC
tory over her foreign enemies, but also
against her inner enemy, who threatened
him in his work. Ludendorff's devotion to
Hindenburg caused him to work always in
silence, even when political parties tried
to ruin his credit
He is the man who always understood
that against the enemy in the West only
sword peace is possible. Hindenburg Is
the man who freed US from our old perils.
and we love him, but Ludendorff is the
leader OF the new Young Germany, which
recognizes action only, and we admire him."
New reasons for German aggression crou
up every day in the German mind. Pro-
lessor Roth, of Greifswald, has discovered
why the Franco-German frontier should be
pushed few miles into France" He saws.
After the wooden peace with Finland
and the bread peace with Ukrainia, we are
now going to have an oil peace with Ru-
mania. We have been obliged to cut Off
the claws of the Rumanian beasts of prev
by removing the frontier line between Ru.
mania and Hungary further to the east. On
the French boundary in the west we nnst
have similar change made, if we want 10
live in peace.
We must alter the frontier line alonv
the Vosges On the German side Of tbs
Vosges the mountains are steene.t
whereas on the French side they rise in =
gentle incline. Shall the French have All
the strategic advantage and we all the dis
advantage A.s-
Heinrich Friedjung, the Austrian ofar;al
thanks to whose endeavors a few year. 80.
many Austrian Serbs and Croats had hesr
innocently sentenced and executed in let
Ter written from Vienna to the "Vossisch.
Aeatung, declares that Austria failed -
get her share of the booty recertiy cantnrss,
on the Russian front because the onnoner.~
OF the Austro-German alliance nrevent.d
tne austrian armies from cooperating With
the Germans Immediately after the nerot;a-
s,cns with russia had been broken Of.
~-~NJ~A6 says shot CHt Austrian SOrla1fe{a
Czechs and Poles tried to persuade the eo,,'
ernment not to take part in the new inva-
sion OF Russia, and while the Austrian rov-s
Arnment was hesitating the German arr,;s.
captured 5000 cars and large quantities ~
provisions. The author of the letter f;rd-
great satisfaction in the idea that Austr;s
has been justly punished by losing her shara
OF the booty for her attempt to desert Ger
many.
He then goes on to point out that a..
movemert to separate Austria Hunr.rv
from many is gaining more and mors
force IL Austria. It's main Champions are r.
Czechs and the Poles. He claims 70 have
seen the text of recent memorandum
sent Dy the Czech leader, Lamarsh, former
president Of The Hague Tribunal, to En-
peror Charles of Austria. with the request
that immediately after the war Austria
should break off her alliance with Ger
many and that this intention should be
Immediately communicated to tho Allies
ana to Germany. He also points cut that
the Poles in the Austrian Reichsrat have
made similar requests from the Austrian
government. -