Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-10
KAISER
OF ALL
hID-EUR0PE
kun Chief Proposes Ger
many Swallow Up Her
Allies and Others.

i amsterdam. June I0.-Perman-
economic and military union
l-vsen Germany and Austria
lrEsry with the gradual disap-
Lance OF customs duties and
L-uers" is proposed by Frieder-
Won Payer. imperial vice-chan-
I17r Of Germany in d statement
IsHshed in the Neue Erie Presse
II Vienna and quoted in the NOs-
L. ZeituRg of Berlin.
kreIuded IN this scheme OF j
mel Europa under the domin 4
H. Of the central powers are
ssia, Poland, Bulgaria and Tur
IT,
he vice-chancellOr points out
lst with this union once effected,
peace Of Europe wOdId be n
hands OF the TeutOuic allies,
settlement Of veXing problems
lsing from the, war would be
kade more easy and the solution
4 internal questions would also
/ facilitated. In his statement
l. vice-chancellor said in part:
The present form OF the aIli-
he is inadequate In view Oe
l. fact that vital questions ara
I1cerned. the Duration or the al
Ince might not depend on the
kslings al the moment"
Would Swallow All,
Herr Won Payer said that all
ltsse advantages would be n
tsased # Poland and the northern
t,der states were joined ecOnOmi-
Lly with the central empires.
hey would be enchanted euOr-
tously if, in a loose, Russia and
Bulgaria, and perhaps. Turkey also
Participated The vice-ChancellOr
k1lunued:
All must finally become a great
bllted region OF intercourse with
Aiiorm interests.
Such cooperation. however, is
h-lr 70 be thought of in cOnjUnc-
An with the maintenance of the
IEdcal independence OF the pow
b. concerned which mutual con-
sration and united action 1
tlaection with questions of for
gn policy are necessary.
| Would Split Expenses.
| Political cooperation must be
Exported by an understanding on
blltsry questions. If the states
r. bound together by a treaty Of
Euection they must bear propor-
IlHately the burdens Of this pro-
tc;ion.
The experiences Of the present
lr have shown what similar
faining in arming, equipment and
tpply system mean in facilitating
y conduct Of a war and what
Etculties their absence has en-
t.sd. The military authorities
fuld come TO an understanding
4 what is necessary in this diTec-
Would DiSarm, and them
III would be. indeed. fine if gen
r. disarmament would be reached
Pa the conclusion OF peace. Let
Il take q stand for the present.
tEever, OF facts and make The
France complete. Once Germany
\ Austria-Hungary are econOmi-
y and politically united, who IN
1 world would have the courage,
fls,her alone or with others. to
against this block The peace
Europe viii then rest in the
lbs Of united Germany and Aus
a-Hungary, and will be in good
hads."
ne vice chancellor said that the
Ash question could be solved
y IN connection with the German
lsIo-HungaTisn question or vice
"a In whatever form, too, Po-
might in the future seek and
y attachment with the central
Vers, one thing is certain, that
attachment would be easier if
smany and Austria Hungary are
iucally. economically, militarily
permanently united than if the
sSent state Of affairs is retained
even If there is a possibility
IN future complete separation
oald be threatened.
fatefuI Hour at Hand.
me said that the solution of the
-ole matter must be on broad
e and effected quickly. He con
lhe HATEFUL hour has struck for
many and Austria-Hungary and
fpe" '1 "