The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-15
SELECT RULERS
FOR PROVINCES
-
Austrian and German Emperors
Choose Monarchs for Poland
and other Peoples.
BRITISH MUCH INTERESTED
In Central Powers Meeting and
It's Probable Results, I'm
mediate and Future.
BRITISH MUCH INTERESTED

tAssociatcd PressJ
London, May t5.--Ths Austrian
and German emperors at their
meeting at German great head.
quarters, German newspapers say,
according TO an Exchange Tsls-
graph dispatch from Copenhagen,
/ selected monarohs for Lithonia
tlthuania). courisnd, Esthonia
and Poland.
Two viswpoints Appear.
The recent meeting Of Empsror
! William, ot Germany, and En-
psror Charles. Of Austria, 10 Of ab-
sorbinp interest TO the British pub
lc. There are two viswpoInts
which appear In the comment on
the meeting, one az to the imms.
| date result OF tho conference and
the other "a 10 its future result,
| but both are OF paramount impor-
| tanee.
The first Is the effect which the
meeting In likely to have on military
events. whether another great blow az
Italy may be expected to coincide with
the daily expected renewal OF the on.
siaught at the Anglo French 'front.'
Also, whether Austria can bo per-
siaded to send troops TO tho western
trout to strengthen exhausted German
| divisions.
| Tho more distant outcome of the
meeting and ita cementlnE OF a puiitis
| cal and economic defensive alliance uf
tho central powers In "A realization that
eventually must be faced In the ma
tcrinltzaton OF the Mittolcuropa pol
10y, and II Ii argued that " this IL nc-
compliahcd the natural reply of the
entente nations would he the placing
In operation OF the resolutions calling
| for economic pressure against Ger
many, known as the Paris resolution,
because II IA contcnded that only hv
| tho strongeat economic pressure could
the entente deal with the greatest unit
of power ever known In the worlds
history.
1 IN All. Embracing Manner.
comments from Austrian nowspa-
| perA reBching London tonight tend TO
confirm the opinion that the alliance of
| the central powers has been consoli.
dated IN an embracing manner. VI
emma newspapers are unanimous In the
view that u multitude Of enemies ne
oenAltated self preservation and de-
mnnds that. Germany and Austria.
Hungary should give their defensive
alliance general character. They
also emphasize that neither empire
viii give up It's political, military or
economic personality,
The Frcndenhlatt Says that the two
powers are united for common defense
not only ms formerly against Russia,
but also against any other powers
which should attack either ally, and
adds that In accordance with tho Pc
lllical deepening OF the alliance meat
ufcs also viii ho tekon to provide that
the military domain VIII guarantees
! compensation 60 the German and Aus.
/ ltro. Hungarian armies, by which
neither tic individuality nor tbs or
gan sation of the armies Of Germany
or Of Austria Hungary VIII he 80.
sailed.
Welcome in Vienna.
ASSOCIATED rrcsA1
Amsterdam. May ih.-Vicnnn news
papers welcome the announcement that
AT tho moetig ut German great head
quarters the German ana Austrian
empcrorH decided upon deepening Of
the alliance between the two countries
The renewal Of the alliance" says
tho Neue Wiener Tageblatt, satisfies
the political intelligence of Austrians.
while at the same time II Is the hearts
desire OF us Germans In Austria,
The newspaper adds that only an
alliance with n strong Austria can
have value for Germans In Germany.
and that the reconstruction OF the al
Iiance with Germany will. therefore.
have to u. followed sooner or later hs
the internal reconstruction of Austria.
This will serve both for defense and
the long desired peace. internally as
well as externally,
The Rcichpost SAYS tho news that
the fundamental guiding lines for a
r4const ruction Of the alliance have al.
ready been nNed is encouraging ana
fun OF promise. The Nene Freie
presse says that A. result or tnc
experiences OF the last four painful
wears" the alliance probably will ho
made geneEal az desired BY old En-
p~ror william"
"The latest exhibition of German
enrontery." says the Daily Mail. takes
tho form of statement inspired from
German headquarters, To the enect
that the Austro- German alliance never
has been other than a defensive pact.
and that II now nts In most bcanii.
fully with tho idea OF the league OF
nations which the entente has declared
10 be foremost among the aims they
are pursuing.
"The authors OF this colossal piece
81 fnounsebankinh impudence conNen-
lently forget that italy seeded from
the triple alliance for the very reason
that u proved itself an instrument ot
aggression. and Rumania severed
partnership with the central powers
for same cause. We are now asked 20
believe there has been a change OF
heart. that eternal peace 10 the one
object Of German and Austrian states
rnanAhip. and that a league OF nations
4. the iseal toward which Berlin ana
Vienna are nanttng President wilson
.n,irin.ted and answered that pre-
tense long before the rulers OF the
robber empires had the hraEeness 10
put " forward,
we cannot. he said take the ~ord
AZ the present rulers of Germany as
rnarantee Of anyt thing that y % en-
iure. fhis agony must not ee kone
through VITA again,
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