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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
The Slavs Look
H. to Confederation

1t is conceivable that in some future,
not necessarily remote, the o-Slavs,
the Czecho- Slovaks, the Rumanians and
the Hungarians will form some fedora
ton, economic if not political, possibly
both, since only in this way could the
Czecho-S lovaks and the Kungarians be
assured of access to the sea, but in such
a state the Hungarians will be but the
lesser partner. The day Of Magyar
domination is passed. 1t is far from
improbable that such federation may
extend to include Greece and Bulgaria,
again for economic rather than political
reasons, but any temperance Of the
German can only be looked for if these
new states follow the evil examples of
the past and cultivate not friendship but
rivalry.
Fortunately, there is little temptation
save in the case of Hungary, for the Ru-
manians and the Serbs are old allies and
their relations with the Czecho- Slovaks
can never be the cause of any political
jealousies. AS for Hungary, her very
present bitterness. Nothing is more GER
tain than that in the years to come both
the Rumanians and the Southern Slavs
will wholly distance the Magyars, while
the Magyars will remain dependent upon
both for the use CT the natural routes to
the outside world. Moreover, q revolu-
ton in Hungary, driving out the old
autocracy and at last giving the mass Of
the Hungarian people political freedom,
will probably contribute nightly to de-
stroying the cid and wicked tradition
which has cost SO much sorrow and
slaughter in Southeastern Europe
OF the four states the new Rumania
ana The surviving Hungarian state may
be accepted as permanent. Czecho-
Slovakia and Greater Serbia are in the
nature Of experiments. hopefully begun,
but confronted with obvious perils, both
from within ard from without For the
Southern siavs Italian rivalry is the out
side peril, and the differences in religion
and the lack OF a common historical ira
diton constitute possible causes for fut-
ure disintegration. On the other hand,
it is not unlikely that the peril from
without may force unity within, and
this contributes to ultimate success. For
the echo-Slovaks the perils are mani
fold. They are threatened alike by the
Germans within and without; they nave
also the hostile Magyars on their south.
ern frontiers, and they are without di.
rect access to the sea. But if their fut
ure is difficult they are beyond all doub
the best fitted of all the newly united
peoples fox the great task before them
Moreover, they have the good will @.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
IRE OF War Has Entirely Recast the Face of Europe

I'm SEVERAL articles since tnGer-
man surrender I have disssed
j. the forthcoming Peace Coness,
with particular reference t the
more general questions to be consired
and settled and the dangers whicwill
,svs TO be surmounted in dealineiith
principles. In the present arth l
shall try to describe certain deaop-
vents which have followed clcselypon
the termination Of the fighting anoave
- some respects lessencd and in hers
increased the practical problems hich
u;ll face the Versailles gatting.
These problems follow the rapid e in
ubat we had learned to call ttel-
enropa of several considerable mons.
Until the Bulgarian defeat sern as
The first sign of the crumbling the
whole edifce built by Germansrms
there stretched across Europe, fro the
Rattle to the Black and Egean SIS, a
Great mass of territory, dominat by
German arms, constituting singhnit,
and consisting of the territories oGer-
many, Austria Hungary, Bulgari and
Turkey, together with the conered
lands Of the Serbs and the Rumsans
In this territory some ,00o00lGer-
mans. 100000 Magyars and 000,-
mo Bulgars and Turks were thomas
tiers; under their yoke were upwd Of
100000 of subject races, inading
at least 34,000,OO0 Slav-Poles, echo
slavs and Jugo-Slavs and Ruthians.
Four million Latins, Rumanial and
Italians were also included in thillst Of
the ''inferior races"
1t was the dream of the moons in
arms against Germany to hbera these
Subject races, to erect III TIE lace Of
the Austro- Hungarian moaahy not
one. but several states, wit should
have racial unity and be cspale Of in
terposing an effective and ornament
barrier to German exparsio to the
Near East. These states ver'to be for
the future the guarantees aginst a re-
turn Of the German to hisNtteleuropa
ambitions. Recognition y the Allies
of the aspirations Of the Rranians, the
Jugo-slavs and the Czech@ lovaks was
a sure sign of what the fture would
hold in store should Gernny lose the
war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

