The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-18
The impending Breakup Of
Austria.
Austria.

The most forlorn hope in the world is that which drives
the Hapsburg system make attack upon Italy the
moment when the oppressed races Of Austria Hugary
obut to rise in revolution which for force and vio-
lence viii be comparable to volcanic eruption. The
Austrian offensive" which extends from the mouth
Of the Pave the west Of Lake Gard ostensby having
its object the defeat of the Italian army and the fur
Their invasion Of Italy, in reality nothing but an eleventh
hour effort the part Of the crumblng Hapsburg dy
nasty foresa the inevitable downfall Of that deested
and accursed house attempt to divert the atten
ton of theAusrO-Hugaran population from the imme
date horrors of starvation to the remote hope of the
conquest Of Italy
But the majority of the people of Hungary do
desire the conquest Of Italy They sympathze with
the Italians as fellow victims Of Hapsburg oppression in
the regions commonly described Italia rridenta The
friction that threatened to develop between the Jugosavs
and the Italians fomented by the Austrian propaganda
was happily removed by the statesmanke arrangement
reached the conferences between the accredited repre-
sntatves of Italy and Jugosalva. Instead Of flying at
each others throats at the behest of the Hapsbug the
representatives Of these wronged peoples united upon
program which promises to result in the liberation of the
oppressed races of Austia Hungary Consequently the
Austrian does dare place Jugoslav reg
mens in the front line against the Italians well knowing
that they would go over to the side of liberation.
In the meantime the Czechoslovak population of Aus
ra-Hungary is stirred to the depths with the spirit of
revolt The lots beginning the mere premontory
symptoms of the earthquake to AS The Post has
often suggested since this war began it is in
uprising Of the human race determined to settle for
all the question whether homogeneous people called ma
tons shall govern themselves whether they shall be
for the lords of Germany Austria and
Germany started the war; thinking that nothing would be
easier than to wres territory from such weak nations
Serbia and Belgium and then to make peace with the
larger nations by bargain and barter. Now the war has
gone far that every human being is vitality interested
in the outcome and really is compelled to take sides
for against liberty. This pressure has driven many
nations into the conflict the side Of liberty and it will
drive all of them into opposition Of Germany If necessary
to insure the perpeuation of liberty and selfgovernment
The wicked partner of Germany in this mad adventure
sra-Hungary, controlled by the clique that is in
erested in maintaining the rotten regime of the Haps
ourgs The Hapsburg throne should have been topped
long ago. It has represented nothing during these
500 years but bloody tyranny and treachery to the well
fare of the Thank God the war will not end with
tut the downfall of the Hapsburgs and the liberation of
he oppressed of that great rich and beautiful en-
'ire No statesman however powerful can thwart the
movement that is in full tide toward liberty.
If anybody doubts the deadly earnestness of the OPP
pressed peoples Of aHungary let him study the
ions of the Czechoslovak regiments and brgades in Rus
ia, controlling much of the Transsiberian railroad
md endeavorng to reach the French and italian fronts to
rike full in the face the barbarian who have despoed
hem Of their rights for centuries Nothing in history is
more dramatic than the daring initiative of these Czehos
ovak soldiers making their way for thousands of miles
organized force and sklfuly maintaining their or
,anization against thousand obstacles. The ancient
ands of Bohemia and Morava justly proud of these
ndomitabe heroes, who the advance guard of the
rmes that rising in the very midst of the enemy to
vrest liberty from the expiring grasp Of the Hohenzoerns
md Hapsburgs.
It is matter of little credit to the United States that
While these Homeric struggles are going the Amer-
government appears be Indifferent to Them and the
American people as deaf to the cry that in
ncent times electrified the sons of liberty Washington
cost