The sun., 1918-08-20
KAISERS PICK KINGS
FOR THREE STATES
German. and Austrian Princes
Selected for Poland, Fin.
land and Lithuania.
WILLIAM HOLDS SWAY
"Solution" Of Vexed Internal
Questions Greeted Coldly
by the Press.
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LONDON, Aug. 19.--One outcome OF thu
conference OF the two TeutonIc emperor,
at general headquarters. according ia
dispatches from Holland and switz.r.
land. Is that Poland. Finland and 1i,hu.
ania are to have German or Austria,
kings. II 10 understood the Archduk.
Charles Stephan Is to occupy the War.
saw throne, while the Lithuanian kim
is to be Wurttembers prince and Fin.
lands a Meckienburg highness. Poland
will be declared 20 be an independen,
state.
There is no question of Galicla being
united to this mockery of Poland. The
new kingdom is to have particularly
close relations with Germany. according
to tho Frorkrrter Zcttsng, which con.
siders the Polish question closed as fa-
as Germany Ia concerned.
That the solution" WIFI profoundly
irritate the majority OF Poles In Austria
who had insisted that with Gelicia added
the country should be turned into an
autonomous state and included in the
dual monarchy, there is no doubt. These
Poles had thus hoped to end the Polish
agitation in Austria, but Germany sim.
ply vetoed her slly's wish by reminding
her that 1t was German soldiers and not
Austrian who conquered Poland and tina,
therefore Austria really had no say in
tho matter.
Poland to he Buffer state.
The solution" adopted means th.,
once more Germany has carried her
point, which is to hava a divided. weak
Poland at her side to act as buffer
state between herself and Russia The
choice Of the Archduke Stephan would
most likely satisfy the Polish nobility,
whatever the people Of the country
might think OF him. His selection is un.
doubtedly intended to soothe Austria for
her failure to realize an Austrian solu.
tion of the problem.
Stephan is the only Austrian archduke
who speaks Polish. He lives on grea,
estate at Saybusch in Gslicia, a town Of
1000 inhabita nta
The town can claim the distinction o,
having maintained its veto against Jews
No Jew Is allowed to live there, either
as the owner or renter property. This
can hardly be regarded as a happy
augury for Stephan. for Poland has a
large Jewish population.
TIE German press as a whole IL very
cool toward the whole farcical scheme
The Cologne Gazette says Germany has
not had much satisfaction from Poland
In the past, and Is not likely 10 have
much in the future. VorWaerts is mildly
sarcastic about the promised independ-
ence while the Loknl-Anxeiger reminds
the Poles OF their past ngratitud.
toward Germany and regrets that tls
majority OF Poles are against their west
ern benefactor. It has very serious
doubts as to how the Galician Poles will
regard the settlement, and rather sus.
poets they will demand union with Their
kin.
> New Peace OHensives
According to official statements from
headquarters the two Emperors also dis.
cussed the subject of peace, therein
opening what for some time has been
universally expected AS a peace beiorA
Christmas offensive. TIE coming peace
offensive may differ in some ways from
preceding ones In that It 10 likely 70 be
directed less to the Allies than 70 me
German people.
II win explain to the Germans that
they must continue to fight because The
Allies are so bloodthirsty that they want
10 eat Germany. Austria, TURKEY 'M
Bulgaria alive. II the peace offensive
cannot force the Allies to seek an end
to host.lities II is at least expected &"
prove to the Germans in tie trenclt
and at home that Germany 10 no long
responsible for continuation n tn
conflict, but must fight those who ae
80 wicked az 20 wish TO annihilste he
In a characteristic article the slut
CART TdDebldtt gives currency to ruuo-'
that the German soldiers at tho FROM
are exhausted: that Il ey are demanding
peace; that the civilian population '
also clsmoring for the return Of ''.
soldiers from the front, saying It doc
not matter whether Germany, EuG,ard
or France obtains the upper hand fon|
the people are allowed once more 10 cir
JOY liberty and tranquility,
The paper adds that Germany va
never 80 unhappy as now. vixen ''' ,"-
ternal front is col'apsng, aud lat n.y."
guilty parties are those who affirmed
that a decisive German victory was Ger
tain. Should the depression continue
adds. the army will lose hope and &C.
many will be lost.