who are in large majority; the Croats,
and The Slovenians. The progress in
achieving unity has been a little less
simple than the Rumanian because of
this diversity in tribes and because Of
certain religious differences. But Just
as the Rumania Of 1914 has been the
central factor in Greater Rumania, the
Serbia Of the days before the war has
supplied the centre of attraction for the
Slav reunion.
AT the present hour this process has
reached the following point: The ma
tionai assembly Of the Siovenes. meeting
at Laibach, in Carniola; Of the Croats,
meeting at Agram (Zagreb>; Of the
Bosnian Serbs, at Serajevo; Of the
Montenegrins, at Cettinje: Of the Serbs
their desire FOR amalgamation under the
leadership Of the Serb crown. and have
summoned an assembly representing all
the elements to meet at Serajevo and
organize new nation.
In area this state will be but little
smaller than the new Rumania. It will
certainly include all Of the Austrian
province Of Carniola, certain portions Of
Carinthia and Syria south of the Draw
River, Hungarian Croatia and Slavonia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and
Serbia and most, if not all, of the Aus
trian province of Dalmatia, which is now
claimed both by the Slavs and the Ital-
ians. In addition, the Serbs claim, with
justice, a certain portion of the Hun
! garian province Of Temesvar. " sum,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

s'ers. compact territory, homogene-
Gus population. seems destined to be one
Of the solid facts Of the New Europe,
closing the pathway Of German ambition
down the Danube to the Black Sea. At
Versailles Rumania will not seek Euro
pean sanction for her existence, but
merely settlement Of frontier disputes
with the Magyars.
Side By side with the Greater Humania
has risen Greater Serbia, called Jugo-
Slavia by contemporary historians.
This new state consists Of three branches
of the southern Slav family: the Serbs,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

Rumania. BY these several acts there
were added $4,000 square miles and
100000 people to the Temesvar of 1914.
AS it now stands, the new Greater Ru-
mania has an area Of nearly $4,000
square miles and az population Of 49,
100000. Rumania has thus become a
nation with an area equal to that Of
the mainland of Italy and holding
population greater than that of Italy
century ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

1917 Rumania entered the war an Tho
AIMED SIDE, seeking to lberate not less
'han six million brother I,attns living IN
bessarabia, Bukovna, Transatlantic ard
the Banat.
inns policy of national instinct. az a
celebrated Rumanian patriot defined il
led to immediate disaster and Rumania
was conquered and crushed; she lost
political and economic independence
hungary and Bulgaria seized portion
OF her territory, and the sole consolation
tor the Rumanians was the partial union
with their country Of Russian Bes-
sarabia, union favored By the Germans
solely to give them control Of this Rus
sian province under the color OF a Ru-
manian occupation.
But since Austria fell Rumania haa
swiftly and almost completely realized
her programme of 1917. First of all.
the union of Bessarabia with Russia was
made complete. Next, Rumanian troops
occupied the old Rumanian lands .aken
by Bulgaria and Austria Hungary.
Thereafter the Bukoviua was seized and
the local assembly Of Pennsylvania pro-
claimed the union Of the province with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

Magyars. Having been equal partners,
not infrequently the dominating part
ners, in the Dual Monarchy, they will
become nothing more than one Of the
minor states Of Southeastern Europe,
weaker than either the Serbs or the
Rumanians, whom they have coerced for
centuries. Not less serious will be their
economic situation, for they will have no
direct outlet on the sea and the Danube
vii. be in the hands of their hereditary
enemy.
Yet no other solution is conceivable.
A Hungarian minority has ruled Slavs
and Rumanians alike with stupidity and
brutality for centuries, failing utterly
TO absorb the alien elements, and in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
\ ustrian F allure
4 "A reed Rumania

To begin at the beginning, E fall
Vi Austria was followed promptly the
realization of all the Rumanialambl-
ions. In August. 1914, Rumaa was
state of $4,000 square miles, olding
population Of 100000. On sides,
save the south and southeast, we're its
political and photographic ontiers
were Identical, Rumania was srround-
Gu by Austrian, Hungarian aldRussian
territory inhabited by Runsnins. In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

