El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-02

I CALONIKI, Greece. Nov. Al toured
- the Austre-HungariaI. empire for
eight months. From Landeck. on the
Swiss frontier. to Tsernowitz. in Blu
kovina, I travelled across Galicia-
through Moravia. Bohemia, Lower
Austria Slovonia, Bosnia, Serbia. Bull
garia. and finally reached SalonikL
On the day when the lettering
Austro-H Hungarian empire makes IN
conditional surrender to the entente.
the veil will be lifted and the world
VIII know with what virulence the
hand of justice has punished this land
Of sure decay and medieval rules.
Yes, the dual empire is cracked and
will come down with a crash that will
surprise the whole world
It would take volumes to rightly
describe the havoc that the war has
wrought in the dual monarchy. 1 en-
tered that land with a charitable
spirit to see good in her cause if I
could. I returned, with a spirit so
bitter that I can hardly find words
with which to express my feelings to-
ward her.
A monarchy composed OF two ma
lions numbering 100000 OF Aus
trian Germans and 100000 Of Nag
vars ruling 4 population of 32,000,00O
of Poles. Bohemians, Italians, Serbs
and southern Slavsi That is your
empire called the dual monarchy. I
observed the Austrian Germans.
observed the MaEyars or
Hungarians-the ruling races of
the dual monarchy, and came TO
the conclusion that II / had to
choose n master between these
two OF the BedOuins of Arabia, 1
would certainly choose the latter
in preference to the former two
races.
Many years ago I Travelled in Asia
and Africa I have seen many savage
tribes in various corners of the world,
but never during my years of adven-
lures did I observe such savagery as
witnessed during my eight months
of travels throughout the dual mon
archy.
Goddess. soulless. heartIess, faith
less and devoid Of honor-that is your
Magyars. your Austrian German. Be-
tween the two I found the Magyar
(Hungarian) the more finished brute.
Officers First:
From Landeck TO Innsbruck is a
journey of about 20 to As miles. 1
boarded a train at Landeck on my
way 10 Vienna. At Fam our train
was stopped and the already crowded
car became filled with Austrian and
a few Hungarian officers. At once
the trouble started Every civilian,
man or woman, was made to give his
or her seat to these military new
Corners There were a few soldiers
who had boarded the train at Ian
deck who wore bandages- These at
once jumped from their seats and
made room for the officers.
\ woman, about 40 years of
age, who was sitting beside me,
was compelled to yield her seat TO
one OF the newly arrived Officers
Then came my turn. One OF
them grabbed me by the arm and
started to shove me into the aisle.
vas expecting that. I had NJ
ready worked up n degree Of an
ger that would have enabled me
to handle a couple Of giants
struck the impudent Austrian on
his fSee just about where his
upper lip starts and his nose ends.
And i struck him with n tightly
closed fist. and my fist Is not
very small. The Austrian dog
would have fallen on his hack If
there was enough room. But the
car was full and there was not
room enough for him to fall fiat.
He simply sank to his knees.
You can imagine the next scene I !
was approached by other Austrian
md Hungarian officers and. at the
,oint Of half a dozen revolvers, put
lnder arrest, taken forcibly from my
ieat and safely lodged in a box car
long with nearly 100 Bohemian,
5rotian and other subject nationals
folders who were being taken to
nsbruck- These soldiers were des-
ined to prisons and sure death in
over Austria for having refused 10
90 into the front lines. I was cast
lmongst them and. like one OF them.
felt the savage hand Of the brutal
-uling races.
Prisoners lie for Want Of Food.
Among the occupants Of the box car
here were riany officers whose uni
orms were SO worn out and shabby
hat I could hardly distinguish them
rom the common soldiers Most of
hem were sick. The place would
lave smelled to heaven had there
,een any opportunity for the odor TO
liter through the closed car into the
pure air. The place was cold, very
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