Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-19
QECHSLOOSEN
HAPSBURG YOKE
Provisional Prime Minister
Issues Declaration of Inde-
pendence From Austria
WILL FORM REPUBLIC
President Wilson Likely to De-
mand Complete Freedom for
Submerged Groups


Washington, oct -.
p.,,aiat,. 81 Auatria Hungary with
nsmoIu'ne OF mn,r,nn nu confederatior
~"'o"o'"! s"u
promised, comes too late
Representatives OF the submerged
rroups said today that the old mon
.rcbv 81 tho Hansburgs must and vii
=. a..,no,,ad AZ nroor ~ its destined
s,.,a.a,ta, r.. n,intad to the
usii'esIa' t,.,,.,,d
'<ecno-S'oNhk ueSid r"''o" v, 49,
ehce just isaueu heIe' 'Ist,!
provisional government s, %
Nzecho-Slovak republic ana rv'useS W
re'.sin par v. III doc,,ra.
49,, -tto,, &. 1,,,.d h, prof Thomas
.'", "n,vu So ,,,Jy,s,cr ana min.
- % a., ~ ,b. rroyisonaI gov.
x .a, 81 as o,ba, pro,isionaI
.m" w, t,t,,,,,s,
,ri,s - s,o,.ol STATE shall he
rsnnhltc
II will guarantee complete free
don ~ e'eiE pnIsv pn,s','h ~ shaiI he sen.
ra,al T.Cn, H. STAT
There shall be universal suffrage
women shall be placed on an equal
footing with men; proportional rep
resentation shall protect the rIghls
OF Lhe minority. , L. -,,.
lne 'oN ~ ..iIeH' s h,u ,erng-
.,t.n ., rtn,,nias - i,ffiati,s and
rsfsrend,,n,
The standing army Will be replaced
by militia
The nation VIII assume its part OF
tine -Nustro- hungarian pte-War u'ul'
n,u the H.psS .GI ''.,s 80, wa, ,h.,,,
e't 10 tnoSe Wiz n.y. ~ eu - into
anani,. snd frsnLl, Vith1ut secret
iinlonacy
Au,ed successes, it is held, assure the
frui,ion of this plan
bo-SlovalS leaders say the begin
ming OF the end has come for Austria
Hungary
r.,1-is.',. ,,,a,,,,.s,,ent ,ba- no would
,~u"' '7 ,,t N,,.,rt., va
iorr1 No'lA.,',, No'lA'u,," ,,.Lt,h 10 o,,i,e n,
ilehaht'es' d VI p'opo7I' ,,,,,,,, ,,,i,,-
variance N''n s..l,,,, a.. ,it.c,
cipie OF cohip'eVe ,r,n', ,os, 1nte
natlohah'leS' ""'N"
professed t. accept
The complete text follows:
at this grave moment, when the Ho-
henzollerns are offering peace in order
to stop the victorious advance OF the
Allied armies and to prevent the dis
nnemberrnent Of Austria Hungary and
Turkey and when the IlapsburgS are
promising the liberalization of the EN-
pire and autonomy to the dissatisfied
4nationalities committed to their rule, we
the Czecho-Slovak National council
recognized by the Allied and American
sGovernments as the provisional govern
ment of the Czecho-Slovak state ant
nation. in complete acord with the dec
(laration OF the czech Deputies hade "
3 Prague on January 8, 1918, ana rear
liking that liberalization. ana, stlH more
~ssfn nDfhlnR
burg dynasty, do hereoy maze anu ue
clare this our declaration OF lhhepehu
ence.
B.tray.d by Hap.burgs
,.... -, -,,. ,..t,.s "a,
W ~ t.,II - -, ,,rg,ad 10 Iiya ND
no peopie -, da rot rscogniz.
{. Io,,a,,st 81 ot,,. knowledge and trr
,.,o, a,u iar tbat our nation cannot freel
,o,.ai,,,, in a Hansh,Irg mock federation
,,,nlch is only a new form of the dena
t,ionalizing onpression under which W
\ na,s suffered for the past 300 years
W. consider freedom to be the first pre-
requisite for liberalization and believ
ina, the iree n"ulons astI,. r"d.rat
should they find il nect ssary.
''We make this declaration on III
basis of our historic and natural rlgh
We have been an independent state Sinc
the seventh century and in 1915 as a
independent state. consisting OF Bc
hemia, Moravia and SlIesia' We Jolhe
with Austria and Hungary in defensiv
s,inion against the Turkish danger. w
have never voluntarily surrendered ou
rights as an independent state IN ihI
confederation. The Hapsburgs broh
their compac, with OUT nation by J.
legally transgressing our rights an
violating the constitution OF our Stau
which they had pledged themselves
uphold. and we therefore refuse lons'
TO remain d part OF Austrla-HuhsarS
any form
I'VE claim the right of Bohemia to /
rs,nited with her Slovak brethren
iS,axal,ia once mart of our nation.
S,ate later torn from our national bod
ana fftv wears ago Incorporated in Il
,uungarian state OF the Magyars, VIII
by their unspeakabIe violence and ruti
Less oppression of their subject race
have lost all moral and human right
rule anybody but themselves.
p"a' """A'"s '""''
s.rhe world knows the history Of ~
struggle against HapsburR oppressio
iutensifed and systematized by u
tAustro Hungarian dualistic compromi
M 1897 This dualism is only a sham
less organization OF brute force and .,
ploitatIon of the majority by Il
minority; il is a political conspiracy
the Germans and Magyars against OF
iovn as well as the other Slav and Il
Latin nations of the monarchy II
world knows the Justice of our claim
which the Hapsburgs themselves dar