Of ats natural routs to the coast will be
held by enemies or rivals-by the Ger
mans, the Hungarians and the Poles.
II the Germans regain unity and there
by become again the greatest nation on
the continent Of Europe, the position Of
the Czechs promises to be one of extreme
peril. But this is for the future; at the
moment these gallant Slavs, having
thrown off the Austrian and hungarian
yokes, are proceeding to create strong
and stable nation, relying upon the fut-
ure organization of international rela-
tions to guarantee their independence.
At Versailles they will have to encounter
German claims, both with respect to
Bohemia and to Silesia. where German
speaking districts will seek incorpora-
ton with Germany rather than with the
new state. But these offer TO such intri-
cate tangles as the Adriatic dispute of
the Southern Slavs and Italians, and the
Czecho-Slovaks have already won the
sympathy and support of the western
nations by their courage, Intelligence
and moderation
Such in substance is the TRANSFORMED
ton which has taken place in Mittel-
europa in two months. One may COM
plete the story by brief reference to the
organization in the German speaking
provinces Of Austria of a semblance of
state, which has already sought to be
admitted into the German nation Rather
less than 100000 people are included
in this surviving fragment Of Hapsburg
Austria, but should their desire be
granted they would bring to Germany
precious aid. largely if not wholly re-
placing the numbers lost by cessions to
France, Poland and Denmark and COM
pleting the uniication of the German
TRIBES
But at the moment the fate of the
German Austrians is less interesting
than the fact Of the rise Of three new
nations, with combined population of
nearly 100000, with an area greater
than that Of France, even with Alsace-
Lorraine; three nations with great eco
nomic possibilities, created out of terri
tories mainly inhabited by people who
have sought this transformation. Across
the pathway of any new German adven-
ture toward the east these three states
rise as impressive obstacles. Given half
a century of peaceful development, moth
ing is more certain than that there will
be a natural term to all German hope Of
expansion in Europe toward Asia and
Africa.
1t was to abolish just this danger that
Germany, with Austria, risked the
World War. The Jugo-Slavia which
must remain the foundation of. the new
system was the peril that Berlin and
Vienna saw rising in the immediate fut-
ure, once Serbia had shared in the sue.
cessful war against Turkey and will
Greek aid overthrown Bulgaria. What
they fought to prevent the Austrans
Germans and Hungarians see accom-
plished now the war has been lost, anc
in seeing what has happened we can
better understand why Vienna and Ber-
lin invited the whirlwind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

the new Southern Slav state will have
an area of approximately 10000 square
miles and population Of not less than
100000. This is another new state
equal in size to the mainland Of Italy.
In addition, the Slavs urge their
claims to all the regions at the head Of
the Adriatic, including Trieste, Gorilla
and lstria, in which, save on the coast,
there is Slav majority in the popula-
tion. I shall refer to, this phase in q
moment, when I come to the subject Of
frontiers, but were the Slavs to make
good their Claims in this quarter, IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
4 Question Of Limitation
n Rather Than Cation

What was not clearlyprceived any
where before the end of ;h war was the
rapidity with which tbs. national re-
unions would take plae once the ce
ment of German militsF power was
removed. Therefore, vat has taken
place in the past two 3nths has sur
prised the world and bplied one of
the most marvellous s,ctacles of ma
ton building and may making in all
European history. Sine the Austrian
collapse we have seen geater Rumania
become a solid and accomplished fact,
Jugo-Slavia spring into life and the
Czecho-S lovak state tae its place
among the free nations { the world.
In the same period, but Nth less def
niteness, Poland has beeYnising from
her ruins.
With the rise of these SERIAL states
the whole situation in Istern and
Southern Europe has undebne tre-
mendous Transformation And tlhe
changes seemed destined to eture. The
problem is no longer whetherhere shall
be marked increase i'll the umber Of
European nations, but what sill be the
boundaries of these new stas. In
word, the question mas becom not one
of creating new states, but ofxing the
limits of states which are alre;y in ex-
istence and assuming the moral char
acter of nations.
And in this article I desire fit Of all
to set forth few statistics andacts as
to some of the new nations, ID then
briefly to Indicate the problem which
remain to be settled at Versahs, the
disputes between the several ras and
states which already have cause6lood-
shed and have assumed g thraening
aspect. Exactly as the old 'alkan
states, having escaped from arklsh
slavery, found themselves at o'e ar
rayed against certain great pows and
against each other, the new maths are
standing on the brink of slmil' dan
gers which are quite as threateng to
world peace as the old Eastern o,stion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
Ancient Aspirations Toward Racial Unity Now Find
Their Satisfaction i'm the Liquida-
tions of Peace
BY FRANK Fl. SIMONDS
uhor of ''rhe World War; ''They Shall Not Pass"

Copyright, 1913, New York Tribune Inc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-30
DECREASE IN
VOTES TO BE
OVER 1000
UNLESS THERE is IMPETUS IN MUM
Der OF THOSE QUALIFYING BE-
FORE TOMORROW VOTING
STRENGTH WILL BE THE
LlGHTESf IN YEARS

