Evening star., 1918-02-17
Vienna Government Unable to
Solve Turmoil Created by
Ukraine Treaty.
BIG GENERAL STRIKE
REPORTED IN WARSAW
Anger and Alarm Shown by Press
of Germany-Possible Wrecking Of
Teuton Prestige in East Seen.
Cablexrnm to The Sunday Star and
New York World. Copyright, 1913.

New 1Ofk "Ofl0. COpyf1Shts A0AS.
ROTTERDAM, February 16.--It is be-
lieved that. on the initiative Of Berlin,
short and sharp means viii be taken by
the Austrian government for establish
ing dictatorship free from all par
liamentary control This belief is
strengthened by the news that Austria
finds it impossible to end by constitu-
tional means the crisis precipitated by
the disaffection Of the Polish members
Of the upper house. They are opposing
the government because of the further
dismembcrment of Poland as embodied
in the terms of the Ukrainian peace
treaty.
General Strike in Warsaw.
By the Associate Press.
LONDON. February ia general
strike in Warsaw is reported by Reuters
Amsterdam correspondent. The German
papers print only brief and unsatisfac-
tory dispatches regarding the situation
there.
An Amsterdam dispatch, forwarded by
Central News, reports that great excite
ment prevails in Warsaw. Students and
workmen are planning great demon
stration. Military detachments. mounted
and afoot. are pat-olling the streets. The
theaters have been closed. Representa-
tives of the Austro-Hungarian foreign
Office have departed from the city.
Anger and Alarm in Germany.
AMSTERDAM, February 16.-The res
|ignation of the Polish cabinet and other
OF dissatisfaction in Poland
with the peace agreement with the
Ukraine and the central powers. pro-
viding for the annexation Of Polish terri
tory to Ukraine are causing anger and
alarm in a section Of the German press.
Many newspapers are attacking the
Poles sharply.
The importance of the movement in
Poland is shown in a Warsaw dispatch
which appears in the Vossische Zeitung
of Berlin. This dispatch says that the
feeling in Polish governmental circles
became critical as soon as the bare news
Of the Ukrainian peace agreement was
received.
When the details were divu1ged the
Austrian military governor, Count
sociate. Madejeski. and Councilar Rosner,
representative of the imperial foreign
ministry at Warsaw. Then the Polish
goverppent resigned. The members Of
the regency council are contemplating
the same action. The intention exists
In leading Polish circles. the dispatch
says. to prevent the regency council
from retiring, because in this event all
the political institutions created might
disappear. and the upper hand might
be gained by ultra-radical elements,
which are now seeking an attachment
with Russia, with a republican form OF
government. These elements might
thus be able to form a secret govern
ment.
Elections Not to Be Held.
The dispatch indicates that the
Kucharzewski cabinet is likely to be
succeeded by one under Jan Stecki, who
was minister of the interior in the first
Polish cabinet, and is a prominent fig
ure in the Russophf1e national demo-
cratic party. However, the elections ar
ranged for February 27 will not be
held. because elections also had been
arranged for the districts which are to
be turned over to Ukraine.
The conviction prevails generally, the
dispatch continues. that the independ-
ence Of Poland is endangered seriously,
and that 1t has once more become an
occupied state rather than an inde-
pendent kingdom.
The Cologne yolks Zeitung says:
f"The Poles must not think they are
able to constitute a new Polish state
without considering Hungary.
The Austro Polish solution of the
Polish problem was probably about to
be realized, but now its realization, Of
course, is very doubtful. It may be
fatal II the Poles do not recognize the
pressing need Of the hour"