The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-19
A Short Way to Victory.

There is fear among the allied powers that Austria
Hungary will make vitality important gains in the often
sive against Italy, although it acknowledged that the
Hapsburg forces have been heavily augmented by the
There were about 600 men unde rFeld Marshal Won
and most Of them have been released by the
Roumanian peace Mackensen himself supposed to be
cooperating with the Austrian General staff in the attack
upon Italy
The Italian defense has been greatly strengthened
since the crisis of last autumn The Italian troops have
been reinforced and refreshed their equipment has been
overhaued their artillery replaced and heavily munton
ed and their aerial defenses greatly improved. Above
ALL the morale of the Italian armies has been raised to
the fighting pitch that aroused the worlds admiration in
1915 and 1916. 1t is certain that if the
enemy forces make Roadway at all it will be at fright
full cost to the invaders The first two days of the often
indicate that the Austrians making little or no
progress, even when they make heavy sacrifices The
Italians have hurled them back from places taken in the
first conclusive onslaught while the British contingent
after the emmy had penetrated few thousand feet drove
them out in the night and reoccuped the old lines On
the lower Pave the enemy claims to have captured Capo
Sile, but it remains to be whether he hold it.
What would happen if the allied fleets in the Adriatic
should strike hard at the Austrian naval power? One
two recent exploits by the Italian naval forces have shown
the way These exploits among the brilliant of all
naval history brought about the destruction of three of
the best batteshps in the Austrian feet Evidently the
Italians outcass the Ausrans in this branch of fighting
we'll in aviation and Alpine accommodating If the
Italian French and other allied fleets should make de-
ermned attack upon Pola there little doubt that the
entire Austrian coast would be opened to allied invasion
Among other effects of descent upon the Austrian
coast would be speedngup of the revolution brew
ing in that empire, with far-reachng results; paralysis
of the Austrian military offensive against Italy; reagn-
ment in the Balkans to the great advantage of the allies
where they perilOusy placed; and if the
luton should go to its probable end the breakup of the
Hapsbur~ empire and advance of the allied battle line
from s;aond almost to Dresden. Germany would be
desperately the defensive without the resources nee
essary to resist the allied powers. Bulgaria. some
pec the most reacherous and despcabe of the nations
attacking civilization would be cut off and would be
PEELED TO disgorge the territory stolen from Roumania
Serbia and Greece while Turkey would be wholly at the
mercy of The allies.
This turn of affairs would rescue Russia from the
clutches of Germany. The allies would redeem Rou-
ms mia and would be able to establish contact with west
ern Russia and Poland If the revolutionary
of Austria should favor the allies which is more than
probable ring of bayonets millions Deep would sur
round the Germans Hemmed in compelled to exist upon
their soil surrender the people of Germany would
be forced to ask for peace on the allies terms
That is what this warmust accomplish There is diff
cult to reach the end and easier and quicker
way Austria is the Sick Man of Europe The allies
it to the world hasten the demise of the sick man
in order that by the Hapsburgs may be
Free Their freedom is overdue 1t is reproach to the
twentieth century that the Hapsburg dynasty is per-
mtted to shackle nations By combining the fleets and
smashing the Austrian navy the allies can annihate the
Austrian empire exists and upon its ruins new
free states to rise in elfgovernment At the same time
by directly aiding these struggling peoples the allies will
be delivering staggering blow at Germany than
can be expected from the allied armies for many day
the western front. In one case the allies would be
striking Germany in her weak spot which is Austria in
the other they striking Germany where her armor is
thckest and her cannons most numerous Washington
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