With only one day for the payment of
taxes remaining the county poll tax lists
show that thirteen hundred and ioriy-three
poll tax receipts and certificates Of eX-
emption have been issued. Unless an un-
usual impetus j. given poll tax payments
the voting strength will be the ighte~t in
the county in years.
Two years ago, the last state election
year. 5000 pol taxes and certificates Of eX-
empton were issued and about 2nD0 votes
were poled in the primary election. This
vote. mt the time. was considered light.
Receipts have been issued in the pre-
cincis n follows:
No |. Point Isabel s: No. >. San Rafael
IL: No ;. Blalack. IL No. 1, Las Ye>ca>.
IL: No. ). NiIlanneva. 23: No. q. Encanta-
d.l. 80. No. Z. Santa Maria, Is. No. :.
La Feria. 81: No. .. llarlingen, lSS: No.
10. san Bcniio. 2l0; No. /. san Bcnito,
l35: No Il. Rio IIondo. 10; NJ. H. Los
Coyotes. ): No. II. Iyford, 10: No. H.
Ravmondvile. 81: No. rs. First Ward
Brownsville. %; ~ IL, First Ward,
Brownsville. 81: No. -. Third Ward,
Brownsville: 9l: No. 20. Foruth Ward
Brownsville. 60; No. u, Fourth Ward
Brownsville, 20.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-30
AIRMEN AGAIN
CARRY OUT AN
ENGLISH RAID
fBy Asss "atcd Prcss.D
LONDON, Ian. 30-Three persons were
killed and ten injured in last nights air
raid. Six others were buried in the ruins
of house.

LONDON. Jan. 30.-ln last night raid
bombs were dropped II various places III
Kent and Sussex. There were several aer-
zeal Engagements. All the British machines
returned safely. Bombs were dropped on
the suburbs Int the air raiders failed "a
penetrate the heart of London.
Enemy raiders during the past two
nights did not succeed and apparently did
not attempt ~ bomb military uhicrtivc~.
They merely attempted 4" Kill civilians
and the majority ot their victims n u-ucl.
were women and children.
About fifteen machine participated III
last night air raid. Bombs were dropped
III the southwestern and northeastern nuil-
ing districts ot London They were few
casualties III the southwestern Section IT
London. Weather conditions were ~ ta-
vorablc ~ "n Monday night
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-30
Former German Ships
Carry US. Soldiers

WITH The AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Tuesday The total tonnage Of
former German steamships ready for high
seas service most CT which are now bring
ing men and materials to France. is ap-
proxlmateIy 100000 Among those which
have already arrived safely in allied ports
is the former VaterIand and fifteen other
OF Germanys largest ships
These figures demonstrate the faIsity of
the recent German claims and the pubIica-
ton is permitted for that reason. Ger
many has been distributing false reports
bellttling to her people the assistance
given the entente by this shipping and thus
creating the uniustified confidence in Ger
man submarines
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-30
Thousands OF
WORKERS DO
NOT GO TO
WORK ON
MONDAY

LONDON, Jan. 30-Di-~aii- fled with
ihc progress ~ peace i,vg itiation- and
Pru--Ian electoral reform German workmen
have br Iucht ahcHt - 'i"u- -t,ike> i'm Ber-
ln and other part- ot the ,npire. The
German -u-,inmc.t ha~ ia..un repre--ive
measures dn has or rel The arrest Of six
Leaders uf the independent -uriuIi-t party
while VIZ kicl ;en irl- WI oIGuratc work
men have bcen sent mo- ,hr army.
IN Berlin aul i.- ubur5- ninety lhou-
sand worker were Lni Hf tLDr task Non
day. seriously hamreiing the ele lric
works and ;irplan, faciorit~ Strik- in
the great manufacturing ni-i-',' along the
Rhine and Wc-ipnIlia arr also reported
The steel moIl;g i,>tr;ct ;'ior. the Essen
has been affected aud A; kicI he workers
ia the torpedo factories and dock works
have been ON ~in-a lr.,id-
Meetings in the industrial centers will
be prohibited. The strike agitation has
been fo~iered IN the independent socialist
and not ny the trades unions.
In addition to orderh. the arrest of
socialist Leaders, Adolrh Iloff-
man. editor ~ Norwrcr,-. the ~ccialis.
organ. and ;he ind, penGeut ~ociaii~t lead
cr of the Prl- .al Gr arc al-n ,HIt 10
have been imprisoned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-30
CORRECT Time
FOR us. BOYS
WILL SOON BE TRANSMITTED TO U. S.
FORCES At THE FRONT OVER
OWN TELEGRAPH WIRES.
Correspondence uf the Associated fress.)

