Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-15
Decline to Permit Prussia to Be
Whole Arbiter in Shaping Ma
tion's Destinies. "
AUSTRIA NOW NO MORE
THAN GERMAN COLONY
New Alliance Welcomed by Vienna
Press-Internal Reconstruction
of Dual Monarchy Seen.


ference as harmonious, En-
peror William telegraphed to
the rAler of the dual mon-
arthy as follows:
ut is a great joy to have again
established in our detailed dis
cussions our entire accord re-
garding the aims which guide
u.s."
LONDON, May 15-German
and Austrian liberal and social
ist newspapers, says an Ex.
change Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen, are dissatis-
fed greatly with the far-reach-
ing decision that has been made
at German great headquarters,
reached without the sanction of
the parliaments.
The convention, the Vor.
waerts of Berlin says, will not
cause much satisfaction in Aus.
tria, where the Germans are
very unpopular owing to pam
German agitation.
By the Associated Press.
ZURICH, Switzerland, May 15.-Both
King Ludwig Of Bavaria and King Fred
erick August of Sa1ony seem to have
been participants in the great headquar-
ters conference of the German and Aus
trian emperors, although apparently
neither was invited to be present. This
is indicated by . statement in the Mu-
mich Neueste Nachrichten, which says:
"rhe hour is grave and Bavaria cam
not leave Prussia to be the whole
arbiter of German destinies. King Lud-
wig therefore decided to proceed to
headquarters. The departure of tho
king of Saxony to take part In the
negotiations-a participation which
was not desired in Berlin circles-was
due to the same cause"
Importance Of Meeting.
AMSTERDAM. May 15.-King Ludwig
Of Bavaria was present at the con-
ference at German great headquarters
of the German and Austrian emperors
according to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger,
which comments upon the political and
military Importance of the meeting
The newspaper says:
1.-THE meeting Of the two emperors at
which, as the head Of the second largest
German federal state, the king of
Bavaria was present, was a world
which in view of the tremendous mill
tary strain in the west particularly
calculated to enable US to look forward
hopefully and confidently to further
successes for the German sword"
Greater Alliance Welcomed.
Vienna newspapers welcomed the an
nouncement that at the meeting at
German great headquarters the Ger
man and Austrian emperors decided
upon a deepening of the alliance be-
tween the two countries.
THE renewal of the alliance" says
the Neue Wiener Tageblatt, satisfies
the political intelligence of Austrians,
while at the same time it is the hearts
desire of us Germans in Austria"
The newspaper adds that only an alli-
ance with a strong Austria can have
value for Germans in Germany, and
that the reconstruction Of the alliance
with Germany will. therefore, have to
be followed sooner or later by the in
will serve both for defense and the
long-desired peace. internally as well
as externally.
The R.:chspost says that news that
construction of the alliance have al
ready been fixed is encouraging and
full Of promise. The Neue Freie Presse
says that as a result of the experiences
alliance probably will be made general,
as desired by old Emperor William"
Defense Against Russia.
AMSTERDAM. May 14-Austrian
newspapers publish a statement, said
to have emanated from an authoritative
source. to the effect that the conference
between Emperor William and Emperor
Charles at great German headquarters
last Sunday was intended to strengthen
the old alliance which, was concluded
as a defensive measure against Russia
and to which added weight was given
by the developments of the war,
1--WE were attacked and were Obliged
to defend ourselves against a world of
enemies" says the statement. There
fore we must adhere to the defensive
alliance and extend and deepen it, This
defensive alliance fits we'll into the al
|liance of peoples which. as alleged, is
the aim of the entente. The alliance
of peoples is meant to be protection
against future wars. The dual allianc.
has no aim in view other than protec-
tion against future wars"
The statement concludes: ut is obvi-
Gus that when the renewal Of the alli-
ance is being discussed q series of oues-
tions Of political, military and economic
nature which are closely connected
herewith also must be discussed"
Monarchs for Provinces.
LONDON. May 15.-The Austrian and
German emperors at their meeting at
German great headquarters, German
newspapers say. according to an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from Copen-
hagen, selected monarchs for Lithonia
CLithuaniaD. Courland. Esthonia and
Poland:
LONDON, May 14.-Accordinx to Ger
man newspaper says an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Amsterdam. the
Austro-German .~Giliance was greatly
strengthened by the meeting of the en-
Nnofi God Ilrrro