The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
Puppet MOnarchs Selected for
Ex-Russian Provinces
Austria Also Practically Under
German Dominion.
WlLHELM-KARl MEETING HELD
Virtual Dependence of Austria
on Germany Is Apparent.
Military Effect Speculated Upon
by British Press.

london Nav I5.-Tne Austrian ana
German emperors at their meeting at
German great headquarters. German
newspapers say. according to an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from CO.
penhagen, selected monarchs tor
Lithonia (Lithuania) Courland, Es-
thonia and Poland.
At the meeting of Emperor William
and Emperor Charles, the l'aily
Chronicle says, apparently a step was
taken toward formally defining ana
recognizing the subservient relations
of the dual monarchy toward the
German empire.
IAN independent Austria Hungary,
the newspaper adds, lis impossl-
Bile, chiefly because not one OF It's
constituent nationalities wants IT,
The Austro- German and Magyar
domination minorities ruling over sue
cessive majorities do not want an IN
dependent monarchy but a monarchy
dependent on Germany which can
help maintain their unnatural posi-
ton. ,-..
ION the other hand the Czechs-
Slovaks and the Jugoslavs do not
want a dual monarchy in any form,
independent or otherwise. They want
Slav state. Between these two schools
any attempt by Emperor Charles 10
reassert the independence of the HapS-
burgs is doomed to fail helplessly.'
What Military Effect?
The recent meeting is of absorbing
interest to the British public. There
are two viewpoints which appear IN
the comment on the meeting: one as
to the immediate result of the con-
ference and the other to its future
results; but both are of paramount inn
portance The first is the effect which
the meeting is likely to have on mill
tary events. whether another great
blow at Italy may be expected to coin
eide with the daily expected renewal of
the onslaught at the Anglo-French
front. Also whether Austria can be
persuaded to send troops to the west
ern front to strengthen exhausted
German divisions.
The more distant outcome of the
meeting and its cementing of a po
litical and economic defensive alliance
of the central powers is realization
that eventually must be faced in the
naturalization of the Mittel Europea
policy and it is argued that if this is
accomplished the natural reply of the
entente nations would be the placing
in operation of the resolutions call
ing for economic pressure against
Germany, known as the Paris resolu-
tion because it is contended that only
by the strong economic pressure could
the entente deal with the greatest unit
of power ever known in the worlds
history.
Closer Union Formed.
Comments from Austrian news
papers reaching London tonight tend
to confirm the opinion that the alli-
ance of the central powers had been
consolidated in an all-embracing
manner Vienna newspapers are
unanimous in the view that a multi
tude of enemies necessitates self
preservation and demands that Ger
many and Austria Hungary should
give their defensive alliance a gem
eral character. They also empha size
that neither empire will give up its
political military or economic person.
ality.
The Fremdenblatt says that the two
powers are united for common de-
fense. not only as formerly against
Russia but also against any other
powers which should attack either
ally and adds that in accordance with
the political deepening of the alliance
measures also will be taken to pro-
vide that the military domain will
, guarantee compensation to The Ger
man and Austro- Hungarian armies by
which neither the individuality nor
the organiza ton of the armies OF Ger
many or of Austria Hungary will be
aSSailed