((prreSptlu''ntf ~ tl lif -NS>h'fhtfu ii'SS'i
WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Jan. 30.-Correct time soon VIII
be Transmitted to the entire American eX-
pedtionary force over it, own system oil
telegraph line>. AT present wireless sta
tions each day AT a certain hour pick from
the air figures flashed from Paris ny which
the clocks of the army are >ynchronlzed.
This method does not insure absolute ac-
curacy. ---------
When the last links of the telegraph sy~-
TEN are connected. each day al III o'clock
a simultaneous signal will be sent To every
station 80 that through the existing zone
and, later on, al the front n well. clocks
and watches will show the same time. This
synchronization j. desirable under present
conditions and il i an absolute necessity
with troops at the front when, for Instance,
orders may specify that some operation Is
to be carried ont al one point al certain
time and another operation al another
point an another time. The success Of
both operations may depend upon them be-
ing launched virtually on the second.
Miles upon miles of telegraph lines
strung on poles labeled "U. :. A." now
strentch through France. They may be
found running TO base ports, zigzaesins
through the instruction zone over hills.
through valley, along roadside. on
some of the poles there are double cross
beams supporting in many cases a many
rs ten wires. There j. complete system
of operators and con troll exchange, a.
well considerable force Of hnemen and
repair men quite number of whom worked
for telephone and telegraph companies in
the United States before the. war. The
@service' leaves little if anything ~ be de-
sired.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-30
POSSIBILITY OF
THIRD MAN SENE.
Major BROWNE INDICATES THERE
NOTHING CERTAIN AS TO Eth
Err OF KNOWN CANDIDATES.

II i~ TN no means certain that either
l.. L. Ballard. of Waco. or Dr. j. l.. Wort
man ot Brownsville will toe chosen city
manager. according tu Mayor a. a. Browne
Commenting on 4 news article appearing IN
Yesterday afternoons Herald stating that
one of these men would probably be rhos-
Nh ana that three NJ the commissioners.
H. l.. >pero. q. +. Dodd and +. B. CAM
ade were reported To favor the application
nf Mr.. Ballard. Mr.. Browne stated that
this impression was erroneous IN regards
to the stand ot Commissioner Camlade.
Mr. Camiade originally favored ". \. An
der-un NJ Dallas and ha~ remained non
cnmmittal ia rcgaEd- to the either candl-
dates.
Mr. Broyne minated today that the
successful applicant for the position would
he one on whom MI five commissioners
cond agree.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-30
Advise OF Need Go
Schools In War Plans

AUSTIN, Texas. Jan. 30.-School au-
thoritics throughout the state are being
advised by the council of national defense
Of the need of the use of public and pri-
vate schools in the support cTf various war
projects. AT the same time school author
tiles are urged 10 >umbii To the council for
approval and recommendations plans for
the use Of schools by other than govern
mental agencies.
BY following this plan, it i pointed out
that the schools will he protected "from
constant exploitation for the benefit of
movements of less than first Importance,
thus assuring thar projects of the fed
eral government may receive appropriate
emphasis and backing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-30
Third Loan Gives Fresh
Impetus To Flow Gold

PARIS, jan 30.-The flow of gold into
the Bank of France was given fresh i'm.
petu~ by the third war loan. After reach
ing more than loo. .000. 900 francs a week
during the early stage of the campaign and
gradually declining to little over a mil
lion. the receipts Went up again To more
than two millions. The total gain 10 the
banks gold reserve since the beginning Of
the war now totals 2,250,000.000 francs.
bringing the reserve up 10 5,311 900, 900
francs without recourse to any other than
persuasive measures.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-30
Army Team Runs Thru
Heart of the City

A runaway that had serious po~~iblli-
ties occurred this morning at 10 o'clock
when \ team IT heavy cavalry horses at
tachcd ~ light express wagon became
frightened and ran down Elizabeth street.
The team struck a street ear standing nj
the corner of Eleventh and Elizabeth
street. ~wcryln. across the sidewalk III
front of the Ea.lcfoni. Jerking loose mn
awning support and breaking door glass.
Reaching the corner ni Twelfth and Eliz-
abeth street the flying rcin~ icrkcd an
aged Mcxican from his feet. The team was
not caught until they reached the stables
in Fort Brown.